Back row from left to right: Jared, Elizabeth, Matt, Gadalia, Bryce, Becky, Robbin. Front row from left to right: Shannon, Megan, Alison, Paige M., and Paige S. Not pictured: Connor
Board Recruitment Announcement
At Rocky Mountain Wild we understand that a healthy ecosystem is based on a diversity of life (biodiversity). We believe that the same principle holds true for our organization. In order to fully meet our mission to protect, connect, and restore wildlife and wildlands, our systems and programs must be resilient and encompass a variety of perspectives and communities.
We are actively seeking additional board members that bring diverse cultural backgrounds, skills, ideas, and perspectives to our team. If you are passionate about our mission and skilled in one or more of these areas we would love to hear from you!
- accounting
- fundraising (specifically, Community-Centric Fundraising)
- justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
- shared leadership
- app development
- data management
- nonprofit law
- conservation law
- conservation biology
Our board meets quarterly and our meetings are accessible via Zoom. Our in-person meetings are held in a physically accessible building. There is no minimum financial requirement for board participation, all we ask is that you give of your time and resources in a way that is significant to you.
If you are interested, please send Kate Rentschlar (a current Board Member and representative from the Board Recruitment Committee) a short cover letter about your interest in joining the Board and a resume or LinkedIn profile. We would like to receive materials from interested folks by December 20.
Current Board Members
Becky Long (she/her), Board President
Becky joined Siegel Public Affairs in 2016 with over a decade of public policy and advocacy experience. She began her work in public policy with the Colorado Environmental Coalition working in Colorado water policy and later served as the Advocacy Director for Conservation Colorado. With strong experience in a range of natural resource issues as well as in political and electoral work, she is now putting those skills to work on behalf of a host of other clients. She has led campaigns to create tax incentives for water right donations to protect rivers and streams, protect and expand renewable energy in Colorado, incentivize the electric vehicle market in Colorado, strengthen protections for local communities facing oil and gas extraction, and recently the efforts to legalize rain barrels. Ms. Long has expertise in building coalitions, policy development, and in lobbying at the legislature to secure wins on behalf of progressive issues. Ms. Long has a BA in Political Science from Metropolitan State College and an MPA from the University of Colorado, Denver. She was born and raised in the mountains of Summit County. She enjoys spending time at her family’s cattle ranch where she is working to convince her parents to adopt several goats. Until then, she lives in Northwest Denver with her partner and their cats Lewis & Liza Minelli.
Bryce Ehrhardt (he/him/his)
Bryce Ehrhardt is a Managing Director at KPMG LLP, based in Denver, Colorado. He specializes in ESG and sustainability reporting strategy, helping large organizations navigate complex regulatory environments and implement market-leading sustainability strategies. With a career spanning the U.S. and U.K., Bryce has provided audit and advisory services to global financial institutions and led cross-functional transformation programs.
His professional background is rooted in finance, corporate strategy and change management, bringing a wealth of transferable skills to Rocky Mountain Wild, including stakeholder engagement, governance, and strategic planning. He is passionate about protecting, connecting, and restoring wildlife—a passion that inspired his move to Colorado and his involvement with the organization.
In his free time, Bryce enjoys hiking, wildlife viewing, and exploring the outdoors. He has lived in Ohio, London, and New York City, and is excited to deepen his connection to nature through his work with Rocky Mountain Wild.
Connor Liu (he/him), Board Vice President
Connor grew up in Potomac, Maryland and has his B.S. in Environmental Science from Dickinson College, a small liberal arts college in Carlisle, PA. He has a diverse list of experiences in the conservation landscape. Most recently, Connor has conducted prescribed burns and implemented conifer restoration projects for The Nature Conservancy’s Resilient Forests Program, as well as planned fundraising events as part of the development team for ShoreRivers, a riverkeeper nonprofit in the Chesapeake Bay region.
Connor currently works at a software company called Brandfolder which helps companies across the world store, manage, and distribute their digital assets. As a volunteer for the Colorado Corridors Project and the Pika Project, Connor is extremely excited to be part of the RMW board and to have a broader impact on the environmental movement in Colorado. In his spare time Connor enjoys playing ice hockey, playing guitar and piano, and exploring the beautiful Rocky Mountain region through camping, hiking, and wildlife photography.
Elizabeth Morgan (she/her), Board Treasurer
My name is Elizabeth, and I have called Colorado home for the past 8 years. I have always had a passion for nature and a personal mission to improve the world. In an effort to achieve my mission, I obtained a BS in wildlife management & conservation and a Master’s in public administration specializing in nonprofit management. I have focused my professional objectives on working in the nonprofit sector for wildlife conservation, either in natural resource management, promoting scientific research to the public, or empowering wildlife conservation in policy. Currently, I work for Morris Animal Foundation as an Annual Giving Manager. I help our community understand and contribute to the impact we have on advancing veterinary medicine so all animals can lead healthier lives. Along with my career in fundraising, I serve as secretary/treasurer for the Conservation Education & Outreach Working Group of The Wildlife Society, and I am a crew leader volunteer with Wildlands Restoration Volunteers, helping manage volunteers with trail maintenance and habitat restoration projects. When not working or volunteering, I enjoy hiking with my pooch (Bowie), tackling 14ers, rock climbing, mountain biking, and spending most weekends under the stars and away from the city. My superpowers include collaborating with others and being innovative to help turn opportunities into action. Reach out and connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-morgan619/
Gadalia O’Bryan (she/her/elle)
Gadalia is a senior technology and business leader, founder, and investor, specializing in using security and data technologies to transform business, impact mission, and create change in the world. She is currently the founder and CEO of the technology company Dapple Security, where she builds products that empower users to have more control over their own digital identities. Gadalia places immense value in wildlife conservation in her personal and professional life and in the intersection of conservation, environmental justice, and technology.
Gadalia has an MA in Mathematics from UCLA, specializing in Algebraic Topology. She served as a cryptomathematician at the National Security Agency (NSA) for nearly a decade before joining the private sector as an executive at a Big Data/AI software startup where she built a profitable consulting practice and helped lead the company to a successful exit. She then joined the National Audubon Society and built a data and analytics team and enterprise infrastructure that furthers wildlife conservation and the business processes that support it.
Jared Bynum (he/him)
A lifelong resident of Colorado’s front range, Jared is a policy lead with the Next 100 Coalition and the Colorado Outdoor Equity Coalition, a Children and Nature Network Youth Advisory Council member, and an environmental justice advocate with Colorado Rising, a statewide organization devoted to protecting Colorado’s communities and environment from the impacts of pollution. Passionate about defending and restoring the Southern Rockies, he works to advance programs that increase access to the outdoors, fights for laws that conserve nature and halt climate change, and advances efforts to lift up the voices of underrepresented communities at the Capitol and in decision making bodies all around the state.
Spending his childhood as a boy scout and seasonal ranch hand, he has since gone on to work at the Colorado General Assembly, Environment Colorado, and Conservation Colorado, amongst others. Advocating on behalf of LGBTQ issues, racial and social justice, and environmental causes, he works to lend capacity and leadership to the issues most important to him and Colorado’s communities. In his free time, he enjoys hiking and backpacking through Colorado’s extensive State and National parks system, exploring Denver’s urban and mountain trails network, and baking banana bread.
Paige Muñiz (she/her)
Shannon Okuyama (she/her)
Shannon has been in the US power & renewables sector for over two decades starting in R&D, then project finance, M&A, and was on the executive team at an independent power producer. Most recently as SVP, Head of Growth at Onward Energy she built a team that developed, acquired, and financed utility scale solar, wind, battery, and gas projects across the US for an infrastructure sponsor. She has also run company strategy, working closely with Boards and executive teams. Prior to Onward, she started her investing career at GE Capital Energy Financial Services investing in debt and equity in energy infrastructure in the US and internationally.
She enjoys using her financial and strategy background to support conservation organizations like Rocky Mountain Wild. She has also served as Board Treasurer for the California Storage Association.
She has an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University, an MSE from Georgia Tech, and an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. She spends as much time outside as possible exploring on her bicycle, rock climbing and hiking. She lives in Denver with her husband and (very lazy) pup and still calls Hawaii, where she grew up, her home.
Our board of directors can be reached at board@rockymountainwild.org.