Role: Staff

Nigel Bates (he/him) is the Field Coordinator, managing hiring of seasonal staff and supporting both caretakers and trail crews. He previously supervised the caretaker program and was a caretaker himself. Nigel’s enthusiasm for trails began with a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2017, shortly after he graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts. After a…

Jason Buss joined The Green Mountain Club in 2014 and serves as Chief Financial Officer. He oversees the Club’s finances, annual budgeting, and financial reporting, and manages the organization’s technology infrastructure. He also works closely with staff, volunteers, and supporters to connect the Club’s finances to its mission on the ground. Before joining the Club,…

As the Volunteer & Education Coordinator, Lorne is tasked with supporting the GMC’s current base of active volunteers and with developing opportunities to engage new volunteers. He also coordinates GMC’s educational programming, developing skills workshops and opportunities for people to learn about the Long Trail and its natural environment. Lorne grew up in South Berwick,…

Mike returned to his home state to join the GMC’s staff as executive director in 2014. Mike is a licensed professional forester and prior to joining the GMC served as executive director of the Forest Stewards Guild in Santa Fe, NM. In 1996, Mike completed a southbound AT thru-hike and completed Long Trail hikes in…

Alicia DiCocco (she/her) is the Deputy Director, where she works on external relationships, development, membership, and communications. She has worked with the Green Mountain Club since 2014 and previously was a Development & Communications Coordinator at Spectrum Youth & Family Services and has worked for other organizations in development and environmental education. Alicia studied Environmental…

As Director of Land Conservation, Mollie (she/her/hers) oversees the management and ongoing protection of the over 21,000 acres of land the Club has conserved and spearheads GMC’s land protection work to conserve the last remaining miles of Long Trail System. Mollie grew up in Ithaca, New York, and came to Vermont to earn a BS from the…

Rhonda (she/her) is GMC’s Development Manager, working to deepen relationships with the club’s members and donors and raise community awareness about the importance of protecting and maintaining one of Vermont’s greatest assets – the Long Trail System. Rhonda is a lifetime Vermonter, having grown up in Middlebury and remained in this beautiful state for most…

Rowan’s work at GMC centers on the stewardship of conserved lands on both the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail in Vermont. This work would be impossible without the work of the volunteers in the Corridor Monitor program. These folks monitor and maintain a specific section of property boundary along the conserved trail corridor. Their work and…

Lily is GMC’s Communications Coordinator, working with the rest of the communications team to increase public awareness and engagement with GMC through the organization’s digital and print platforms. Lily grew up in central Pennsylvania and graduated from Penn State where she studied photojournalism. Before joining GMC, Lily spent two seasons producing photo and video content…