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Megan came to the Alliance in 2009 with a background in communications and conservation work. Prior to joining us, she most recently spent several years as a member of The Durango Herald’s editorial board where she wrote about local and national topics, having worked first as a reporter covering the city, county, nonprofits and environmental issues, and then as an editor. From 2001 to 2006, Megan was the membership and communications director for Colorado Environmental Coalition. She has lived in Durango since 1995 and earned an English communications degree from Fort Lewis College. She is currently working on a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Colorado at Denver. |
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Jimbo Buickerood recently joined SJCA in 2007 with extensive experience running outdoor education programs, including 20 years with Colorado Outward Bound as an instructor and program director. Jimbo brings vast first-hand knowledge of the landscapes of the San Juans and superb skills at working with people. He holds a Bachelor's Degree (1975) in Outdoor Education and a Master's Degree in Education (1993), both from Prescott College. |
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Amber joined staff in 2003 to spearhead our grassroots outreach concerning the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument and San Juan National Forest management plans. Amber assumed the position of Dolores River Campaign coordinator in 2007. Amber grew up on a farm in McElmo Canyon, literally on the edge of Canyons of the Ancients. Amber’s degree in sociology from Fort Lewis College included a four-month internship with the Alliance where she crafted our citizens’ vision for future management of Canyons of the Ancients. |
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Tracy Daniels has lived in the Durango area for the past 11 years. She attended Fort Lewis College, receiving a Sociology Degree and an Elementary Teaching Certification. Tracy taught school for 5 years prior to joining SJCA in 2006. |
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Mike joined SJCA in 2006 following ten years as an environmental consultant in the Four Corners region. He specializes in the National Environmental Policy Act, Federal Land Policy & Management Act, and Endangered Species Act compliance. Mike has a B.A. from Bates College and a M.A. in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. |
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Eddie Soto joined Compañeros in 2005. He
brings extensive skills in campaign organizing, with a stint as field
organizer and Latino liason for the Democratic National Committee
in 2004, where he organized voter turnout in the San Luis Valley.
Eddie has a strong background in video production. Eddie has a B.F.A
in Studio Art Photography from the University of Texas. |
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Josh brings nearly 20 years of experience in dealing
with the oil and gas industry to the position of Oil and Gas Issues
Organizer. He served three terms as a La Plata County Commissioner
from January 1993 to January 2005; in that capacity, locally he worked
to see that La Plata County’s oil and gas land use regulations were
not only enforced but expanded to protect surface owners’ rights.
Josh has dealt with numerous agencies, and legislative and Congressional
elected officials, to uphold the rights of local governments to exercise
their land use authority as it pertained to oil and gas development,
and to assert the right of local government to address with the environmental
impacts of oil and gas development. |
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Meghan Maloney assumed oversight of our river protection campaigns in 2008. Previously, she worked as a natural resource-focused Peace Corps volunteer in West Africa, worked for a municipal utility department in the City of St. Helena, California, and was a construction inspector on a large transportation project in Boston. Most recently, Meghan coordinated the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Master Watershed Steward program, where she received a Masters in natural resources management.
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Aaron stepped into the role of coordinating the Dolores River Campaign in April 2010. His background combines experience with ecological research and biological assessments, environmental consulting and National Environmental Policy Act associated work, and river related advocacy. Most recently, Aaron worked as the Project Manager for the Mountain Studies Institute, overseeing programs addressing air quality, land use management, climate change, water quality, and environmental justice. Aaron has lived and worked in the Four Corners Region for 10 years. Aaron has a B.A. from Earlham College and a M.S. in Environmental Studies from Bard College. |
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Mr. McAfee graduated from high school in Cortez in 1958 and went on to the University of Colorado and Stanford University to become an electrical engineer. He retired after 32 years with Hewlett-Packard and moved back to the home place with his wife MB in 1998. Chuck currently serves on the Board of Southwest Health System that operates the local hospital; the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument; a co-founder and member of the steering committee for the Summit Leadership Programs that are designed to nurture community leaders and volunteerism; an alum of Leadership Montezuma; an advisor to the Board of the Community Radio Project (KSJD); and a member of the Southwest Regional Council of the Colorado Springs-based El Pomar Foundation. |
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Ms. Lachelt is Executive Director of the Oil and Gas Accountability
Project, and previously worked for the Alliance as E.D. until 2001.
She has a wealth of grassroots organizing experience with oil and
gas issues specifically. Gwen has a B.S. in Political Science from
Fort Lewis College. |
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Mr. Bendt owns the Computer Mapping Company and
provides GIS services to local governments and businesses across
the country. He is active in the Alliance’s Public Lands Task
Force. Paul is a pilot and an avid outdoorsman. He has a B.S. from
MIT and a PhD in Physics from the Univ. of Colorado. |
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Mr. Ford is the owner of Performance Videos and technical producer
of fourteen instructional books and videos on whitewater paddling.
He is a world champion whitewater paddler. Kent holds a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University. |
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Mr. Skiba is a Senior Wildlife Conservation Biologist with Colorado Division of Wildlife, where he has worked for over 20 years. Throughout his professional career, Gary has spearheaded biodiversity, ecosystem management, and protection of wildlife species that are threatened, endangered or special status. Gary has a B.S. in wildlife management from the University of New Hampshire, and a M.S. in wildlife biology from Colorado State University. |
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Mr. Scott operates a ranch at Hesperus, Colorado, a farm at Bloomfield, New Mexico and various rental properties. He lives in Aztec, NM and served as an Aztec City Commissioner for eight years. He has a B.S. in Biology from Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO.
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Ms. Brown was formerly Executive Director of Durango Latino Education Coalition (DLEC), responsible for the overall management of DLEC and all programs. Her qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in education, graduate work in bilingual and bicultural studies, and certification in English as a Second Language, grades K-12. She has experience working in family literacy programs, youth assets programs, community partnerships, and advocating for minority and “at risk” students for 20 years. DeeDee has been involved in civil rights and social justice work for over 40 years.
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Ms. Markward has lived mostly in La Plata County since 1983, though she has just recently returned from three years in New Zealand where she earned a master’s degree in sustainable tourism. Her professional focus has been on tourism marketing – working with everyone from large national park concessioners to small, community-based nonprofits in Africa, Latin America, and Asia Pacific. Her personal passions include politics, renewable energy, keeping fragile ecosystems whole, and sustainable economies. From 2004 to early 2008, Anne helped the La Plata Democrats with their public outreach by expanding and strengthening their membership through better communications, fundraising, and local visibility |
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Mr. Riegle moved Durango 13 years ago, and shortly afterwards, he began volunteering at the Alliance; first with the Piano Creek development and then traveling to D.C. to lobby against the Animas-La Plata Project. He has worked mapping roadless areas for the Alliance and the Southern Rockies Forest Network, and chaired the Weminuche Group of the Sierra Club for three years. He has also continued to remain active in the Wild San Juans Task Force. Harry is an active member of the Smart Energy Committee of the Sustainability Alliance of Southwest Colorado (SASCO). Harry earned his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from Western Michigan University and his Doctor of Optometry degree from Pacific University in Oregon.
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