STAFF

OUR YEAR-ROUND TEAM

Natalie Aceves

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Denver Partnerships Manager

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Megan Aranow

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Communications Manager

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Margaret Cartner

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Birmingham Program Manager

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Hillary Chavez

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National Volunteer & Operations Coordinator

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Christine Fiedler

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Director of Development

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Stacey Halvorsen

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National Program Director

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David Lee

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Bay Area Program Manager / National Leaders Program Manager

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Sara Elena Morales

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Seattle Program Manager

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Sara Morris-Marano

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Fundraising & Events Manager

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Megan Parkinson

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Minneapolis St. Paul Program Manager

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Sal Prado

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Denver Trails Manager

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David Taus

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Executive Director

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four-legged staff


Here are BCM, we love our pet companions! They all help us do our best work. Meet them below. 

Bluey

Blueberry (Bluey) gets her name from her spotted blue tongue which looks as though she ate some blueberries recently! Bluey is an avid seeker of bunnies and squirrels and is just as happy being outside as she is being curled up on the couch or bed.

Denali

This is Denali. She is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever mix who loves camping, hiking, and sniffing down wildlife across the Pacific Northwest. Denali was born with a rare condition called megasophgus, but she doesn’t let that slow her down one bit!

Blueberry

Bluebelle – or Blueberry – is an aloof floof who loves walks next to the creek in the woods, sunbathing, and sitting on humans right when they are about to get up. She can be sassy and sweet, much like a Sour Patch Kid, though she is aging like a fine cheese.

Loki

Once upon a time, when Loki was just a young pup, it seemed that he would not be a shedding dog. By the time he was one and a half, he had proved just how very much of a shedding dog he actually is. Now, at the age of 9, he shares his fur with all humans and objects while happily inhabiting anything with a cushion or extra blanket. He adores hiking, playing in the river, anything that squeaks, and howling with excitement at his human companions. He is terrified of bees.

Marshmallow, Pumpkin & Lemon

Otherwise known as the three little pigs, Marshmallow, Pumpkin and Lemon live their best lives in Golden, Colorado. They love to squeak songs and eat salads, particularly kale and cucumbers. Daily activities include sitting on laps, dandelion nibbling and napping in hidey huts. 

Bean

Bean is a sweet and spicy indoor/outdoor traveling trail cat! She has been to more states than many people because of her human’s propensity to travel for conservation work over the years. Through many seasons of roving across the country, Bean has lived on public lands in cabins, campsites, canvas-walled tents and beyond. She has called ‘home’ everywhere one can imagine – from Harriman State Park in southern New York to the Boise National Forest in central Idaho to the Chiricahua Wilderness in the Arizona borderlands and beyond. She and her human have been rooted in the Front Range since 2021, and Bean quite likes staying put in the beautiful Rockies where she can watch moose and even the occasional mountain lion from the comfort of her sun-drenched armchair.

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