The car-free, 51-plus mile Virginia Capital Trail has been a staple for cyclists, runners, and roller skaters since 2015. But you could say that Sam McKelvey, the new executive director of the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, still has his training wheels on.
He started in early February and is now navigating the position he took over from longtime director Cat Anthony, who left in December after eight years to become executive director of the Virginia Public Access Project.
“Right now it’s a lot of learning what Cat did,” he said. “I’ve been a long-time follower of what’s happened on the Capital Trail, but basically from a guest experience. Now it’s understanding everything, about who our partners are, where the opportunities lay, where our finances are.”…