The Upper Valley Trails Alliance (UVTA) is pleased to announce the addition of Kelli Pippin, Karen Kaliski, and Matt Oscadel to the organization’s Board of Directors.
Kelli Pippin, the current Marketing and Communications Manager at Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital where she has spent the last four years managing the hospital’s traditional and digital marketing, grew up in Vermont and now calls West Lebanon home. She appreciates the physical and mental health that access to Mother Nature provides. Kelli brings over 20 years of integrated marketing experience gained in the trenches of health care, higher education, luxury consumer products, and renewable energy. Prior to APD, she served in a similar capacity at the Center for Digital Strategies at the Tuck School of Business, and also lectured in the Tuck/Google Digital Excellence Program. Past freelance clients include Black Diamond Equipment, Tea Forte, and Timbuk2. She earned her BA at Wesleyan University in Norfolk, VA.
Originally from the Albany, NY area, Karen Kaliski spent many childhood weekends riding aimlessly around the backroads of Vermont in the backseat of her parents’ car. She inherited their appreciation of small towns and great scenery and set a goal to become a Vermonter herself. That was achieved in 1989 when a marketing position with a small, software start-up brought her to the Upper Valley. That experience led to product management and marketing executive positions inside several local, high tech companies. Since 2005, Karen has consulted with global enterprises including TechTarget, RSA Security, Salesforce.com, and Verizon as well as many national and local companies and organizations. She is an avid traveler, hiker and kayaker and works hard on her golf game, to no avail. Karen earned a BA from St. Lawrence University and MPA from the State University of New York.
Matt Oscadel is a native to the Upper Valley where he grew up exploring local trails with his family and camping in the White Mountains. After experiencing the western states for a few years as a young adult, he returned to the East Coast and currently lives in Hartland, VT. He is an avid skier, hiker, and rock climber and has worked with both local and national organizations to maintain our open spaces and keep access free to the public. He works as a commercial credit analyst at Mascoma Bank where he also serves on the Donation Committee, B-Corp Environmental Impact Team, and Emerging Leaders Committee. Prior to banking, he worked as an accountant at a private firm in Massachusetts and on staff at Grassroot Soccer in Norwich, VT. Matt earned his BA from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.
“We are delighted and grateful that Kelli, Karen, and Matt have joined the UVTA Board. Their robust experience in marketing, communications, and finance as well as their love of the outdoors will provide myriad of benefits for the Trails Alliance, especially as we navigate the current global pandemic. We are lucky to have them on our Board”, says Russell Hirschler, Executive Director of the Alliance.
For more information, please visit www.uvtrails.org.
The Upper Valley Trails Alliance is a charitable 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. UVTA advocates for the use, maintenance, and development of trails in the region. Through education, outreach & stewardship we connect people and places through a regional trail network, lead a coalition of local trail groups and advocates, and promote active lifestyles through trail use in all seasons.