Board and Staff

Cindy decided to be a geologist when she was 12. The day after getting her master’s degree in 1990 she drove to Haines and started building a cabin. She worked as a field geologist in remote corners of Alaska, then ran a geological consulting business with her husband for 25 years. Her passions are kayaking, hiking, and backpacking. She ran a hiking group
and now is on the board of Haines Huts, with the goal of broadening recreational opportunities for locals.

Greg fell in love with the wild places trails lead you to while working on trail & fire crews in Colorado for USFS during summers in college. He‘s excited to be working with the board & HHATs staff on making Haines a vibrant outdoor recreation destination improving access to the region’s wild places. When not in the office planning other people’s adventure travel, you can pretty reliably find him fly fishing on local rivers with his wife, Chris, and pup, Sammy.

Zach is committed to exploring sense of place, having found that slow travel provides the most rewarding experiences. He works at the intersection of economic development and tribal sovereignty, initially drawn to the Chilkat Valley by its wild vibration and rich history. He’s inspired by the power of alpine perspectives and excited about the opportunities a hut system brings to the community.

Gretchen’s work as a wildlife biologist has taken her all over Alaska, but now she calls Southeast Alaska home. Haines has been an important focal point in her home range as she and her husband have been building a cabin here for over a decade. Gretchen has many fond memories of cabin trips which fostered an appreciation of place, an opportunity to get to know people, and a place to dry out wet gear, and hopes that a hut network in Haines can provide the same for others.

Eben’ first ski up Chilly Ridge in 2013 brought him face to face with a family of brown bears out for a mid winter stroll, and the pull of Lingit Aani has grown steadily since then.  From a childhood in northern Vermont he brings a passion for trailwork and nordic ski grooming.   A career in product design involves many parallels in project management, budgeting and proposal writing to the work of Haines Huts and Trails.

Colin fell in love with trails in his early twenties, thru-hiking Vermont’s Long Trail and the Pacific Crest Trail. Colin is a documentary filmmaker and photographer with over a decade of experience helping nonprofits and brands build campaigns and tell compelling stories. Colin is excited to support HHT in their work to make the Chilkat Valley more accessible to locals and visitors. 

Pining for snow covered mountains, Kev happened upon the upper Lynn Canal when he was 19. He forgot to go home.
In Haines, he dabbles in Environmental Science & aviation upholstery.
He is forever grateful to Haines Huts and Trails for helping him realize his dream of having a ‘home’ as close to the top of a mountain as possible.

Captivated by the wholeness of life in the Chilkat Valley and reminded of his Maine roots by the oceanside community of Haines, Nate can’t imagine wanting to be anywhere else. Nate’s work at Haines Huts and Trails is driven by his desire to learn about what community members want and turn those wants into realities that benefit generations to come. Whether you run into Nate on the trail, at the hut, in line for groceries, or wherever else he could be, he’s always happy to talk.