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FRIENDS OF YOUTH AND NATURE
P.O. Box 634
Hotchkiss, CO 81419
friendsofyouthandnature@gmail.com
Meet our Board!
Anita Evans
Chair
asevans54@gmail.com          (970) 901-1459
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Recently retired as an educator and founder of The Nature Connection environmental education center, Anita’s passion for environmental education now continues as a Colorado Certified Environmental Educator and co-founder of Friends of Youth and Nature. She and her husband of 34 years raised their two children in Western Colorado in the canyons, mountains, and their backyard gardens.
Anne Janik
Public Information/Board Member
ajanik@gmx.com       (970) 210-1791
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Retired United States Forest Service Public Relations officer responsible for over $100,000 in environmental education funding for youth across the Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests, Anne now spends her time as a beekeeper and outdoor enthusiast exploring the many treasures of our public lands.

Valeria Herrera
Hispanic Liaison/ Board Member
Valeriaherrera957@gmail.com          970-260-4232
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Valeria is a fourth year student at Colorado Mesa University's Outdoor Pursuits Pathway. She loves all things that have to do with the outdoors and is passionate about connecting Hispanic youth and families to involvement in outdoor activities. She is an administrative assistant at the Riverside Education Center (REC) and is an instructor for Boneshaker Mountain Bike Adventures. Valeria is FOYAN’s liaison for Hispanic youth outreach across  Mesa, Delta, Montrose, and Ouray Counties.
Carrie Krickbaum
Education Specialist/ Board Member
carrie.krickbaum@gmail.com     (970) 209-3703
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Carrie has worked as a special educator, wildlife technician, forester and most importantly, as a wife and mother of two. Since 2016, she has been a environmental educator and naturalist for Ridgway State Park providing programming for kids and adults in the Ridgway, Ouray, and Montrose areas. She loves hiking with her dogs, camping with her family, volunteering with wildlife and substitute teaching.
Abram Herman 
Vice-Chair
abram.herman@gmail.com       970-402-4292
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As an avid climber, skier, mountain biker, and lover of the outdoors, Abram knows how to play hard on the Western Slope. After growing up on the Front Range and then migrating across the mountains to enjoy the lifestyle and beautiful setting of the Grand Valley, he is now a small business owner and a happy, civic-minded resident of Grand Junction.

Lisa Hollembeak
Treasurer
lisahollembeak@gmail.com       970-361-7196
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While growing up on a ranch in Dixon, Wyoming, Lisa learned the importance of enjoying the outdoors and preserving the landscape. She and her husband Eric, have three active children who enjoy camping, fishing, hunting and hiking. As you can see, Lisa is an active angler, who somehow finds the time to work as an IT  support analyst for United Business Bank in Hotchkiss, Colorado.