Welcome New GUB team members! | |
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From December to February 2023, GUB welcomed new interns, a new Americorps VISTA member, a new program director and new board members. We have been so busy training them that we did not have time to send out a February 2023 newsletter! Learn more about our impressive team below. | |
Erin Saunders, Program Director | |
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Erin Saunders is passionate about equitable, community-scale nature connection through engaging youth’s voices in planning and development of programs and spaces. Erin has decades of experience leading teams through the visioning and development of programs that connect youth to nature, through her work at Thorne Nature Experience (where she will continue to work as well). One of her biggest accomplishments was founding Thorne Nature Preschool, Boulder’s first licensed nature-based preschool. Erin has also been foundational in starting the E Movement, a collective impact model that engages over 25 providers in providing community-scale environmental education programs to our community’s schools, and has led to the development of Nature Kids Jovenes de la Naturaleza. Erin’s career pathway has grown out of her own love of nature and a belief that if ALL children are given the opportunity to spend time playing in nature with a mentor, this will result in adult stewardship values. Erin holds a BS in Zoology and Botany from the University of Washington and the University of Melbourne in Australia. Erin enjoys live music, traveling, hiking, and spends most of her free time exploring and playing with her two young boys in nature. | |
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Christine Lee, Communications & Development Coordinator | |
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As an AmeriCorps VISTA member, Christine Lee will work on communications and development between Growing Up Boulder and its partners. Christine graduated with a BA in Business Management, BA in Music Performance, and MS in Information Systems from the University of Memphis. She is passionate about community development and brainstorming ideas that solve problems. Driven to listen to the community’s needs and deliver impact, she has been involved with various youth development and outreach initiatives. When she is not at the office, Christine runs, bikes, swims and converses with friends and family.
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Abigail Khan, Communications & Development Intern | |
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As Growing Up Boulder’s spring Communications and Development Intern, Abigail has joined us to help support our relations with community leaders and our lines of communication with our partners and supporters. Abigail is currently a senior at The University of Colorado Boulder where she is a Media Studies major with a minor in Leadership. Aside from her studies, she is the president of the Women’s Club Volleyball Team at CU Boulder. She is also passionate about making a difference in the lives of children within the community. Abigail chooses to spend her free time skiing, hiking, or trying a new, local coffee shop!
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Polly Lasch, Communications & Development Intern | |
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Polly is Growing Up Boulder’s spring Urban Planning and Engagement Intern, in her third year at CU Boulder’s Environmental Design Program. At CU, she studies Urban Design and Sociology, bringing a socially-based design lens to the GUB team. Additionally, she works as a part-time digital technician, loves to ski the Colorado mountains, and does graphic design. She is thrilled to work alongside the rest of the team and Boulder’s youth to improve the world of tomorrow. | |
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The photo above displays former and new Growing Up Boulder board members, as well as GUB management, at our December 2022 board dinner (from left to right): (back row) Cathy Hill, Mark Davison, Felicia Naranjo Martinez, Erin Saunders, Sarabeth Berk, Bernadette Stewart, Mara Mintzer; (bottom row) Warren Binford, Jenny Donovan, Debbie Brown, Kazuyo Morita, Aidan Chopra. | |
We are excited to welcome seven new board members to the GUB board; in addition, we thank our two continuing board members. GUB's board now includes: Arlando Smith, Felicia Naranjo Martinez, Sarabeth Berk, Bernadette Stewart, Warren Binford, Jenny Donovan, Debbie Brown, Kazuyo Morita, and Mark Davison (Boulder City Liaison). Get to know more about our board members by clicking the button below. | |
Growing Up Boulder's Vision and Mission | |
Growing Up Boulder's vision is to lead a global movement in child-friendly cities, resulting in more equitable and sustainable communities for all. Growing Up Boulder's mission is to offer young people opportunities to participate, deliberate, and influence local issues that affect their lives. | |
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