Matthew joined RFC in the summer of 2017 as a seasonal intern and now works year-round as a Water Quality Technician. He was born and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley, attended school in...

Originally from Saratoga Springs, New York, Elliott moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2011 to work for the Aspen Skiing Company. During his time with them he grew a passion for winter and summ...

A fourth-generation Coloradan with more recent Australian ties, Jennifer is excited to have returned to the Centennial State and for the opportunity to make a positive impact in the headwaters o...

Megan’s love of rivers began on the mighty Mississippi where she worked as a water patrol officer for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Wanting to focus on education instead of law enfor...

Heather began with RFC in 2010, focusing on land conservation and policy work. Since being promoted to Watershed Action Director in 2014, Heather has coordinated the C...

Rick graduated from Colorado State University in 1993 with a B.S. from the College of Natural Resources. Rick joined Roaring Fork Conservancy in 1998 and was promoted to Executive Director...

Christina calls Cleveland, OH, her hometown and the infamous Cuyahoga River her home watershed. Having spent a lot of time on lakes as a child, she quickly fell in love with rivers while w...

After moving from Colorado as a child, Shashi has always been interested in coming back. For the last 10 years, she’s scaled startups, managed public-private partnerships and strengthened...

Cailyn's passion for conservation stems from her childhood spent in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. She graduated in 2022 from the University of North Carolina at Cha...

Chad joined Roaring Fork Conservancy in August of 2006. He earned his B.S. in Biology from Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Chad has experience as a whitewater rafting guide and ski i...

A born and raised Midwesterner, Sheryl came to the Roaring Fork Valley during her senior year in college to learn how to ski. After graduation she intended to stay for only one ski season,...

Andrea first joined RFC in 2015 as a contractor and in 2021 became a full-time seasonal employee working on land conservation and ecology. Since moving to the Roaring Fork Valley in 2005,...

Seth received his M.S. in Land Resources and Environmental Sciences from Montana State University and his B.A. in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He special...

Beck Brooks grew up in the Ozark Mountains of Northern Arkansas. He was raised fishing the meandering smallmouth streams and the famous White River that cut t...