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Stacie Gilmore, Executive Director

Stacie Gilmore is a life-long resident of Colorado, born and raised in Brush, Colo. She graduated from Brush High School in 1988, and earned a Bachelors of Science degree in zoology and chemistry from Metropolitan State College of Denver in 1994. In December 2003, she graduated from Regis University with a Masters degree in non-profit management as a Colorado Trust Fellow. She has been involved in environmental and conservation education since 1990 and has worked for the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources.

Currently, Stacie serves on the Far Northeast Denver Business Association and the Montbello 20/20 Board of Directors. Previously she served on the Stapleton Citizen Advisory Board and the Colorado Alliance for Environmental Education Awards Committee. Stacie, Scott and their three children reside in the Montbello community of Denver and she is often in the field, leading ELK programs.

Contact Stacie at sgilmore@elkkids.org or 303-371-8658.

Kimberly Glatz, Education Coordinator

Kim received her Master of Arts in environmental education and conservation from Rowan University, in Glassboro, NJ in May 2004. Previously, she was an Angler Education Assistant for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Before moving to Colorado, Kim was a camp director for YMCA Camp Onyahsa in western New York. There she was responsible for directing all programs as well as supervising staff. As a part of her Masters thesis she developed a year-round environmental education program for Camp Onyahsa. She implemented the program during the summer of 2004. Kim maintains her First Aid/CPR for the professional rescuer certification.

Contact Kim at kglatz@elkkids.org or 303-291-7554.

Matt Crouse, Education Director

Matt received his Bachelors of Science in Education from California University of Pennsylvania in 2004. He has both classroom experience and non-formal education experience in Science and Writing disciplines. His extensive expertise in outdoor skills, including obtaining a U.S. Coast Guard Captains License, fly fishing guide, youth ski instructor, youth sporting clay instructor, and being awarded the Eagle Scout status in 1999 ensures that ELK students receive a comprehensive education of not only science, but outdoor recreation too. Matt is a published writer, with his work appearing most recently in the Fly Fisherman magazine’s July 2009 issue. When he’s not outdoors you can find Matt spending quality time with his wife Jess and 2 year-old son Connor.

Contact Matt at mcrouse@elkkids.org or 303-291-7554.

Emily Johnson, Volunteer Coordinator

Emily graduated from James Madison University in 2009 with a major in International Affairs and minors in French and Communication studies. She has spent the last few summers in Washington D.C. interning and working with various non-profits and before that, spent her summers as a counselor at Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp in Hillside, CO. She is currently an Americorps VISTA volunteer and was placed with Environmental Learning for Kids to fulfill her year-long term. She will be developing a volunteer program for ELK as well as helping out wherever she can.

Contact Emily at ejohnson@elkkids.org or 303-291-7693.

Cindy Chang, Resource Development Associate Director

Cindy earned a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Environmental Management through a dual degree program at the Yale School of Management and the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies in 2009. Prior to that, she worked as Development Assistant at the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge, MA. She received her B.A. from Tufts University in 2003. Cindy has worked with multiple environmental non-profit organizations and currently volunteers with Groundwork Denver and the Chinook Fund. Cindy is proud to be a senior fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program and a fellow of the Vermont Law School Environmental Justice Young Fellows Exchange Program.

Contact Cindy at cchang@elkkids.org or 303-291-7503.