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MODERATORS & PANELISTS (continued)

Mark Reynolds Annie Rosenfeld
Executive Director Director of Risk Management
Citizens’ Climate Lobby, CA & Real Property
In 2009 when Mark Reynolds became Tahoe Donner, CA
the executive director of Citizen’s Climate Annie Rosenfeld oversees the risk man-
Lobby, there were 6 chapters and 24 sup- agement activities of Tahoe Donner
porters; now, there are 504 chapters and Association (TDA) along with community
more than 121,000 supporters. Citizens’ development, and land management of the
Climate Lobby conceived of and helped found the Climate 5,080 acres of association-owned property. Rosenfeld leads the
Solutions Caucus that ended 2018 with 45 Republicans and 45 ground implementation of initiatives such as emergency prepa-
Democrats. They were the driving force behind the introduction ration and readiness within the organization, with TDA members,
|of the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019, and regional agency emergency management, and public and
which is the first bipartisan climate pricing bill in a decade. member outreach on sensitive subjects. She is a consultant with
many local land and non-profit organizations on issues ranging
Amber Rich from climate change impacts to the local ecosystems, short-term
Director of Engagement rentals and workforce housing, and public trail access.
Visit California
Amber Rich is the director of engagement Heidi Ruckriegle
for Visit California, a nonprofit organization Senior Associate
with a mission to develop and maintain Wilmer Hale, CO
marketing programs, in partnership with As a senior associate in the Denver office of
the state’s travel industry, that inspire travel Wilmer Hale, Heidi Ruckriegle focuses on
to California. Rich is directly responsible for developing and exe- natural resources, energy, environmental,
cuting corporate relationship strategies to facilitate engagement and public lands matters. With respect to
with the travel and tourism industry. the ski industry, she represents clients on
special use permits, environmental impact statements, federal
Andrew Rigby land use plans, agency rulemakings, and environmental permits.
IT Network Manager Ruckriegle’s regional, national, and international experience spans
Sun Valley Resort, ID all stages of ski area permitting, development, and compliance
& Snowbasin Resort, UT for clients. In 2018, she was honored to be named to the Board of
Raised in Idaho, Andrew Rigby has had a Trustees of the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (RMMLF).
lifelong passion for outdoor recreation. He
has worked in numerous roles in technol- Craig Russell
ogy and business, and eventually was able IT Director
to merge his passions for the outdoors and technology when he Jay Peak Resort, VT
joined Sun Valley Resort as IT manager. Working to bring the best After attaining a bachelor’s degree in
technology solutions to Sun Valley led him to join the Mountain mechanical engineering from the University
Technology Symposium and host the event at Sun Valley in of Michigan, Craig Russell worked in the
2018. He is currently transitioning into a new role as corporate auto industry for several years, then decided
IT network manager for the larger Sinclair Services organization to make the move back to the East Coast
encompassing Sun Valley, Snowbasin, and all of Grand America and a career in IT in the financial services industry. After seven
Hotels and Resorts. years in Manhattan, the mountains of Vermont called and a move
to Killington in 2002 was the result. When Jay Peak began expand-
ing in 2008, Russell assumed the role of IT director and has been
there ever since. When not working he can be found skiing with his
Newfoundland, Tucker, in the glades surrounding Jay. He currently
resides in Montgomery Center, Vt.

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