Nicole has had the pleasure of working with and playing in Colorado water since 2002. She is using skills acquired from positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District to grow the Foundation into Colorado's premiere water education provider. Nicole has a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of Kansas and an MS in Water Resources from the University of Vermont. Nicole has a long history of working with non-profit organizations, including stints on the Boards of Directors of the Colorado Watershed Assembly, the Big Thompson Watershed Forum and the Grand County Water Information Network. When she isn't working to teach Coloradoans about their water resources, she can be found skiing, rafting our State's rivers, cycling the back roads of Boulder County, or tending her garden in Longmont. 
 

David Harper, Office Manager

David is a Colorado native with a vested interest in the State’s future. David comes to the Foundation after local experience in banking and entrepreneurialism and international experience in telecommunications marketing and business research. He received his B.A. from the University of Colorado in Political Science and his Master of Business Administration from CU-Denver. When not working for the Foundation, David enjoys traveling and making loud noises with various amplified musical instruments.

 Kristin Maharg, Education Program Associate

Kristin works within the Foundation's educational programs, informing Colorado citizens on sustainable water use. Kristin realizes the power of a healthy water supply to improve a community's well-being. She has worked in various capacities to design and deliver watershed education programs, such as a community-driven wetland restoration project in New Orleans. Kristin received a BS in Wildlife Ecology and Spanish and an MS in Water Resources Management from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In her leisure time, she seeks outdoor adventure, traveling, music, and home-cooked meals with friends. Kristin also plays a mean cowbell when its time to get people back on the bus.

Emmett Jordan is a designer/photographer with long-standing interests in water, agriculture, education and the natural world. A journalism graduate of the University of Colorado, he has worked on the staff of newspapers in Colorado, Arizona, California and Florida. He also spent a number of years in Denver working with an agency developing photography, book and exhibition projects. In addition to design for print and electronic media, he raises Angus cattle on the grasslands of northeast Colorado.

Aaron Parker, OSM/VISTA Program Assistant

Aaron Parker came to Colorado in April 2010 from California to work for the Foundation through the AmeriCorps program. Aaron has worked on farms and with Community Supported Agriculture programs in California and New Zealand and he brings his passion for the outdoors to work with him every day. He received his B.S. in Agricultural Business with a minor in Sustainable Agriculture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California. Aside from working for the Foundation, Aaron has been known to climb up tall rocks, peddle his bike for long distances, and get extremely excited when talking about compost.

Officers

President

Rita Crumpton

Palisade

1st Vice President
Gregory Hobbs, Jr.
Colorado Supreme Court, Denver

2nd Vice President
Taylor Hawes
The Nature Conservancy, Boulder

Secretary
Callie Hendrickson
Colorado State Conservation Board, Palisade

Assistant Secretary
Tom Cech

Central Colorado Water Consercancy District, Greeley

Treasurer
Alan Hamel

Pueblo Board of Water Works

Assistant Treasurer
Reagan Waskom
Colorado Water Institute, Fort Collins

Board of Trustees

Becky Brooks
Colorado Water Congress, Denver

Matt Cook
Coors Brewing Company, Golden

Rep. Randy Fischer

Colorado House of Representatives, Fort Collins

Jennifer Gimbel
Colorado Water Conservation Board, Denver

Rebecca Mitchell

Colorado Dept. of Natural Resources, Denver

Reed Morris

Cantafio Law Firm, Steamboat Springs

Chris Piper
Denver Water, Denver

John Porter
Colorado Water Congress, Cortez

Chris Rowe
Anschutz Exploration Company, Denver

Rick Sackbauer

Vail Resorts, Vail

Robert Sakata

Sakata Farms, Brighton

Travis Smith

San Luis Valley Irrigation Co., Monte Vista

Steve Vandiver

Rio Grande Water Conservation District, Alamosa

Sen. Bruce Whitehead

Colorado State Senate, Durango