Board Members

Kip Bohne [President]

Kip Bohne serves as President of Friends of the Lansing Regional Trails. He "discovered" the Lansing River trail only a few years ago after purchasing a new bike. Kip was thrilled to see so many views of a town he'd lived in for 40 years. At that point he was hooked! He gladly joined FLRT as a member and met fellow enthusiasts who became friends. As a board member, Kip’s goal is to help promote the regional trails as one of the great resources in our area for walking, jogging, biking and strolling through natural beauty.

Dick Miles [Vice President]

As a long time runner and walker, Dick Miles, who lives in East Lansing, has been an avid user of and advocate for Lansing area trails. From 1996 until 2012, Dick served as race director for the Capital City River Run, much of which was run on the Lansing River Trail. Dick also helped promote interest in area trails while serving as a running columnist for the Lansing State Journal. He joined the FLRT board in July of 2019 following his retirement from a long career in Michigan state government.

George Hayhoe [ Secretary]

George is a businessman, civil engineer, and lawyer based in East Lansing. He has been very involved at every level building trails in his hometown of Mason. George is an active runner and biker, enjoying trails all across Michigan and currently serves as Secretary for FLRT.

Keith Pfeifle [Treasurer]

Keith Pfeifle is a local CPA at Maner Costerisan and an occasional runner. Keith has completed 5 full marathons in 5 States and has enjoyed using the trails system for training. Keith is currently the board treasurer for FLRT and is excited to see the growth of the regional trail system. 

Dana Graham

Dana Graham is a lifelong resident of the Lansing area, and a frequent user of the many trails in the region. She has served on FLRT's board since its inception and is a past President of the group. Dana is passionate about the thoughtful expansion and increased usage of the trails and other outdoor resources available in our community. Professionally, Dana works as a Consultant with Kunz, Leigh, & Associates in Okemos. In her spare time, she is the head coach of DeWitt's JV Cheer Team, enjoys her title as Best Aunt Ever, and is a slow (but determined!) runner.

Cherry Hamrick

Cherry Hamrick is a founding member of the FLRT board, an Ingham County Parks Commissioner, and has run on all 7 continents. Cherry was a race director for many years for the Run for Reading and the Jingle Belle 5k for Women. She retired as Director of the Delta Township District Library, and now spends a lot of time kayaking as well as running and walking trails in the tri-county area.

Dave Rainone

Dave Rainone is an avid walker. He has trained with the Playmaker Men's Group since July 2016 and has competed in many races in the area. Dave is also a member of the Friends of the Ingham County Parks. Besides walking, he also enjoys skiing and homebrewing.

Cat Rathbun

Cat works as a public health technical project manager and lives in downtown Lansing. She is passionate about promoting awareness, use, and expansion of the Lansing Regional Trails to support healthy lifestyles while enjoying beautiful natural resources and opportunities to experience art. Cat believes the trail system is a key component in the Lansing region placemaking efforts.

Cat loves attending art shows, festivals, theater, and live music events. She enjoys travelling, cycling, boating, cooking, wine, gardening, watching MSU sports, and socializing with friends and family.

Sandy Staffeld

New to the FLRT board of directors in 2023, Sandy has retired from a career in nonprofit fundraising in Houston, TX. She is originally from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and has been an outdoor enthusiast since childhood. Sandy is excited to help promote awareness for the impressive network of trails throughout the Lansing Region. 

Sandy and her husband moved to Holt in 2021 to be close to family, who live in Dansville, Holland and L’Anse (UP). When she is not busy cleaning up her vintage flower gardens, Sandy is walking her dogs, rock hunting on the Great Lakes, and volunteering at our State’s Capitol building giving tours to school groups.