Grand County Water Information Network
Board of Directors
Kirk Klancke
Board Chair
Kirk is a retired Manager of both the Winter Park Ranch Water and Sanitation District and the SiverCreek Water and Sanitation District. Besides having worked in the municipal water field, he presently sits on the boards of four water conservation organizations. He is the President of the Colorado River Headwaters Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the President of the Drought Response Committee in Grand County, the Vice-President of the Grand County Water Information Network board and is on the Technical Committee of Learning By Doing. He has been actively involved in water conservation in Grand County since 1986.
Rebecca Briesmoore
Secretary
Rebecca Briesmoore is a Water Resources Engineer/Project Manager with the Colorado River District. Rebecca has a Civil Engineering degree from Iowa State University and previously worked in Illinois as a Hydraulic Engineer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Growing up along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, she discovered her passion for water early and still enjoys spending time meandering along Colorado's many streams and shorelines and dipping her toes in the water. Rebecca is currently finishing a Master's of Environmental Management degree from Western Colorado University and lives in Rifle, CO.
Jen Stephenson
Board Member
Jen has worked as an Environmental Specialist for Northern Water’s Water Quality Department since 2008. Jen coordinates activities associated with all Northern’s Water Quality Monitoring Programs which includes planning, data analysis and managing a large and ever-growing volume of water quality data from sampling in the Colorado-Big Thompson system. Jen is involved with water quality issues in Grand County and participates in several related water quality groups including the Three Lakes Technical Advisory Group, Grand Lake Adaptive Management Committee and Learning By Doing’s Technical and Monitoring Committees. Jen also participates in various State workgroups related to water quality regulations. She holds a degree in Watershed Science from CSU. Jen is a Colorado native and currently lives in Loveland with her husband, daughter and two dogs. She is an avid gardener and loves the lost art of canning food from her garden. She also enjoys hiking, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Ron Hickman
Board Member
Ron is the Chief Environmental Engineer for Climax Molybdenum Company’s Henderson Operations. Ron coordinates and manages all aspects of environmental stewardship for the Mine (Near Empire, CO) and Mill (in the Williams Fork Valley) Operations. There’s no surprise that water stewardship tops that list. Having a background in engineering that started as a Geotechnical Engineer, first in residential construction and then in the mining industry, Ron found his passion when his professional and personal life crossed paths. Ron is a Colorado native born in Denver who spent most of his childhood in the mountains camping, fishing, and exploring. He graduated from Colorado State University and moved to Arizona to pursue his engineering career. In 2018 he jumped at the chance to move back to Colorado and call the Rocky Mountains his home. Since then, Ron has moved directly into the environmental management roles in recent years to expand his responsibilities to include all environmental aspects for Henderson Mine and Mill. Ron calls the upper Arkansas River Valley home with his wife and daughter and spends most of his free time recreating in Lake, Summit, and Grand counties.
Josh Brody
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Bio coming soon ...
Rebecca Briesmoore
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Adam moved to the Fraser Valley in 1993. Since then, he has done many things and worn many hats, but it seems the common thread to all activities, from recreation to employment, is water. Adam earned a Wildlife degree and has taken additional courses in water resources. His early career was conservation based, working for the local Land Trust and independently on several restoration and mitigation projects in Grand County. Mid-career was focused in water utility, serving as Fraser’s Water and Wastewater Superintendent for the better part of a decade. More recently, Adam returned to the natural resource management side of things and is currently Grand County’s Water Resource Specialist - working to maintain water quantity and quality in the Colorado River Headwaters and tributaries. In addition to GCWINs Board of Directors, Adam serves as a Trustee on the Fraser Town Board, Grand County Open Lands, Rivers, and Trails Advisory Committee, and as Grand County’s Municipal Representative for the Colorado Basin Round Table.
Evie Guay
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Having grown up in Colorado, Evie has seen the importance and variability of water throughout Colorado. Evie is the River Journey Manager at Headwaters Center in Winter Park and serves as the Communication Coordinator for the Colorado Watershed Assembly When not working, Evie enjoys the rivers while fly fishing.
Laurie McPhee
Board Member
After retiring, my husband Jim and I decided to tour the US National Parks in 2016, their Centennial year. During that journey we found Grand County and determined our passion for the outdoors, the environment and winter/summer sports could be fully realized in this friendly, scenic, natural environment. After searching for a home and living in the County for a while we decided to build a home in Tabernash as permanent residents. We moved into our new home in November 2020. I moved from Massachusetts following the end of a 30+ year career in the high-tech aerospace industry (Raytheon and BAE Systems). With progressive roles in Manufacturing, Senior Program Management and Technology Strategy leading both domestic and international business pursuits I was able to refine skills in leading teams, business and strategic planning, financials profit/loss, negotiation, problem solving, mentoring, etc. These skills facilitated my later involvement in mentoring entrepreneurs in navigating early start-up companies through an Angel Investor Group as well as a being a Big Sister and a Board Director providing advisory input to the Big Brother/Big Sister org, a non-profit in Greater Lowell, MA. Supporting this professional journey, I obtained a MS degree in the Management of Technology from MIT- The Sloan School, which helped to facilitate these successful experiences. Since childhood, I’ve been an outdoor enthusiast with lots of energy and continue this enthusiasm. My interests consistently centered on environmental interests (water, animals, recycling), as well as winter and summer sports activities. Having found all of this in Grand County, I have gravitated to additional volunteer roles on the Fairways at Pole Creek Board of Directors; first a director and then, President, the Drought Education Committee, and East Grand Water Quality Board (now GCWIN ).
Travis Bray
Board Member
Travis is a long time employee of Denver Water as a Planner and currently spends his time negotiating the process of obtaining environmental permits for Denver Water construction projects. He also serves as a Board Member for Partner Colorado Credit Union.
Interested in becoming a member?
GCWIN is open to new members. More info coming soon!
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