Board of Directors
The Great Redwood Trail Agency Act outlines how the agency’s board of directors is appointed and their term length. Chapter 2, Creation of Authority, section 93011 (a)(b) states:
- The agency shall be governed by a board of directors, composed as follows:
- Two persons appointed by each of the boards of supervisors of the Counties of Humboldt, Marin, Mendocino, and Sonoma.
- A city representative, selected by the cities served by the rail line.
- The Governor may appoint a nonvoting director from the Transportation Agency and a nonvoting director from the Natural Resources Agency.
- All directors, except the nonvoting directors, shall serve for terms of two years and until their successors have qualified.
![Mary Sackett](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-mary-sackett.jpg)
Mary Sackett
![Steve Madrone](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-steve-madrone.jpg)
Steve Madrone
VICE CHAIR
Humboldt County
Current Term:
January 10, 2023 – December 31, 2025
![David Hagele](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GRTA-David-Hagele.jpg)
David Hagele
![James Campbell](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-james-campbell-1.jpg)
James Campbell
![Melanie Bagby](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-melanie-bagby.jpg)
Melanie Bagby
![Caryl Hart](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-carly-hart.jpg)
Caryl Hart
![John Haschak](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-john-haschak.jpg)
John Haschak
![Maureen Mulheren](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-maureen-mulheren.jpg)
Maureen Mulheren
![Jeff Hunerlach](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-jeff-hunerlach.jpg)
Jeff Hunerlach
![Mary Sackett](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-mary-sackett.jpg)
Mary Sackett
Marin County
msackett@marincounty.org
![Steve Madrone](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-steve-madrone.jpg)
Steve Madrone
Humboldt County
smadrone@co.humboldt.ca.us
![David Hagele](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GRTA-David-Hagele.jpg)
David Hagele
City Representative
dhagele@ci.healdsburg.ca.us
![James Campbell](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-james-campbell-1.jpg)
James Campbell
Marin County
jamesgcampbellsf@gmail.com
![Melanie Bagby](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-melanie-bagby.jpg)
Melanie Bagby
Sonoma County
mbagby@ci.cloverdale.ca.us
![Caryl Hart](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-carly-hart.jpg)
Caryl Hart
Sonoma County
carylo@me.com
![John Haschak](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-john-haschak.jpg)
John Haschak
Mendocino County
haschakj@mendocinocounty.org
![Maureen Mulheren](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-maureen-mulheren.jpg)
Maureen Mulheren
Mendocino County
mulherenm@mendocinocounty.org
![Jeff Hunerlach](https://thegreatredwoodtrail.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/the-great-redwood-trail-board-member-jeff-hunerlach.jpg)
Jeff Hunerlach
Humboldt County
jhunerlach@oe3.org