Yampa Valley Sustainability Council

The YVSC Board of Directors is a diverse group, with each member bringing qualification and expertise that facilitates decision-making and action in implementing programs and projects for the community’s sustainability. The committees and sub-committees are broad in scope and include such topics as green building, renewable energy, transportation, zero waste, local foods, land-use, collaboration, and expansion as the organization and needs grow within the community.

Angela Ashby: Chair

Angela Ashby has a long history in sales, marketing, advertising, and entrepreneurial endeavors and is currently a real estate broker with Prudential Steamboat Realty. As Steamboat’s first certified EcoBroker, she is active in the building community encouraging green building practices. Angela brings to the board the ability to identify funding opportunities, viable programs and partnerships necessary to advance the organization.

Liz Wahl: Vice Chair/Interim Treasurer: Vice  Chair

Liz Wahl is currently the Food & Beverage Director for Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation as well as President of The Steamboat Restaurant Association. Liz is dedicated to improving sustainability, zero waste and greening the restaurant community. She was the Executive Chef at Steamboat Ski Corp. for many years, has worked with local suppliers to procure organic foods and is integral with YVSC’s pilot program for commercial composting, Zero Waste Initiative. Liz also started the Environmental Task Force at Steamboat to work interdepartmentally within the resort on green projects.

Kyleigh DeMicco

Kyleigh DeMicco is the Visitor Center Manager for the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association.  Kyleigh brings skills in community development and Chamber business experience to the Board of Directors for the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council to help collaborate sustainable efforts, outreach, and education within the Steamboat Springs community.

Sarah Jones: Secretary

Sarah Jones is an environmental consultant who does technical support work for Lowry Assumptions, LLC in Denver. Sarah believes that education is the foundation of all sustainability efforts. She initiated the recycling and composting programs at the Denver Cooperative Preschool and Graland Country Day School in Denver, CO before moving to Steamboat. Since moving here in the fall of 2010, Sarah has been working to reduce the ecological footprint of Strawberry Park Elementary.

Audrey Williams

Audrey Williams is the Facilities Director for the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation and the President of the Steamboat Springs Free Summer Concert Series (a Zero Waste event series). Williams work with the resort is very diverse and includes aspects of building maintenance, transportation, recycling, zero waste and event coordination. She is interested in coordinating with the various management companies in town to reduce the number of resort shuttles that operate during the winter season.

Kaela Miller

Kaela Miller is an experienced marketing executive & financial professional from the telecommunications industry.  She is a full-time mom and also teaches yoga.  Sustainability and environmental issues became a higher priority after becoming a mother. Kaela is excited to help YVSC lead green initiatives in our community.  Her marketing and finance expertise and diverse scope of experience will be a strong complement with the current YVSC board and staff.

Drew Williams

Drew Williams is the Director of Customer Service and Warranty at Big Agnes Inc.  He leads sustainability efforts within the organization and has a history of developing sustainable practices in growing small businesses.  He recently earned a Master of Business Administration in Sustainable Business with a focus in Renewable and Alternative Energy.  Drew brings skills in sustainable business development, outreach, and education to the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council Board of Directors.  Drew is interested in collaborating with businesses and government organizations to promote alternative modes of transportation in the Yampa Valley.

Paul Potyen

Paul Potyen has worked as a mechanical engineer, a jazz musician, a composer/arranger, a magazine editor and journalist, a website designer and a piano teacher. A long-time advocate for renewable and clean energy, he bought land in the County and designed, built, and sub-contracted a solar-powered strawbale house where he lives with his wife. He is the initiator of Transition Steamboat — part of a worldwide grassroots movement to make a transition to a more resilient, sustainable lifestyle at the community level. Paul is actively pursuing appropriate ways to lower the Yampa Valley’s carbon footprint by using cleaner energy — and less of it!

Bill Lucas-Brown

Bill Lucas-Brown, LEED® AP, BPI Building Analyst, RESNET HERS Rater, BPI Envelope Specialist
GB3 co-founder Bill Lucas-Brown is an experienced green builder and Efficiency First advocate.  Originally lured into green building in the early 1990s, Bill has managed and/or built a number of near net-zero homes, including two featured on the cover of the Boulder Green Building Journal and one on the front page of Conservation Magazine.  GB3 was recently awarded the Colorado Home Performance Champion of the Year for its outstanding work improving the comfort, health, and energy efficiency of existing homes.   Bill holds a BA in Japanese and a BS in Environmental Biology from the University of Colorado.  Bill has lived in Colorado since 1972 and currently lives in Steamboat Springs with his wife Jennifer and daughter River.