Chaffee County Sustainability Summit – October 15, 2009
A Chaffee County Renewable Energy Planning Initiative
South Central Region Sustainability Roundtable Meeting Final Report – download in PDF format.On October 15, 2009 Chaffee County and Incite Consulting hosted a sustainability summit. There was an excellent turnout with representatives from many the Colorado State Government, local businesses, interested citizens and regional energy providers and environmental organizations attending.
Download the Agenda in PDF format
Download PDF presentations from the Sustainability Summit
- Geothermal Energy in the Heart of the Rockies – Colorado Geological Survey – 3.5mb
- Alliance for Sustainable Colorado – South Central Sustainability Roundtable – 3.6mb
- Xcel Energy – Our Clean Energy Future – 1.5 mb
- Sangre De Cristo Electric – Renewable Energy Incentives – 1 mb
- Colorado Governor’s Energy Office – Recovery Act and Opportunities for Colorado’s New Energy Economy – 1mb
Read about the the Sustainability Summit from local new sources:
- Chaffee County renewable energy planning underway – Salida Citizen
- Sustainability Conference by Audrey Gilpin of the Mountain Mail
Participants
| First Name | Last Name | Organization | Title |
| Denise | Ackert | Transition Salida | Member |
| Pat | Alderton | Town of Poncha Springs | Town Administrator |
| Evelyn | Baker | Buena Vista Planning and Zoning Commission/The Trailhead |
Chair/Owner |
| Keith | Baker | Town of Buena Vista/The Trailhead |
Trustee/Owner |
| Yvonne | Barnes | Mountain Mapping | Cartographer |
| Bill | Bennett | Sangre De Cristo Electric Association |
Energy Use Advisor |
| Joel | Benson | Town of Buena Vista | Trustee |
| Ed | Berg | Salida Greenhouse Produce | Owner |
| Rick | Boucher | Web Works Design and Consultant |
Principal Consultant |
| Michael | Brown | EcoDepot USA | Director of Engineering, Procurement and Construction |
| Cheryl | Brown-Kovacic | Chaffee County Heritage Area | Board Chair |
| Susan | Boyd | Town of Buena Vista | Town Administrator |
| Hap | Channell | Gunnison County | Commissioner |
| Bob | Christiansen | Chaffee County | County Administrator |
| Merry | Cox | Transition Salida | Member |
| Bob | Flint | Town of Buena Vista | Mayor Pro-Tem |
| Bill | Gardiner | USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service |
District Conservationist |
| Dennis | Giese | Chaffee County | Commissioner |
| Audrey | Gilpin | The Mountain Mail | Staff Writer |
| Ann | Graham | Chaffee Citizens for Sustainability |
Board of Directors |
| Judy | Green | Colorado Mountain College, Lake and Chaffee Counties |
Community and Corporate Learning Manager |
| Hew | Hallock | Governor’s Energy Office | Southern Region Representative |
| Fred | Henderson III | Mount Princeton Geothermal LLC |
Chief Scientific Officer |
| Kurt | Jones | Colorado State University - Chaffee County Extension |
Chaffee/Park County extension Director |
| Larry | Kier | Scientific Consultant | |
| Steve | King | ||
| Jaime | Keating Kclo | Go Green Events | Owner |
| Tim | Klco | Peak Solar Designs | Owner |
| Marilyn | Laverty | Small Business Development Center – Western State College |
Director |
| Jack | Lewis | City of Salida | City Administrator |
| Albert | Lionelle | U.S. Soil Inc. | Vice-President |
| Judy | Lohnes | Upper Arkansas Area Council of Governments, Region 13 |
Executive Director |
| Julie | Mach | Southwest Conservation Corps - Los Valles |
Field Systems Specialist |
| Jerry | Mallet | ||
| Aaron | Mandelkorn | Renewable Energy Outfitters | Owner |
| Joani | Matranga | Governor’s Energy Office | Western Region Representative |
| Chris | Menges | High Country Citizens’ Alliance |
Climate and Clean Energy Coordinator |
| Joan | Michaud | Solid Foundations Inc. | President |
| Kerry | Nelson | Ploughboys | Owner |
| Ted | Palpant | Colorado Solar Energy | Owner |
| Ray | Perkins | Volunteer | |
| Margo | Perschbacher | OAK Construction LLC | Owner |
| Alison | Ramsey | Greater Arkansas River Nature Association |
Executive Director |
| Kyle | Remley | Headwaters Energy | Associate |
| Christopher | Reim | BioVantage Resources | President |
| Irene | Renfro | Cate Street Capital | Project Analyst |
| Michele | Riggio | Chaffee Citizens for Sustainability |
Member |
| Mike | Rosso | Colorado Central Magazine | Editor |
| John | Rouse | Salida School District R-32-J | Superintendent |
| Cara | Russell | Town of Buena Vista /Buena Vista Heritage |
Mayor/Director |
| Matt | Sares | Colorado Geological Survey | Deputy Director |
| Jack | Saunders | Saunders Company | Owner |
| Gail | Schwartz | State of Colorado | State senator, District 5 |
| Susan | Soltysik | Saguache County Sustainable Environment and Economic Development |
Board Member |
| Bernice | Strawn | Legacy Women Voters | Member |
| Kathryn | Wadsworth | Incite Consulting LLC | Principal |
| Kathy | Worthington | Xcel Energy | Area Manager |
| Janna | Six | Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
Education and Outreach Director |
| Kelly | Landau | Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
Education and Outreach Program Assistant |
| Margaret | Mailander | Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
Office Manager |
| Carrie | Murphy | Alliance for Sustainable Colorado |
Education and Outreach |
For more information about the Summit, contact Kathryn Wadsworth at kw@incite-consulting.com.
