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Staff
board of directors
Bill Carter - President
Currently serving as President of the Center for the Arts Board, Bill has a background in legal expertise as a contract litigation attorney and, for many years, a managing attorney. Responsible for all aspects of firm operations and finances, he acquired so much knowledge he could write a book on legal issues—and did. In his younger years, he was also known to perform in bands and continues to have an interest in music of all kinds. Bill also served as two-time president of the Olney, Maryland Rotary Club which served the needs of persons locally and across the country.
Scott King - Vice President
Scott and his wife Kathy have had a place in Crested Butte since 2006. They have been very involved in many local organizations including the Crested Butte Music Festival and the Center. Scott graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and worked in the energy industry for 35 years. He brings broad experience in Facility Operations, Project Management and Strategic Planning to the Board. Scott and Kathy enjoy all the experiences Crested Butte offers including music and the arts, off-roading, hiking and golf.
Kiley Flint - Secretary
As a dedicated and passionate full time resident of Crested Butte, Colorado, Kiley has made an indelible mark on the local real estate market, as well as the preservation of the area's natural beauty and in the enrichment of the community arts scene. Born and raised on the East Coast, Kiley's journey to Crested Butte began after graduating from the University of Vermont. Over the past 25 years, Kiley has wholeheartedly embraced the town's unique blend of natural beauty, tight-knit community, and outdoor recreational opportunities.
Kiley is the principal broker of the Crested Butte Collection, a partnership of long-time LIV Sotheby’s International Realty colleagues. In addition to her successful career in real estate, Kiley is also deeply committed to preserving the natural environment and the unique character of Crested Butte. For the past ten years, she has served as a dedicated member of the Crested Butte Land Trust board, working to protect the town's pristine landscapes and open spaces. Her love for Crested Butte, active involvement in the community, and dedication to doing her part is what she believes it means to live, work, and thrive in this extraordinary mountain town. She hopes to bring this mindset to the Center.
Bob Valentine - Treasurer
Bob has been a resident of Mt. Crested Butte since 2016 along with his long-term partner Steve Bolton. They also spend time at their second home in Palm Springs, California and traveling. This is Bob’s second term on the board for The Center where he served on the development and finance committees. He currently is a member of the investment committee for the Community Foundation of Gunnison Valley (CFGV). Previously, Bob served as a board member, treasurer and finance committee chair for the Crested Butte Music Festival, and he and Steve support numerous charities throughout the valley. Bob spent 35 years in various positions in the accounting, finance, business and senior management of a large global commodity chemicals and refining company. He is an avid investor, animal rights supporter and he enjoys many of the activities and events our community offers.
Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt - Governance Committee Chair
Barbara Glazer Rosenblatt presented a series of works at Conduit Gallery, Dallas, Texas in May 2022. Phantoms represented two years of work using fabric to represent themes of metamorphosis and isolation. In addition to her soft sculptures, the artist works in a variety of mediums including pen and ink, watercolor, gouache, colored pencil, and paper mâché. Barbara received a BA in Fine Arts from Brown University and an MBA from the Cox School of Business at SMU. Her work as an artist and illustrator has appeared in The New York Times, Worth, Texas Monthly, D Magazine, American Way, Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and The Dallas Morning News. Barbara has served on a number of community boards, including The Hockaday School (Board Chair), North Texas Public Radio and Television, The Ransom Center at The University of Texas, and Temple Emanu-El. Barbara and her husband Randy have had a home in Crested Butte since 1999.
Their two accomplished daughters and brilliant son-in-law also cherish their time
in the mountains.
Leigh Mundy - Programming Committee Chair
Leigh Mundy brings a longtime commitment to the arts, which includes serving as Board President at several arts organizations. She is proud to have spearheaded the total restoration of a 900 seat 1924 vaudeville theatre and then became the Executive Director at the Strand Center for the Arts in New York. She has a long history as an owner and manager of commercial Real Estate and is current owner of Alpengardener Garden Center here in Crested Butte.
Julie McNeill - Development Committee Chair
Julie McNeill worked in fast-moving consumer goods and in the waste and environmental services
industry as an Organization Development and Human Capital Management professional in Atlanta,
Georgia, Brussels, Belgium and rural Arkansas. Simultaneously, she led non-profit organizations with a
focus on dance and education. Her passion for theater and dance, magical people and dramatic stories
began deep in the Ozark Mountains and in the Arkansas Delta where she was born and raised.
Julie and her husband, Andy, raised four dynamic children and established and grew a nationwide waste
and environmental services business together. She retired from corporate, for-profit work in 2018 and
moved to the quiet, wide-open spaces of Crested Butte, Colorado. She also resides in Dallas, Texas and
Russellville, Arkansas. Julie enjoys experiencing a full life with her husband and adult children and with
her bird dog, a German-shorthaired pointer named Milo.
Adele Broughton
Adele has been a part-time resident of Crested Butte for 16 years and a longtime volunteer at the Center for the Arts, including three years on the Board of Directors. Professionally, Adele has been a real estate advisor in Dallas, TX for 16 years and is a founding member of Compass. Prior to that she spent 17 years in advertising sales for magazines such as Town & Country, Country Living and SmartMoney as well as several years in TV sales for Ampersand. Also a CPA, Adele holds a Bachelor of Accounting from the University of Alabama, and was a tax accountant with Ernst & Young. On the Center Board, she serves as an art advisor for the Kinder Padon Gallery and chairs the development committee. In Dallas, Adele serves on the Mission and Outreach committee for Saint Michael and All Angels church and is the liaison for Jubilee Park and Community Center.
Drew Kumpuris
Drew is recently retired from practicing cardiology in Arkansas for forty years. He and his wife discovered Crested Butte 25 years ago and it was love at first sight. They have maintained a second home in the valley since that time. Over the years, he has acquired so much sporting equipment to satisfy his love of hiking, biking, skiing, kayaking, golfing, and fishing that his cars no longer fit in his garage. In Arkansas, Drew served several terms on the Arkansas Symphony Board. He chaired the board for RiverFest Inc., the largest arts and entertainment festival in the state. He was the board chair for Catholic Health Initiative Health System of Arkansas and currently is board chair for the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement, a large health policy think-tank. In retirement, he has joined a biotech firm, NuShores BioScience, studying regenerative medicine.
Beverly Lueckemeyer
Bill Peatross
Bill has been a second home owner in the valley for over 30 years and has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations in Crested Butte including the Mountain Heritage Museum and the Wildflower Festival.
He is an attorney in his home state of Louisiana and an ardent advocate for economic growth of that State. He served as President of the Shreveport Economic Development Foundation, a director of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and President of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce. Bill was appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Louisiana Senate to the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation where he served as Chairman.
His community has recognized his successes by naming him Shreveport’s Outstanding Man of the Year, the City’s Economic Leader of Year, and the Shreveport Chamber’s Business Leader of the Year Award.
In his spare time, Bill is an avid skier, a 40+ marathoner, golfer, gardener and hiker.
Margery Feldberg
Margery is an avid skier and 40-year second homeowner in the Upper Gunnison Valley. She was part of a three-decade effort to have a professionally-sized stage built at the north end of the valley. During the mid ‘90s, those efforts started with a needs assessment commissioned by an ad hoc group of arts supporters and later led Margery to serve as Vice President of the Crested Butte Music Festival, President of the Mt. Crested Butte Performing Arts Center, a member of the Arts Alliance and now a director of Center for the Arts. She also served for 10 years as director of the Crested Butte Land Trust and President of Mountaineer Square Homeowners Association. On the east coast, she is currently Vice President of Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy, the 18th largest land trust in the country, and was a director of New York-based Second Stage Theater. Margery retired from a professional career in finance and commercial real estate development to run De Hoek Farm, a farm-to-table breeder and purveyor of Black Angus beef in Connecticut.
Mollye Erickson
Mollye has called Crested Butte home since 2011. In that time, she has served as a volunteer for several nonprofit organizations within the valley including serving as the Board Chair for Stepping Stones Children's Center. More recently, Mollye spends her time as an active member of the Crested Butte Community School PTA and a facilitator of the Gunnison Country Food Pantry’s Gunni-Pack program, which delivers meals and snacks to local children in need on a weekly basis year-round. Mollye also currently serves on the grant review committee for the Gunnison Valley Education Fund Teacher Innovation Grant, providing classroom teachers with funds to implement creative ways for children to learn. Mollye holds a Bachelor's Degree in Social Work from Baylor University and a Masters Degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. In her free time, Mollye enjoys going on adventures with her family, rafting, fishing, traveling, and catching live music.
Dave Ebner
Dave Ebner resides with his wife and two sons at their home in downtown Crested Butte, CO. He is a Realtor and the co-owner and financial manager of real estate brokerage Signature Properties Ebner & Associates. Prior to founding the real estate brokerage, Dave had a successful 16-year systems engineering career in the power and energy industry, during which he traveled on over 300 business trips to 40 countries. Growing up in Connecticut, Dave enjoyed playing football, rock climbing, and mountain biking, but especially snowboarding. He headed west to Colorado for snowboarding and graduated from Colorado State University with an engineering degree. In 2007 Dave and his wife Jesse moved to Crested Butte just for a year. Jesse launched her real estate broker career and Dave started his power and energy consulting business. Dave’s hobbies are family travel, skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, golf, and supporting almost all of the local non-profit fundraising events. He also considers building and managing businesses and investment research to be personal passions.
Mel Miller
For the past two years, Mel has served as the Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Seabridge, bringing over 20 years of executive experience in business and supply chain innovation for Fortune 500 companies. Her comprehensive expertise includes enhancing company performance and profitability through effective supply chain leadership, strategic planning, and organizational management. Mel is known for her ability to implement processes that improve efficiency and her talent for building and maintaining valuable business relationships.
In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Mel is actively involved in her community. She volunteers for Adaptive and PAWS in Crested Butte, demonstrating her commitment to social causes. She also shares her passion for baking by writing a monthly column for the Crested Butte News, where she connects with local readers through delicious recipes and baking tips.
Mel holds two undergraduate degrees from Miami University of Ohio and has pursued graduate education at both the University of Chicago and Harvard. She continues to enhance her professional skills in cybersecurity and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) through the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). Additionally, she serves on the board of Highland Copper, further solidifying her leadership in both corporate and community spheres.
Ex Officio Member
Bobbie Sferra | Town of Mt. Crested Butte Council Member