Mathew Giltner – Managing Director
Mathew is a graduate of Thomas Edison State College in Trenton New Jersey, the International Search and Rescue School, dozens of other federal schools, and training programs. He holds several FAA pilot ratings, and FCC radio licenses.
Being born in central New York he grew ups as an avid snowmobiler, and prior to relocating to Nevada was managing the grant program for local snowmobile club, as well as spearheading the mapping initiative for the county OHV clubs. After two decades in federal service he moved on and spent a few years flying high performance jet aircraft, while finding time to pursue the lucrative career as an air race pilot, one of the many motor sports where anyone can make a small fortune – out of a big one.
After relocating to Nevada Mathew took on the role of Outreach Coordinator with the Pine Nut Mountains Trails Association, as well as the Western Regional Director of One Voice for the Off-Road community, He is a State Partner for Nevada with National Off-Highway Vehicle Conservation Council, and he was recently has asked to join the board of directors for American Trails, a position he chuckles and notes ‘someone gets to be the token gas powered representative’.
Mathew brings in an ethic of positive stewardship and growth among the Off-Road Community to remind everyone that we must all work together and add value to the Off-Road community to ensure we can continue to recreate on our Public Lands. Mathew is also the Trail Boss of SSORA’s Podcast “Nevada Off-Road”
When not advocating for Off-Road recreation, he can be found out in the deep desert camping and riding, volunteering on desert races, or working on his recent “Barn Find” an early 1970s Jeep CJ5. He lives in the Carson Valley, and can be reached at director@ssora.org.