Dinosaur Ridge

Morrison, Colorado

Dinosaur Ridge Board of Directors

Marsha Barber (Board Chair): Retired, Science Coordinator, Jefferson County Public Schools*

Stephen Strachan (Board Vice-Chair): Owner, Strachan Exploration*

Trey Harrison (Board Treasurer): Portfolio Manager, Assistant Vice President, U.S. Bank

Lorraine Alcott (Board Secretary): Retired Geologist

Amy Boulas: CEO Cupid’s Charity

Pallavi Jhaveri: Retired, City of Lakewood

Alexander Nelson, Attorney, Lupine Law, PLLC

Ann Norton: Attorney, Norton Law Firm

Marlene Pickett, Accountant at ALCAM Metals

Bob Raynolds: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Geologist/Research Associate

Bill Savage: Retired, Managing Director, NITEC LLC

*Member of the Executive Committee

 

View important statements from the Executive Director and Board.

 

Executive Committee

The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge’s Executive Committee helps the Board carry out its due-diligence functions related to the development and operation of the Board, Board Directors, and the Board’s committees and sub-committees.

Committees

The committees include:

  • Development Committee: Steve Strachan (Committee Chair)
  • Education Committee: Marsha Barber (Committee Chair)
  • Finance Committee: Trey Harrison (Committee Chair)
  • Governance Committee: Alexander Nelson (Board Liaison)
  • Preservation Committee: Marlene Pickett (Committee Chair)
  • Master Plan Committee: Pallavi Jhaveri (Committee Chair)

Advisory Board

The Dinosaur Ridge Advisory Board is a group of subject field experts that relate to our mission. They are leaders in their fields and have demonstrated their commitment to our organization and/or mission. We turn to them for periodic advice and review of our programmatic work.

  • Brent Breithaupt, Curator/Director, University of Wyoming Geological Museum (Retired)
  • Joan Chavez-Lee, Principal (multiple schools) and teacher (multiple schools) in Jefferson County, Colorado (Retired)
  • Dr. Martin Lockley, Professor Emeritus Geology, University of Colorado Denver; Associate Curator University of Colorado Museum; Associate Curator Museum of Western Colorado; Co-Founder, Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
  • Linda Morris, Elementary Science Coordinator, Denver Public Schools; Elementary Science Specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools (Retired)
  • Matthew Mossbrucker, Executive Director, Morrison Natural History Museum
  • Robert Payo, Director of K-12 Education, Denver Urban Gardens
  • Dr. Nicole Peavey, Staff Paleontologist, Colorado Department of Transportation
  • Dr. Joe Sertich, Curator of Dinosaurs, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
  • Joe Tempel, Co-Founder and First Executive Director, Friends of Dinosaur Ridge (Retired)
  • Dr. Beth Simmons, Paleontologist (Retired); former Secretary of Friends of Dinosaur Ridge
  • Dr. Louis H. Taylor, Ph.D., Vertebrate Paleontologist/Geologist

 

If you are interested in serving on a committee or getting more involved with Friends of Dinosaur Ridge at a strategic level, please contact Jeff Lamontagne.