East Hudson Regional Representative

The Trail Conference is pleased to welcome Christie Ferguson to the staff. She fills the position of NY East Hudson Regional Representative. In the position, Christie will tailor and deliver a range of trails-related services, primarily in Westchester and Putnam counties, and will inaugurate the Trail Conference’s new East Hudson Community Trails Program.

The East Hudson Community Trails Program is made possible by a $100,000 challenge grant from Westchester resident Dr. Lucy R. Waletzky and a match in the amount of $30,000 by the Westchester Community Foundation. The trail initiative is designed to expand the Trail Conference’s capacity to provide assistance to local trail programs in Putnam and Westchester Counties.

Christie is a resident of New Paltz, NY, and has eight years experience in environmental education focusing on developing programs, designing materials, and training volunteers. In May, she earned a master’s degree in environmental policy at the Center for Environmental Policy at Bard College in Annandale, NY. At the same time, she earned a master’s in teaching from Bard.

Before joining the Trail Conference, Christie worked as a research assistant for Hudsonia. Prior to that, she was zookeeper and educator at Bear Mountain State Park’s Trailside Zoo. She served an internship as an environmental educator at Minnewaska State Park Preserve; interpretive hiking guide for Rivermen in Fayetteville, West Virginia; and education coordinator for Pelican Man’s Bird Sanctuary in Sarasota, Florida.

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