Sandbox - Pikes Peak Outdoors

Team Members

Becky Leinweber

Executive Director

Mike Rigney

Ring the Peak Trail Lead, Board At Large

Kristen Cannon

Marketing & Engagement Manager

Nick Ragain

Director of Strategic Advancement

Stephanie Surch

Grants & Funding Manager

2026 Board Members

Sarah Heinen

Board At Large, Springs Wealth Group

Steve Brown

Board At Large, Slalom

Lisa Tormoen Hickey

Board Secretary, Tormoen Hickey LLC

April Estep

Board Ex Officio, Colorado Parks and Wildlife

Adam Nubern

Board Treasurer, Nuventure CPA LLC

Jeff Thormosdgaard

Ex-Officio, Colorado Springs Chamber and Economic Development Corporation

Bobby Mikulas

Board At Large, Kinship Landing

Chris Gonzales

Board At Large, Teller Trail Team

Mike Rigney

Ring the Peak Trail Lead, Board At Large

Skyler Rorabaugh

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Services, Director

Dr. JD McKenna

Board Chair, Scaled Capability

Jeff Mosher

Board Past Chair, City of Cripple Creek

Walt Hecox

Board At Large, Colorado College, Retired

David Leinweber

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member, Founder, Angler's Covey Owner, City of Colorado Springs City Council

Advisory Council

Carl Woody

Rocky Mountain Field Institute, Program Director

Mike Pach

3 Peaks Photography

Samantha Gooch

U.S. Forest Service Pikes Peak Ranger District, Recreation Planner

Jacob Figueroa

SUP Colorado Springs, Owner/Operator

Bob Falcone

Michael Brothers

Woodmoor Nordic Nonprofit Center

Ron Ilgen

Pikes Peak Marathon, President

Cory Sutela

Medicine Wheel Trail Advocates, Executive Director

Kalem Lenard

Royal Gorge Bighorn Round Table

Lisa Walters

Colorado Springs Utilities, Source Water Protection

Skyler Rorabaugh

Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Services, Director

Tim Kroening

Colorado Parks & Wildlife, Area Wildlife Manager

Charlie Dunn

Colorado Springs Mountain Bike Association, President

Janny Jarvis

District 11, Educator

Micah Rice

Pikes Peak APEX, Race Director

Martin Palmaz

US Hang Gliding & Paragliding Association

Theresa Odello

El Paso County Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services Manager

David Leinweber

Non-Voting Ex-Officio Member, Founder, Angler's Covey Owner, City of Colorado Springs City Council

Dr. JD McKenna

Board Chair, Scaled Capability

Jeff Mosher

Board Past Chair, City of Cripple Creek

Mike Rigney

Ring the Peak Trail Lead, Board At Large

Terri Hayes

Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce, President & CEO

David Deitemeyer

City of Colorado Springs

Morgan Anderson

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Regional Partnership Initiative

Jennifer Peterson

United States Forest Service, Partnership Coordinator

Kendra Mullins

Orophile Outdoor Adventures

Ally O’Neill

Palmer Land Conservancy

Rick Harrmann

City of Canon City Economic Development

Yates McConnell

Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative

Lisa Tormoen Hickey

Board Secretary, Tormoen Hickey LLC

Melissa McCormick

Mile High Youth Corps

Steve Brown

Board At Large, Slalom

John Sztukowski

Wild Connections, Conservation Director

Carrie Supino

Rocky Mountain Field Institute

Jess Verplank

Rocky Mountain Field Institute, Executive Director

Colton Emick

Timberline Trail Craft

Lance Cannon

Colorado Springs Mountain Biking Association & Pikes Peak Climbers Alliance

Nic Ponsor

Owner, Criterium Bike Shop

Glenn Carlson

Trails and Open Space Coalition, Executive Director

Bill Alspach

Trails Preservation Alliance

Kat McNeil

Fremont Adventure Recreation

Dan Williams

Teller County Commissioner

Ruth Black

Johnny Ochs

U.S. Fish & Wildlife

Matt Nunez

Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office

Blog Posts

Interior Secretary Zinke signs science deal with Colorado School of Mines

October 25, 2018

Hikers: Stop Hating on Hunters

October 22, 2018

Guide Introduction to USDA Forest Service Recreation Special Uses

October 11, 2018

Why “Wilder” Nature Is Better for Your Health

October 11, 2018

NEW LEGISLATION SEEKS TO IMPROVE PERMITTING SYSTEM

October 10, 2018

CVB changes name, updates logo

September 26, 2018

Towns Pick Up the Tab for U.S. Forest Service Staff

September 20, 2018

How the “outdoor voter” has emerged as a potentially potent political force in Colorado

September 14, 2018

Western business owners throw support behind reauthorizing Land and Water Conservation Fund

September 13, 2018

Unlocking The West’s Inaccessible Public Lands Off Limits, But Within Reach

August 31, 2018

VF CORPORATION CHOOSES COLORADO AS ITS NEW GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS

August 14, 2018

Colorado Senators support public lands in bipartisan letter to US Senate

August 6, 2018

Colorado Springs No. 1 most desirable place to live, survey shows

July 31, 2018

Interim U.S. Forest Service chief says she will make it ‘easier for all kinds of businesses to work with and on the forest’

July 27, 2018

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT: WHY THE FUTURE OF THE OUTDOOR INDUSTRY DEPENDS ON WATER

July 25, 2018

OIA RELEASES FIRST-EVER CONGRESSIONAL SCORECARD AS PART OF NEW ‘VOTE THE OUTDOORS’ CAMPAIGN

July 24, 2018

Writing Prescriptions to Play Outdoors

July 17, 2018

New study reveals a whole new list of health benefits from spending time outdoors

July 11, 2018

Steve Schallenkamp: Charting the growth and popularity of trail running

July 9, 2018

New photography policy at popular Springs site, permit required

July 7, 2018

PUBLIC LANDS: OUR INDUSTRY, OUR ISSUE, OUR FIGHT. WHAT ARE (AND WHAT AREN’T) PUBLIC LANDS?

July 4, 2018

COLORADO’S WESTERN SLOPE IS MAKING ALL THE RIGHT MOVES

June 8, 2018

It’s risky out there! That’s why PSU’s Outing Club can no longer go outside

April 24, 2018

Zinke Establishes Position of Senior National Advisor for Recreation

April 20, 2018

El Pomar invests $1 million to support cycling in Colorado Springs

April 12, 2018

Quarry owner pitches new bike park

April 5, 2018

CPW accepts check for $29 million grant from U.S. Department of the Interior

March 23, 2018

Wildfire Suppression: Change in Funding on the Horizon

March 22, 2018

Study: Inactivity Rates Among Low-Income Households Near Historic Levels

March 18, 2018

Think Before You Boycott: Guns, Public Land, and Vista Outdoor

March 18, 2018

BENTONVILLE: WHERE BIKES BOOST THE BOTTOM LINE

February 25, 2018

Press Release: Outdoor Recreational Spending Dominated by Motorized Usage

February 25, 2018

Fixing the wildfire funding problem starts with prevention

February 21, 2018

New Government Data Supports Growing Outdoor Recreation Sector

February 16, 2018

Voice Your Support: Future Generations Act – Senate Bill 143

February 8, 2018

New Poll Finds Colorado Voters Increasingly See Themselves As Conservationists

January 26, 2018

The Forest Service is Burning

January 23, 2018

Proposed revisions to NEPA, Comments Requested by Feb. 2

January 23, 2018

Study finds Great Outdoors Colorado gives state $507 million economic boost

January 20, 2018

Mild winter, low snowpack can put a damper on outdoor recreation; Ute Pass Trail closure extended

January 20, 2018

Why wildfires have gotten worse — and what we can do about it

January 20, 2018

Why the National Park advisory board imploded

January 20, 2018

Opportunity for Guides and Outfitters

January 12, 2018

Zinke’s World View

January 8, 2018

RV Sales Boom Is Fueled By Millennials As They Overturn Stereotypes And Enjoy The Itinerant Life

December 31, 2017

You’ve Made 2017 an Amazing Year!

December 29, 2017

Secretary Zinke announces Creation of the “Made in America” Recreation Advisory Committee

November 15, 2017

Rep. Lamborn Places National Monuments and Brown’s Canyon in Jeopardy

October 10, 2017

Are We Loving Colorado’s Wild Places to Death?

October 4, 2017

Outdoor Recreation Is Big Business

September 29, 2017

Long-dreamed Pikes Peak trail set for construction

September 27, 2017

Secretary Zinke signs Secretarial Order to Support Sportsmen & Enhance Wildlife Conservation

September 21, 2017

With 11 fatalities on Colorado’s fourteeners this season, “it’s time to do something”

September 17, 2017

Wed. Night Chill Ride: New Trails are here!

September 12, 2017

New phase of recreation in Colorado Springs’ Bear Creek watershed taking shape

September 6, 2017

Colorado Springs chamber launches recruiting site for local employers

September 5, 2017

OUTDOOR FOUNDATION RESEARCH REPORTS

August 31, 2017

With trails and outdoor events, Fremont Adventure Recreation grows, plans to continue

August 26, 2017

Interior to Recommend Shrinking National Monuments

August 24, 2017

Western Officials Support Possible BLM, Federal Agency Relocation To Denver

August 17, 2017

Press

State of the Outdoors meeting outlines plan for more prescribed burns to national forest land

May 15th 2023

Public invited to help shape vision for the Pikes Peak region outdoors

January 23rd 2023

Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance announces new partnerships for 2022

January 6th 2022

CPW Offering free fishing poles to children at ‘get outdoors day fest’ in Colorado Springs

May 24th 2023

You have a stake in the future of the Pike National Forest Outsider’s View

Febuary 21st 2023

How experts say you can be a sustainable trail user

May 3rd 2023

How to Recreate Responsibly on 4th of July with Pikes Peak Outdoor recreation Alliance

July 4th, 2023

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