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Brunswick-based nonprofit Teens to Trails names executive director

By Alexis Wells

Teens to Trails, a Brunswick-based nonprofit, has hired Nate Snow as its next executive director. 

Snow, who will start on Sept. 2, succeeds Alicia Heyburn, who announced in May that she would step down after more than five years with the organization. 

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Nate Snow

Teens to Trails, staffed by four employees, has an annual operating budget of $375,000. The nonprofit aims to give young Maine students to outdoor experiences. 

Snow brings three decades of experience in youth development and outdoor education, in program development, relationship building, grant writing and communications.

A longtime advocate for youth access to nature, he has focused his career on outdoor programming. In 2001, as guidance director at Chester Academy in New Hampshire, he established an outdoor club using donated gear and volunteer support to serve students who wouldn't otherwise have access to outdoor experiences.

He later served as associate head of school at the White Mountain School and, most recently, as YouthBuild program director at LearningWorks in Portland.

"Nate's passion for youth development and outdoor experiences perfectly embodies our belief that life happens outside," said Kirstie Truluck, board chair of Teens to Trails. "His approach is youth-centered, collaborative and joyful — qualities that will serve our mission exceptionally well."

Beyond his professional roles, Snow has volunteered as a mountain bike instructor with Apex Youth Connection and with Special Surfers.

"I love the mission of Teens to Trails and believe deeply in helping to create sustainable networks of outdoor programming," Snow said.

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