Management Team

The Management Team is a core group of twelve partners who are committed to the success of the Colorado Water 2012 effort.

The Management Team is guided by a Chair, Secretary, and Treasurer who are responsible for: CO Water 2012 - dark blue-01small

Acting as ambassadors for the initiative
Trouble shooting and removing obstacles
Approving long-range strategic, communications and fundraising plans
Setting a budget and reviewing finances
Ensuring grant deliverables are achieved
Overseeing hired assistance
Being accountable for success of the initiative

All members will serve throughout the 2012 process. Substantive decisions that considerably affect the initiative are brought to the Management Team by Committee Chairs, or other members of the Management Team. Decisions are made by consensus, requiring 90 percent of the members to reach agreement. Participation on the Management Team was offered to all partners during the initial planning phases of Colorado Water 2012. Members were selected based on interest and level of commitment with consideration to geographic diversity. Should positions on the Management Team become available, people who are interested can nominate themselves.

Members of the Management Team include:

Nicole Seltzer, Chair, CFWE, Denver
Frank Kinder, Secretary, Sr. Conservation Specialist, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs
Amy Conklin, Treasurer, Consultant, Littleton
Sean Cronin, Exec. Director, St. Vrain & Lefthand Water Conservancy District, Longmont
Brian Werner, Public Info. Officer, Northern Water, Berthoud
Jean Van Pelt, Conservation Outreach Coordinator , Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District , Pueblo
Alyssa Quinn, Platte Canyon Water and Sanitation District and Colorado WaterWise, Littleton
Judy Lopez, Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative
Tom Browning, Colorado Water Conservation Board, Denver
Hannah Holm, Water Center at Mesa State College and the Mesa County Water Association, Grand Junction

The Management Team convenes monthly after the coalition meetings on the first Wednesday of every month. These meetings are open to anyone who is interested in attending. Highlights from these sessions, as well as other significant decisions, are posted to the Water2012.org website regularly.