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
  • Jessica Foulis, Eagle Valley Land Trust
  • James Dilzell, Eagle River Watershed Council
  • Josh Kuhn, Conservation Colorado
Alternates
  • Richard Van Gytenbeek, Trout Unlimited
  • Jack Bombardier, Confluence Casting
  • Ken Neubecker, American Rivers

State Interests


Representatives
  • Brandy Logan, CWCB
  • Andrew Rickert, CWCB
  • Katie Birch, CPW
Alternates
  • Pete Conovitz, CWCB
  • Emily Zmak, CWCB
  • Ben Krause, CPW

Local Government


Representatives
  • ​Kathy Chandler-Henry, Eagle County
  • Katherine Morris, Grand County
  • TBD
Alternates
  • Maureen Mulcahy, Eagle County
  • Kayli Foulk, Grand County
  • Torie Jarvis, QQ/NWCCOG




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
  • Hattie Johnson, American Whitewater
  • TBD
Alternates
  • Ryan Barwick, Upper CO River Commercial Outfitters
  • TBD
  • TBD

West Slope Water Users

Representatives
  • Jim Yust, Yust Ranch
  • Raquel Flinker, CRWCD
  • Justin Hildreth, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District
Alternates
  • Jay Yust, Yust Ranch
  • Peter Fleming, CRWCD or Kristina Wynne, Middle Park Water Conservancy District 
  • Jason Cowles, Eagle River Water & Sanitation District