I have been volunteering along with my wife, Marge, for CDA since moving to Grand Junction in 2005. We both have received our PSIA Level 1 Alpine certification. Our involvement has been driven by our daughter, Wendy's, wanting to continue being involved in the winter Special Olympics skiing program. I was asked to join the CDA Board in late 2008 due to my involvement with CDA and business background. As the Western Colorado Region President for U.S. Bank and over my many banking years, I have worked with companies and non-profits to help them be effective and financially viable. With CDA's great volunteer heritage, it should have a productive future serving clients for many years to come.

Vice President, Alpine Bank
He attained a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in marketing from Mesa State College. Trevor originally hails from Basalt, CO, where he enjoyed his hobbies - snowboarding in the winter months and playing golf during the summer. Trevor recently graduated from Stonier Graduate School of Banking held at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the boards of Mesa County Business Education Foundation and Colorado Discover Ability. He joined the Board of Colorado Discover Ability bringing his business background and outdoor recreation experience to the organization.

Records minutes, distributes to team and supports the Office KMG Committee.

I also volunteer for the various fundraisers for CDA throughout the year. I work as a Recreation Therapist at St. Mary's Hospital and have always had a passion for facilitating positive recreational experiences for people with disabilties. Seeing Colorado Discover Ability grow through the years has been a pleasure due to the drive of the wonderful volunteers and staff that have made it what it is today.

I have been volunteering with Colorado Discover Ability since 2003. I was introduced to CDA by my son, Jacob who was invited to participate in the winter ski program through School District 51. My daughter, Greer, and I quickly wondered how we could help this really cool organization. Well, a talk with Coach Mike at the picnic tables over lunch and we were in! I was learning to be a ski coach and Greer was learning to be a unified training partner. It immediately became a family affair. That is one of the things I appreciate most about CDA, the sense of family and camaraderie that it fosters. We have done all sorts of things; from skiing to hauling gear to fixing shed doors to cooking for 50! It is something that we do together and CDA is about working together. Whether we are working as team coaches, event organizers, camp cooks, gear hauler, board members, etc. it is essential that we work together. CDA has given me and my family a way to learn to work together better as well as an opportunity to give back to a community that we care so much about.

I was born and raised in Wyoming where I fell in love with the outdoors. Consistently, my time in the woods has been greatly enhanced by sharing that love with people having a disability. After 20 years of involvement in adaptive sports, I still remain amazed by the determination and the ability of participants involved. Without question, this inspired me to become a rehabilitation physician. I've been lucky enough to explore the benefits of adaptive recreation on both a personal and academic level. I feel it is of utmost importance that the community and clinicians realize the potential benefits of such recreation and thus have researched and published in this area. In short, everyone needs a daily supplement of play!! I first became involved with CDA by volunteering with colleagues from St. Mary's Hospital to develop Camp Freedom. My wife, Ann Wiemert, also works for St. Mary's as a dietician for oncology patients. The rest of our family are two dogs that run the house when we are at home!

Grants, Media

My father, grandfather and great-great grandfather were military surgeons. I chose a different career: I've been a self employed geologist and businessman for twenty-five years and before that owned or managed several whitewater rafting businesses. I've been married for 32 years and we have two adult children. My family members are all professional river guides and river outfitters. In 2008 we took three soldiers who had been disabled in the Iraq war on a 15 day river trip through the Grand Canyon.

They weren't just passengers - they had been trained to become expert kayakers by a friend of ours, in spite of missing limbs, paralysis, etc. I volunteered as a ski instructor for CDA in December, 2008 to see if I wanted to volunteer as a river guide in summer 2009, with the idea that CDA might expand its river program to train disabled soldiers to kayak. Within two months I was invited to join the board to help CDA obtain permits to take disabled soldiers on rivers in Utah and Colorado which were managed by the US Bureau of Land Management and which did not have special allocations for people with disabilities. CDA's river program for disabled soldiers doubled in 2009 compared to 2008 and we are making good progress towards obtaining additional permits for 2010 and future years. Another of my goals is to increase the number of our alliances with other adaptive sports programs which provide similar services to people with disabilities - particularly disabled soldiers.

Programs, Communications

I grew up in Poland and came to the U.S. as a political refugee in 1986. After serving 8 years in the U.S. Army I opened my own web development business.

I have been volunteering with Colorado Discover Ability since 2001. It has been one of the most positive, rewarding, and educational experiences in my life. I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to share the outdoor experiences with our clients and other volunteers. I am thrilled to be part of an organization that provides equal access to my favorite outdoor activities.