Phillip Hodges (President) is a certified public accountant who is retired from the firm of Ernst & Young where he served as an audit partner. His interests include most outdoor activities, particularly canoeing, kayaking and hiking. Phillip is heavily involved in the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club as a trail maintainer and is also on the Board of Trustees for the National MS Society, Georgia Chapter.

Britt Storck (Vice President) is a professional landscape architect who has built her career around greenway and trail placemaking, natural resource-based recreation projects, and active community design and planning. Britt has worked collaboratively with engineers and planners in over 100 communities to develop projects that are more active places. She manages the Atlanta office for Alta Planning + Design, an active community consulting firm. Britt has served on the North Carolina Rail Trails Board of Directors and the NC and GA Executive Committees of the American Society of Landscape Architects. An Atlanta native, Britt can regularly be found cycling, trail running, and paddling along the Chattahoochee River.

Graham Dorian (Treasurer) is the former owner of Valpak of Atlanta, which he managed for Cox Communications prior to acquiring the company. An active outdoorsman, Graham lives on the Chattahoochee River with his family and uses the CRNRA several
times a week to hike and mountain bike; his other hobbies include fly fishing, scuba diving, archery and piloting his Cessna 185 bush  plane.

Jay Bogan (Secretary) is a partner at the law firm of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, where he concentrates his practice on complex commercial litigation and is the leader of the firm’s Class Action Team.  An outdoor enthusiast, Jay is a lifelong birder, hiker and backpacker.

Cathy Barnard manages her own design firm which specializes in branding, corporate identity and public relations and lives in River Glen neighborhood bordering the CRNRA. A certified master naturalist, she served eight years as a docent with the Chattahoochee Nature Center and has assisted with the education programs offered by the National Park Service in the CRNRA.

Sarah Boyer is a landscape designer at Lord Aeck Sargent and a resident of Sandy Springs. She has five years of experience in the architecture and engineering industry in practice areas that focus on community development, parks and open spaces, higher education and master planning. Sarah serves as treasurer for the Georgia Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects and event planning advisor for the Gamma Alpha Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta. Passionate about public lands, she spends much of her free time hiking in the CRNRA and other national parks across the country. 

Alex Hinerfeld is an Atlanta native who grew up in Dunwoody and currently lives in Roswell with easy access to the Chattahoochee. He is an active member of the CRNRA Volunteers in  Parks (VIP) program and regularly participates in trail work days.  When Alex is not managing his sales and marketing firm, he enjoys hiking in the local park units, fly fishing near Island Ford or mountain biking the trails at Sope Creek.

Felicia Murray Jackson is a strategic account executive with Twilio and specializes in helping companies craft and customize their desired customer experience. An avid hiker, camper, and outdoor enthusiast, Felicia volunteers with the National Park Service Volunteers in Park (VIP) program, Twilio's WePledge Program, Buckhead Church, and other Atlanta area non-profits. Felicia previously sat on the boards of LowCountry Community Development Corporation, Palmetto Electric Grant Funding Board, City of Atlanta BeltLine Affordable Housing Accountability Board, and North Fulton Community Charities Board.

Sarah Pfeffer is a Manager, Customer Care Strategy and Process, at Cox Communications, where she’s responsible for coordinating product launch activities across the organization. She holds an MBA from Duquesne University and undergraduate degrees in Communications and Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin. An outdoor enthusiast, Sarah spends much of her free time running, hiking, and gardening.  

Mark Sauer works for UPS, specializing in the areas of technology marketing, product management, and rate strategy. Outside of work, Mark enjoys a variety of sports, including cycling, running, tennis and just being outside. As an Atlanta native, Mark has enjoyed CRNRA since he was a teenager and is interested in preserving the park for future generations and promoting this wonderful treasure we have in our backyards.

Steve Spiegel is a Development Partner with Hendon Properties, a commercial real estate company focusing on retail real estate in the southeast. Steve has previously served on the board of the Dekalb Convention and Visitors Bureau. Growing up in Columbus, Georgia and living in metro Atlanta, Steve has enjoyed the Chattahoochee River and trails of the CRNRA for many years and looks forward to giving back.

Ray Steed is retired from The Coca-Cola Company where he led the quality, environmental sustainability, and safety functions for North America. He has been an active hiker and paddler since his teenage years and has enjoyed sharing his love for the outdoors with his sons and other youth through Scouting. Ray is currently a trip leader for The Atlanta Outdoor Club and can frequently be found hiking in the CRNRA or leading kayakers down the river. Ray is excited to contribute to the sustainability of this magnificent resource.