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Scott Braden, Director of Conservation & Youth Education
303-996-2768
Contact Scott with questions related to recreation management and travel planning, policy initiatives, and CMC group conservation initiatives
Scott comes to the CMC from neighboring Utah with over a decade of experience in conservation and lands-based education work. After graduation from the University of Georgia, Scott headed west to work for Colorado Outward Bound School. In his six years there, he worked in logistics and in the field as an instructor and course director, mostly in the rivers and canyons of southern Utah. This led to a desire to work on conservation issues for Redrock country. Scott joined the staff at the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA), and for four years worked as a field advocate in Moab, legislative advocate in Washington, DC, and development director in Salt Lake City. When not at work, Scott likes to spend as much time as possible playing in the mountains and running rivers around the West.
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Jay Heeter, Campaign Coordinator
303-996-2759
Contact Jay with questions related to the Hidden Gems Campaign and the Backcountry Snowsports Initiative.
For most of his life, the outdoors has inspired Jay’s work and play. The path to Eagle Scout taught Jay at an early age the values of community and wilderness, and provided tons of outdoor recreation. As a college student at Duke University, Jay continued to enjoy the outdoors by leading backpacking trips, climbing trips and ropes courses in and around Pisgah National Forest.
Several years of conservation organizing around the country and ski instructing in Telluride helped Jay gain experience and a reserve of fresh air to carry him through law school. Upon graduating from Indiana University - Bloomington School of Law in 2009, Jay moved to Golden and joined the CMC. He is a very happy member of the Boulder Group and looks forward to protecting and enjoying Colorado’s natural spaces. |
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Lisa Cashel, Land Partnerships Manager
303-996-2764
Contact Lisa with questions related to participating in a trail work project!
Lisa brings 10 years of conservation and recreation-based non-profit experience to her position at the Colorado Mountain Club. Lisa holds a degree in environmental science from Boston College and a Master’s degree in Forestry from the University of British Columbia. Her academic and professional experiences have focused on the connections between recreation, sense of place, stewardship and conservation. She has worked as a restoration and saw crew supervisor with the Nevada Conservation Corps and most recently served as the Director of Trail Operations for the Tahoe Rim Trail Association, coordinating volunteers, partnerships and trail construction at Lake Tahoe. Lisa loves backpacking, photography, skiing, and spending time with her crazy dog, Tsuga. |
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Steve
Bonowski, Senior
Policy Advisor
Contact Steve with questions related to access, the Vail Pass Task Force, and the CMC Foundation.
A former Board
Director, Steve today represents The Colorado Mountain Club on the
Vail Pass Task Force, the Colorado Outdoor Training Initiative,
and the Northwest Colorado Stewardship (multi-agency lands conservation
entity focused on BLM lands in Moffat County, Colorado). In the
past, Steve has served as the President of the Board of the Colorado
Environmental Coalition
and as an appointed member of the Colorado State Trails Committee.
Today, he is also active with Republicans
for Environmental Protection. Steve has a master's degree in political science from Butler University
and a bachelor's degree in political science from St. Joseph's College, and has
a certificate in administrative law from McGeorge School fo Law. |
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