Board of Directors
Tom Allender
President
Senior Director of Mountain Planning, Vail Resorts; SE Group (retired); MS of Urban & Regional Planning, UC Denver; BA University of Denver; former board member of Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Eagle Park Reservoir Company, and Clinton Ditch and Reservoir Company. Likes to fly fish, kayak, raft, paddle board, ski, and golf.
Tom Boyd
Vice President
Director at the Vail Valley Foundation, Media Chief for the Birds of Prey World Cup ski races, the GoPro Mountain Games, and Director of the Gerald R. Ford Amphitheater. Chairman of the Board of Directors for Community Builders, co-author of the Eagle County Climate Action Plan, member of Eagle County Wildlife Roundtable, and active coaching youth soccer and hockey. He lives in Edwards, Colorado, with his wife, Renee, and two boys Tyler and Alex.
Tania Landauer
Treasurer
Mental health counselor specializing in wilderness therapy (retired); BA in Visual and Environmental Studies, Harvard University. Has worked as a retail and restaurant manager, construction office instructor, and various volunteer roles providing support for young people in the Eagle Valley. Loves to sail, raft, canoe, swim, ski, hike and adventure in the outdoors.
Kristin Yantis
Secretary
Principal and founder of Malin Yantis Public Relations, a boutique marketing communications firm, in-house pr director for Keystone and Vail ski resort, she opened The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch and was the assistant vice president of corporate communications for Destination Hotels & Resorts. She was a founding board member of First Descents, a kayak camp for young adults with cancer started by pro kayaker Brad Ludden. Graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in journalism and lives in Edwards, Colorado. Kristin is an avid hiker, loves to camp and but is happiest on a river.
Claudia Bryan
Director
Moved to the United States from Argentina in 1997 and opened The Boardroom, a Skateboard and Snowboard shop in Avon, with her husband, in 2003-2008, which gave them the opportunity to help young kids and local athletes. The Colorado and Eagle rivers have been very important to her as she loves to paddle board, fly fish, and raft during the summer and lives near both.
Kate Burchenal
Director
Senior Water Fellow, Catena Foundation; former Education & Outreach Coordinator, Eagle River Watershed Council; Masters of Environmental Science & Management, U.C. Santa Barbara; B.A. Environmental Economics, Middlebury College. Lives in Minturn and loves to ski, bike, hike, and play board games.
Allison Ebbets
Director
Fritz Ganz
Director
Managing Member, Ganz Legal Counsel Ltd.; environmental and natural resources attorney with expertise in abandoned mine sites, Superfund litigation and water quality compliance; he is a volunteer adaptive sit-ski instructor with the National Sports Center for the Disabled and avid backcountry skier; BE, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Water Resources) from Vanderbilt University; JD from Vermont Law School.
Bret Hooper
Director
Financial Advisor with Edward Jones Investments; B.S. in Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; former President & Treasurer of Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley; former President, Treasurer, and Campaign Chairperson for United Way of Eagle River Valley; former board member of Eagle Valley Chamber of Commerce; past consultant for Junior Achievement; favorite activities include telemark skiing, mountain biking, camping, and rafting with his wife and three children.
Joe Robinson
Director
Club Director, Passport Clubhouse at Golden Peak; co-owner of Barre Forte VV fitness studio in Edwards (along with wife Beth); former golf professional, Red Sky Golf Club and mini tours; loves to fish, hike, backpack, camp, ski, bike, golf, and enjoy everything outdoors with Beth and dogs Wyo and Olive; BS, Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Penn State University.
Josh Stepanek
Director
Pete Wadden
Director
Watershed Education Coordinator for Town of Vail, former Land Stewardship Coordinator at Walking Mountains Science Center and Environmental Science Instructor at Colorado Mountain College. Graduate of Prescott College (MA) and Bowdoin College (BA). Rafter, kayaker, angler, hunter, backcountry skier, dog dad and lover of water in all its forms.
Woody Woodruff
Director
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Holly Loff
Executive Director
Grants & Corporate Relations Manager, Can Do MS; Development Director, Solar Energy International; Associate Director, High Country Conservation Center; B.S. in Resource Conservation, University of Montana; loves to read, hike, camp and ski with her husband and two children.
Seth Mason
Water Resources Program Director
Hydrologist; Environmental Data Manager; Principal, Lotic Hydrological, LLC; M.S. in Land Resources & Environmental Sciences. Expertise in physical hydrology, hydrologic modeling, solute transport, GIS, environmental data management, remote environmental data collection system deployment and maintenance.
Kate Issacson
Projects & Events Manager
B.S. Business Administration, University of Colorado; Marketing Coordinator, Swift Communications; Design Supervisor, CMNM Classifieds; loves to snowboard, backpack, camp, bike, and travel, garden, and greatly enjoys living in Colorado with her husband.
James Dilzell
Education & Outreach Coordinator
B.S. Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama; Energy Programs Coordinator, Naturalist & Sustainability Intern, Walking Mountains; YCC Crew Leader, Montana Conservation Corps; loves to hike, ski, bike, camp, cook and drink as much coffee as he possibly can.
Melanie Smith
Development & Communications Coordinator
BA Political Science, Environmental Studies Policy, Luther College; Copy Editor, Swift Communications; Administrative Coordinator, Apex Mountain School; loves to go backpacking, read, write, travel throughout Colorado, garden, and hunt with her husband.
Sue Nikolai
Land & Rivers Fund Program Director
Natural Resources and Psychology, University of WI Stevens Point; Colorado Outward Bound School; Director of Ski Patrol at Eldora Resort and Hidden Valley Ski Area near Estes Park; part time ski patroller at Beaver Creek; likes to raft and take river trips, mountain bike, hike, work in her garden, practice yoga, ski, cook, read and have adventures with her husband and 2 almost grown daughters.
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Emeritus Board Members
Cliff Simonton
Gary Brooks
Pete Denise
Kathy Chandler-Henry
Arlene S. Quenon
Josiah “Joe” Macy
Susan G. Pollack
In memory and appreciation of Dr. Thomas “Tom” Steinberg (1924-2017)
Larissa Read
Advisory Board
Keith Kepler
Dr. Joseph “Joe” E. LeBeau
Melissa Macdonald
Greg Espegren
Timm Paxson
Carlos Garcia