Board of Directors & Staff
2010 Board Members
Left to right: Andy Lietz, Sunsense Solar, Inc., Trevor Cannon, Umbrella Roofing, Vicki Peterson, Ace Hardware of Carbondale, Judy Haptonstall, Roaring Fork School District, Patrick Curry, Blue Tent Marketing, Rosie Wettstein – President Elect, Main Street Spirits, Bill Hofto – Treasurer, William J. Hofto, CPA, Mary Grady – Secretary, Anahata Healing Arts, Terry Kirk, Sopris Liquor & Wine, Farrah Roberts - President, Alpine Bank. Not pictured: Andrea Porter, Post Independent, Beda Calhoun, 5Point Film Festival/Phat Thai, John Foulkrod, C”Dale LLC, Michael Hardin.
Board of Directors
Farrah Roberts, PresidentFarrah has worked for Alpine Bank for thirteen years and is the Vice President of the Carbondale location, working primarily in the loan department. Farrah has lived in the valley for 27 years and has 2 children. She has served on the Blue Lake Preschool Board in numerous capacities for six years. She is also the Vice President of the Board for the Roaring Fork Public Education Foundation, and also serves on the Basalt Elementary Accountability Committee.
0350 Highway 133
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 704-3102F: (970) 963-9116
farrahroberts@alpinebank.com
Rosie was born and raised in Aspen and has spent most of her life in the valley. She went to school in Aspen, then spent one year in college before continuing her education in Europe. She is fluent in four languages and has owned and operated several small businesses. Rosie currently owns and operates Main Street Spirits in downtown Carbondale.
Main Street Spirits
389 Main Street
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-2767
F: (970) 963-2767
rosiewettstein@gmail.com
For the past five years I have been in the healing profession. I am a licensed acupuncturist, wholeness coach (working with fears, phobias, repetitive patterns), energy worker and business owner. Prior to my mid-life career change mentioned above, I had spent over 20+ years in Corporate America - most of those years in the field of Human Resources. I have both a Bachelors and Masters degree in Business, a Masters in Oriental Medicine and am finishing my PhD in Holistic Health.
Anahata Healing Arts
26 South 3rd Street (upstairs)
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-4679
C: (970) 319-6442
rmgrady@hotmail.com
Bill is a Certified Public Accountant with 30 years of experience in both public and private accounting. The past 15 years have been in public practice in Aspen and Carbondale. He has also served as Controller for a diverse number of businesses including retail, manufacturing, service, and non-profit. Bill has experience teaching accounting and spreadsheeting at the college level and has led two of the Chamber's Business Workshop series. He is also a Certified QuickBooks Pro Advisor. Bill has served on the Chamber Board since January 2003 as Treasurer and member of the Executive Committee, and has also been on the Chamber Posse. He and his wife Patti reside in Carbondale and have four adult children.
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Vicki has been in the retail business for over 37 years with more than 24 years in retail hardware. She has owned Alpine Ace Hardware in Aspen since 1993, opened Ace Hardware of Carbondale in 1998, and has added two stores in Grand Junction since 2006. Her stores have won multiple awards for outstanding service and performance. She has served on two of Ace Hardware Corporation's boards, the User Advisory Committee (4 years), and the Executive Dealer Group (8 years). She was a presenter for Retailer to Retailer, a group of retailers who bring Ace's message to under-performing stores. She has started two groups: the Mountain Ace Team, a best practices group that she has chaired for 17 years, and the Rockies Performance Group. Vicki served as the co-chair of the Carbondale Economic Roadmap Group (RMG), a member of the Carbondale/Aspen Glen Rotary Board, and is a charter member of the Childhelp/Riverbridge board. She currently serves as a director for Rocky Mountain Ace Stores. She has served on the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Board since January 2003, it's Executive Committee, and is the current President of the Carbondale Chamber. Vicki was raised in Aspen and has lived in Carbondale for 29 years. Her husband and partner of 7 years, Chris, works closely with her in their business. They enjoy working, skiing, golfing and traveling together. They have three toy poodles (Enough, Again and Too Much).
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Ace Hardware of Carbondale
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1011 Main Street
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Carbondale, CO 81623
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P: 970-963-6663
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F: 970-963-6664
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Before accepting the position as Superintendent of the Roaring Fork School District in June 2006, Judy spent 10 years as a classroom teacher in Rifle elementary and middle schools; three years as assistant principal of Basalt elementary/middle schools; five years as principal of Basalt Middle School; and 10 years as Assistant Superintendent of the Roaring Fork School District. Awards include: 1986 Rural Teacher of the Year in
Roaring Fork School District
1405 Grand Ave
Basalt, CO 81621
P: 970-384-6001
F: 970-384-6005
haptonstall@rfsd.k12.co.us
Pat is a founder and CEO of Blue Tent Marketing. Blue Tent Marketing enables small to medium sized companies implement Internet Marketing Strategies. Blue Tent provides web design and deployment, a wide range of e-marketing services and strategic consulting. Blue Tent has expanded to represent more than 300 companies throughout Continental North America. Prior to starting Blue Tent, Pat was President of First Resort Software, Inc. then a wholly owned subsidiary of Gaylord Entertainment (NYSE: GET). He has been in the Resort Software Industry for over 20 years, the majority of that time was spent founding and growing First Resort Software, Inc. His tenure at First Resort ended with a successful sale of the company in an IPO under the name of ResortQuest International, Inc. He subsequently worked on the acquisition team for RQI that resulted in the acquisition of 17 resort companies in 18 months. He participated with varying roles with RQI until it was successfully sold to Gaylord Entertainment. Pat received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis, MO. He currently resides full-time in Carbondale.
Blue Tent Marketing
218 East Valley Road, Suite 205
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 704-3240
F: (970) 704-3279
pat@bluetent.com
I first moved to Carbondale to attend the Colorado Rocky Mountain School as a freshman. After four years as a boarding student, I greduated and attended The Evergreen State College in Olympia, WA to study sustainability, architecture, and community development. Since returning to Carbondale in June of 2009, I have joined the 5Point Film Festival team as a full time (9 months a year) employee exploring the outdoor industry, media relations, communication techniques, graphic design, and event production.
5Point Film Festival
P.O. Box 35
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-7001
C: (970) 309-3502
beda.calhoun@gmail.com
Graduated from Colorado State University Summa Cum Laude with a major in Finance and a minor in Real Estate. One of two students to represent CSU at the divisional qualifier for the Rhodes Scholarship. CSU Scholar Athlete of the Year for the Western Athletic Conference. Holder of Arizona Commercial Contractor's License, Arizona Residential Contractor's License, and Carbondale Light Commercial Contractor's License.
Sopris Liquor & Wine
1026 Highway 133
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-5880
takirk@soprisliquor.com
Lived in the Chicago area all of my life until about 3 years ago when I moved to Boulder. Visited Colorado many times in my life and then it hit me that I am most happiest when I am in the Colorado mountains and enjoying it's outdoors. Lived in Boulder for one year until I started working for Sunsense Solar and moved to Carbondale. Have a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology (1984, Chicago) and completed PV Design course through Solar Energy International (2007, Carbondale). I have a strong commitment to living my life as "sustainable" as possible.
Sunsense Solar, Inc.
1629 Dolores Way #E
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-1420
F: (970) 963-1496
andy@sunsensesolar.com
Andrea grew up in Wisconsin and received her degree from the School of Business in Marketing, from the University of Wisconsin. She moved to Colorado in May 1997 and worked as a sales manager for a group of radio stations. In 1998, she moved to the Glenwood Independent as an advertising manager. In 2000, Andrea accepted the position of Advertising Director of the Garfield Region, which consisted of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, Carbondale Valley Journal and Rifle Citizen Telegram. From April 2001 to February 2006, Andrea became the Advertising Director/Associate Publisher of the Vail Daily, and then moved back to the Glenwood Springs Post Independent as Publisher. Andrea met her husband Christopher in 1998 and they married in 2000. They have four children and operate Anderson Camps, a summer camp for children.
Post Independent
2014 Grand Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
P: (970) 384-9100
F: (970) 945-5250
andrea@postindependent.com
I have been a resident of the Roaring Fork Valley for the majority of the past 19 years, starting in the F & B business in Aspen and gradually flowing down the river to Carbondale, where my wife and two children have resided for 6 years now. Currently I am the President and owner of Umbrella Roofing, Inc., a 12 person company servicing the roofing/sheet metal/gutter needs of contractors throughout the Roaring Fork Valley. Prior to this I was a partner in Construction Waste Services, a waste hauling company we sold in 1999.
Umbrella Roofing, Inc.
P.O. Box 1717
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: 970-704-9130
F: 970-704-9129
trevorcannon@hotmail.com
RFHS Liaison
ramsbasketball2010@hotmail.com
Sherri Harrison, Executive Director
Sherri is a Roaring Fork Valley native and has lived in Carbondale for three and a half years. During her time in Carbondale, Sherri has volunteered with the Chamber Posse and also sits on the voluntary Board of Adjustment for the Town of Carbondale as vice chair. Sherri, her husband Chris and daughter Payge cannot imagine living anywhere else and love being part of the community. You may see them out walking their great dane, Duke. Sherri's initial goals in her role with the Chamber? To maintain the high level of service for the Chamber members and the community and to be attentive to the member's needs through communication, support and education.
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1645
981 Cowen Drive, Suite C
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-1890
F: (970) 963-4719
sherri@carbondale.com
Mary Bos, Communications & Operations
Mary grew up in Michigan and is an Alabama transplant but loves the Roaring Fork Valley she's lived in since 1991. Originally settling in Glenwood Springs she's been a Carbondale resident for 6 years.
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1645
981 Cowen Drive, Suite C
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-1890
F: (970) 963-4719
mary@carbondale.com
Andrea Stewart, Marketing & Tourism and Member Services
Andrea is a Wyoming native and has been in the Roaring Fork Valley since May 2008. She graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2007 with a degree in Communication and a minor in Marketing Communication. Her background includes advertising, marketing, and public relations.
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1645
981 Cowen Drive, Suite C
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-1890
F: (970) 963-4719
andrea@carbondale.com
Charla Combest, Membership
Charla has been in the Roaring Fork Valley since 2000 and is originally from Hawaii, via the Front Range.
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 1645
981 Cowen Drive, Suite C
Carbondale, CO 81623
P: (970) 963-1890
F: (970) 963-4719
membership@carbondale.com
