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Board of Directors & Advisors

SEI Board of Directors

Ed Marston- Chairperson
Ed Marston is the former publisher (1983-2002) of High Country News, a regional newspaper covering public land and natural resources in the western United States. Prior to publishing High Country News, Ed and his wife Betsy founded the North Fork Times (1975-1980), a weekly newspaper covering Paonia, and the Western Colorado Report (1982). Marston has written or edited three books: The Dynamic Environment, Western Water Made Simple, and Reopening the Western Frontier. He is also the author of a 35,000-word memoir contained in the book of photographs and re-photographs by William Henry Jackson and John Fielder titled Colorado: 1870-2000. In addition to serving on the SEI board, Ed has been on the board of Delta-Montrose Electric Association since 1983. He is president of the Paonia Chamber of Commerce and Secretary of the Delta County Economic Development, Inc.

Jeff Dickinson
Biospaces and Sustainable Design
Jeff is an architect, energy consultant and author who has been a Practitioner of Sustainable Architectural Design Alternatives for the past 20 years. He has designed and built passive solar, super-insulated, strawbale and Earthship homes. Jeff consults and writes on a variety of sustainable building issues, including green building materials and energy building codes.

Johnny Weiss, Advising Co-Founder
Solar Energy International
Johnny has been a full-time renewable energy educator for over 20 years. He helped develop and teach a vocational solar training program at Colorado Mountain College from 1980 to 1990. He is a Cofounder of SEI. Johnny regularly works with Native Americans and on international projects.

Jock Jacober
Jacober Brothers Construction
Jock is a local builder in the Roaring Fork Valley who specializes in Straw Bale Construction and Green Building.

Mark Kavasch
Reese Henry & Company, Inc.

Hal Brill
Natural Investments LLC

Hal is the Founding Partner of Natural Investments LLC. He has worked for over 20 years in the field of SRI (Sustainable and Responsible Investing) as a financial advisor. His company has grown to gain national recognition and has 10 offices around the U.S. He was the co-author of Investing with Your Values: Making Money and Making a Difference. He lives in Paonia with his wife Allison Elliot, where they developed the Hawks Haven green neighborhood and have built a solar straw-clay home.

 

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