Steering Committee Members,
Friends of Canyons of the Ancients National Monument

Kathe Hayes
San Juan Mountains Association
Volunteer Program Director
PO Box 2261
Durango, CO 81302
kathe@sjma.org
(970) 385-1310
(970 749-9422 (cell phone)
Kathe is the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Stewardship Coordinator for SJMA (www.sjma.org), and is the main point of contact for the Friends of CANM group. She coordinates volunteers in CANM for the Trail Information Specialists and the Healthy Lands programs.

Kristie Carriker
Horseback Users Representative
(970) 565-1499 (home); (970) 799-3729 (cell)
Kristie owns "Canyon Trails Ranch" bordering the monument in McElmo Canyon. She has been doing commercial horseback/wagon/and overnight trips into the Monument for about 10 years.

Amber Clark
San Juan Citizens Alliance
amber@sanjuancitizens.org
(970) 259-3583
Amber was born in Cortez and grew up in McElmo Canyon. She currently works on public lands issues with the San Juan Citizens Alliance (www.sanjuancitizens.org) and lives in Durango, CO.

Dani Gregory
Kokopelli Bike Club Representative
dani@tuffyproducts.com
(970) 749-1060
Dani has resided in Colorado for 26 years, and moved to Montezuma County 7 years ago. She is a Board Member for the Cortez Chamber of Commerce, Secretary of the Partners Board, and President of the Kokopelli Bike Club. She first visited this area as a child, but it wasn't until the early 90's, when she and her husband began coming to the Four Corners area to hike, mountain bike, and 4-wheel, that she really became aware of the breathtaking beauty, diversity, and history that comprised this region.

Tim Hovezak
Archaeologist Representative
thovezak@fone.net
Tim has been a member of the local archaeological community for over 25 years and possesses a working knowledge of the cultural history and landscape.

Chuck McAfee
Citizen Representative
cmcafee@fone.net
Chuck is a frequent visitor to the Monument to hike and bike with friends, and to impress our frequent guests with the beauty and history of the Place. He was appointed to the Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Advisory Committee at the inception of the Committee, and continues to serve in that capacity. He and his wife, MB, occupy an old dry-land farm in Montezuma County that was started by his grandfather in the early 1900s.

Elaine Slavens
4 Corners Trail Club (ATV) Representative
(970) 565-7996
eds@fone.net
Elaine is a native of Colorado and has lived in this area since she was 8 years old. She enjoys being in the out of doors, including both mountains and desert. Since she and her husband are not able to hike or ride horse back they have taken up ATV riding in order to enjoy the outdoors. On the steering committee she represents the ATV riders.

Susan Thomas
Citizen Representative
susanethomas@earthlink.net
Susan spent seventeen years in Southwest Colorado working in land use planning, community development and resource management. She has worked for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, National Park Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and La Plata County, as well as several small businesses. Moving to Central Virginia, Susan was a planner for the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County, where she focused on long range and neighborhood planning. In 2004 she returned to the area, and now lives in McElmo Canyon near the Sand Canyon trail.

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