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Melissa Sumera (she/her)FINANCE & OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Melissa has been with AVLT since Jan 2006. She started as part-time administrative help, later scaling up to full-time and taking charge of event orchestration, fundraising support, database management, and book keeping. Melissa is currently shifting gears, instead bringing her full focus to the financial health of the organization, reporting, and compliance with industry regulation. She is committed to moving the organization forward with improved equity, diversity, and inclusive efforts, in close concert with the Relevancy Committee. This transplant came to the valley in 1999 from the rainy worn trails of the Pacific Northwest and has been drying out in Colorado ever since!
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Erin Quinn (she/her)CONSERVATION DIRECTOR
Erin is a Colorado native and joined the AVLT team in 2016. Erin has over 15 years of conservation experience including time spent at a local land trust in Fort Collins, overseas with Wildlife Conservation Scoiety, and with the national organization, Land Trust Alliance. Erin appreciates that her role at AVLT includes walking landowners through the conservation process from inquiry to closing and cherishes these relationships. Her priority is ensuring landowners’ intentions are upheld throughout the entire process. Erin enjoys a good dance party at home with her husband, kids, and dog as well as spending time outdoors gardening, cross-country skiing, hiking, and biking.
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Jeff Davlyn (he/him)PHILANTHROPY DIRECTOR
Jeff is a life-long outdoor enthusiast and conservationist raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who moved to Colorado in 2005. Before joining AVLT, Jeff studied natural resources law and agriculture policy while earning his law degree at the University of Denver. He is passionate about AVLT’s focus on protecting open spaces and dedication to building community. He lives in Carbondale with his wife and three little ones where they love small town living, getting outside, and the constant entertainment that comes along with parenting.
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Carly Bolliger (she/her)COMMUNICATION & ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Carly was raised in Kansas City, Missouri and studied public communication at Truman State University before entering the nonprofit world through grant writing. She moved to Denver in 2017 and focused on nonprofit communications and marketing. Carly now lives in Carbondale with her partner and two dogs and is excited to help protect the beautiful spaces that drew her west.
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Brian Hightower (he/him)EDUCATION COORDINATOR & RANCH MANAGER
Brian Hightower coordinates educational programming and management of the Chapin Wright Marble Basecamp property. After teaching in Aspen for 12 years, Brian traded his indoor classroom for an outdoor one. His goal is to facilitate outdoor education opportunities for students and educators in the valley and beyond. Brian is convinced that direct contact with wilderness can cure many afflictions of modern youth, including, but not limited to: boredom, technology addiction, the inability to build fires, and substandard s’more construction. He lives in Carbondale with his two favorite explorers; wife, Emily and son, Oz.
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Bud Tymczyszyn (he/him)STEWARDSHIP DIRECTOR
Originally from a small mountain town in California, Bud has built a career dedicated to helping communities grow more sustainably and preserving special places. He earned his Master’s Degree in Urban & Regional Planning from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he also worked as a GIS analyst for the county. Before joining AVLT, Bud worked as a non-profit planning consultant helping communities across the Mountain West better manage their growth. Bud is passionate about open space and agriculture, and is especially excited to help conserve working and agricultural lands here in the Roaring Fork and Colorado River Valleys. When he's not in the office, you can often find Bud pulling weeds or running a tractor for his wife Sara, Director of Highwater Farm.
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Jonathan Rose (he/him)RESTORATION & LAND MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR
Jonathan’s enthusiasm for the outdoors evolved from exploring and chasing frogs, snakes, turtles, and other small creatures of the midwest woodlands where he born and raised. He has since progressed his career as a natural resources professional, working on a range of projects from the Northeast to the Mountainous West in both the private and public sector – with a focus in ecological restoration. Jonathan now lives in Basalt with his wife and two daughters, with whom he enjoys exploring the many trails and open spaces this valley has to offer, instilling his passion for the outdoors.
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OLYMPIA
OPERATIONS ASSISTANT Melissa is assisted in her duties by veteran AVLT office dog, Olympia. Oly joined the team in August 2015 and mostly provides office levity by trying to curl up in chairs that fit her as a puppy but she has long outgrown. Email Olympia |
MARTIN & KENNEDY
COMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANT Carly is supported by Communications Assistants Martin and Kennedy. Marty and Kenny are excellent personal trainers, keeping Carly busy hiking and backpacking, but mostly provide skilled begging for treats and squirrel protection. Email Martin & Kennedy |
MESA
EASEMENT ASSISTANT Bud is aided by Easement Assistant, Mesa. A tripod with double the love to give, Mesa's background is in advanced veggie-quality testing and napping on feet in the office. Email Mesa |
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