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The San Luis Valley
Community Advisory Board

The San Luis Valley Community Advisory Board (SLV CAB) is made up of local residents and professionals with expertise in community needs and climate resilience. The CAB ensures the project remains responsive and accountable to community priorities.

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Emily Brown, Community PI

Lifelong San Luis Valley Resident

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Joni Adelman, DNP/MPH, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CDCES

Director

Silver Thread Public Health 

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Svetlana Bresnitz, MD

Pediatric Physician, San Luis Valley Health

Clinical Professor, CU School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics

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Chris Canaly

Director

San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council

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Denise Jiron, MA

Conejos County Public Health Director

6th Generation Conejos County and San Luis Valley Resident

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Hannah Thill

Interim Executive Director & Program Coordinator

Rio Grande Watershed Conservation and Education Initiative

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Anna Lee Vargas

Project Manager, San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council

Lead Recruit, CU Anschutz

Soul Players of the Valley, Capulin

The Foxhole Project Board of Directors

Queen of Peace Community Project Board of Directors

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Richard "Paul" Wertz, RN-MSN

Director, Costilla County Public Health

Colorado Native and Long-Time San Luis Valley Resident 

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