Jeff joined TPC in January 2020. He previously worked as a trail employee and trail crew leader for the National Park Service, including nine years at Sequoia National Park and five years at Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Jeff has also worked in higher education, including time spent as an adjunct professor at Furman University, teaching at the University of Colorado, and as a Teaching Fellow at Phillips Academy-Andover. Jeff received his Bachelor’s degree in English from Fordham University and his Master’s degree in English from the University of Colorado Boulder. In his current role, Jeff works side-by-side with the Forest Service to improve the quality and sustainability of the Pisgah Ranger District’s trail system. He lives in Asheville with his wife, Michele, and their daughter, Charlotte.
“My favorite thing about Pisgah is the biodiversity, the pure sweep of different ecosystems that make up Pisgah: the granitic domes; the deep, dank coves of big trees and diverse understory; the high-elevation balds with big views, blueberries, and cranberry bog; the waterfall-side spraycliffs; the long-running tunnels of mountain laurel; the many angles of shaded light across moss-floored spruce groves and the riparian abundance strewn riverside on Pisgah’s many streams, creeks, and rivers.”
