Eco-Cycle's Board of Directors
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Allyn FeinbergAllyn Feinberg is a Historic Preservation Planner with a private consulting practice. She is also co-owner of a start-up business to manufacture innovative separation equipment focused on the municipal wastewater treatment for pharmaceutical industries. She is a past member of the Boulder City Council, the Boulder County Recycling and Composting Authority and the Boulder Housing Authority. |
Board Vice President |
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Dan Benavidez
Dan Benavidez is a bilingual Colorado native, a marathon running enthusiast and an avid reader. He received a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Northern Colorado on the G.I. Bill. Dan is a former City Councilman at Large for Longmont, Colorado. He also served as Mayor Pro-Tem for the City of Longmont and was the first Latino in the history of the city to rise to this political level. He has also served on numerous boards and commissions in Boulder County ranging from mental health to the Longmont Symphony Orchestra (LSO).
Dan was one of the original founders of El Comite, a Latino activist organization. He was one of the first members of LatiNoticias, a Northern Colorado Spanish Language Newspaper. Amongst the many other Community activities he is involved in, he is presently a member of the Longmont Police Department Latino Advisory Council, a member of the Board of Directors of the Longmont Housing Development Corporation (LHDC) and a volunteer for Longmont Community Justice Partnership. He has been in the field of international business for more than 20 years, has traveled and done business throughout the world and is presently an independent international consultant presently conducting the majority of his business in Mexico, and South Africa.
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Board Secretary |
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Caron Schwartz EllisCaron Schwartz Ellis is co-founder, president and "communication maven" of 3D Radio LLC, which developed and is commercializing a patented technology that allows you to manage your radio listening at home and on the go -- letting you listen to what you want, where you want, when you want it. Caron also does contract public relations and technology writing. Boulder residents since 1981, Caron and her husband Mike are avid cyclists and recyclers. They each put many miles on their bikes on the roads and trails in and around Boulder. At home, between recycling, composting and avoiding purchases of overly packaged goods, the two limit their trash to one 32-gallon bag every three or four weeks.
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Board Treasurer |
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David MillerDavid Miller is currently employed as a CPA for Kingsbery Baris Vogel CPAs since 1987. Also has a private practice at home. David moved to Boulder in 1973 and then to Longmont in 1979. He met his wife Lynn Wirsing and her three children in 1987.
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Additional Board Members |
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Steve BushongSteve Bushong lives in Louisville with his wife Katy, their sons Ryan and Jack and their two dogs. Steve moved to Boulder in 1989 to attend law school at the University of Colorado and is currently a partner at the law firm of Porzak Browning & Bushong, where he practices primarily in the area of water rights, the environment and land use. Prior to moving to Colorado, Steve was a research scientist at Johns Hopkins University studying water quality issues. Before that, he obtained a master's degree in limnology/ecology and bachelor's degree in biology at Iowa State University.
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Tom McCoyTom McCoy has served on many city boards and commissions, including 22 ½ years on city council and 14 years as Mayor Pro-Tem. He moved to Longmont in 1962 and taught school for 27 years in the St. Vrain Valley School District. He earned his master's from Colorado State University in 1968. Before coming to Longmont, Tom served in the U.S. Army for 2 years. He graduated from Mankato State College in Mankato, Minnesota with a bachelor's degree and taught political science and history in Madera, California for 3 years. He and his wife, Mary, have three adult children who all live in Longmont.
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Pat ShanksPat Shanks is chair of the PLAN-Boulder County board of directors. He is interested in a broad spectrum of issues related to land use, transportation, conservation and a clean environment. Pat is a resident of Boulder and is a research geochemist with the U.S. Geological Survey. Some of Pat’s current research involves potential toxic elements in the environment, mine drainage issues and harmful effects on ecosystems.
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