Interest Groups

There are six Interest Groups participating in the Alternative Management Plan. Members of each Interest Group have established their own protocols for membership and representation and have selected three members to represent the Group's interests on the Governance Committee.
  • Conservation/Environment/Fishing
  • Local Government
  • Recreational Floatboating
  • State Interests
  • East Slope Water Users
  • West Slope Water Users

Conservation/Environment/Fishing


Representatives
  • Holly Loff, Eagle River Watershed Council
  • Ken Neubecker, American Rivers
  • Josh Kuhn, Conservation Colorado
Alternates
  • Jack Bombardier, Confluence Casting
  • Jessica Foulis, Eagle Valley Land Trust
  • Jim Sanderson, Blue Valley Ranch


State Interests


Representatives
  • Linda Bassi, CWCB
  • Jojo La, CWCB
  • David Graf, CPW
Alternates
  • Brandy Logan, CWCB
  • Andrew Rickert, CWCB
  • Katie Birch, CPW

Local Government


Representatives
  • ​Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County
  • Ed Moyer, Grand County
  • Josh Blanchard, Summit County
Alternates
  • Torie Jarvis, QQ/NWCCOG
  • Katherine Morris, Grand County
  • Jim Pearce, Eagle County




East Slope Water Users


Representatives
  • Jason Marks, Denver Water
  • Maria Pastore, Homestake Partners
  • Kyle Whitaker, NCWCD
Alternates
  • Deb Freeman, NCWCD
  • TBD
  • Lyle Whitney, Homestake Partners

Recreational Floatboating


Representatives
  • David Costlow, Colorado River Outfitters Association
  • TBD
  • Hattie Johnson, American Whitewater
Alternates
  • Ryan Barwick, Upper CO River Commercial Outfitters
  • Steve Dougherty, CO Whitewater Assn
  • TBD

West Slope Water Users

Representatives
  • Peter Fleming, CRWCD
  • Len Wright, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District
  • Jim Yust, Yust Ranch
Alternates
  • Mike Eytel (alternate), CRWCD
  • Kent Whitmer Middle Park Water Conservancy District (MPWCD)
  • Linn Brooks, Eagle River Entities
  • Jay Yust, Yust Ranch