Executive Director: Evan “Lanny” Ellis
Lanny is a gardening and permaculture enthusiast from Arlington, Texas. He moved to Colorado in 2013 and made Eagle County his home. He earned his Permaculture Design Certification from the Colorado Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute (CRMPI) in 2016 and completed the Colorado Master Gardener course in 2017. He is always enthusiastic to share his skills with others.
Adam Fenton
Adam is originally from Nebraska where he spent 5 years organizing rallies, event speaking, running an environmental club, and creating an educational summit to train high school and college youth how to be citizen lobbyists. In 2017, he spent the summer biking across the country as a photographer and volunteer with 47 other incredible humans, which led him to the Eagle River Valley. His passion is working to make sure that everyone has equal access to having an enjoyable, healthy, and sustainable life – a passion that he pursues through his work with New Roots CO and YouthPower365.
Shawna Wood
Shawna Wood, founding member of the New Roots board, is a youth development professional and long time Eagle County local. Much of her professional experience has centered on connecting kids to their food source and the natural world in general. In her free time you can find Shawna in the mountains hiking, climbing or snowboarding or at a concert enjoying live music.
Allegra Waterman-Snow
Allegra Waterman-Snow is a New Roots Board member, and works as a conservation programs manager in Eagle County. Allegra was born in Upstate New York, and after earning her B.A. in Biology from Colorado College she worked around the globe as a conservation research technician. She returned to Colorado in 2017 to work in conservation research and programming, and in her free time you can find her skiing, climbing, baking, camping, and taking her dog Pippin to the dog park.
Gina McCrackin
Gina McCrackin, MS Environmental Sociology, is a New Roots board member and serves as the Secretary. Gina’s professional experience includes sustainability programs administration and climate and social inequality research. In her free time, you can find Gina growing food, camping and hiking, learning about herbalism, or enjoying live music.