Happy New Year from NGR
Happy New Year!
The crew at Next Generation Railroaders would like to wish all of our friends and followers a happy new year and hope that you are all steaming into 2026 with good health, happiness and enthusiasm for what lies ahead.
The team at NGR has been busy behind the scenes the last few months and wanted to share some updates.
Leadership Update
First and foremost we recently completed the reconstitution of our Board of Directors, including holding elections for officers. As such, we have some exciting announcements to share. Hanna Brooks has been elected as the President at NGR! We look forward to Hanna’s vision, dedication and leadership guiding us down the tracks into the future.
Along with that, Leah Lang was elected as Vice President, Rudy Garbely as Treasurer, and Glenn Holland as Secretary. We hope you will join us in congratulating them all. A complete list of the Directors can be found below:
Hanna Brooks, President
Leah Lang, Vice President
Rudy Garbely, Treasurer
Glenn Holland, Secretary
Brent Bette
Casey Palumbo
Noah Noyes
In addition to our Board of Directors, NGR is also fortunate to have a group of Senior Advisors to offer subject matter expertise and guidance. The list of Senior Advisors can also be found below:
Nick Ozorak, Sergeant-At-Arms
Frank DeStefano
Mark Huber
Ed Kapuscinski
Carolyn Hoffman
Cate Kratville-Wrinn
Kelly Lynch
Linn Moedinger
Henry Posner III
Laura Wells
Alden Burns
Lou Capwell
Rick Kfoury
We would also like to congratulate and extend our appreciation to Nick Ozorak for his dedicated leadership as past President at NGR. Nick will be balancing his time between various pursuits with being a new father - the best job in the world!
Call for Volunteers
We are looking forward to continuing our work on our flagship projects in the year ahead, including development of the certified mentorship program, creating and sharing engaging content with the community, and networking amongst current and aspiring railroaders, volunteers and enthusiasts. We could use your help with these efforts. We are currently seeking folks to serve on our committees:
Education -- focused on getting educational programming like blog posts, virtual coffee hours, and webinars to the public
Certified Mentorship -- focused on establishing and running the certified mentorship program
Marketing -- focused on promoting NGR on social media, the website, and the newsletter, as well as any print marketing we need
You do not need to be a board member to serve on these committees. In fact, we really want non-board members to make sure we are serving the needs of the community.
If you are interested, or know someone who would be a good fit, please sign up below. A current committee will reach out with next steps!
See you at Amherst!
The NGR team is planning to have our boots on the ground at the Amherst show in Springfield at the end of the month. We hope you will look for the NGR crew - who will be sporting the NGR logo - across the event. Take a selfie with us and tag @nextgenrr to get the word out about all of the great stuff we’re doing. If you manage to find 3 or more of us, we may even have a fun surprise for you.
See you all around at Amherst! Until then, keep steaming ahead!
Best wishes,
The NGR Crew
