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As the Senior Policy Advisor for Local Government at the Colorado Energy Office, Christine provides resources to cities and counties to meet their climate and energy goals. Prior to her position with the state, she worked in environmental advocacy and served as the mayor of Lafayette. She led efforts to establish Lafayette’s climate action goals; using 100% renewable energy by 2030 and an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. During her tenure, the City of Lafayette received the Xcel Energy Sustainability Commitment Award for outstanding leadership in sustainability and commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy. She lives with her family in Lafayette including her husband Zak, her girls Sunny and Lumina, and her rescue dog Conan.

Kim is the Director of Government Energy & Sustainability Programs for Touchstone IQ, a Denver-based consulting firm providing benchmarking and building performance standards compliance software and services to state and local governments across the U.S. Prior to joining Touchstone, Kim managed the state of Colorado’s building decarbonization portfolio at the Colorado Energy Office overseeing policy development and program implementation for building energy codes, benchmarking, building performance standards, clean energy workforce development, and beneficial electrification. She has an MPA with a concentration in Environmental Policy, Management and Law from the University of Colorado at Denver and a BA in International Relations from Tufts University. She enjoys skiing, mountain biking, and traveling and loves living in the mountains with her husband, daughter, and dog.

As the President of Walking Mountains Science Center, Markian is responsible for the overall operations of the school. Markian joined Walking Mountains after 15 years with Outward Bound West where he served as a field instructor, course director and Colorado program director. Throughout his career in outdoor education, Markian has focused on leadership development, effective team building, staff training, and risk management. He received his B.A. in English from the University of Colorado and resides in Eagle with his wife and two daughters.

As the Climate Action Manager for Eagle County Government, John is implementing the county’s environmental policy and climate action plan within county operations and in the community. In this role, John collaborates with partner counties, municipalities, businesses, non-profit organizations, and utilities toward Eagle County’s common goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Prior to joining Eagle County Government in 2010, John worked for several ski areas and as an environmental consultant to western slope municipalities, resorts, and community businesses. A native of Colorado, John earned his undergraduate degree at Colorado State University and MBA at University of Denver.

Jen is the Executive Director of High Country Conservation Center in Summit County, Colorado. Prior to entering the nonprofit sector, Jen worked at Copper Mountain Resort for almost 15 years, gaining experience as an environmental manager and in marketing. She believes that community-scale action has a huge impact on protecting our environment. Jen is passionate about local climate action, energy reduction and zero waste initiatives. Jen graduated from Florida State University with a B.S. in Biology and earned a M.A.S. in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Denver. In her free time, she loves mountain biking, telemark skiing and spending time with her family.

Jenna Weatherred has served as the VP, Member & Community Relations at Holy Cross Energy (HCE) since 2018. While at HCE, she has focused on increasing member engagement, creating and strengthening community partnerships, and raising HCE’s visibility nationwide. Jenna leads the community relations department and the member services call center. Through her work with these two teams, she has helped HCE reach an American Customer Satisfaction Index of 89 and renewed HCE’s proud tradition of quality service and member focus by providing safe, reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy and services that improve the quality of life for its members and their communities. Earlier in her career, Jenna worked for Colorado Mountain News Media for fourteen years as the publisher of both The Aspen Times and the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. Jenna attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a BS in Communications.