BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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David Sloan | Sloan Construction

Dave is the CEO of Sloan Construction and the former president of the Colorado Green Building Guild. He is a botanist turned carpenter turned general contractor. His endless good energy comes in handy for keeping up with his kids and working long days. In his “spare” time, Dave is heavily involved in the local AEC (architecture,engineering and construction) community, and is- among many other things- in charge of building all of the parade floats for his kid's elementary school. Contact: 303.564.5253 | www.sloan.build

David Takahashi, Boulder climate leader, home/neighborhood energy-efficiency pioneer

David is a long-time Boulder resident and recent City Council candidate who believes passionately in working together to reduce carbon emissions and to build resilient communities.

As a participant in an innovative City of Boulder program to make grants derived from a municipal carbon fee to local energy-related entrepreneurs (Snugg Home which has spun off Heliohome; David Adamson recruited and worked with David T for this program), David and wire Emily significantly reduced their 60 year old home carbon footprint. He has converted home heating from natural gas to air source heat pumps (the natural gas line has been removed from the property). He has created a suburban micro-grid: he uses the energy from the sun to charge batteries, the batteries are used to power the household, and surplus energy is shared with the grid. He sees that beyond blocking harmful actions, we also need to turn the dial back and reclaim lost ground. David views agriculture as one of the few endeavors that actually can begin repairing the damages already done.

David’s late father-in-law was Charles David Keeling who recorded the concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere starting in the 1950s. He shared science’s predictions on the effects of persistent Greenhouse Gasses. The predictions included mean temperature rise, disrupted weather patterns, wildfires, floods, strengthening tropical storms, ocean acidification, sea level rise, melting of glaciers and other effects. David lost his home in the Fourmile Canyon wildfire of 2010. He experienced the wildfire’s utter chaos. Post-fire debris flows buried his neighbors. Currently, David is working with communities of faith in the Denver/Boulder area for disaster preparedness.

David "Kavika” Vollmar, Boulder

(In Memoriam!)

Software Engineer at Twitter, Co-housing resident

I was born in Germany and came to Boulder for graduate school but I fell in love with the Rockies and the Boulder lifestyle and never left! Part of that lifestyle is being engaged in the civic process and the community for more fairness and sustainability in our society. I have spoken in front of City Council on behalf of alternative transportation modes, housing co-ops, and other topics. I have previously applied for a seat on City of Boulder Transportation Advisory Board. I try to lead by example as much as possible, for instance by biking or busing to work. I live at Wild Sage Co-Housing in north Boulder which is a great model for achieving sustainable and affordable living in Boulder.

Kavika was killed by a speeding motorist in July 2021. Please consider making a donation in his name to help us build the Kavika Coop, where residents will share a few electric cars but otherwise will bike, walk and bus everywhere!