Our Team
The Metro Denver Nature Alliance is supported by a volunteer-led Steering Committee, standing committees, project teams, and a growing group of students and early-career professionals. Learn more about us and help us grow our team! Please reach out with any internship requests or invitations to collaborate.
Steering Committee
- Brad Calvert*, Denver Regional Council of Governments
- Chandi Aldena, The Trust for Public Land
- Christopher Hawkins*, The Nature Conservancy
- Ford Church, Cottonwood Institute
- Gordon Robertson and Leslie Pickard**, Denver Parks & Recreation
- Jennifer Whitener and Molly Maloy**, Denver Zoo
- Jo Burns, Jo Burns Connects
- Kellie Flowers, Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado
- Leander Lacy, Lacy Consulting Services
- Parker McMullen Bushman*, Butterfly Pavilion
- Sarah Konradi*, National Wildlife Federation
- Sarah Olson, Denver Botanic Gardens
- Susan Daggett and Chad King**, University of Denver
*Executive Committee member, **Alternate Steering Committee member
AmeriCorps VISTA, hosted by the National Park Service Intermountain Regions and Conservation Legacy
- Jeremy Sifuentes
Community Engaged Fellows, Center for Community Engagement to advance Scholarship and Learning (CCESL), University of Denver
- Carina Weadock
- Cris Marquez
Former Team Members
- Alexa Cotton, Alexander Handloff, Madison Kraus, Nicole Chernick – 2019 Capstone Team, Masters of the Environment (MENV), University of Colorado – Boulder
- Corey Martz, Morgan Stevens, Sam Wallace – Community Engaged Fellows, CCESL, University of Denver
- Doug Hill, Gone Feral – Nature Narratives Contractor
- Mara Gonzalez, The Creative Umbrella, LLC – Nature Narratives Contractor
- Rewina Senbetay – Intern, Denver School of Science & Technology (hosted in partnership with EPA Region 8)
- Shayne Estes, 2020 Capstone Project, Masters of Public Administration, University of Colorado, Denver