Presentations

March 7, 20024
Economic Update, Brian Lewandowski, Exec. Dir., Leeds School of Business
Population Matters, Trends & Transitions, Greg Totten, Economist, CO Demography Office
USFS Federal Leasing Program for Housing, Scott Fitzwilliams, WRNF Forest Supervisor, USFS

January 25-26, Crested Butte
Electrification Panel Climate Slides – Ian Billick, Mayor, Crested Butte
Livability in Mountain Towns – Mel Yemma, Long Range Planner, Crested Butte
Base Area Development-Matt Dias, Manager & Erik Daenitz, Director of Econ Devel., Park City
Crested Butte EV Fleet – Shea Earley, Director of Public Works, Crested Butte
Legislative & Housing Task Force – Margaret Bowes, Executive Director, CAST

October 20, 2023 – Vail
Extended Producer ProgGail Garey, Prod. Resp. Prog. Advis. Board; John Hite, CAA; Doug DeCesare, HDR
Vail’s Stewardship RoadmapMia Vlaar, Econ. Devel. Dir. & Kristen Bertuglia, Environ. Sustain. Dir., Vail
Vail’s Affordable Housing Program – Russel Forrest, Manager, Town of Vail

August 24-25, 2023 – Basalt
Law Enforcement Liability, Tami Tanoue, Exec. Dir. & Sam Light, Deputy Exec. Dir./General Counsel, CIRSA
CTO Destination Stewardship Initiative, Jill Corbin, Deputy Director, CO Tourism Office
WE-Cycle, Mirte Mallory, Co-Founder & Executive Director
Basalt Connect Micro Transit, Travis Gleason, Owner, Downtowner LLC

March 2, 2023 – Denver
Economic Update, Brian Lewandowski, Exec. Director, Business Research Div., Leeds School of Business
Population Matters, Trends & Transitions, Cindy DeGroan, Senior Demographer, CO Demography Office
New State Housing Programs, Alison George, Director, Division of Housing, DOLA
Middle Income Housing Auth./Proposition 123, Patrick Meyers, State’s Chief Economic Recovery Officer

January 26-27, 2023 – Steamboat Springs
Welcome to Steamboat Springs-Robin Crossan, City Council President
Yampa River Health-Katie Berninger, Friends of Yampa & Michele Berning Cmty Ag Alliance
Colorado & Western Slope Water Policy-Jennifer Bock, Asst. City Attorney
Managing Parks & Rec Demand-Alexis Wolf, Craig Robinson, Brad Setter
Sustainability in the Yampa Valley-Michelle Stewart, Exec. Director, Yampa Sustain. Council
Elected Leaders Mental Health-Skippy Messirow

October 20-21, 2022 – Glenwood Springs
Managed Recreation, Quandary Peak-Elisabeth Lawrence, Commissioner, Summit County
Managed Recreation, East Vail-Greg Hall, Transportation Director, Town of Vail
Managed Recreation, Hanging Lake/Maroon Bells-Ken Murphy, H20 Ventures 
Mountain Towns Climate Solutions Project-Jessie Burley, Frisco Town Council
Crested Butte Electrification-Dara MacDonald, Manager, Crested Butte
Water Infrastructure Resiliency-Matt Langhorst, Public Works Director, Glenwood Springs
STR Regs & Hotel Conversion-Hannah Klausman, Asst. Dir. Com. Devel., Glenwood Springs
Elected Officials Mental Health-Skippy Mesirow, Elected Leaders Collaborative

August 25-26, 2022 – Salida
State & Federal Immigration Issues-Marissa Molina, Colorado Director, FWD.us
Chaffee Common Ground-Greg Felt, Diesel Post, Kim Marquis
USFS Regional Recreation Investment Strategy-Jason Robertson, Recreation Director, USFS
CAST Housing Task Force-Dara MacDonald, CAST President

March 3, 2022 – Denver
Economic Update-Brian Lewandowski, Exec. Director, Business Research Div., Leeds School of Business
Legislative Update-Meghan Dollar, Legislative Advocacy Manager, Colorado Municipal League
Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office-Conor Hall, Executive Director, COREC
Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA)-Jacob Smith, Executive Director
Colorado Tourism Office-Timothy Wolfe, Executive Director

January 27, 2022 – Virtual
Future of Housing-Jason Peasley, Executive Director, Yampa Valley Housing Authority 
Lease to Locals-Jason Dietz, Housing Director, Summit County
Housing Matters, Jennifer Kermode, Executive Director, Gunnison Housing Authority
Short-Term Fix, Alisha Janes, Assistant Manager, Winter Park

October 21-22, 2021 – Park City
Welcome to Park City-Andy Beerman, Mayor, Park City
Park City Economy-Jed Briggs & Erik Daenitz, Park City Budget Dept.
Resident & Business Advocate-Michelle Downard, Resident Advocate
Sustainable Tourism-Jennifer Wesselhoff, Park City Chamber & Visitor Bureau
Historic Preservation in Park City-Mark Harrington, Senior City Attorney & Aiden Lillie, Planner
Regional Growth & Development Beyond PC Boundaries-Matthew Dias, Park City Manager
Electric Bus Maintenance Facility Tour
Water Treatment Facility Tour
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Pub. Private Partnership-Diego Zegarra, PC Community Found.
Park City Vision 2020-Tim Henney, Park City Councilmember

August 26-27, 2021 – Telluride
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Roadmap-Will Toor, Colorado Energy Office
Carbon Free Mobility-Chuck Ray, Rocky Mountain Institute
Beneficial Electrification-Kevin Cooney, San Miguel Power Association
Wildfire Mitigation-Stuart Robertson, USFS
Telluride Bag Ban-Todd Brown, Town of Telluride

March 4, 2021 – Virtual
CML Legislative Update-Meghan Dollar, CML
Economic Update-Brian Lewandowski, Leeds School of Business
GNAR Overview-Liz Sodja, Gateway & Natural Amenity Region Initiative
Respecting Place: Placemaking-Jake Powel, Utah State University
The Mountain Pact: 2021 Priorities-Anna Peterson, The Mountain Pact

January 28-29, 2021 –  Virtual
Vail InDEED – George Ruther, Town of Vail 
Housing Helps – Laurie Best, Town of Breckenridge
Thoughtful Growth: Bed Units – Mayor Jack Crompton & Jessie-Gresley           Jones, Resort Municipality of Whistler, BC
Managed Camping/Rec. – Jennifer Jones, BLM, Moab, UT Field Office
Managed Camping – Matt McCombs, USFS-Gunnison Ranger Dist. (Pending)

March 5, 2020 – Denver
Economic Update – Brian Lewondowski, Leeds School of Business
State of Natural Resources in CO – Dan Gibbs, Dept. of Natural Resources
Affordable Housing Solutions– Alison George, Colorado Division of Housing

January 22-23, 2020 – Avon
Welcome to Avon – Mayor Sarah Smith Hymes
Local Governments & EV Implementation – Matt Frommer, SWEEP
Electric Vehicle Readiness Plan – Eva Wilson, Mobility Director, Avon
Nicotine Taxing/Licensing/Min. Age – Scott Wright, Asst. Manager, Avon
Nicotine Taxing/Licensing/Min. Age – Pete Strecker & CJ Oliver, Aspen
Polystyrene Ban & CRS 25-17-104 Repeal – Eric Heil, Town Manager, Avon
Avon Urban Renewal District – Eric Heil, Town Manager
Heat Recovery Project – Justin Hildreth, Town Engineer, Town of Avon
Climate Action – Kim Schlaepfer, Proj Manager, Climate Action Collaborative

October 24-25, 2019 – Aspen
Welcome to Aspen – Mayor Torre
Hanging Lake Active Management-Lisa Langer, Debra Figueroa, Max Forgensi
Managing Conflicting Community Values – Mel Yemma & Noel Durant
Climate Action Community Toolkit – Ashley Pearl
Effectively Communicating about Climate Change – Jacob Smith

August 22-23, 2019 – Frisco
Colorado Tourism Office – Cathy Ritter
Breckenridge Tourism Office – Lucy Kay
Aspen Chamber Resort Association – Debbie Braun
Welcome to Frisco – Mayor Gary Wilkinson
Copper Mountain Resort – Dustin Lyman
Census 2020 – Brian Meinhart
Dark Sky Protection – Kalen Jones & Zacharia Levine
Colorado Communities for Climate Action – Jacob Smith
High Country Conservation Center Climate Action Plan – Jess Hoover

March 7, 2019 – Denver
Economic Update-Brian Lewandowski
State of Wildlife in Colorado-Jeffrey Ver Steeg

January 17, 2019 – Teton Village WY
Transportation Demand Management in Teton Village-Melissa Turley
Trails & E-Bike Regulations-Brian Schilling
Emergency Preparedness-Rich Ochs
Sustainable Destination Program-Tim O’Donoghue
Sustainable Destination Program-Kim Langmaid
Sustainable Destination Program-Kristen Bertuglia
Jackson Hole Air Travel Program-Kari Cooper

October 26, 2018-Winter Park
Crown Castle-Scott Henry
Vail Affordable Housing-George Ruther
Winter Park Resort-Sky Foulkes
Proposition 110-Margaret Bowes
Vail Recession Planning-Kathleen Halloran
Telluride Recession Planning-Todd Brown

August 24, 2018-Mt. Crested Butte
Colorado Office of Outdoor Recreation-Luis Benitez

March 15, 2018 – Denver
CDOT Presentation-Michael Lewis
Economic Update-Brian Lewandowski
Colorado State Land Board-Bill Ryan

January 2018 – Mountain Village
RoadX & Panasonic Smart Mobility
SMART Regional Transit Authority – Todd Brown
SMART Regional Transit Authority – Amy Levek
Telluride Arts – Kate Jones

October 27, 2017 – Silverton
Lyft Expansion to Mountain Towns – Brittany Camerson, Lyft

August 25, 2017 – Silverthorne
Affordable Housing – Laurie Best, Town of Breckenridge
Affordable Housing – David O’Neil Brynn Grey Partners
Forest Health – Brad Piehl, High Country Forest Collaborative

March 9, 2017 – Denver
Economic Update – Brian Lewandowski, Leeds School of Business
Colorado Communities for Climate Action (CC4CA) – Tom Easley, Rocky Mtn Climate Organiz.

October 27, 2016 – Pagosa Springs
Colorado Tourism Office – Cathy Ritter, Colorado Tourism Office
One Geographic Area Study – Michael Muldoon, Colorado Division of Insurance
I AM PRO SNOW – Talya Tavor, I AM PRO SNOW, The Climate Reality Project

August 26, 2016 – Fraser
Water Quality/Impaired Stream Status – Lane Wyatt, NWCOG Water QQ Committee
Storm/Waste Water Management – Gene Riordan, Vranesh & Raisch
Upper Fraser Valley Regional Transit – Drew Nelson, Winter Park
Roaring Fork Transit Agency (RFTA) – Dan Blankenship, RFTA
The Mountain Pact & Community Engagement – Diana Madson, Mountain Pact

March 10, 2016 – Denver
Colorado Economic Review & Outlook – Ben Mendanhall, COLOTRUST
The Sharing Economy – Rachel Allen, CML
CDOT Update – Shailen Bhatt, Executive Director, CDOT
The Disney Way Grand County Training Series – DiAnn Butler, Grand County Economic Develop.

January 20, 2016 – Whistler, BC
40 Years: A Brief History of Whistler – The Role of Long Term Planning – Melissa Laidlaw, RMOW
Tourism Whistler – Barrett Fisher, President & CEO of Tourism Whistler
Whistler Chamber – Val Litwin, CEO, Whistler Chamber
Whistler: Community Fundamentals – Mike Furey, Chief Administrative Officer, RMOW
Focus: Climate Change & Energy Management – Ted Battiston, RMOW

October 23, 2015 – Estes Park
Estes Park Update – Bill Pinkham, Town of Estes Park
Where Wild Meets Life – Wes Kufeld, Estes Park Police Chief; Kate Rusch, Public Information Officer; Kyle Patterson, Rocky Mountain National Park Public Affair Officer; and Mary Kay Watry, Rocky Mountain National Park Biologist.
Operating Nonprofits in a Destination Community – Jill Lancaster and Sally Park, Estes Park Nonprofit Resource Center; Travis Machalek, Town of Estes Park
Building a Better Colorado – Reeves Brown, Project Coordinator
Estes Park Flood September 2013 – Frank Lancaster, Town of Estes Park

August 28, 2015 – Vail
Welcome to Vail – Andy Daly, Town of Vail
Vacation Home Rentals – Melanie Rees, Rees Consulting Inc.
I-70 Coalition – Margaret Bowes, I-70 Coalition
The Mountain Pact – Diana Madson, The Mountain Pact

March 12, 2015 – Denver
Reason for Cautious Optimism in the U.S. Ski Industry – Michael Berry, NSAA
Colorado Economic Update – Ben Mendenhall, COLOTRUST

January 23, 2015 – Dillon
Town of Vail Special Events – Kelli McDonald, Town of Vail
Community Benefits of Workforce Housing – Wendy Sullivan, WSW Associates

October 24, 2014 – Ouray
Revenue Neutral Carbon Tax – Allen Best, Mountain Town News
Opportunities & Challenges for Mountain Communities in Today’s Economy – Clark Anderson, Sonoran Institute
A Brief History of a Complicated River – Eric Kuhn, Colorado River District

August 29, 2014 – Durango
Changing Consumer Demographics in the Ski Industry – Nate Fristoe, RRC Associates

March 13, 2014 – Denver
Five Employee Benefit Trends – Leanna Sandner & Ted Konstantopoulos, Forest Financial Group Inc.

January 24, 2014 – Jackson, WY
Jackson Hole Air Program – Mark Barron & Mike Gierau, Town of Jackson
Jackson Hole Community Pathways – Brian Schilling, Town of Jackson

August 30, 2013 – Crested Butte
Plastic Bag & Film Recycling – Phil Rozenski, on behalf of the American Plastic Bag Alliance
Transportation Infrastructure for Colorado – Bob Murphy, Mayor of Lakewood on behalf of MPACT64

October 26, 2012 – Glenwood Springs
Kari Linker – Regional Dev. Director, Colorado Office of Economic Dev. and Intl. Trade

August 31, 2012 – Minturn
Tony Hernandez – Director, Division of Local Gov, DOLA
Melissa Sherburne & Mark Kane – SE Group

January 27, 2012 – Steamboat Springs
Debra Hinsvark – Assistant City Manager
Winnie Delliquadri – Government Programs Manager

October 28, 2011 – Park City, UT
Diane Foster – Park City Environmental Sustainability Manager
Michael Kovacs – Park City Assistant City Manager

August 26, 2011 – Grand Lake
Michael Berry – National Ski Areas Association

January 28, 2011 – Snowmass Village
David Keyser – Colorado State Demography Office
Kathay Rennels and Geniphyr Ponce-Pore – CSU Office of Community & Economic Development

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