Board of Directors
Tom Allender
President
Tom Allender likes to fish, kayak, raft, paddle board, ski and golf. Now retired, he was Senior Director of Mountain Planning at Vail Resorts and worked with SE Group. Tom has experience serving as a board member of Eagle River Water & Sanitation District, Upper Eagle Regional Water Authority, Eagle Park Reservoir Company, and Clinton Ditch and Reservoir Company.
Tom Boyd
Vice President
Tom Boyd was born and raised in Eagle County, learning to fish and kayak at a young age. He was editor of the Vail Trail Newspaper before entering into media services at Olympic and other international sporting events worldwide. He is now Director of PR and Communications for the nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation.
Tania Landauer
Treasurer
Tania Landauer loves to sail, raft, canoe, swim, ski, hike and adventure in the outdoors. She specialized in wilderness therapy as a mental health counselor, and studied Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University. An involved community member, Tania has also worked as a retail and restaurant manager, construction office instructor, and has served various volunteer roles whole providing support for young people in the Eagle River Valley.
Kristin Yantis
Secretary
Kristin Yantis is principal and founder of Malin Yantis Public Relations, a boutique marketing communications firm. As the 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. Kristin graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and lives in Edwards, Colorado. Kristin is an avid hiker and loves to camp, but is happiest on a river.
Claudia Bryan
Director
Claudia Bryan moved to the United States from Argentina in 1997 and opened The Boardroom, a skateboard and snowboard shop in Avon, with her husband. From 2003-2008, this gave them the opportunity to help young kids and local athletes pursue adventure in the outdoors. The Colorado and Eagle rivers have been very important to her as she loves to paddle board, fly fish and raft during the summer.
Kate Burchenal
Director
Kate grew up in Denver but spent weekends skiing and hiking with her family in Vail. After venturing to Vermont for college, she made her way back to Colorado where she began her working with the Watershed Council as Education & Outreach Coordinator. Then after two stints in California (first ski patrolling, then grad school), Kate found her way back to Minturn. She is a Program Officer at Catena Foundation and a Director for the Eagle River Water & Sanitation District.
Fritz Ganz
Director
Fritz Ganz is a Managing Member with Ganz Legal Counsel Ltd. and is an environmental and natural resources attorney. His expertise is in abandoned mine sites, Superfund litigation and water quality compliance. Fritz is a volunteer adaptive sit-ski instructor with the National Sports Center for the Disabled and is an avid backcountry skier.
Bret Hooper
Director
Bret Hooper is a financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments. Previously, Bret served as President & Treasurer of Habitat for Humanity Vail Valley; he is also a former President, Treasurer, and Campaign Chairperson for United Way of Eagle River Valley; and former board member of Eagle Valley Chamber of Commerce. Telemark skiing, mountain biking, camping and rafting with his wife and three children are Bret’s favorite activities.
Joe Robinson
Director
Joe Robinson worked as Club Director at Passport Clubhouse at Golden Peak and as co-owner of Barre Forte VV fitness studio in Edwards (along with wife Beth). Additionally, Joe is a former golf professional and loves to fish, hike, backpack, camp, ski, bike, golf and enjoy everything outdoors with Beth and dogs Wyo and Olive.
Josh Stepanek
Director
Josh is an associate professor of Biology and Ecosystem Science and Stewardship at the Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley campus. A central theme throughout Josh’s career has been utilizing basic research in evolution and diversity to approach applied problems in aquatic biology from novel perspectives. This has included research on the impact of estrogenic compounds on our waterways, nutrient pollution and harmful algal blooms, the role of algal communities on stream and lake ecology, and the diversity present in aquatic habitats unique to the Colorado high-country. When not tromping around in streams or wetlands, Josh spends his time enjoying all that our mountain communities have to offer.
Pete Wadden
Director
Pete is the Watershed Education Coordinator for Town of Vail. Previously, he was Stewardship Coordinator at Walking Mountains Science Center and an Environmental Science instructor at Colorado Mountain College. Pete is a graduate of Prescott College (MA) and Bowdoin College (BA). He’s an avid rafter, kayaker, angler, hunter, backcountry skier, dog dad and lover of water in all its forms.
Woody Woodruff
Director
