Board of Directors
The WRV Board of Directors includes community members with a variety of professional experience, all of whom share a deep love for restoration and the care of Colorado's open spaces.
Executive Committee
Chair: Jean-Pierre Georges
Vice Chair: Debbie Carosella
Treasurer: Bill Strathearn
Member-at-Large: Jennifer Archuleta
Board Member Biographies
William Alexander
Bill is retired from 35 years at IBM in engineering, programming, sales, and marketing management positions around the USA involving mainframes to PCs. During that time he also founded and ran his own General Contracting business building houses in Pennsylvania; his own Property Management firm handling Condo/HOA associations in Florida; and Real Estate partnerships in NJ, PA, NC, and FL. As a volunteer he continues to work in various positions at a number of non-profit organizations including his HOA, Animal rights groups, NARAL/Planned Parenthood and WRV. He is an avid hiker, sailor, and with his wife, adventure traveler.
Jennifer Archuleta
Jennifer is a Colorado native and long-time Boulder resident. She holds a BA in Biology and a MA in Education from CU Boulder and has been volunteering with environmentally oriented organizations for 11 years.
Terry Bittner
Terry is the CFO of the "I Have a Dream" Foundation of Boulder County, a dropout prevention and long term intervention program to motivate and empower low-income youth to succeed. He previously co-owned Two Bitts, a catering, restaurant and retail business, was Controller for Yellow Transportation and a Computer Consultant for Hewlett-Packard. Terry has lived in Boulder all his life, was on the Ski Patrol and continues his semi-serious goal of climbing 14'ers, although he keeps going to the top of Longs Peak.
Debbie Carosella
Carosella joined the WRV board in the spring of 2010. She comes with her current perspective as Senior Vice President, Innovation at Dean Foods as well as prior experience at ConAgra Foods as Vice President, Strategic Marketing and Innovation. In addition to her food industry experience, she worked in the biotechnology and nutrition arenas where she oversaw business development for new product platforms at Monsanto Company. Carosella's experience also includes extensive advertising agency and consulting work for companies including J. Walter Thompson, Anheuser-Busch, Eagle Snacks, Nestle Confections, Kraft and M&M Mars.
Dan Corson
Dan Corson moved to Boulder in 1973 to attend law school. After a 20-year practice he opted for a masters degree in public history to work in historic preservation. Since 1998 he has worked with the Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation supervising federal and state agency environmental compliance, federal and state rehabilitation tax credits and local government programs. Dan has served on human services, environmental and historic preservation boards--the latter at all of the local, state and national levels-- as well as numerous committees. Additionally he served on city boards and two terms on the Boulder city council. Dan has volunteered for over 20 years on trail and restoration projects sponsored by WRV and other organizations.
Jean-Pierre Georges
Jean-Pierre is retired from 30 years in the medical imaging industry where he worked as a marketing and business manager. He is the current chair of WRV’s Projects Committee.
Therese Glowacki
Therese manages the Resource Management Division of BCPOS, a position she has had for 12 years. This includes over 35 employees working in forestry, wildlife, plant ecology, weed control, resource protection, education and outreach. Her latest projects have involved habitat restoration, Mountain Pine Beetle, bioenergy and renewable resource management. Therese has a degree in biology and spent 3 years in Senegal as a Peace Corps Volunteer working with women on agroforestry projects. She earned an MS in Forest Management from Oregon State University where she did her thesis on tree nurseries in rural Senegal. Subsequently, she worked for Peace Corps for 6 years. As an environmental specialist, she traveled to over 15 countries on three continents working with Peace Corps programs and staff. Therese also served as the Associate Peace Corps Director in Madagascar, where she launched programs in forestry, parks management and environmental education.
Sandra Laursen
After careers as a scientist and educator, Sandra now works as a research faculty member at CU Boulder, leading studies of education and career paths in science, engineering, and mathematics. She is passionate about making science meaningful, fun and accessible to all. She is a founding Alto 1 with Resonance Women’s Chorus of Boulder; a hiker, a worm composter, and a birder active with the Boulder County Nature Association's ecological monitoring projects.
Rob Layton
Rob is a landscape architect who works primarily with public agencies and institutions on the planning, design, and management of public lands. He co-founded Design Concepts in 1981 and remains involved in the firm. He has also taught courses in the College of Architecture and Design at the University of Colorado since 1989. He lives in Boulder and has volunteered on WRV projects since 2007.
Ray Martinez
Ray is dedicated to the Fort Collins, Colorado, community in which he grew up and has more than 30 years’ experience in public service. He began his career in the Fort Collins Police Department in 1974 and retired in 1996. Mr. Martinez was the lead investigator in an international terrorist investigation that became the subject of two published books: Death Merchant by Joseph Goulden and Man Hunt by Peter Maas. He also authored and published seven books of his own. The topics range from his law enforcement experience, inspiration, politics, and his personal memoir. Martinez was elected mayor of Fort Collins for 3 consecutive terms: 1999, 2001, and 2003. He left office in April 2005 to honor term limitations. Ray is a past radio talk show host on KFKA radio in Greeley, Colorado, and he still sits on several national, state, and local boards or committees. He currently is self employed DBA, RM Consulting, Inc
Bill Strathearn
Bill Strathearn is a retired financial executive from General Electric and Union Camp Corporation. He is actively involved in several non-profit organizations including The Colorado Mountain Club, The Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad and the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Bill is a fifth generation Coloradoan living in Golden with his wife, Kathy.
Wynne Whyman
Wynne is a Boulder native, loves the Colorado outdoors, and is looking forward being involved with WRV. She owns her own company for facility management software and consults for executive leadership development. In the past she has worked at the Center for Creative Leadership, ARINC, and taught high school and college. She volunteers with Metro Volunteers, a national conference center association, Timberline Handbell Ensemble, and various short-term projects. She has served on various nonprofit boards, including the recent president of the Colorado Mountain Club. She wrote the book, Outdoor Site and Facility Management: Tools for Creating Memorable Places and holds two master's degrees.
