Advisors and Liaisons
EVBCH Advisor ~ Steve McClintock, President Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2021
Steve McClintock was the President of the East Valley Back Country Horsemen from 2016-2021. For several years, he has also been one of our AZ reps on the National Board of Directors of BCHA. He grew up in Southern California and spent a lot of time riding with relatives and grandparents that were ranchers and farmers in Temecula and Murrieta. In 1964, he graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a major in Economics and a minor in International Relations. Upon graduation, he was commissioned and went on active duty at the Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK and was stationed in Korea. In 1968, He completed his MBA in Finance at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, and joined the Asia-Pacific Division of Citibank in New York. Over the next 36 years, he spent 27 years overseas. He worked in Singapore, Indonesia, Hong Kong, San Francisco, New York, Minneapolis, Athens (Middle East/Africa Group), Finland and Saudi Arabia. He is a retired Colonel in the USAR and a graduate of the Command and General Staff School at Ft. Leavenworth, KS.
In 2011, Steve and Kathy moved permanently to AZ. He and Ranger, a TWH, have spent many days riding throughout the Tonto National Forest and other local areas. The volunteer, service and education work is a worthy effort: “Keeping Trails Open for Future Generations.” He is also the Chairman for the BCHA Legacy Fund — an endowment type fund. The purpose is to ensure BCHA’s financial security now and in the future.
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Public Affairs Advisor ~ Pam Gaston
Pam Gaston is no stranger in the Apache Junction community. As a retired educator that has volunteered for many leadership roles for the Superstition Horsemen Association since 1997, this native Arizonan was born in Flagstaff and resided there for 22 years. Having been a lifelong horse owner, Pam is very well connected to the horse world. Living in Waddell and summering in Star Valley, she enjoys all animals and currently owns horses, dogs, cats. Pam will be informing EVBCH of any new timely BCHA alerts, as well as, other information pertaining to horses aligned with our mission.
Legends of Superior Trails Liaison ~ Ann Adkins
Ann grew up in rural Iowa where a love of the outdoors was the norm. Her working years she was a Veterinary Technician in a large animal clinic. She was also an EMT. Ann served many years with a county conservation board, Back Country Horsemen, Friends of Tonto National, and Tonto National Forest. She and her husband, Gene, own a home/horse property in Apache Junction and spends all their free time riding trails with their 2 Tennessee Walking horses. Ann is natural fit to collaborate with LOST and give input representing EVBCH and the equine community.
Learn more about the Legends of Superior Trails
Recreation Users Group and Superior Tourism and Recreation Team Liaison ~ Elizabeth Butler
Elizabeth Butler grew up in a small town in Minnesota where she spent hours riding her horse through a local arboretum. Her current horse is a mustang she calls Kam.
Elizabeth and Bill Gorrell moved to Apache Junction in 2009. Elizabeth immediately became active with EVBCH, organizing and participating in dozens of events to maintain trails on the State Trust Land surrounding AJ and on the Tonto.
Elizabeth and Bill are founding members of the Tonto Trail Tamers and invite you to join them for weekly winter trail work in the Goldfields.
Now in her final year on the Pinal County Open Space and Trails Advisory Commission, Elizabeth is serving as Chairperson. She will share Pinal County’s Open Space plans with EVBCH.
For years, Elizabeth has worked with leaders of Superior, AZ who are passionate about their community and getting things done. She served on the Legends of Superior Trail (LOST) Board, and the Superior Waters and Trails group. Elizabeth is the EVBCH liaison to the Recreation Users Group (RUG) and the Superior Tourism and Recreation Team (START, formerly RUG 2.0). She will keep EVBCH informed about both of those organizations.
Learn more about Recreation User Group and
Superior Tourism and Recreation Team:
Recreation User Group - Superior AZ Community Working Group (superiorazcwg.org)