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Meet the new Uncompahgre Valley Alliance team!
Last Thursday our organization elected new leaders to continue building the Uncompahgre Valley Alliance. Thank you to our members who showed up for this notable moment — we know it has been a busy start to summer! Meet the new team:
MEL McKELVEY
Chair
“It is a joy to be able to use my experience and passionate support of community organizing, to help move forward those initiatives that will provide the greatest positive impact to the lives of our community members.”
JOHN ENGLISH
Communications Chair
“I believe that good communication — both within our organization and with our broader community — is essential. I’ll help our Alliance offer clear, insightful, and relevant information to everyone.”
KENDRA STUCKI
Membership Chair
“Building a solid membership that will support the Alliance mission is both empowering to those members and the leadership team as we continue to grow our organization.”
LAURA BAKER
Fundraising Chair
“We need money to bolster our initiatives! We live in a place with money, we just need to go get it.”
BOBBIE KUNS
Treasurer
“Somebody has to keep the books!”
Congratulations to these members for their commitment to our Alliance and the health of our affiliate. We are looking forward to seeing you in your roles!
If you have any questions about how our Montrose County affiliate will be governed, I encourage you to review our affiliate structure document: UVA’s Affiliate Structure.pdf.
Bianca Diaz hails from northeast Florida, and brings a background in volunteer management, activism, and community building. She worked in the procurement world for a few years before making the big leap to move out west. She landed a position as an AmeriCorps VISTA with Colorado Canyons Association and the Bureau of Land Management to connect youth and families to the three National Conservation Areas here on the Western Slope. During her year of service, she realized that helping people and working to solve the root causes of our most pressing social issues was her true passion. Off the clock, she loves reading random Wikipedia articles, listening to music, taking care of her worm compost bins, walking her dog, and stargazing!