Beth Dayton M.D. is a retired oncology surgeon from Salem, OR.  Beth is a certified Forest Service chainsaw and crosscut instructor and evaluator and holds a C-level certification in both disciplines. She is a trail steward for the Pamelia Lake section of the Pacific Crest Trail and is the leader of the Salamander Volunteer Trail Crew, which is active weekly in the Willamette National Forest. When Beth isn’t out on crew or coordinating our saw program, you’ll find her hiking, mountain biking, and back-country skiing in the Cascades.

Brad Engelbert, originally from Kansas, now resides in Corvallis, OR. He is the Cataloging & Government Documents Unit Manager at Oregon State University Libraries. Brad is a USFS certified chainsaw and crosscut sawyer and an instructor and evaluator. He is usually found with the Salamander Crew on the Willamette National Forest, but also helps other crews as needed with trail work and saw training. Brad’s hobbies include occasionally hiking and camping without a saw.