Board of Directors
We have an incredible team of board members supporting our staff every step of the way. If you are interested in joining our Board, please look through the Responsibilities and Application (coming soon!) and contact us.
Ana Bowling, Board President
Ana Bowling has been a resident of Telluride since 2009 when she relocated from NYC. She is active in the Telluride non-profit community. In addition to serving as the President of the Board of Directors of SMRC, Ana is on the AhHaa School Board of Directors, the Board of Directors of the Telluride Association of Realtors and serves as a mentor with the One to One Mentoring program. Bowling believes that giving of oneself is at the very core of being a part of society.
Ana’s passion for living altruistically and with compassion for others began at a very young age; volunteerism was an integral part of her upbringing.
David Zott, Vice President
David Zott has spent his career as a commercial trial lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP. He and his family fell in love with Southwestern Colorado over 20 years ago, and reside part time in Telluride. David joined the Board in March 2021, and is excited to be part of SMRC’s mission.
Hannah Max, Secretary
Bio coming soon!
Robyn Van Gelder, Treasurer
Thorough and thoughtful, Robyn is a self-motivated and dedicated individual. She is a logical and practical team player who loves to support a strong and fair leader and has an analytical mind. She is always looking for creative ideas and solutions for progress.
Alyssa Saunders, Board Director
Alyssa Saunders happily joined the SMRC board in November of 2024 after a 10 year hiatus from being very involved in SMRC’s biggest fundraiser, The Chocolate Lover’s Fling, for many years.
Alyssa has lived in Telluride since 2001 and is an active community member. She owned her own fitness studio in Telluride for some time and currently volunteers with TEF (Telluride Education Foundation) and the Telluride Youth Hockey Club. Alyssa has 2 sons in the Telluride School District, which currently offers the Youth Violence Prevention Education Program through SMRC - something Alyssa is passionate about both maintaining and helping bring back to the West End of our county.
Alyssa is very excited to be back involved with SMRC, an organization she feels is so very important to the overall health and vitality of the Telluride community.
Claudia Garcia Curzió, Board Director
Claudia García Curzio has been in Telluride for 7 years, she relocated from Dallas, Texas.
She was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico and is a DACA recipient.
Claudia worked for SMRC for five years and is excited to be a part of the Board and continue to advocate for SMRC's mission.
She is currently working at the Wilkinson Public Library as the Latinx Outreach Specialist. She is extremely passionate about justice, equity, diversity and inclusion and is excited to share all of her knowledge on how to be more equitable when providing resources to victims of crime.
Rick Young, Board Director
Richard (Rick) Young and his wife Bonnie fell in love with Telluride on their first visit in the mid ‘90s and finally settled here part time in 2012. Their other life is centered in Washington, DC where Rick, after several years in the Army, had a career in medicine and Bonnie in dentistry. He looks forward to working with SMRC as an opportunity to become more involved with the community and support their mission.
Katie Dove, Board Director
Katie Dove began her career with Teach for America as a 3rd grade ESL teacher in the Bronx. After five years spent in education, she transitioned to counseling at a maximum security women’s prison in New York. Katie holds a Bachelor's degree from NYU and a Master's degree from Columbia University, Teachers College. She is a full time Telluride resident.
Elizabeth Tobin, Board Director
Elizabeth Tobin has been coming to Telluride for 12 years and is a life-long lover of the outdoors. She splits her time between Colorado and California, where she is a UCLA trained clinical psychologist with a wide variety of expertise in the mental health field. As a new member of the board, she is excited to learn more about SMRC and to see how her experience can benefit the organization.
Board Meetings
Agendas and minutes from our Board Meetings are available from OneDrive at the button below.
