Corey Ann Dutton
Board President
Corey Dutton was raised in Austin, Texas where she grew up an avid trail runner and later ran cross-country for the University of North Texas. After completing her undergraduate degree, Corey lived in Costa Rica for several years and later studied in Mexico. After graduating with her Masters in Business Administration in 2005, Corey soon moved to Summit County where she’s resided since 2006. In 2008 Corey founded a private debt fund for real estate lending as her principal occupation and in her free time enjoys outdoor pursuits including snowboarding, hiking, and biking. Since moving to the Kamas Valley, Corey has been dedicated to creating awareness in the local community about the value of trails for both recreation and transportation. As part of the South Summit Trails foundation, Corey hopes to organize local citizens to advocate for and build sustainable trails in the Kamas Valley that will be enjoyed by future generations.
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Howard Sorensen
Vice President
Howard was born in SLC, Utah and since the age of 3 has been hiking, biking and skiing the mountains of Utah and surrounding states. In 1969 Howard and his best friend Buck were failing their high school English class asking their teacher if they could do a special project for credit. Buck and Hawkeye (Howard) set out to the mountains of Utah, Idaho and Wyoming and filmed the first known footage of “mountain snowboarding”. (Enjoy Here!) Buck and Hawkeye passed with a B in their English class, and Howard went on to graduate from the U. of U. In Business Communications. He started and owned his own insurance business, has raised 5 children and with his wife Lisa now have 16 grandchildren who love to ski, river run hike and mountain bike together. Howard was a co-founder of South Summit Trails Foundation.
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Doug Evans
Board Secretary
Doug was raised in Salt Lake City and moved to Oakley in 1982. He studied engineering at the University of Utah and has been an innovator and leader in the public water supply and wastewater industries for over 40 years. In 1999, he assisted the Summit County Commission to form Mountain Regional Water District which supplies the majority of water to western Summit County. Doug has a long history of public service and began advocating for trails in Kamas valley in 1995. He served on the Oakley City Planning Commission, two terms on the City Council and one as Mayor as well as many other State and public boards and committees. Doug has been an avid mountain biker and hiker, who spent much of his younger years roaming across the Uinta and Wasatch range. He and his wife, Diane still campaign for trail and educational opportunities for the youth of Kamas Valley. They have raised four children in Oakley and have five grandchildren. In retirement, Doug enjoys exploring and writing, and He is currently serving on the Summit County Board of Health.
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Adam Brown
Director
Adam Brown was raised in the Southwest Desert of Tucson, Arizona and moved to Summit County in 1995 where he fell in love with outdoor recreation in the mountains. Adam moved to Oakley in 2012, has been married for 16 years, and has 3 growing children. Adam is an Executive Sushi Chef and recently graduated from the University of Utah with a Degree in Environmental and Sustainability. Adam would like to take an environmental and sustainability approach within the growing trails foundation as new trails are planned, built, and maintained in South Summit County. Adam’s specialty is exploring, discovering, and appropriating new trails within the Uinta Mountains and Eastern Southern Summit County. Adam shares the vision of the South Summit Trails Foundation in connecting communities and increasing recreational opportunities through new trail development.
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Rick Fournier
Director
Rick Fournier has lived, worked, and played in Summit County for nearly 30 years. For the past 20 years, he served as the Trails and Grooming Operations Manager for Park City’s local trails advocate, the Mountain Trails Foundation. During his tenure, Rick provided leadership, strategic planning, and hands-on management for year-round trail operations, including summer trail design, construction, and maintenance; winter grooming operations; community engagement; and interagency collaboration.
Currently, he is pursuing opportunities as a trail consultant, planner, and designer/builder through his business, Dirt Designs, LLC. As a board member of South Summit Trails, Rick’s goal is to share his experience and help build on the growing momentum to develop new trails and expand recreational opportunities in the Kamas Valley and beyond.
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Mike Shearer
Director
Mike and his wife Lisa have lived in Utah most of their life, including Park City for 35 years before moving to the Kamas Valley in 2021. Mike is an active outdoor enthusiast with hobbies that include alpine skiing, cross country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking, cycling, rock climbing and horseback riding. Mike is also a two-time national Hobie Cat sailing champion. Since partially retiring from PwC in 2024 he has spent even more time exploring new and familiar trails in the Uinta and Wasatch mountains. His varied outdoor pursuits provide him with perspective on the needs of different trail users. Mike has 4 grown children and 11 grandchildren, 9 of whom live in the Kamas valley. He has enjoyed introducing them to outdoor experiences. More importantly, he wants to help pass on a legacy of sustainable and expanded trails that they, residents of the Kamas Valley, and visitors can enjoy for generations to come.
