President

Helyn Lefgren has been a trail user since coming to Alaska over 40 years ago. She has experienced the beauty of many trails all over the interior both on the ground and following them from a private plane. Her main use of trails has been by dog sleds and snowmachines in the winter and hiking and riding an ATV in the summer. Her interest in trails has led her to be a commissioner on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Trail’s Advisory Commission for the last 26 years.

As a retired family practice physician, Dr. Lefgren recognizes the physical and mental health advantage of having easy access to trails for our community. As a land-owner who has a trail crossing her property she has a unique understanding of both the user and owner perspective on trail issues. She is dedicated to preserving our access to trails for future generations. She is happy to be a board member of the new Interior Alaska Trails and Parks Foundation.

Vice President

Randy Goodwin has been a trail user and advocate for over 50 years. He began camping and backpacking at age 10, and has hiked throughout the Sierra Nevada Range, Alaska, and the Himalayas. Randy began his Federal career in 1979 as a trail ranger in Yosemite National Park and the Inyo National Forest. Randy moved to Alaska in 1982, worked as a trail ranger for Chugach National Forest and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from the University of Alaska – Fairbanks in 1985. Randy joined the Bureau of Land Management and helped develop the year-round recreation and trails program in the one-million-acre White Mountains National Recreation Area north of Fairbanks. In 2005, he began working on statewide issues as the BLM-Alaska statewide travel management and transportation planning program lead, and later as the statewide recreation program before retiring in 2019. Randy continues to support the multiple-use trail systems throughout Alaska.

Treasurer

I was born and raised in Fairbanks. My family has accessed Alaska's beauty by many means (aircraft, boat, raft, cycling, hiking, skiing, snowmachine, ATVs and high-clearance off highway trucks) since before Statehood. I am a true multi-use advocate.

In addition to the IATPF, I am an active member in Arctic OffroadTM and on the Fairbanks North Star Borough Trails Advisory Commission. Participating in addressing land use issues, trail cleanup, trail maintenance and construction is a lot of fun.

Secretary

“Bob” Robert E. Lee III, was born and raised in Southern California. Oldest of four boys, Bob worked at the family-owned transmission shop since the age of 8. Bob was drawn to the dream of living in Alaska and the Alaskan lifestyle for as long as he can remember. After raising a blended family of four kids and being faced with personal health issues, Bob and his wife decided that life was too short, pulled the plug on their residence in Southern California, tossed what they could into a 15-foot U-Haul and headed for Alaska! Bob has been volunteering for IATPF since the summer of 2021. As an avid off-road, hiker, biker, backpacker, snow machine enthusiast and currently growing a recreational sled dog team of Malamutes, Bob brings a very diverse outlook to all forms of trail use.

At-large

Geoff is a trail advocate and consultant (www.straydogs.us), member of the Fairbanks North Star Borough Trails Advisory Commission, board member of the Fairbanks Cycle Club, and former board president of the statewide non-profit, Alaska Trails. A former biologist, anthropologist, photographer, commercial fisherman, Geoff has lived in Alaska since 1972... enjoying the benefits of trails.