
Team & Board
Executive Director
Soraya Shattuck
Soraya is the Executive Director of the Adventure Travel Conservation Fund (ATCF), a role she has held since the organization's inception. Under her leadership, the ATCF has expanded its grant-giving program to support grassroots conservation efforts around the globe. She also serves on the board of The Conservation Alliance, lending her deep experience in international conservation. Whether she's climbing, skiing, or mountain biking, Soraya lives her belief that travel has the power to protect the planet.
Membership & Engagement Manager
Kerry Newton
Kerry leads efforts to grow and strengthen the organization’s community of members. With a passion for adventure travel and environmental conservation, Kerry cultivates meaningful partnerships, enhances member engagement, and drives initiatives that support the ATCF’s mission to protect the wild places that make adventure travel possible. Her work focuses on fostering collaboration among industry leaders, increasing member involvement, and ensuring sustainable impact through conservation funding. In her spare time, she enjoys mountain biking, hiking in the Green Mountains, and getting ready for the next season (ohhhhh New England).
Board of Directors
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STEVE BARKER
WILD PLACES
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CYNTHIA DUNBAR
REI ADVENTURES
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NORIE QUITOS
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST
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CHRIS NOBLE
COVERMORE
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SHANNON STOWELL
ATTA
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CHUNNIE WRIGHT
LAW OFFICE OF CHUN T. WRIGHT
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AMIT SANKHALA
ENCOUNTERS ASIA
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NICOLE ABBOT
WILDERNESS TRAVEL
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GORDON SEABURY
TOAD & CO
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DEIRDRE CAMPBELL
TARTANBOND COMMUNICTIONS LTD.
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MARIA JOSÉ ANDRADE
TIERRA DEL VOLCÁN
Become a Volunteer
The ATCF is always looking for good people who share our passion for travel and conservation. Please fill our our Volunteer Opportunities Form if you're interested in joining our team.
Alumni Board Members & Advisors
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Josie Norris
Conservation Alliance
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Mandip Singh Soin
Ibex Exeditions
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Nicky Fitzgerald
Angama Mara
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Richard Edwards
UnTours
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Praveen Moman
Volcanoes Safaris
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Neil Rogers
Rewilding Europe
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Roger Spatz
Eagle Creek
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John Sterling
Conservation Alliance
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Luis Vargas
Modern Adventures
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Enrique Umbert
Mountain Lodges of Peru
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Charles Altekruse
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Jonathan Burnham
Good Pup Food Co.
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Dr. Amy Brown
Montana State Univ.