Thursday, November 3, 2022 8:30–11:30pm
Speakers
Amy Camp, Founder and Owner, Cycle Forward
Amy Camp, owner of Cycle Forward, is a trails and tourism consultant who helped launch the nationally recognized Trail Town Program® in 2007. She supports local leaders and communities in trail town development, strengthening heritage tourism, and bolstering the outdoor recreation economy. She has consulted and led workshops throughout Appalachia, the Rust Belt, and other locations in the U.S. and Canada. Her book, Deciding on Trails, details the history of the Trail Town movement and recommends best practices for trail communities. Amy served on the Board of American Trails from 2012-17, and now serves on the Board of the Continental Divide Trail Coalition. She is an Associate Certified Coach through the International Coach Federation. Amy earned her Master of Public Administration from the University of Pittsburgh. She lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she first grew to love communities and began her work to help improve them. Learn more about Amy here
amy@cycleforward.org | www.cycleforward.org | (412) 918-6563
Ernesto Viveiros de Castro
Ernesto Viveiros de Castro is a Brazilian biologist and National Park manager with 20 years of experience. He is also a member of World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA-IUCN) and the Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS-IUCN).
In 2012 he proposed the first Brazilian mega-trail, the 2,600 miles long Atlantic Forest Trail, which has been implemented since then. Currently, he is developing his Ph.D. research at the University of Florida study.