Welcome to the new South Mountain Partnership Director!

The South Mountain Partnership and the Appalachian Trail Conservancy are pleased to announce that Katie Hess has been selected as the next Director of the South Mountain Partnership. Ms. Hess will begin her tenure with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy on August 17th.

Katie  has a degree in landscape/regional design and planning from Pennsylvania State University (Master of Landscape Architecture, 2012) and graduated from Hood College (BA in Environmental Science and Policy, 2006). She joins the Partnership from the Pennsylvania Bureau for Historic Preservation, the state agency that works to conserve Pennsylvania's historic and cultural resources. 

Katie is a native of the South Mountain landscape, having grown up in Franklin and Adams County - where she learned how important a factor the land can be in shaping our quality of life and identity. Her experiences have led her to be an advocate for conserving resources, preserving 'sense of place,' and community self-determination, and her work focuses on collaborating with others to create culturally, environmentally, and economically sustainable solutions to community challenges. 

Once again, please join us in welcoming Katie! 

As of Monday, August 17th, Katie can be reached at the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's Mid-Atlantic Regional Office at 717 258-5771 or khess@appalachiantrail.org.  

SAVE THE DATE!

Fall Partnership Meeting

Friday, October 16th, 2015

The South Mountain Partnership is hosting its Fall Partnership  on Friday, October 16th in Franklin County. 

More information and registration details coming!

• Connect or reconnect with the Partnership, learning more about the initiative and on-going projects;
• Build and strengthen a network amongst organizations working throughout the region;
• Spark conversation and collaboration across political and sectorial boundaries;
• Help partners understand opportunities to engage in the on-going work of the Partnership;
• and allow partners to help define the direction of the Partnership.

We hope you will be able to join us on the 16th of October!

   Did you catch the new South Mountain Partnership video?

"THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE"