Colleen A. Trout Email and Phone Number

Experienced non-profit professional, ski Instructor and landscape gardener with a demonstrated history of working with people of all ages, abilities and disabilities in the non-profit world of local food and sustainability, recreation/outdoor tourism & ski industry. Skilled in nonprofit organizational development including startups, event management, fundraising, grant and report writing, leadership, and educational program development. Strong community professional with a passion for nature and forest restoration, skiing, high altitude gardening; and reducing waste (promoting composting), energy and water use, and promoting local food and agriculture systems. MA in Sustainable Communities - Northern AZ University (May 2018). Thesis: Got Snow? Climate Change Impacts on Snowpack, the Ski industry & Mountain Communities in SW Colorado. Concerns include a healthy snowpack, forest and watershed health, a warming climate and weird weather and how that impacts water resources in the west, skiing, outdoor recreation, local food and agriculture/gardening.