Kelly Barnes Registrar & Database Administrator Kelly grew up surrounded by pecan orchards in South Georgia near the Flint River, where she spent much of her time swimming in the nearby natural springs and bike riding country roads. She later moved to Florida and enjoyed fishing, kayaking, and snorkeling while living on both the east and west [...]

Megan Womack Development Director she/her Raised outside of Washington, D.C., Megan regularly retreated to the Appalachian mountains during her childhood summers for respite from a demanding schedule of school, music lessons, and Beltway traffic. Moving south to Richmond, VA, to study Vocal Performance and Marketing at Virginia Commonwealth University, she stayed in the area [...]

Erin Rosolina Marketing Director she/her Originally from the tiny town of Bat Cave, North Carolina, Erin grew up in a house sandwiched between a river and mountain. Many of her earliest memories include watching tadpoles, swinging on kudzu vines and playing in a rhododendron fort with her brother. Erin earned a degree in sustainable [...]

Logan Rosenberg Youth Programs Director he/him Although he was born and raised on the eastern shore of Maryland, Logan has found a home in Walker Valley and the Smokies. He’s excited to have a job where he can help people make their own connections in such a special place. Logan has undergraduate degrees in [...]

Kathy Pryor Director of Finance she/her As a Maryville native, Kathy grew up with the Smokies in her backyard. As a child, she and her family would visit Cades Cove and the Tremont area regularly – she distinctly remembers swimming in the river just beyond the entrance to Tremont. In sixth grade, she joined her class for [...]

John DiDiego Education Director he/him John grew up catching snakes and turtles in the creeks of upstate South Carolina, and he has never lost his love of wild things and wild places. He has a BA in English Literature from Notre Dame and an MS in Natural Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. [...]

Pete Crowley Director of Operations he/him Pete grew up in central Kentucky, where he enjoyed outdoor sports and was active in scouting. He attended graduate school at the University of Tennessee and spent time in the Smoky Mountains before leaving to begin his career in New Mexico. Upon returning to Knoxville, he worked in [...]

she/her Catey joined Tremont as President and CEO in the Fall of 2018. A Tennessee native, Catey formed an early connection to the outdoors and first attended Tremont Institute in the sixth grade with her school. Inspired by her time in nature, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Ecology and Environmental Biology from [...]