With the new year comes some staffing changes at Western Colorado Alliance!

Our Alliance is very happy to welcome Adriane Moline as our new Development Associate. Adriane has already been an integral member of the Alliance team for the past few years. Adriane moved to the Grand Valley in 2020 and soon thereafter, her interest in healthy agriculture led her to a position on our Local Foods and Agriculture Committee. It wasn’t long after that that Adriane joined our Board of Directors. Since then, Adriane has been the principal person responsible for seeking Mountainfilm sponsorship, building new giving channels for the Alliance — and she’s also been part of the team helping shape our Alliance’s data operations. In those roles, Adriane has already proven immensely important in keeping our Alliance healthy and growing. But now, she is switching from her board position to a part-time staff position, helping us hone our appeals and fundraising operations. Adriane says she loves living on the Western Slope, and believes in the transforming power of relationships with one another and the world around us. We’re very happy to have her as part of our team!

Meanwhile, another beloved member of our staff will be switching positions. Due to changing personal circumstances, María Luiza Peréz Chavéz, our Community Organizer for Western Colorado Alliance of Mesa County, will move from that position to become our new Office Administrator, and will also be an important part of our continuing language justice efforts.

At press time, Western Colorado Alliance was interviewing to fill two organizer positions, one of which will replace María. We’ll have news on that front soon, so watch your email and our Facebook page!