Presentations
August 21-22, 2025 – Estes Park
Data Driven Childcare Funding Strategies, Carlie Bangs, Housing & Child Care Manager, Estes Park
Destination Management Timed Entry, Kyle Patterson, Management Specialist, Rocky Mountain Ntl Park
Managed Parking, Dana Klein, Parking and Transit Manager, Estes Park
Incentivizing Private Development of Community Housing: Jason Dietz, Housing Director, Vail & Patti Liermann, Housing Planner, Avon
Impact of STRs on Housing Affordability/STR Linkage Fees:
Zoe Dohnal, Town Manager, Telluride
Sarah Crump, Senior Planner & Keely Ambrose, Town Attorney, Breckenridge
Dan Kramer, Town Attorney, Estes Park
March 6, 2025
Economic Update, Brian Lewandowski, Exec. Dir., Leeds School of Business
January 30, 2025 – Breckenridge
Housing: Economic Mobility and Equity, Yesenia Silva Estrada, Vice President of Planning/Chief of Staff, Colorado Mountain College (CMC); Dr. Zachary Haberler, Manager of Strategic Analytics, CMC; Sara Walsh, Owner and Founder, CORE Planning Group
Exploring Geothermal Networks, Cameron Millard, Clean Energy Specialist, Town of Vail & Matt Garlick, Engineer, The Grey Edge Group
Carbondale Geothermal Initiative, Colin Laird, Council, Town of Carbondale
Ski Area Partnerships, Kelly Owens, Mayor, Town of Breck & Jon Copeland, COO, Breck Ski Resort
October 17, 2024 – Jackson, WY
Early Childhood & Childcare Initiative, Hailey Morton Levinson, Mayor, Jackson
Needs-based Childcare Pilot Program: Jeremy Rubell, Councilor, Park City
Childhood Education and Childcare Program: Sara Ott, Manager, Aspen
Jackson/Teton County Transportation Planning: Dr. Charlotte Frei, Regional Transp. Planning Administrator
Eagle Valley’s Rural Transportation Authority: Amy Phillips, Mayor, Avon
Equity Task Force: Jessica Chambers, City Council & Dr. Susan Scarlata, Dir. of External Affairs, Jackson
Indigenous Partnerships & UNDRIP: Jack Compton, Mayor, Whistler BC
August 22-23, 2024 – Durango
All Are Welcome Workforce Training, Kat Brail, Engagement/Inclusion Specialist, Visit Durango
Hotel Conversion to Affordable Housing, Scott Shine, City of Durango & Jenn Lopez, Moxie
Hotel Conversion Ordinances, Jonathan Godes, Councilor, City of Glenwood Springs
DuranGO! Micro Transit, Sarah Hill, Transit Director & Councilor Dave Woodruff, City of Durango
Co-Responder Program, Chief Current & Office Mizner, City of Durango & Molly Lopez, Axis Health
March 7, 20024 – Denver
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 Prog–Gail Garey, Prod. Resp. Prog. Advis. Board; John Hite, CAA; Doug DeCesare, HDR
Vail’s Stewardship Roadmap–Mia 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