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Board Member Bios

Karn Stiegelmeier was born and raised in Colorado. After graduating from the University of Colorado Boulder with a degree in Environmental Conservation, Karn worked for the US Forest Service and National Park Service in a variety of jobs and locations in Oregon, Wyoming and Florida. After completing graduate work in Education, she taught all subjects to 5th and 6th grades, and then taught outdoor education and science for all grades in California, returning to Colorado in 1995. Karn taught science at a Charter school in Dillon, CO and then worked for various local nonprofits and in 2009 became a Summit County Commissioner, completing 3 terms as County Commissioner. As Commissioner, she served on over 12 different water boards or committees, many related to mining clean-up efforts. She has been an avid river kayaker since college and enjoys being in our beautiful Colorado outdoors anywhere any season. 

Jill is a Mining Engineer who started her career with Shell Mining Company. She spent ten years in coal mining, including project management and business development of new mines and expansions, operations, permitting, and development of clean coal technologies.

She moved into the waste industry for BFI, managing complex remediation projects, EH&S, then into managing hazardous waste landfills at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. She returned to BFI as their landfill sales manager. This provided her over 15 years' experience in RCRA Subtitle C and D landfill business including sales, operations, environmental, health and safety programs and remediation in both public and private sectors.

In 2008, Jill segued into recruiting in the mining industry with a large international firm.  In 2016, Jill co-founded Brooks & Nelson to provide excellent talent for their clients.  Services include due diligence assessments for private equity companies.  She is passionate about helping clients build high performing teams.  

Jill lives in Golden, Colorado with her husband and Maine coon cat.  She enjoys people and anything outdoors, especially hiking, cycling, and gardening.  She serves on the Colorado Mining Association Board of Directors, CMA Education Foundation Board, SME Foundation Board of Trustees and is on the Executive Industry Committee for the Mining Department at the Colorado School of Mines.  She spent 15 years on the SDSM&T Mining Department Industry Advisory Board.
 

Tim works across all DNR Divisions and with the Governor's Office to develop and coordinate policy as well as manage day to day operations of the agency. Prior to joining the Department of Natural Resources, Tim served two terms as a Clear Creek County Commissioner from 2010-2019. As Commissioner, he concentrated on recreation and tourism, health care and bringing about sensible transportation improvements along the Interstate 70 Mountain Corridor. Tim was called on twice to testify to Congress on the Administration's clean water rulemaking in 2015. Tim has worked in various capacities for local, state and federal governments, with a majority of his career focused on natural resource policy and management. In 2018, Tim worked with a diverse group of stakeholders to launch a regional initiative focused on managing the impacts of growth on Colorado's Front Range public lands. A Colorado native, Tim resides in Idaho Springs, and is passionate about the outdoors. He serves as the chair of the Clear Creek Greenway Authority, a local nonprofit organization working to develop a multi-purpose recreational trail to the Continental Divide.

Mr. Redmond is co-owner of Agriburbia LLC. and has more than 25 years of professional experience in real estate, design, planning, natural resources, agriculture and spatial technologies. His combined knowledge in each of these disciplines allows him to effectively manage projects that result in innovative designs, technologically advanced data management, and new approaches to sustainable development. Mr. Redmond has a strong multi-faceted agricultural background which plays heavily in his innovative ideas for incorporating agriculture back into our modern communities.  He and his wife are the Co-Creators of Agriburbia®

Patrick Ortiz is Operations Director at San Luis Valley Great Outdoors and manages all operations, planning, and coordination of our SLV Great Outdoors Action Team (SLV GOATs), a locally based trail and restoration crew that works to build and maintain trail and recreation infrastructure in communities and public lands surrounding the San Luis Valley. Prior to SLV GO!, Patrick has worked on and lead various types of trail projects for Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Southwest Conservation Corps in Salida, Saguaro National Park, Great Sand Dunes National Park, and City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks. He is a native of Alamosa, CO and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Natural Resources Management: Physical Geography with a minor in Environmental Science from Adams State University. In his current role, he also helps coordinate collaborative processes that work toward community improvement by promoting public land stewardship and increasing opportunities for outdoor recreation, trails, and healthy living. Patrick enjoys exploring public lands throughout the West, fly fishing, mountain biking, snowboarding, and is learning to play the banjo.

As a Strategic Community Development Manager for Climax Molybdenum Company, a subsidiary of Freeport McMoRan, Nell Wareham works in partnership with the four-county operating area of Climax Mine to build their capacity and sustainable futures with a commitment to implementing strategies to drive collaborative work and transformative change increasing individual and community opportunity, wellbeing, and success.

Nell is passionate about access to early childhood and STEM education, sustainable careers, retention of working families, and attainable housing. She sits on various community boards such as The Summit Foundation, Education Foundation of the Summit, Summit County Chamber of Commerce, Summit Economic Partnership, Lake County Economic Development Corporation, and Lake County Community Fund.

Born in Pueblo, to a 5th generation local family. Educated in Pueblo, both public and Catholic schools. Attended SCSC, now called USC Pueblo for 1 year. My business background is many years in the Office Products Industry. All of my experience is at the National level. Companies, Dymo, Avery Dennison, Rolodex, Panasonic. Later I started my own company "Office Snax", a food snack and beverage firm serving offices nationwide. Came back home to Colorado 13 years ago and I live in the SW part of Colorado Springs. Married, one grown up child.