Meet the AMC Trails Department Staff

Andrew Norkin

AMC Director of Trails and Recreation Management: White Mountains, NH

I have been working with AMC's Trails Department since 2000, and I have had the privilege to share my experience with, well as learn from, the outstanding programs the Trails Department offers. I very much enjoy working with the wide variety of staff and volunteers on the over 1,700 miles of trails that AMC maintains.

Before working with the AMC I have spent several years working with recreation management all across Alaska. When not on the trails I can be found running my team of sled dogs on the trails in Maine.




John P. Brunner
Mid-Atlantic Recreation Planner: Bethlehem, PA
Dear fellow hikers and outdoor enthusiasts:
I came on board as the AMC Mid-Atlantic Recreational Planner in July 2010 and my primary responsibility is to extend the NY/NJ Highlands Trail into Pennsylvania from the Delaware River all the way to the Maryland border, along the entire length of the PA Highlands. I am also tasked with helping support the Mohican Trail Crew’s work on the Appalachian Trail as well as other trails in the region. I have a background in environmental planning and have two decades worth of experience in trail development (both land and water) and environmental advocacy in the Delaware River Basin. As a native of the Pennsylvania Highlands it’s a true privilege to work on behalf of the AMC on the PA Highlands Trail Network. (check out www.outdoors.org/PA_Highlands).

Matt Moore
Southern New England Regional Trails Manager: Berkshires, MA

Hi, I am Matt and I love trails. I hiked the AT in 1999, then hiked a bunch out west including the John Muir Trail and Wonderland Trail, then hiked a bunch of the AT again then worked on the AT as a Ridgerunner for the AMC a couple years and then put in a bunch of seasons on trail crews for the AMC, RMC, GMC, and Yosemite. I managed in that time to get a degree from the Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA.

Now I am excited to have the best of both worlds: a full time job in trails. I manage the Ridgerunner program in Connecticut and the Volunteer Vacation Program in Massachusetts, as well as work with the local AMC Trails Committees and other organizations local to southwestern New England to promote stewardship and enjoyment of our great trails!

David Salisbury
White Mountain Trails Supervisor, White Mountains, NH


Kris KeblerRoving Conservation Crew Supervisor, White Mountains, NH

Sally Manikian
Backcountry Resource Conservation Manager: White Mountains, NH
I have always believed in productive hard work and the power of communication, and have always felt most myself when in the woods of the White Mountains. Thus it's no surprise I became a backcountry caretaker for multiple years and seasons, from our AMC campsites to the rugged Mahoosuc range to the Randolph Mountain Club's frosty Gray Knob in winter. The work that caretakers accomplish as stewards, from trail reconstruction to campsite rehabilitation to human waste management to visitor education, is important work and I am thrilled that managing both the Backcountry Campsite program and the caretakers who staff it are now my full time job.

Before working full time at AMC, I was found teaching international political development at Plymouth State University, hitting the pavement as a small town Reporter as well as a community organizer, and guiding dog sled tours. I live in Berlin, New Hampshire, and serve on the volunteer Board of Directors for the Randolph Mountain Club as well as the Berlin Industrial Development and Park Authority.

Brendan TaylorNorth Country Trails Volunteer Programs Supervisor: White Mountains, NH

Hello AMC Volunteers and Staff! I’m very excited to be joining this amazing community. When I first started working on trails on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts, I encountered a couple of AMC trail workers. I remember being in awe, and a little bit intimated even, by their skills. Now, five years later, I am no longer intimidated, but still very much in awe of the outstanding work of AMC volunteers and staff.

I love trail work, I love trail monitoring and protection, and I love hiking on trails. Trail work fosters creativity and resourcefulness; it challenges me physically and mentally, and is immensely gratifying. Monitoring and protecting trails leaves me with a sense of ownership and investment in these vitally important natural resources, and just hiking on trails, especially ones I have worked on, allows to me to enjoy all of the hard work that goes into making trails.

Yet, working with volunteers is the most rewarding aspect of trail work. I have formed strong bonds with my fellow Student Conservation Association volunteer interns that will last me the rest of my life. I continue to be grateful of and quite impressed with the hard work and engagement from volunteers when working on trails. Working for the Pacific Crest Trail Association, I felt the passion of the countless volunteers who dedicated their time and effort to working and protecting that trail so that countless others could enjoy the PCT.

Working for volunteers, ensuring they have the support and encouragement they need and de serve to care for our natural areas, is why I love my job, and it is why I look forward to being a part of the AMC.  

I consider myself very lucky to be a member of this community and I look forward to meeting all of you.

Alex DeLucia

AMC Trails Volunteer Programs Manager, White Mountains, NH

I am originally from New Haven, CT, and a graduate of Unity College in Maine in Adventure Education/ Art. Before working with the AMC I led long distance canoe trips, worked for a dog sledding company, and worked as a climbing guide. I am been working with the AMC Trails Department since 2001, and got my start as a Camp Dodge Trail Crew Leader in the Whites. I still enjoy climbing and mountaineering, and food! I am a fairly good cook if I do say so myself, and many of my past participants (especially my past Acadia Crews) would agree with me. Now I coordinate the North Country Volunteer Vacations and Custom Crews, AMC Adopt-A-Trail Program, Alpine Stewardship Program, and AT Corridor Monitoring Program in the southern Mahoosucs. My passion is to work with volunteers, and I can think of no better setting than the trails of the White Mountains, Baxter and Acadia.