Gunnison Valley Audio Journal

CFGV and Western Colorado University TICtalks, recorded live in the University Center Theatre at Western Colorado University on September 28, 2023: Jonathan is the Director of MS in Ecology and Professor of Environment and Sustainability at Western Colorado University. He specializes in the study and conservation of plant communities and landscapes in the southern Rocky Mountains. Recently, Jonath...

CFGV and Western Colorado University TICtalks, recorded live in the University Center Theatre at Western Colorado University on September 28, 2023: Anna is a Western Colorado University graduate of the Master of Environmental Management program. She is a range technician for the United States Forest Service and has previously worked as a podcast producer and reporter for the  Gunnison Country Time...

CFGV and Western Colorado University TICtalks, recorded live in the University Center Theatre at Western Colorado University on September 28, 2023: James is Director of the Indigenous Lands Program at Trees, Water & People. James engages and works with U.S. Tribal Nations in the American Southwest on efforts centered around community-based, Tribal-led stewardship projects that create economic...

CFGV and Western Colorado University TICtalks, recorded live in the University Center Theatre at Western Colorado University on September 28, 2023: Quincy grew up in Connecticut on the edges of suburbia and farmland, with a deep connection to the rolling fields and the horses that inhabited them. She completed her BFA in Literature at Colby Sawyer College in the lakes region of New Hampshire, and...

CFGV TICtalk recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on July 31, 2023: George Sibley is a freelance writer and retired educator who has lived in the Upper Gunnison River valley most of the time since 1966 – in Crested Butte, in Gothic, in Gunnison (except for a few years in Crawford and then Ft. Collins.)  Writing is the thread that runs through his life: as owner/editor...

CFGV TICtalk recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on July 31, 2023: Colorado-born Ronda Connaway’s time in the Gunnison Valley – to which she came in 1994 – has been marked by public service and community activism. She was a founder, and board member, of Habitat for Humanity, served on many Health & Human Service Department committees and task forces, was a founde...

CFGV TICtalk recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on July 31, 2023: Glo Cunningham has lived in Crested Butte for over 47 years. She first got involved with nonprofits in 1977 with the fight to Save Red Lady and High Country Conservation Advocates (then High Country Citizens’ Alliance). She has been a part of over 40 non-profits either through volunteering at events,...

CFGV TICtalk recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on July 31, 2023: ​A resident of Gunnison, Colorado for almost 60 years, Doug Tredway attended local public schools and graduated from Gunnison High School. After earning a degree from the University of Northern Iowa, he returned to Gunnison to begin a career in Education and for 35 years worked as a Teacher, Coach, Pr...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte on September 13, 2022: Dr. John Hausdoerffer is an author, teacher, philosopher, and organizational founder who lives in Mt Crested Butte, CO. He has authored and edited books such as Catlin’s Lament: Indians, Manifest Destiny, and the Ethics of Nature; Wildness: Relations of People and Place; What Kind of Ancestor D...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte on September 13, 2022: As an award-winning developer and place maker, Jeff Hermanson has directed transformative projects for more than four decades. He’s best known as a principal partner in the restoration of Denver Union Station and the 27-year owner and steward of Larimer Square, where he created an iconic cultur...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte on September 13, 2022: Dr. Jeni Blacklock is a recognized leader in engineering education and has mentored over a thousand engineering undergraduate and graduate students. Jeni has been an innovator in engineering education, bringing in over $2.5M of funding for engineering education initiatives over the past 5 years...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live at the Center for the Arts in Crested Butte on September 13, 2022: Chris Cappy is a change management expert, educator, entrepreneur, executive coach, and curator of learning experiences that develop high performing teams. His value proposition is focused on innovation in service of delivering better, faster execution results, driving requisite change and buil...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on September 6, 2022: Matt Aronson is a sociologist and professor who directs Western Colorado University’s newest graduate program, the Master of Behavioral Science (MBS) in Rural Community Health. One of his habits is noting how communities pursue durable social changes, especially structural ones meant to...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on September 6, 2022: With a Ph. D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from UC-San Diego, Ian has been the Executive Director of RMBL since 2000, building a scientific institution serving field scientists and students. He has been active in local politics, currently serving as Mayor of Crested Butte and on...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on September 6, 2022. Delaney is a seasoned entrepreneur and change agent. She successfully owned, operated, and exited her first company and has since been dedicated to fostering ingrained cultural values for innovation and entrepreneurship. Until recently, she served as Executive Director of Startup Colora...

CFGV debut of TICtalks, recorded live in the Black Box Theatre at the Gunnison Arts Center on September 6, 2022: Drew Brookhart is the Executive Director of Gunnison County Library District. As a librarian, Drew is focused on furthering individual discovery and lifelong learning by championing intellectual freedom and a democracy of culture. Drew has a personal and professional interest in develop...

This episode features Gunnison Valley authors David Rothman, John Steele, George Sibley, Joshua Melnick, Betty Light (as read by Brooke Moran) and haiku master Rob Lipowitz. Many of the works you will hear were originally published in the Crested Butte Magazine or the Gunnison Valley Journal.  When possible, the original author is the reader.  After you listen to this podcast, pick up a copy of th...

This episode features Gunnison Valley authors Marcie Telander, Dave Pinkerton, George Sibley, Luke Danielson (as read by Marketa Zubkova), Mallory Mikeska (as read by Hayden Moran), Guthrie Moore (as read by Brooke Moran), and haiku master Rob Lipowitz. Many of the works you will hear were originally published in the Crested Butte Magazine or the Gunnison Valley Journal.  When possible, the origin...

Many of the works you will hear were originally published in the Crested Butte Magazine or the Gunnison Valley Journal.  When possible, the original author is the reader.