BROADS STAFF

Broads staff is passionate about and dedicated to the cause of protecting and preserving wilderness for all time. We also make sure to keep a "Broad" sense of humor every step of the way!

Veronica Egan, Executive Director – Veronica joined Broads staff in the fall of 2002, bringing with her a wealth of knowledge and history of Broads. She had been a Great Old Broad for 12 years (almost as long as we've been around) and was a Board member for 2 years before taking on the role of Executive Director. Veronica attended Michigan State University, studying art, animal husbandry, and philosophy. She has been a guide and outfitter both on her family’s guest ranch outside of Santa Fe, NM, and for Colorado Outward Bound and Pack Creek Ranch in Moab. She has been a staff member for the Santa Fe Mountain Center, an experiential education program, and has served on the Boards of the Backcountry Horsemen of New Mexico, Rio Arriba County Fair, Espanola Animal Shelter and Life Education Network of the Southwest. Veronica has worked for years in environmental advocacy, volunteering for the New Mexico Sierra Club, the Central Clearing House in Santa Fe, and the Santa Fe Trails Coalition. Her passion for wilderness and her tireless work are helping us to make "Broad" strides for wilderness protection. ronni@greatoldbroads.org

Rose Chilcoat, Associate Director – Rose came to Broads with 13 years of experience working for the U.S. Forest Service and the National Parks Service. Having worked as a park ranger at Mesa Verde NP, Bryce Canyon NP, Rocky Mountain NP and Coulee Dam NRA, she ultimately ended up in the Alaska Regional Office of the Park Service where she worked as a Concessions Analyst managing over 350 commercial service providers in the Alaska parks. She was also an Outdoor Recreation Planner with the Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance program in Alaska before returning to Durango in 1993. She has experience working with not-for-profit organizations and is currently president of the Board of Directors for Durango Nature Studies. She received a B.S. in horticulture summa cum laude from Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. With her knowledge of the issues and her immense enthusiasm for wilderness, Rose makes sure that Broads are out on-the-ground in places that our voices can be heard and make a difference. rose@greatoldbroads.org

Gary Skiba, Healthy Lands Project Director - Gary joined Broads as the Director of the Healthy Lands Project after a 23 year career with the Colorado Division of Wildlife.  He grew up in western Pennsylvania and received his B.S. in Wildlife Management from the University of New Hampshire in 1978.  Gary arrived in Colorado in 1978, receiving his M.S. in Wildlife Biology in 1981.   He worked for 3 years as the manager of a private hunting area near Greeley, Colorado, and joined the Colorado Division of Wildlife in 1986 as Wildlife Technician.  Gary moved to Durango in 1987 as a Habitat Biologist, then to Denver in 1992 to work on the CDOW’s role in ecosystem management, nongame wildlife management, and biodiversity issues.  He returned to the promised land of Durango in the spring of 2005 as the supervisor for the Southwestern region of the newly formed Wildlife Conservation section, focusing on conservation planning and management for threatened and endangered wildlife.  Gary has been actively involved with the La Plata County Democratic party, serving on their Executive Committee, and is a Board Member of the San Juan Citizens Alliance.  He enjoys whitewater kayaking and rafting, hiking, and is training two miniature burros (Yin and Yang) for backcountry travel. gary@greatoldbroads.org

Logan Morley, Healthy Lands Project Technologies Coordinator - As the HLP Technologies Coordinator, Logan has a range of duties including communication and coordination with project partners, administration of the HLP database and public website interface, and the management of field collection standards and data entry. Logan was raised in the mountains of southwest Virginia. He earned a bachelor of science degree in anthropology with a focus on archaelogy from Fort Lewis College in Durango. He is an outdoor enthusiast and enjoys hiking, climbing, biking, and running. He is excited to be working for an organization such as Broads that allows him to combine his education and technical skills with his passions for archaeology and wilderness. logan@greatoldbroads.org

Anne Benson, Communications Coordinator - Anne joined Broads with nearly 20 years of experience in the communication industry with stints in journalism as the editor of a small-town Northern Colorado newspaper and in corporate marketing for a large, national civil engineering firm.  She holds a bachelor's degree in literature and a master's degree in communication, both from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She was raised in the farm country of Upstate New York and spent many family vacations camping, swimming, and hiking in and around the Adirondack Mountains.  She was drawn to the open sky of the western states as a young woman after completing a course with the Lander, Wyoming based National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). In 1980, she and her husband moved their young family from northern New Hampshire to Colorado, where the Broad, blue sky is met by snow-capped mountains.  She is responsible for Broads' newsletter, Broadsides, as well as the website content, press relations, and miscellaneous other tasks. anne@greatoldbroads.org

Joyce Thomsen, Membership Assistant - Joyce took a break from a 23-year stint at chiropractic in Durango to participate actively in the preservation of the “back country,” which incidentally is also the name of her practice where she enjoyed hiking, biking and skiing in her spare time for most of those 23 years.  Ya, ya betcha she grew up on a farm in Minnesota, and credits her parents with showing her the beauty and value of open country on their many family vacations, especially to the American west.  She earned bachelor degrees in physical education and distributive science at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, then continued her education with a bachelor of science in human biology and a doctor of chiropractic degree from National College of Chiropractic, Lombard, IL. She looks forward to interacting with other Broads, and helping to make a difference! membership@greatoldbroads.org

Amy Johnston, Grant Writer - For Amy, working at Broads means she can use her education and non-profit experience to protect and conserve wild lands in a meaningful way. She grew up in Denver and went to college in Texas where she earned a BS degree in Forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University. Back in Colorado, she earned an MA in political science from the University of Colorado at Denver and then moved to Durango in 1988. She brings 13 years of experience working for non-profits and managing affordable housing programs in La Plata County. An outdoor kind of gal, she enjoys, hiking, gardening, photography. amy@greatoldbroads.org

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