As Community Partnerships Coordinator for the National Park Foundation (NPF), Marya Skotte serves as project lead for the new Love Your Park Network. This key project of the National Park Service and National Park Foundation aims to transform park visitors into committed park stewards. Marya was selected as an Emerging leader in Conservation at the 2017 SHIFTx Festival for her work on NPF’s Community Partnerships team. Prior to joining NPF, Marya was an AmeriCorps VISTA in Oakland, CA where she served as a financial coach to refugees and asylees resettling in the Bay Area. Marya holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Azusa Pacific University and recently completed HBX CORe, a business certificate program for working professionals through the Harvard Business School. Marya is an avid outdoor enthusiast and national park lover.

Additional presenters during this session: Mark Weaver, Superintendent, North Country National Scenic Trail Valerie Bader, Director of Development, North Country Trail Association Joanne VanCoevern, Manager, Santa Fe Trail Association.