Our Team

The staff behind the trails

The people advocating, maintaining, and promoting Northern Michigan’s trails.

Mission Staff Board History

Our Team

The staff behind the trails

Becca Nelson
Becca Nelson
Associate Director

Becca coordinates TOMTC’s programming and joined the team in 2019. A Petoskey native, her favorite trail activity is running. Off the clock she’s exploring with her husband Trevor and dogs Clara and Lentil, paddleboarding, reading, or baking.

Eric Cox
Eric Cox
Relationship Builder

Eric develops new Trails Council partnerships and nurtures existing ones while assisting with communications. After a long career in newspaper journalism, this former publisher still freelances as a writer, photographer, and editor.

Linda Slater
Linda Slater
Administrative Assistant

Linda handles bookkeeping, office support, and welcoming the many Trails Center visitors. A retired CMU engineering and planning professional, she and her husband Mark enjoy walking, hiking, golf, and cycling from their home in Cross Village.

Cindy Okerlund
Cindy Okerlund
Youth Program Coordinator

Cindy heads up TOMTC’s youth programs, including the Kids Biking Initiative, “Pedaling with a Purpose,” which gets area 4th graders outdoors and riding safely. She retired from a career teaching health education in Harbor Springs schools.

Bill Prall
Bill Prall
Safety & Maintenance Director

A founding member of TOMTC, Bill oversees trail maintenance, signage, and safety. Involved in cycling and bike racing since childhood in Detroit, he started the Touring Gear bike shop in Harbor Springs in 1981, where he and his wife Shirley still reside.