Glenn Fee, Executive Director
303-344-1249
email Glenn

Susan Beckett, Education Director
303-344-1649
email Susan

Mendy Evans, Development Director
303-344-1836
email Mendy

Kristin Libberton, Volunteer Program Manager
303-344-1282
email Kristin

Antonio Muñiz-Martinez, Bilingual Educator
303-344-0134
email Antonio

Christin Ripley, Americorps *VISTA
303-344-0031
email Christin

Chris Story, Site Manager
303-344-1826
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Glenn Fee came to Bluff Lake after serving as the Director of the Community Action Program at the University of Denver for seven years. An avid traveler, he has spent extensive time in India, Nepal, and southeast Asia. Glenn received his BA in English from The Ohio State University and studied in the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. Glenn was a founding member of Rock the Earth, an environmental advocacy group, and currently serves on the board of The Park People and Thangde Gatsal, a Tibetan arts organization. In his spare time, Glenn enjoys cycling, traveling, listening to live music, and exploring the world through the eyes of his infant son, Cedar.

Susan Beckett moved to Colorado in 2000 to study Wildlife Biology at Colorado State University. She is currently studying at CU Denver to get her Masters of Public Administration. She has a strong passion for conserving our natural resources and enjoys sharing this passion with the many students that visit Bluff Lake, especially those that are English Language Learners. She is fluent in Spanish, a skill that she learned as an exchange student in Argentina and one that is useful when teaching the underserved youth of Denver and Aurora. In her free time she enjoys swimming, snowboarding, hiking and playing with her dogs.

Mendy Evans is the beloved one you talk with if you have questions about our fundraising efforts. She has worked with nonprofit organizations for years, having been previously involved with Judi’s House and Rape Assistance and Awareness Program. Before entering the nonprofit world, Mendy was a public health researcher with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Coming to work at Bluff Lake has been a great return to Mendy’s early environmental activist roots, having received a BS in Environmental Health from Colorado State University. When not encouraging people to support Bluff Lake, Mendy likes travelling, riding her motorcycle, photography, and creative writing.

A native Coloradoan and Bluff Lake employee since the Autumn of 2003, Kristin Libberton is committed to exposing urban children to nature and wildlife education. She takes this commitment beyond Bluff Lake by leading teacher workshops for educators as a volunteer Project Facilitator. Kristin earned her Masters in Environmental Policy and Management at the University of Denver in 2001. In 2002, she completed her Certified Interpretive Guide training from the National Association of Interpretation, and presented at the NAI National Conference in November, 2007. Kristin takes her love of teaching home and spends lots of time outdoors with her two children and the family dogs.

Antonio Luis Muñiz Martínez is a native of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and spent four years in the land of the 10,000 lakes, where he earned a BS in Psychology and a minor in Biology (Minnesota State University-Mankato 2000). In Minnesota, he met a lifelong companion, who lured him to the Centennial State in 2002. Antonio has been influenced by many people, but the most influential of all – in matters related to thought, politics and the outdoors – has been his maternal grandma. Some of the activities he most enjoys are visiting his tropical birthplace to spend time on the beach, spending unstructured time outdoors, reading Gonzo journalism, and listening to live music.

Christin Ripley is a native Vermonter who has spent the last few years in the Southern Appalachians where she earned a degree in Environmental Science with a minor in Geography from Appalachian State University. She is currently serving as an Americorps *VISTA whose goal is to increase the capacity of programming at BLNC. She hopes to increase community involvement in the city of Aurora and encourage people to be life long stewards of their environment. Outside of Bluff Lake, Christin enjoys traveling to new places, eating good food, doing anything outside including, exploring the mountains, rock climbing, biking around Denver, and working in her community garden plot.

Chris Story can be found mucking around the Bluff Lake site during all seasons and weather. Chris is a Denver native whose love for Colorado was cemented with the time he spent at his family’s cabin near Bailey. Chris received a Bachelor’s degree in Geography from the University of Colorado and a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. Since returning to Denver in 2000 and prior to joining Bluff Lake in August 2007, Chris worked at the Denver Botanic Gardens, specializing in native plants of Colorado. Chris enjoys hiking, camping, and the arts.