Committees
Looking for a way to get involved with COTA? This is the spot to be! Below is a list of the active COTA committees that you can participate in. Feel free to reach out to the Committee Chair via email about how to get involved and what you'd like to contribute.
Not seeing what you're looking for below? No worries! We're happy to take on any opportunity to get more people involved. If you have an additional way you'd like to contribute, please email contact@cotamtb.com with your name, how you want to get involved, and what skills you'd like to contribute.
Development Committee
Chair: Kira Sandiford
Email: Kira.sandiford@cotamtb.com
The Development Committee builds relationships with major donors through information sharing, calls, meetings, rides, and social events. Committee members also take the lead on planning fundraising events and developing business partnerships.
Meetings: Monthly in-person meetings with a virtual option. The next meeting date/time is set at each meeting.
Time Commitment: 5+ hours/month
Grants Committee
Chair: Emmy Andrews
Email: Emmy.andrews@cotamtb.com
The Grants Committee identifies projects needing grant funding and grants that are good candidates for us, matches projects to specific grants, and writes and submits the grant applications.
Meetings: Virtual meetings once a month with date selected based on members’ availability, usually 3-4:30pm
Time Commitment: 6+ hours/month
Trail Planning Committee
Trails Program Director: Alex Brieger
Email: Alex.brieger@cotamtb.com
The Trail Planning Committee plans future trail networks including engaging with land managers, doing field walks to determine propose and flag new trail alignments, and supporting NEPA review processes.
Meetings: 8-10am every other Monday
Time Commitment: 8+ hours/month
Find out more ways to get involved with trail stewardship: Click Here