Welcome MaryHope Gardner-Sears to the Maine A.T. Land Trust

The Maine A.T. Land Trust is very pleased to be welcoming MaryHope Gardner-Sears to our team as the organization's first ever Marketing and Development Manager. MaryHope relocated to Maine from Colorado in 2026, bringing years of non-profit development experience from Community Harvest Project and Colorado Open Lands. She grew up hiking across New England with her family. In her free time, she enjoys spending time outside hiking, trail running, skiing and camping. She currently lives in Bath with her husband. MaryHope has hit the ground running and you might seem some updates to MATLT's website and other areas. She's also spending time exploring Maine's A.T. landscape, as the best marketing for conservation is to let the good stuff speak for itself. If you see her out on the trails be sure to say hello and let her know where you think the best places for the land trust to protect are!