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Chief Executive Officer
Katie Blackett
303-996-2742
katieblackett@cmc.org
Katie Blackett comes to Colorado Mountain Club with over 9 years of financial and management experience, in both the for-profit and non-profit sector. Katie has many years of board experience having sat on the Campfire board, USATF Colorado, and BoldeReach. To keep |
| her worldly knowledge up to date and her calendar as full as possible, she teaches Economics and Business as an adjunct instructor.
Katie holds an undergraduate degree from Villanova University where she attended on an athletic scholarship as well as an MBA. Katie has been a professional runner for 8 years having run in the last two marathon Olympic Trials. She currently lives in Boulder, Colorado with her husband Matt Schneider and their adorable Golden Retriever Tollie. Katie is thrilled to be the CEO of CMC and hopes to continue strengthening the tremendous organization that CMC is. Katie is
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Assistant Controller
Shelby Mattingly
shelbymattingly@cmc.org
303-996-2765
Shelby is happy to join the team at CMC after years of for-profit financial management in Chicago. She is a new resident of Colorado, but her love of the mountains was developed over years of family vacations in the Rockies, and she has always wanted to make a permanent move out |
| west. She lives in Denver and spends her free time exploring her new home, hiking, running, and enjoying the mountain air. Shelby is a member of the Denver group. |
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Editor Trail Timberline, Marketing
Chris Case
303-996-2746
chriscase@cmc.org
Formerly the curator of the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum, Chris Case became the editor |
| and designer of Trail & Timberline in September 2008. He is also the marketing strategist for the Club. He has honed visual and creative skills from his background as a freelance photographer. Chris holds a master’s degree in Journalism (with a concentration in documentary photography) from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to receiving that degree, Chris held a communications internship with the Jane Goodall Institute in the Washington, D.C. area. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience from Colgate University. An elite-level cyclist, Chris lives in Golden. |
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Website/Information Technology
Bill Smith
303-996-2760
billsmith@cmc.org
Bill comes to the Colorado Mountain Club with over twenty years experience in IT
and Website management and design. Bill has been a member of the Denver Group since 1997. |
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CMC PRESS |
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CMC Press Publisher
Alan Stark
303-996-2743 bear@cmc.org
Alan Stark has spent 32 years in book publishing starting as a textbook rep at Random
House and then Harcourt. He signed on at Westview Press as a sales manager, moved
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University Press as a marketing manager and then on to Fulcrum
Publishing as their first director of sales and marketing and second vice president. He started his
own publishing company, Travis Ilse Publishers that he subsequently sold to Sasquatch
Books. Next he worked for the Mountaineers Books as director of sales and marketing
and was then hired by Ski and Skiing magazines as associate publisher of Mountain
Sports Press. He is a slow trail runner having come in dead last two years in a
row in the Mountain Race Circuit (1984-85) and has lead three sea kayaking trips
to the west coast of Vancouver Island and usually returned with all the people he
left with. He lives in north Boulder with his best friend Linda and a Portuguese
Water Dog, Mack, who refuses to swim. Alan is a member of the Boulder group. |
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CONSERVATION |
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Director of Conservation
Bryan Martin
303-996-2768
bryanmartin@cmc.org
Bryan has worked on conservation and recreation projects his entire career. After
earning his degree from Pennsylvania State University, he traveled to Queensland,
Australia to work for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service on the planning,
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of a long-range hiking trail through the D’Aguilar
Range northwest of Brisbane. Returning to the U.S. with this new experience, Bryan
became a passionate advocate for recreation’s role in the conservation and preservation of natural areas. Bryan is a member of the Boulder
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Recreation Planning Coordinator
Anya Byers
303-996-2754
anyabyers@cmc.org
Anya spent several seasons working on and leading trail crews for the City of
Boulder's Mountain Parks and Open Space Department. While pursuing a degree in Human
Ecology from Stanford University, she worked on monitoring and GIS mapping with
The Nature Conservancy in Colorado |
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and spent six months researching grazing and
land use patterns in the Succulent Karoo Biome, a biodiversity hotspot in South Africa.
After graduating, Anya was drawn to New Mexico where she worked as a researcher
at the Valles Caldera National Preserve. Designated by Congress in 2000, the 89,000-acre
Preserve is known as a case study for multiple-use management of public lands, seeking
to unite diverse stakeholders through science-based adaptive management. In 2006,
Anya joined the staff of the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative as Volunteer Coordinator
and later Restoration Manager, planning and supervising trail construction, restoration
and maintenance projects and public education efforts on Colorado's peaks over 14,000
ft (4,267 meters).
Anya is a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society and is certified as a Leave
No Trace Master Educator. Anya is a member of the Boulder Group. |
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Central Mountains Conservation Coordinator
Jay Heeter
303-996-2759
jayheeter@cmc.org
Jay has been a fan of the outdoors since he was very young. |
Working towards Eagle Scout as a kid, Jay learned the values of community, wilderness, and outdoor recreation. As a student at Duke University, he led backpacking trips, climbing trips and ropes courses in and around Pisgah National Forest. After college, Jay worked around the country on several different conservation campaigns before taking a breather as a ski bum and ski instructor in Telluride. Three years of law school at Indiana University-Bloomington and one Colorado bar exam later, Jay has now returned to Colorado for good. He is a very happy member of the Denver Group and looks forward to protecting and enjoying Colorado’s natural spaces. |
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DEVELOPMENT |
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Development Director
Sarah Gorecki
303-996-2752
sarahgorecki@cmc.org
Prior to joining the CMC in November 2009, Sarah spent two years as the Deputy Director of Colorado Environmental Coalition, and five years at the Colorado Fourteeners Initiative, doing everything from designing fourteener trails to |
managing field crews to raising project funds. Sarah has spent time as a backcountry ranger in Alaska and Leadville, has worked as a GIS analyst and land use planner, and was the chief copy editor for an English-language newspaper in Taipei, Taiwan. Sarah earned her bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Colorado College in 1995, and holds a masters degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. She is an avid telemark skier, hiker, fourteener climber, nordic skier, trail runner, and cyclist, and is a member of the Denver group. |
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EDUCATION |
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Education Director
Brenda Porter
303-996-2748
brendaporter@cmc.org
B.S. Life Science Education, Mankato State University, MN, master of nonprofit
management student, Regis University Brenda initiated the CMC's Youth Education
Program in 1999. She was thrilled to culminate |
her past work for regional parks, non-profits and schools
as naturalist, guide, science teacher, outdoor program manager, and Peace Corps/Honduras
community development volunteer. Brenda is active in the Association for Experiential
Education (AEE), currently serving as chair of the Rocky Mountain Region and co-chair
of the Conferences Advisory Committee. She enjoys hiking and back-country skiing
with Bellatrix, the friendly Labrador retriever often seen at the CMC, as well as
watercolor painting in the open air.
Certifications: Wilderness First Responder/CPR (first aid), Leave No Trace Master,
past Colorado Teaching License, Native Plant Master. Brenda has been a CMC member
since 1997. |
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School Programs Manager
Stacy Wolff
303-996-2751
stacywolff@cmc.org
B.S. Wildlife Conservation, U. of Delaware
Stacy joined the YEP staff in October, 2006. Her work as naturalist and educator
for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, environmental learning centers, and public
schools has provided her with |
| extensive skills and experience related to mountain education. Stacy is an avid rock climber, back country hiker and skier, bird admirer, gardener, and is a member of the Denver Group. Certifications: Wilderness First Responder, CPR, Project WILD/WET Facilitator. |
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YEP Instructor
Heidi Potter
heidipotter@cmc.org
303-996-2762M.S. Physical Education Teacher Education, B.S. Exercise and Sport Science, Oregon State University
Heidi joined the YEP in the fall of 2007. Her experience as an elementary
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P.E. teacher, gymnastics coach, and volunteer ski patroller has provided her with a broad background in sports and health instruction. Heidi enjoys sharing her passion for the outdoors with younger populations and spends her free time outdoors fishing, hiking, cross country skiing, cycling, horseback riding, and trail running. Certifications: Wilderness First Responder/CPR, Level I Avalanche, Outdoor Emergency Care Technician, Colorado Professional Teaching License
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MEMBERSHIP SERVICES |
Membership Services Representative
Juliebeth Pelletier
juliebethpelletier@cmc.org
303-996-2740 |
Membership Services Representative
Dana Dillow
danadillow@cmc.org
303-996-2749
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BRADFORD WASHBURN
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BWAMM Museum Curator
Jake Norton
303-996- 2763
jakenorton@bwamm.org
A climber since 1986 and guide since 1993, Jake has traveled the world helping people reach the summits of their dreams. By the time he was 33 years old, Jake had already spent over a year of his life on Mount |
| Everest on 5 expeditions with two summits of the mountain. Aside from climbing, Jake has accomplished great things in his career as a professional photographer. Working for prestigious media outlets such as Discovery, PBS/NOVA, BBC, Channel-4, and the Outdoor Life Network, Jake has covered assignments in South Africa, Costa Rica, Iceland, Nepal, Tibet, and throughout the USA. His photographic work has been published in Outside Magazine, National Geographic Adventure, Men's Journal, Vanity Fair, Forbes, and countless other national and international publications, and has also been used in major ad campaigns by Toyota and Ford. Jake also makes a special point of giving back to our community and the world. He is proud to serve on the Board of Directors for Porters’ Progress and as Chairman of the Board for the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum. He is also a partner of Colorado PTA and actively supports Educate the Children, and Water for People, the American Himalayan Foundation, and many other non-profit organizations. |
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BWAMM Operations Manager
Sarah Wood
303-996- 2763
sarahwood@bwamm.org
Growing up in southern Indiana, Sarah always had her eye on the western mountains. After finishing her marketing degree at Belmont University in Nashville, TN, Sarah worked in the Country Music Industry |
| for 7 years wearing many hats including running her own creative marketing and management business. Since moving to Colorado in 2008, Sarah has found the ultimate fit for her business skills and outdoor lifestyle. Sarah enjoys sitting on the Board of Directors for BoldeReach and volunteering creative services for the Thorne Ecological Institute, The Charley Foundation and ClimateSmart. |
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BWAMM Base Camp Store Manager
Martha Perantoni
303-996-2755
marthaperantoni@mountaineeringmuseum.org
Martha arrived at Winter Park Resort in Colorado from her home state of Vermont after a long detour to California where she was everything from a ski patroller to a public school teacher to a programmer for National Public Radio. A published author, Martha earned her bachelors in Classical Piano from Boston University and MFA in Classical Theater from the University of San Diego with additional studies at Stanford and
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UC Berkeley. A Nordic and alpine skier for over 35 years and mountaineer and ice climber for the past couple of decades, she’s always looking for new quests to keep her strapped to her winter toys. When not blissfully ensconced in the American Mountaineering Museum and Store you may find her AT skiing, finishing those elusive 14ers summits, winter mountaineering, ice climbing, boning up on mountaineering history, planning her next international escapade, or hanging out with her two cats, Mr. Bill and Diablo, in her Evergreen cottage. |
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