Committees
The administrative powerhouse working behind the scenes
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, Development Director
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: Casey Andrews, Executive Director
Email: Casey.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: In-person meetings once a month with date selected based on members’ availability, usually 3-4:30pm
Time Commitment: 6+ hours/month
Trail Planning Committee
Chair: 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
Advocacy, Collaboration and Education [ACE] Committee
Chair: Kira Sandiford
Email: Kira.sandiford@cotamtb.com
The Advocacy, Collaboration, and Education Committee—ACE for short—focuses on growing awareness of COTA’s mission and expanding the community that supports it. This team works to make sure that the people who use and love the trails understand who COTA is, what we do, and how they can be part of it. They build partnerships with other trail organizations, user groups, local businesses, and nonprofits, and show up at events to connect directly with the community.
ACE members take on a range of roles—from social media and storytelling to event planning and designing marketing materials—all working together to grow our membership base and strengthen the network of people who care about these trails.
Meetings: Virtual meetings twice a month, on the first and third Wednesdays of the month, usually 3-4:30pm
Time Commitment: 6+ hours/month