Steve Kirch

Steve Kirch

After over thirty years in engineering management, I wasn’t ready to put my feet up and rest. I found out about Encore Fellowships and thought they were a great way to give back and use the skills I had developed. I had many interests from family to work to coaching...
Dima Khoury

Dima Khoury

“The work is from the heart, as much as from the mind” As I left Cisco after 20 years as a director in engineering and business operations, I was excited for my transition. I knew I wanted to transition from corporate work, but I wasn’t sure what I would...
Jacqi Feerick

Jacqi Feerick

Read the PCTA blog post about Jacqui and learn more about PCTA Jacqi Feerick recently hiked a section of the Pacific Crest Trail near Squaw Valley through the snow, retracing a hike done several months earlier with a group from the PCTA—a hike that crossed paths...
Mitchi Haight

Mitchi Haight

When Mitchi Haight drives from Sacramento, Calif., to her retreat home in Washington state, she passes a sign on the highway for the Pacific Crest Trail. “I always want to get off,” and explore the trail, she said. For the last year, she’s been exploring the PCTA from...