Nominations for Keystone Trails Association Board of Directors

10/3/2025

Trish Turo and George Conrad are nominees for KTA's Board of Directors

Trish Turo

Trish Turo is an experienced, empathetic and supportive National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Brain Health Educator and Researcher, and Registered Yoga Teacher. She received her Master’s in Health Psychology, has presented at various national health conferences, and was selected as a committee member for the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching. As a behavioral health leader, she has utilized her skills to support individuals working towards their healthiest selves for over 15 years and has coached individuals and groups across a variety of digital health organizations. Trish is passionate about making health, wellness, and well-being accessible to all.

As a Central PA native, Trish has long viewed hiking and the outdoors as integral to both her personal and professional growth and continues to advocate for nature as medicine. Growing up spending weekends at Laurel and Fuller lakes in Pine Grove State Furnace Park and enjoying the Appalachian Trail, Pole Steeple, CV overlook, Hawk Rock and more, she’s experienced the healing and beauty that Central PA has to offer. Even after trips to Asheville, Yosemite (Half Dome!) and the international trip to St John’s with the KTA, Trish knows PA as home, and has a focus towards conservation and environmental protection. With two kids under 7, Trish is a dedicated “nature mom” and frequently uses the outdoors as a learning playground for her boys. She’s dedicated to educating others, has presented “Nature Yoga” and “Hiking and the Brain” at the KTA Hiking and Outdoors Weekend in October 2024, and regularly volunteers as a KTA rep at various community events.

George Conrad

George is a lifelong resident of Huntingdon County and active in the local trail community as a trail user, maintainer, and advocate.

George’s passion is long-distance trail running and his adventures have taken him across the country and throughout the commonwealth to explore different trails, meet new people, and experience the best of our natural world. He has completed a number of 100-mile races and lesser distances and spends most weekends preparing for the next event. George also enjoys leading community hikes while sharing his knowledge of local history and has partnered with various organizations to do so.

George is the lead maintainer of the Thousand Steps section of the Standing Stone Trail and President of the Standing Stone Trail Club. He is also a member of the Mid State Trail Association and regularly volunteers throughout Rothrock State Forest. George works closely with the land management agencies on outdoor recreation projects and volunteers for trail races to oversee course preparations.

As an advocate, George created the Coalition to Protect Hawn’s Peninsula that focused on land development proposals for Raystown Lake, worked to establish the Friends of the Huntingdon Borough Trails, and assisted the Coalition to Save Old Crow Wetland. George believes that all trail users should be champions of outdoor recreation by providing sustainable trails and promoting our public lands.

George works in the insurance industry as a test developer of state licensing examinations. He is married to Claudia, and they have two grown children. Simon lives in the Phoenix, AZ area and Victoria who lives in McEwensville, PA.