Staff, Board, Volunteers
MISHA GOLFMAN
Executive Director
Prior to joining MRPA in April 2023, Misha served as co-founder and executive director of Kroka Expeditions for 28 years. Together, with his partner Lynne, he has raised four children on a nature-connected homestead and guided over one hundred wilderness expeditions in remote areas of the world. For many years, Misha led Vermont Semester students the length of the state on skis following the Catamount Trail, passing through, and falling in love with, the Mad River Valley. He believes that a footpath connecting communities and designed in harmony with nature serves as a powerful tool for social transformation and is excited to contribute his skills and experience to the expansion and completion of the Mad River Path.
Email Misha: misha@madriverpath.org
Sarah Johnson
communications specialist
Sarah Johnson joined the Mad River Path Association as Communication Specialist in October 2024. Sarah is a Montpelier resident with connections in the Mad River Valley through her work at Yestermorrow Design/Build School. Sarah works in marketing, communications, and outreach for nonprofits, and in her free time can be found running, hiking, or knitting.
Email Sarah: sarah@madriverpath.org
emily richards
summer trail steward and teaching assistant
Emily has a degree in Molecular & Cell Biology from UC San Diego, is currently conducting research into prion diseases, and will be starting an MS in Epidemiology this fall. She was born in Montreal, Canada and has lived in a few different states and countries since. Emily is passionate about both protecting nature and making it accessible. She has a plethora of camping and hiking experience and has dabbled in virtually every outdoor sport. She also has experience with teaching and trail maintenance.
Board Members
The Path’s Board is currently filled by dedicated and caring people from the Mad River Valley.
ADVISORY BOARD
Liza Walker
Will Flender
Laura Brines
Betsy Jondro
Volunteers
We depend on dozens of volunteers to help us build new trails, construct boardwalks and bridges, maintain benches and gazebos, clear fallen trees, and keep an eye on trail sections. Check out the volunteer page for more info.
2024 VOLUNTEER PATH STEWARDS:
Warren Path North: Jon Rickard
Warren Path South: Richard Czaplinski
Kingsbury Bridge Greenway: Rocky Blair
Kingsbury Bridge Farm Path: Bill Moore
Austin Walk: David Hodgson
Fiddlers Walk: Ronald Sands
Millbrook Trail: Bob McNeish
Bridge Street: MYSA school/Lani Wharton
Spaulding Greenway: Richard Kendrick
West Greenway: Holly Zanes
