IATC Releases Five Year Strategic Plan

In February 2020, the IATC Board of Directors and Executive Director gathered at the cozy log home of Board President Elect Anne Newcomb and former President John Sherwin at the base of Tiger Mountain for a strategic planning retreat. Due to the exponential growth in supporters and changes the organization has experienced in recent years, the Board took seriously the planning and strategic preparation for this next chapter. Executive Director, Lindsay Frickle said, “I feel that it is our responsibility to IATC supporters to invest in what will make the most impact on our mission and the future of the Issaquah Alps. Capacity building and strategic planning is imperative at this critical point in our organization's history.”

The Board hired well regarded nonprofit consultant Susan Howlett to facilitate, and she continued working with our Executive Director and Strategic Planning Task Force throughout 2020 toward the goal of creating a formal strategic plan. We communicated with our partners, supporters, volunteers, and Board of Directors over several months to inform the Strategic Planning Task Force on our community’s priorities and what the IATC is uniquely positioned to accomplish within our Issaquah Alps. We identified several programmatic, infrastructure, and sustainability goals and established guiding principles. Together our goals and guiding principles will help determine our actions for the next five years . These goals focus on both internal infrastructure and public engagement but all reflect the mission of the trails club.

 After many meetings, drafts, and and much valuable feedback from our leadership and community, the Board gave IATC’s first formal strategic plan its final approval.

In service to our mission to preserve, protect, and promote this Issaquah Alps for present and future generations, the Board is proud to share the IATC’s strategic plan with our community.

Please click HERE to download the full 2021 - 2026 Strategic Plan.