2012 Board of Directors
Susan G. Pollack
President
Financial analyst (retired); MBA Finance; Gore Range Natural Science School Board (1999-2008): Assistant Governor, Rotary International, Vail Valley Wine Auction, Treasurer and Board Member.
Pete Denise
Vice President
Prudential Colorado Properties, Broker Associate, Vail, CO; Forbes Sotheby’s International Realty, Broker Associate; Ski Patrol – Vail, CO and Les Deux Alpes, France, 1997-2004; Ohio Wesleyan University, BA in
Psychology.
Phil Hancock
Treasurer
Community Banks of Colorado, President, Avon Branch, 2006 to 2010; Colorado Business Bank, Edwards, VP (1999-2006), Westar Bank, 1st VP (1996-1999) Other: Eagle Rotary, President of Western Valley Rotary Foundation.
Cliff Tompson
Secretary
Principle, IKS Consulting; specializing in handling community affairs, elections, political strategy and communications; recovering journalist, BA History, Hartwick College, Oneonta NY. Activities: Fly fishing, bird watching, writing,
Gary Brooks
Director
Project Manager, Alpine Engineering; 21 yrs. Experience in land surveying and project management including Eagle Ranch Development. BS in Petroleum Geology, Oklahoma State University.
Bill Carlson
Director
Environmental Health Officer/Sr. Environmental Planner, Town of Vail; Eagle County Department of Environment; Oakland County Health Department, Southfield/Pontiac, MI; Masters in Public Health;30 yrs. of environmental health experience with 21 yrs. in administration. Member, Trout Unlimited.
Kathy Chandler-Henry
Past President
Owner, Black Diamond Research (1992-present); Director of Institutional Research, Colorado Mountain College; MHA (Heath Administration), MA in Political Science; Past President United Way of Eagle County; Vice Chairman Eagle County Home Rule Commission; Board member Eagle Childhood Partners. Eagle County native.
Phil Frank
Director
Sr. VP, Community Banks of Colorado, Eagle, 2005 to present; WestStar Bank, Sr. VP/Avon (2004-05); Alpine Bank, Pres./VP, Eagle (1982-2003); Other: Eagle Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past-President; Eagle Ranch HOA. Expertise in financial planning, accounting and leadership.
Dr. Joseph (Joe) E. LeBeau
Director
V.P., Product Responsibility, Dow Chemical Co. (retired): certified in general toxicology; licensed veterinarian in the State of Michigan; B.S. degree in zoology ; D.V.M in veterinary medicine; M.S. in pharmacology – all from Michigan State University. Activities: Avid outdoorsman, Community Guest Services, Ducks Unlimited, R.M. Elk Foundation.
Timm E. Paxson
Director
Chemist (PhD, MS, BA) Shell Chemical Company (retired), expertise in Discovery and Development chemical reserarch, Business Technical Center work (base chemicals & detergents), leader in Presentations Workshop. Other activities: Betty Ford Alpine Gardens (Volunteer); Vail Resorts (Community Guest Services). Native son.
Rob Sperberg
Director
Attorney Sperberg & Associates, broad experience in commercial law, real estate law, and construction law, 25 yrs experience in litigation transactional and appellate practice.
Dr. Thomas (Tom) Steinberg
Chairman Emeritus
Physician (Retired); Past Vail Town Council Member; Eagle Valley Land Trust Board. Expertise in water quality; fisheries, stream flows; Gore Creek and upper Eagle River historic flows.
Josiah (Joe) Macy
Emeritus
Past ERWC Board President (2006), Fishing Guide, Vail Resorts (Retired) Governmental Affairs; Eagle Valley Land Trust Board. Expertise in water quality and quantity, fisheries, riparian values, local government.
Arlene S. Quenon
Emeritus
Past ERWC Board President (2007-08), Attorney (Retired); Corporate Executive; Eagle County Planning Commission (1991-2002); Eagle Valley Land Trust Board (2003-06); Eagle Valley Chamber of Commerce, Past President; Sylvan Lake State Park (Volunteer). Member of Board of the Eagle Valley Nordic Council, Inc., Secretary (2009-10)
Staff (click name to email)
Executive Director
Nonprofit Executive Director, Mesa Verde Foundation (2005-07) and Colorado Project Exile (2000-05); Finance Director, State of Colorado Republican Party (1998-2000), VP Marketing and SEC registered with private and NYSE investment firms (1975-2000). Professional editor, writer, photographer - and Beaver Creek ski instructor.
Director of Finance and Marketing
Matthews Restaurant Gen. Mgr. and owner (2007-2009); Vail Resorts Development Company, Financial Analyst, Vail Resorts Design and Construction, Financial Analyst, Vail Resorts, Accountant (2001-2007), Chair of the Snowshoe Shuffle (2003-2004), Women's Cancer Coalition (2004-2008), University of Colorado, Denver, Fine Arts, mother of two, hiker, snowboarder, loves being outdoors.
Director of Policy and Planning
Certified Land Planner and Project Manager; Principal, Land Planning Collaborative, Inc.; MPA in Public Administration, BS in Geography/Environmental Planning; Expertise in land use, development, public and private project management, and the physical and economic aspects of watershed issues and growth.
OSM/VISTA Community Outreach Coordinator
BS in Natural Resource Planning/Community and International Development, University of Vermont. Experience working with water resources in rural communities in Honduras. Experience in community organizing.
Water Program Director
Hydrologist; Environmental Data Manager; Principal, S.K.Mason Environmental, LLC. M.S. in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences (Emphasis: Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions, Hydrology, Stream Ecology). Expertise in physical hydrology, hydrologic modeling, solute transport, GIS, environmental data management, remote environmental data collection system deployment/maintenance.