Speaker Series: Past Presenters
Below is a list of Speaker Series past presenters from 2016-2019.
Speaker Series Presenters
2016 - 2017
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Taos Land Trust | Matthew Van Buren |
| Art & Culture of The Blake | Steve Rose |
| US Forest Service | Kevin Lehto and Jack Lewis |
| B-Corp Certification | Dawn Boulware |
| Taos Community Foundation | Laurie Mitchell Dunn |
| St. Bernard Lodge/Taos Snowsports School | Jean Mayer |
| Taos Avalanche Center | Andy Bond, Graham Turner, avy dog “Erna” |
| Taos Avalanche Dogs | Robert Willette “Willie and loyal colleague Dannon” |
| Nature Conservancy | Laura McCarthy / Terry Sullivan |
| Taos School of Music | Kathleen Anderson |
| Mountain Skills Climbing | Taos Rock author Jay Foley |
| Taos Historical Society | A Brief History of Taos author Bob Romero |
| Fall Arts Festival | Paul Figueroa |
| Taos Center for the Arts | Deborah McClean |
| Paseo Project | Matt Thomas |
| Art Taos | Jason Rodriguez |
| New Mexico Geologist | Paul Bauer |
| Vara Wines | Doug Deifenthaler |
| Taos Hiking Guide | Cindy Brown |
| Taos Pueblo | Artist and Author Jonathan Warm Day |
| Taos Ski Valley | Mickey Blake |
2017 - 2018
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| Taos Community Chorus | Taos Community Chorus |
| Storytelling | Cisco Guevara |
| Queen of the River Consultants | Mike Mitchell |
| Ski Author | Daniel Gibson |
| Taos Pioneers | Jean Mayer, Dadou Mayer, Max Killinger, Elisabeth Brownell, Walter Ruegg, Rick Richards, Mickey Blake |
| Poet and Photographer | Lawrence Gregory & Birgit Gutche |
| Business Programmer for TEN | Rose Reza |
| Founder of Teaography | Dana Blair |
| Executive Director of Not Forgotten Outreach | Don Peters |
| 10th Mountain Division Historian | Tommy Thompson |
| The Nature Conservancy | Terry Sullivan |
| Sierra Nevada’s LEED Cert | Jason Benedict |
| UNM International Mountain Medicine Center Director | Jason Williams |
| Harwood Museum Board Member | Dora Dillistone |
| Director of The Taos School of Music | Kathleen Anderson |
| Fish & Game Naturalist | Steve Tapia |
| Pueblo Pottery Today | Charles King, Autumn Borts Medlock, Susan Fowler |
| Trinchera Environmental Manager | Craig Taggart |
| US Forest Service | Jack Lewis and Erica Enjady |
| Rocky Mountain Youth Corps | Ben Thomas |
| Air and Space pioneer | Wally Funk |
| Fall Arts Festival President | Paul Figueroa |
| Fall Arts Poster Artist / Murals | David Vedoe |
| “Night of Philanthropy,” Taos Community Foundation | Lisa O’Brian |
| Meow-Wolf |
Chris Scharrer |
2018 - 2019
| Dr. Quigley Peterson |
Mogul Medical |
| Dave Hahn | Expedition Leader- Taos Ski Patrol |
| Jean Mayer | Hotel St. Bernard |
| Dadou Mayer | Hotel St. Bernard |
| Jack Lewis | The US Forest Service |
| Gabe Donaldson | TREX The Nature Conservancy |
| JR Logan | Cerro Negro Forest Council |
| Laura McCarthy | New Mexico State Forrester |
| Rene Romero | Taos Pueblo Fuels Manager |
| Ilona Spruce | Taos Pueblo Director of Tourism |
| Cheryl Romero | Taos Ski Valley Inc. Administrative Office Manager |
| Sheryl Romero | Red Willow Farm Coordinator |
| Maria Samora | Taos Artist and jewelry designer |
| Ted Wiard | Executive Director of the Golden Willow Retreat |
| Syd Schultz and Macky Franklin | Professional Mountain Bike Racers |
| Lisa O'Brien | Taos Community Foundation |
2019 - 2020
| Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|
| A Night of Philanthropy | Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce |
| Taos Ski Valley Mountain Biking Day | Taos Mountain Biking Association |
