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.
Beth Davis
: Treasurer
Beth Davis is a Managing Consultant in the Energy practice at Navigant Consulting. She works with a broad spectrum of clients from across the United States, estimating impacts from energy efficiency projects and analyzing clean energy markets. At home in the Yampa Valley, Beth is an avid skier, biker and outdoorswoman. She is passionate about clean energy and looks forward to promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in the Yampa Valley. Beth holds degrees in mechanical and environmental engineering, is a LEED Accredited Professional, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.
Dr. Tina Evans (Ph.D. Sustainability Education, 2011) CMC Sustainable Schools Liaison
As a recent addition to Colorado Mountain College Steamboat Campus’ Sustainability Studies program, Dr. Evans is a recent transplant to Steamboat Springs, coming from the Environmental Studies Program at Fort Lewis College in Durango where she served as Coordinator, building partnerships between students in the program and local organizations doing environmentally relevant work. One of the highlights of this work was serving for three years as a founder and steering committee member for the Apple Days festival held in downtown Durango. She organized up to 100 volunteers who gleaned local apples from community members’ trees (about 7,000 pounds was the largest amount we ever harvested), pressed these apples into juice, and assisted with publicity, organization, and management of the festival itself. Dr. Evans was a member of several sustainability-oriented groups as well as a member of a study circle that developed a definition of sustainable economic development for La Plata County, Colorado. She has a great deal of campus leadership experience in higher education and is familiar with many sustainability oriented movements and sustainability challenges. Tina hopes to combine these skills on the YVSC Board to work as a liaison between the CMC Sustainability Program and YVSC programming and community outreach.
Paul Potyen: Board Chair and Talking Green liaison
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! www.paulpotyen.com
Craig Schifter
Craig comes to the board with the merger of Yampa Valley Recycles as of August 1, 2012 and we’re pleased to have him. Craig is newly retired and enjoys hiking, skiing, camping, climbing and all things related to the outdoors. Craig graduated in 1975 from Colorado State University with a BS in Business Administration and an emphasis in Industrial Relations.
Garrett Smith: Vice Chair and YVR Liaison
Garrett has been involved with Yampa Valley Recycles since beginning work at Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation in 2006. His work as Assistant Supervisor of Base Area Services gives him the “boots on the ground” knowledge of recycling and zero waste that he brings to YVR and YVSC. This past year, Garrett was a member of the Leadership Steamboat Class of 2011-2012. He was integral in developing the Leadership project – installing 22 permanent recycle containers for downtown Lincoln – and headed up the fundraising effort for this project. Garrett is looking forward to be the Board liaison for the Yampa Valley Recycles committee.
Jeff Troeger: Secretary
Jeff is a longtime Steamboat resident, moving to the area in 1980. As a Professor of Business/Economics at Colorado Mountain College (CMC), Jeff played an integral part in launching CMC’s new Sustainability and Business bachelors degrees, and retired from CMC in May, 2012 although still teaches as an adjunct within the Sustainability curriculum. Jeff’s passion for the Yampa Valley Electric Association’s energy policies prompted him to begin attending the YVEA monthly board meetings about 5 years ago and he has been instrumental in the changes that have since been made there. Jeff has served on the local school board, and is also an avid outdoorsman, he enjoys telemark skiing, cycling, snowshoeing and sailing.
Past Board of Directors Members
Since 2008, the Yampa Valley Sustainability Council has had a wide variety of esteemed members on our Board of Directors. We value their input, expertise, experience, time and dedication to growing the YVSC organization.
2007-08 Steering Committee
Angela Ashby
George Danellis
Sarah Fox
Lyn Halliday
Kim Hornsby
Susan Holland
Noreen Moore
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2008 Board of Directors
Angela Ashby – Co-Chair
George Danellis
Sarah Fox – Secretary
Lyn Halliday – Co-Chair
Susan Holland
Kim Hornsby – Treasurer
Noreen Moore
Myra Shunny
Emmanuelle Vital
2009 Board of Directors
Mark Anderson
Angela Ashby – Chair
Jeremy Behling
Kyleigh DeMicco
Sarah Fox – Vice Chair/Secretary
Greg Gunn
Kim Hornsby – Treasurer
Andy Kennedy
Liz Wahl
2010 Board of Directors
Angela Ashby – Chair
Jeremy Behling – Treasurer
Kyleigh DeMicco
Sarah Fox – Vice Chair
Greg Gunn
Andy Kennedy – Secretary
Erica Olson
Lisa Powell
Liz Wahl
Audrey Williams
2011 Board of Directors
Angela Ashby – Chair
Kyleigh DeMicco
Katie Hughes
Sarah Jones – Secretary
Bill Lucas-Brown
Liz Wahl – Vice Chair
Audrey Williams
Drew Williams
2012 Board of Directors
Angela Ashby – Chair
Kyleigh DeMicco
Kaela Miller – Treasurer
Paul Potyen
Liz Wahl – Vice Chair
Audrey Williams
