Board of Directors

Robert Lewis, Founder (1921-2005)

Ramona Markalunas, Director Emeritus (1932-2012)

Boots Ferguson, President   |   Attorney, Holland & Hart

Kristen Henry, Vice-President   |   Community Volunteer

Ann Mullins, Co-Treasurer  |   Landscape Architect and Community Volunteer

Bill Gruenberg, Co-Treasurer   |   Artist, Private Investor, and Community Volunteer

Emily Maynard, Secretary  |   Aspen Mountain Ski Patrol

Shelly Grail Braudis | Natural Resource Manager, City of Aspen Parks & Open Space

Brandon Cooper | President & Managing Partner, Cooper Street Capital

Kevin Giles | Partner, Holland & Hart

Haley Hart | Long-Range Planner, City of Aspen

Gail Holstein  |   Community Volunteer

Adam McCurdy | Forestry & Climate Director, ACES

Liza Mitchell | Natural Resource Planner & Ecologist, Pitkin County OS&T

James Peterson  |   Private Investor and Community Volunteer

Jim Stark  |   Retired USFS Recreation Specialist and Community Volunteer

Bob Wade | Former owner, Ute Mountaineer and Community Volunteer

Karin Teague, Executive Director

Karin took the helm of IPF in April 2015, after 20 years of extraordinary service and accomplishment by Executive Director Mark Fuller and Development Director Judy Olesen. Karin brings with her a 29-year love affair with the wild landscape of the Roaring Fork Valley.  She proudly served on the Board of Wilderness Workshop for over two decades, including two stints as Board President. She previously worked as the Development Coordinator for Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, served on the Basalt Town Council, and was the Co-Founder and Legal Director of Public Counsel of the Rockies. She is a published nature writer and photographer, including the weekly Aspen Times/Daily News wildflower column, “In Bloom.” Karin is passionate about the mountains of Colorado and the living things that call them home.