Alison Gallensky is our Principal Conservation Geographer. What this means is that she has found a way to play with computers and maps all day while saving the planet. At an early age, she was handed the map and given the responsibility of navigating when her family went on camping vacations. Visiting places ranging from the isolated highland bogs of far eastern Canada, the peaceful forests of Virginia, and the magnificent Canadian Rockies cemented her love for wild places. After taking a detour into the joys of computer programming, including trying to apply principles of artificial intelligence to telephone network design, Alison discovered that it is really fun to make maps on computers. She is now passionate about using her map-making and geographic analysis skills to help protect fantastic wild places in the Rocky Mountains.

alison@rockymountainwild.org
303-619-0509

Matt was born and raised in upstate New York. After graduating from Syracuse in 2000, Matt moved to the mountains of Colorado. After a few years of studying gravity (skiing, rock climbing, and waiting tables) he decided to go to law school to learn how to fight for the places and values he had grown to love. After graduating from the University of Denver School of Law, Matt clerked for a state District Court Judge and then spent a few years working as a Colorado State Public Defender. He was then ready to pursue his dream of fighting for the environment and in 2010 began working as the Staff Attorney for Rocky Mountain Wild. Matt enjoys skiing, rock climbing, cooking, spending time with family, and since he’s had kids: sleeping.

matt@rockymountainwild.org
303-579-5162

Born and raised on the western slope of Colorado, Paige spent her childhood acquiring a lasting love of Colorado’s wildlife and wild places. She left northwest Colorado to pursue a BA in Psychology in California and an MS in Environmental Studies in Montana, only to return to Colorado. Today, as our Conservation Biologist and GIS specialist, Paige specializes in maintaining and restoring wildlife corridors throughout our region. She has spent countless hours alongside some of Colorado’s busiest roads, clambering through culverts and under bridges, investigating potential safe crossing opportunities for wildlife, advocating for new crossing locations, and monitoring the wildlife that could potentially use them. She, like her co-worker Megan, has a particular fondness for carnivores, including Canada lynx, wolverines and other spirited members of the mustelid family.

paige@rockymountainwild.org
303-454-3340 (Mon-Thurs)

Hailing from the vibrant regions of Michoacan, Mexico, and Guatemala, Rosie is a wildlife conservation biologist on a mission to champion equity, inclusion, and community empowerment within the realm of wildlife conservation and outdoor pursuits. With a fervent dedication to both personal and professional endeavors, Rosie’s journey has been an inspiring fusion of wildlife preservation, environmental advocacy, and communal involvement.

Having earned a B.S. in Fisheries and Wildlife Science from Oregon State University, her expertise spans a diverse spectrum, encompassing outreach, wildlife rehabilitation, and impactful campaigns such as the momentous reintroduction of wolves in Colorado (Proposition 114) and now, Wolverines! Her engagement with the community knows no bounds, as evidenced by her roles in organizations like Next 100 Colorado, Latino Outdoors (Colorado), and All In Ice Fest.

With boundless enthusiasm, Rosie is pursuing the next chapter of her conservation journey, pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Colorado Boulder. Her focus? Indigenous Carnivore Ecology—an exploration into the intricate interplay of cultural and social dynamics shaping carnivore reintroduction and survival efforts.

Becky joined Siegel Public Affairs in 2016 with over a decade of public policy and advocacy experience. She began her work in public policy with the Colorado Environmental Coalition working in Colorado water policy and later served as the Advocacy Director for Conservation Colorado. With strong experience in a range of natural resource issues as well as in political and electoral work, she is now putting those skills to work on behalf of a host of other clients. She has led campaigns to create tax incentives for water right donations to protect rivers and streams, protect and expand renewable energy in Colorado, incentivize the electric vehicle market in Colorado, strengthen protections for local communities facing oil and gas extraction, and recently the efforts to legalize rain barrels. Ms. Long has expertise in building coalitions, policy development, and in lobbying at the legislature to secure wins on behalf of progressive issues. Ms. Long has a BA in Political Science from Metropolitan State College and an MPA from the University of Colorado, Denver. She was born and raised in the mountains of Summit County. She enjoys spending time at her family’s cattle ranch where she is working to convince her parents to adopt several goats. Until then, she lives in Northwest Denver with her partner and their cats Lewis & Liza Minelli.

Connor grew up in Potomac, Maryland and has his B.S. in Environmental Science from Dickinson College, a small liberal arts college in Carlisle, PA. He has a diverse list of experiences in the conservation landscape. Most recently, Connor has conducted prescribed burns and implemented conifer restoration projects for The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient Forests Program, as well as planned fundraising events as part of the development team for ShoreRivers, a riverkeeper nonprofit in the Chesapeake Bay region.

Connor currently works at a software company called Brandfolder which helps companies across the world store, manage, and distribute their digital assets. As a volunteer for the Colorado Corridors Project and the Pika Project, Connor is extremely excited to be part of the RMW board and to have a broader impact on the environmental movement in Colorado. In his spare time Connor enjoys playing ice hockey, playing guitar and piano, and exploring the beautiful Rocky Mountain region through camping, hiking, and wildlife photography.

My name is Elizabeth, and I have called Colorado home for the past 8 years. I have always had a passion for nature and a personal mission to improve the world. In an effort to achieve my mission, I obtained a BS in wildlife management & conservation and a Master’s in public administration specializing in nonprofit management. I have focused my professional objectives on working in the nonprofit sector for wildlife conservation, either in natural resource management, promoting scientific research to the public, or empowering wildlife conservation in policy. Currently, I work for Morris Animal Foundation as an Annual Giving Manager. I help our community understand and contribute to the impact we have on advancing veterinary medicine so all animals can lead healthier lives. Along with my career in fundraising, I serve as secretary/treasurer for the Conservation Education & Outreach Working Group of The Wildlife Society, and I am a crew leader volunteer with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, helping manage volunteers with trail maintenance and habitat restoration projects. When not working or volunteering, I enjoy hiking with my pooch (Bowie), tackling 14ers, rock climbing, mountain biking, and spending most weekends under the stars and away from the city. My superpowers include collaborating with others and being innovative to help turn opportunities into action. Reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-morgan619/

A lifelong resident of Colorado’s front range, Jared is a policy lead with the Next 100 Coalition and the Colorado Outdoor Equity Coalition, a Children and Nature Network Youth Advisory Council member, and an environmental justice advocate with Colorado Rising, a statewide organization devoted to protecting Colorado’s communities and environment from the impacts of pollution. Passionate about defending and restoring the Southern Rockies, he works to advance programs that increase access to the outdoors, fights for laws that conserve nature and halt climate change, and advances efforts to lift up the voices of underrepresented communities at the Capitol and in decision making bodies all around the state.

Spending his childhood as a boy scout and seasonal ranch hand, he has since gone on to work at the Colorado General Assembly, Environment Colorado, and Conservation Colorado, amongst others. Advocating on behalf of LGBTQ issues, racial and social justice, and environmental causes, he works to lend capacity and leadership to the issues most important to him and Colorado’s communities. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and backpacking through Colorado’s extensive State and National parks system, exploring Denver’s urban and mountain trails network, and baking banana bread.

Kate is an Environmental Planner with the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas Department. Her work focuses on the Nature in the City program which aims to increase habitat and biodiversity in an urban setting while also providing equitable access to nature for all community members. Kate brings years of collaborative, community-driven conservation experience to advance the needs of wildlife and humans alike. She has a B.S. in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology from Colorado State University and a Master of Environmental Governance from the University of Freiburg, in Germany. Kate lives in Fort Collins with her friends and cat. If you don’t find her in her garden, then she’s probably out on her bike or hiking in the mountains.