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| San Isabel Land Protection Trust - Staff |
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| Ben Lenth, Director
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Ben joined SILPT in 2009 as Land Protection Specialist, and has worked on all phases of land conservation projects with San Isabel, including conservation planning, creating baseline inventory reports, GIS mapping, and negotiating and drafting easement provisions. He is also responsible for technical stewardship issues of existing conservation easements to ensure compliance. He is available for conservation easement planning, land and wildlife stewardship consultation or other questions related to the conservation and management of ranchland, forests, wildlife or other land and water conservation issues. In 2011 Ben assumed a lead role in SILPT’s conservation operations and became the Director of Conservation.
Ben, along with his wife Buffy and daughter Lucy, lives on and manages the Humboldt Peak Ranch south of Westcliffe, which is protected by a conservation easement held by SILPT.
Before moving to Westcliffe, Ben and Buffy served with the Peace Corps in the Sierra Gorda Biosphere Reserve in central Mexico. There they helped develop schemes of Payments for Ecosystem Services and monitored Jaguar activity within the area’s forests. Previous to that, Ben has worked on ecological and natural resource issues in Colorado and Washington states with local, state and federal agencies. Ben received his BA in biology from Wesleyan University and an MS in Ecology from Colorado State University. |
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| Annie Layman, Special Projects Coordinator |
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Annie Layman began work for the San Isabel Foundation in 2000, in the role of office manager. Twenty years as a freelance nature and scenic photographer traveling throughout the United States had raised her awareness of the need for intelligent land development and the protection of our natural environment. The opportunity to work for a land trust seemed a perfect fit for her love of the outdoors.
Over the past twelve years, as the office has grown, she has assumed the varied duties of special projects coordinator: working intensely on Art for the Sangres, the very successful major fundraiser held each fall; editing of the San Isabel newsletter; and during monitoring season, coordinating with property owners and printing the hundreds of photographs which document the land trust's many easements each year. The term "special projects" includes an infinite variety of tasks and gives Annie an opportunity to help the land trust with whatever may need to be accomplished at the moment. |
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| Holly Wray, Administrative Assistant |
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Holly joined the SILPT staff in 2007. Her varied background and experience as owner and manager of the family business prepared her for the new challenges of the SILPT office. She keeps our operating systems humming and some of her more important duties include the keeping of accurate database and financial records, and payroll. And she is on hand in support of the other staff members wherever needed.
Working with San Isabel is a tribute to Holly’s love of nature, wildlife and the environment. She enjoys easement monitoring because it provides an intimate understanding of what we are preserving, and allows you to create a relationship with the landowners. Outside of San Isabel she enjoys time with her husband and three children, anything outdoors and her pets. If you’ve got a question about what it is we do at SILPT, Holly will be glad to talk with you or direct you to the best person for your inquiry. |
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