Board Members
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Naomi Curland, Chair
Naomi Curland is the executive director for Longmont Food Rescue, and also serves as the treasurer of Colorado EcoWomen and secretary for Recycle Colorado's Composting Council. Naomi has spent the last decade in the environmental nonprofit sector, with a focus on food waste reduction and rescue, as well as community organizing with the Transition Town movement and facilitating workshops for Pachamama Alliance and Project Drawdown. On the SRL board, Naomi is especially interested in youth outreach and mentorship, and zero waste relating to our food systems. She currently chairs SRL's Zero Waste Committee, and her other passions include hiking, art, and teaching. Karen Dike, Vice Chair
When Karen retired and moved to Colorado in 2013 she rapidly engaged in efforts to decrease fossil fuel extraction near homes and begin moving our community to a more sustainable future. Karen organized community members to advocate for city resolutions on 100% renewable energy for electric generation by 2030 and to declare a climate emergency. Karen works with multiple other organizations and with political leaders to meet environmental goals. Karen states that a livable climate and pollution free future for our grandchildren remains her goal. Karen enjoys hiking, gardening, travel and family. Eric Frankowski, Treasurer
Eric Frankowski is the executive director of the Western Clean Energy Campaign, a nonprofit working with coalitions throughout the Interior West on the transition from coal and gas to clean energy in the power sector. Prior to that, he was a senior program director at nonprofit PR firm Resource Media, where he spent 11 years developing and implementing media and communications strategies for advocacy organizations working on sustainability issues. Eric is an award-winning journalist having spent his early career as an environmental journalist and editor at the Longmont Times-Call, where he won both state and national awards for his reporting. |
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Jessica Shaver, Secretary
Born and raised on the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Jessica has lived in Longmont since 2017. She is dedicated to fostering environmental and social awareness through accessible community education and outreach. She is an experienced textile and apparel professional and is currently developing a regenerative textile eco-system to support equitable economic growth and engage in communicating sustainability issues through the apparel life cycle. Jessica is an advocate of adopting zero waste practices and loves having curbside composting. Along with her work for SRL, she volunteers with Longmont’s Equitable Climate Action Team (ECAT) and OUR Center. In her free time, you can find her hiking and camping with her husband and dog, or in her garden attempting to finally get a bell pepper to ripen before the frost comes. |
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Matt Hannon
Matt is a Business Sustainability Advisor with Boulder County Partners for a Clean Environment (PACE). Prior to his work with PACE he earned his MS from the University of Montana in Environmental Studies, and before that worked in Washington D.C. at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). Matt’s goals are to find win-win situations that help local businesses save money on their utility bills while cutting down on unnecessary waste and emissions. He spends his free time hiking in the summer and snowboarding in the winter. Mike Baum
Mike recently retired from a 40 year career in the Boulder high tech community. He spent his career in design and development and is looking forward to helping take complex technical issues regarding sustainability and summarizing them in a simple, clear and concise manner. Mike has volunteered over the years with Boulder Partners youth group, E town, Boulder community cycles and the Boulder International Film festival. He and his wife have always been passionate about the environment and are avid hikers, cyclists, travelers, and share a love for wildlife as well as their pets. Christine Briscoe
Christine made Longmont her home in March 2022 and quickly got involved in community sustainability events including trash pickups and other volunteering like with SRL’s Zero Waste Committee at community events. Christine has been involved in the corporate social responsibility space for over 17 years and worked for two key nonprofit membership associations in Washington DC, consulting with companies of all sizes on their compliance programs. She is involved in the B Corp community and participates on the Boards of B Local Colorado and B Academics. In addition to teaching and training credentials, she possesses an MBA from the University of Maryland and completed CU’s Climate Action for Business credential in 2023 and is currently taking their ESG Strategy Certificate course. She enjoys outdoor activities like hiking and cross-country skiing, traveling, music, photography, art, and baking. Heather Gerber
Fundamentally an optimist with a deep love for the rugged beauty of our Front Range environment, Heather believes every problem is an opportunity in disguise. She began her career in consulting where she crafted solutions to large-scale regulatory and legal questions in the utility sector. To be more available for her two children, she took a pause in her career to educate them at home. Heather has developed a love for and growing expertise in renewable energy and is marshaling her skills in database and project management, literature review and systems thinking in the service of our urgent need to transition to clean energy. Believing that this vast and intricate challenge is also a once in a lifetime opportunity to rethink our relationship to energy, she is dedicated to doing the work necessary to ensure our future is more just, democratic, and sustainable. |
Advisors
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Abby Driscoll, Past Board Chair
Abby has been committed to environmental issues since her first job canvassing for the Sierra Club in 1995. She is passionate about environmental stewardship and believes there is something everyone can do to help preserve our natural resources and prevent the most harmful effects of climate change. She served as SRL's Board Chair for 5 years, and took lead roles on a variety of committees throughout her time on the board. In 2021, she completed an accelerated nursing program and is now looking forward to her new career in healthcare. She continues to be involved as an active member of the Renewable Energy committee. |
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David Fridland, Past President and Founding Board Member
David is a longtime Boulder County resident who is interested in working towards a variety of ways to make our community and our state more sustainable and ready for the future. Currently, he works at Eco Products helping to ensure sustainable business practices. Formerly he was Eco-Cycle’s East County Campaigns Coordinator working towards a Zero Waste future for all cities in Boulder County. When not working on sustainability issues, you can find David out playing Ultimate Frisbee or bounding through the trees at Winter Park Ski Resort. David is proud to be pursuing a Master's degree in Public Policy at the University of Denver's Institute for Public Policy Studies. |
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Joan Gregerson, Founder
Joan was our inspiration and our original spark. She got Longmont residents together to create SRL and organized the first Youth of the Earth Festival in 2015. While she has moved on to other passions and projects, Joan will always have a place in our hearts and in our organization. |