Meet RFOV's New Executive Director

Following winter transition, Becca will become ed on march 15th.

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We're excited to announce that Becca Schild will become RFOV’s Executive Director.  Becca is currently the Associate Director for RFOV, and the staff and Board are thrilled to see her embrace this new role. With her 15 years of experience across many non-profit stewardship and education organizations combined with her Ph.D. research in volunteer stewardship, Becca brings a diverse skill-set to the RFOV community. 

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New Foundations

Current Executive Director, Ron Rash, has implemented significant organizational changes in his two years of leadership. Though RFOV has served Pitkin, Garfield, Eagle, and Gunnison counties since 1995, never before has it been so confident in its financial sustainability and its community support. Ron's tenure with RFOV will be remembered by the dedicated and inspired team he assembled. As a Crew Leader and Crew Leader instructor, Ron will remain connected to the RFOV community in his retirement.

Dedicated to Outdoors Leadership

RFOV will benefit from incoming Executive Director Becca Schild's 15 years of experience as an outdoor and environmental educator, her academic background in environmental stewardship, and her extensive experience in the non-profit sector. Most recently, she co-founded and directed the High Mountain Institute’s Adventure and Conservation Semesters in the American West and Patagonia while also working on her PhD in Environmental Studies at CU Boulder. Her doctoral dissertation, entitled “​Civic Recreation: the Promise of Uniting Outdoor Recreation and Environmentalism in the 21st Century​”, examined the role that recreation-based stewardship organizations play in successful land management. Her previous experience as an administrator, overseeing the Environmental Center and Campus Sustainability at​ Fort Lewis College, and as an educator, teaching environmental studies courses for Colorado College, University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Mountain College, and Utah State University, will also serve her well in this new role.

News Roundup: June 15th

Want a peek inside Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers?

Here’s what local newsmedia have recently written about us:

Aspen Times, June 11th, “25 Years of Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers” (Scott Condon)

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Roaring Fork Lifestyle, June, “Windows to Our World” (Finn Collier)

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Basalt Magazine, 2020, “RFOV Celebrates 25 Years of Community-Powered Stewardship”

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Want to get involved in RFOV? There’s opportunities for any age, any ability, any background! Join us as we make community with our own hands.

Access AfterSchool Is Looking For Paid Volunteer Teachers!

Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers is reaching out with an opportunity to teach a fun and exciting outdoor class in partnership with Access AfterSchool.

If you are interested in instructing a class (or two!) this spring, please contact Ben Sherman @ bsherman@rfov.org and complete this online Interest Form at your earliest convenience. It’s quick and easy and will be available until January 30.

Your time teaching students at any of the schools listed below would be compensated at $28/hr and would ensure students throughout the valley have an opportunity to learn and play outdoors.

We will be offering courses from February 3 – April 24 at the following schools:
– Basalt Middle School (3:30-5:00 M/T/TH) – Basalt, CO
– Glenwood Springs Middle School (3:30-5:00 M/T/TH) – Glenwood Springs, CO
– Ross Montessori School (3:30-5:00 M/T/TH) – Carbondale, CO
– Riverview School (3:45-5:15, M/T/TH) – Glenwood Springs, CO
– Riverside Middle School (4:15-5:45, M/T/W) – New Castle, CO
– Rifle Middle School (4:15-5:45 M/T/W) – Rifle, CO

Please follow this link to download a letter that provides a bit more detail about RFOV’s class as well as Access AfterSchool.

Please feel free to pass this information on to anyone who might be interested and is qualified to work with youth in an after school program!

There will be an orientation meeting with RFOV and initial training through Access AfterSchool, with plenty of opportunity to ask questions, learn the curriculum and have all the tools you need to teach this exciting course.

If you have any questions or want to learn more, please contact Ben Sherman, Education Director at RFOV