Washington Trails Association
Amanda Baker has extensive work experience in various roles and organizations. Amanda is currently working at Washington Trails Association as the Chief Operating Officer, a position they have held since March 2023. Prior to this, they were the Director of Business Operations at the same organization from May 2021 to March 2023.
Before joining Washington Trails Association, Amanda worked at 501 Commons from 2012 to 2021. Amanda served as the Deputy Director from January 2012 to May 2021 and briefly held the role of Interim Executive Director from July 2019 to October 2019.
Earlier in their career, Amanda worked at Denver Urban Matters (DenUM) from 2004 to 2012. Amanda started as a Case Manager from August 2004 to August 2008 and then became the Community Relations Director from August 2008 to January 2012.
Amanda's first professional experience was at Digital Scanning & Imaging from July 2001 to July 2004, where they worked as an Information Systems Specialist.
Overall, Amanda has a diverse background in operations, business management, and community relations across various nonprofit organizations and industries.
Amanda Baker completed their Bachelor of Arts in Psychology at Creighton University from 2000 to 2004. Following that, they pursued a Master's degree in Nonprofit Management from Regis University from 2006 to 2008.
Washington Trails Association
Washington Trails Association has a 50 year legacy of engaging the hiking community. WTA enhances hiking experiences in Washington by empowering a diverse and growing community of hikers to explore, steward and protect trails and public lands. WTA is the nation’s largest state-based hiking advocacy and trail maintenance organization, with more than 27,000 members, thousands of volunteers each year, and an online community of more than 500,000. WTA’s annual budget is approximately $8 million. We believe that hiking has a positive impact on people’s hearts and minds and want to ensure that there are trails for everyone, forever.