Please make plans to join us Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00-1:00 pm (EST) via Zoom for the TMA Lunch & Learn Equity Conversation Series. Our topic will be Equitably Green: Building Sustainable Communities Through the Development of Inclusive Multi-Use Trails, featuring guest speaker Kate Foster. This Series is part of TMA's Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion program.
Guest Speaker:
Kate Foster, Senior Director, Trail Development and Equity at Rails to Trails Conservancy
An experienced community engagement practitioner, Kate Foster currently serves as the Senior Director of Trail Development and Equity at Rails to Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation’s largest biking and walking advocacy organization. In her role at RTC, Kate works to bring more trails to underinvested communities across the United States and to ensure that the process of trail design and development centers community leadership and voice through collaborative and inclusive community engagement practices. A native of North Carolina, Kate is also a Presbyterian minister and has served churches in Memphis, TN, and in her current home city of Baltimore. She is the Founder and former Executive Director of The Center: Mission Outside the Box, which focused on growing the Church’s capacity to build authentic community across difference. Kate holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an M.Div. from Columbia Theological Seminary.
Please contact TMA Associate Director, Dr. Shawntay Stocks at stocks@transformmidatlantic.org if you have any questions.
This webinar will occur synchronously via Zoom and include audio and visual materials. TMA will make a reasonable effort to ensure that all individuals can participate fully in the event. Please contact TMA Associate Director, Dr. Shawntay Stocks to share any accessibility or accommodations you will require.
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