Our Board

Steve Coyer - Chair of the Board of The Youth Foundation
Chairman of The First Tee of Eagle County
Business Entrepreneur

We are thrilled to have Steve accept the Chairmanship of the Youth Foundation. We are certain that his passion, keen business sense and great leadership will be a guiding light for the Youth Foundation in the years to come.

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Jill Alfond - Founder, The Millennium Society, Local Philanthropist

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Jim Allen - (Former Chair of the Board of The Youth Foundation)
Chairman and CEO of the Vail Valley Jet Center; Serves on the board of Hidden Harvest.

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Andy Arnold - Bio Coming Soon!

Bob Brown - President and Chief Operating Officer of Swift Communications; Serves on the board of the Vail Valley Charitable Fund.

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Keith Brown - Former US Ambassador to Denmark and Lesotho; Founder of Vail: Keith has served on the boards of Boys and Girls Club of America, the Colorado Academy, and International Institute of Education/World Affairs Council in Denver.

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Doe Browning - Philanthropist and Artist
Doe serves on the Social Committee of the Vail Valley Foundation, is involved with the Town of Vail Art in Public Places Board, is founder of the WinMax Foundation, and serves as a board member to the Pulley Foundation.

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Ron Davis - Past Chair of Perrier USA, CEO, Davis Capital, Chair of Guardian Scholarships, Board of Directors Boys Hope, Girls Hope, Board Chair of Vail Valley Medical Center, education committee member of Vail Valley Foundation

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Tina Fleishman - is a long time local of Eagle County, serving families and children as a mentor and phsychologist for more than thirty years. Originally from New York, Tina came to Colorado to attend Colorado College and later pursued graduate and doctoral degrees at the University of Denver.

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Gerald Gallegos - (Former Board Chair and founding member) Founder and CEO, Gallegos Corporation; Gerald serves as on the Board of Directors to the Vail Valley Foundation, El Pomar Foundation and Round Up River Ranch.

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Becky Hernreich - Bio Coming Soon!

Chris Hynes - Hynes Capital, Former Investment Manager, State Street Global Advisors: Chris served as former director to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston and is a Trustee of Pine Manor College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

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Mack Nichols - Former President and Director, Mallickrodt Inc.; Serves on the board of Habitat for Humanity of Eagle and Lake Counties and actively involved with Eagle River Presbyterian Church.

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Joe Perry - Business Entrpreneur; Co-founder of RedSky Financial and is a Managing Member of Speed Trading Group, LLC; Joe serves on the board of the Lynn Sage Foundation and is a member of the Millennium Society.

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Dom Remey - The Youth Foundation is delighted to welcome Don Remey to the Board of Directors. Don and his wife Nancy have been involved with the Guardian Scholars program of The Youth Foundation, and Don willingly accepted a role as a board member, eager to become involved in many aspects of The Youth Foundation..

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Dick Rothkopf - Richard (Dick) Rothkopf joins the Board of the Youth Foundation bringing a keen understanding of the challenges faced by families struggling to make ends meet and a passion for early childhood education.

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Mark Smith - Bio Coming Soon!

Phil Smith - Former CEO & Chairman of Pillsbury and General Foods; has served as a trustee to the National 4-H Foundation, St. Augustine Diocese Foundation, Guardian of Dreams Foundation, and the World Education Foundation.

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Sandra Smyser - Superintendent, Eagle County Schools
Sandra has served as superintendent for nine years in school districts throughout California and Colorado;

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Founders

The First Tee Advisory Board

Ambassadors Council

*Past Board Member

Past Board Members