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| Michael Travis President Michael Travis, D.D.S., was born and raised in southern Missouri. He began taking extended bicycle trips in the late 70s and it was during one of those trips, while camped on the beach in Greece, that he decided to move to Boulder to prolong his childhood (and establish his career). Influenced by his experiences with his close college buddy who became a quadriplegic due to an accident and faced a new life of what he couldn't do, in 1982, Michael began working with ESRP to learn about what a person with a disability COULD do. He hasn't missed a season since, has served on the Board of Directors since the mid 80s, and has held the position of President during most of that time. In 1988 Michael started Alpine Dentistry, Inc., where he later met a cute young patient named Stacey. They married in 1996 and have two sons, Ryan and Cade. Michael has worked with dentistry for the handicapped for over 20 years and takes on many pro bono cases throughout the year with Dental Aid and the community at large. Over the years he has combined his passion for travel and delivering dental services in third world countries by distributing supplies and training local medics in Mexico, Central America, French Polynesia, Africa, Cuba and Thailand. |
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| Stan Slater Co-Vice President Stan Slater is the Lillis Professor of Business Administration at Colorado State University. Stan not only shares the vice-presidency with Paula Galloway, they share a life having been married since 1982. Stan has been a participant in the ESRP Program since 2003 and uses a bi-ski. Prior to becoming disabled by multiple sclerosis, Stan was an avid kayaker, mountain biker, fly fisherman, and downhill and telemark skier. Stan has been involved with disability advocacy groups for over 15 years having served on the Boards of Directors of the MS Society of Colorado Springs and the Greater Washington Chapter of the National MS Society, and the Advisory Board to the Northern Colorado Office of the Colorado Chapter of the National MS Society. He also has volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America, the YMCA, and Wilderness on Wheels. |
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| Paula Galloway Co-Vice President Paula is a web and database design consultant currently developing a water quality database for the National Park Service. She is the other half of the Slater-Galloway team. Paula has a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Washington and a BS in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri. She has also volunteered with CASA, Ensight, and KRFC radio. Paula is passionate about skiing, has volunteered with ESRP since 2003, and is a member of PSIA. When not skiing, her hobbies include fishing, gardening, photography, and painting. |
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| David Levin Treasurer David Levin is an Investor and avid balloon pilot. Originally from New Jersey, David moved to Colorado in 1976 in pursuit of his love of skiing, hiking and aviation. He owned and operated The Balloon Ranch, a full service resort located in the San Luis Valley of Colorado and specializing in Hot Air Ballooning. He sold the Ranch in 1982 and moved to Boulder. David has degrees in Business Administration and Law from Boston University. He has been a commercial balloon pilot and balloon competitor since 1977. He is an active member of the Balloon Federation of America and has won National and World Championships in Gas and Hot Air Ballooning. Having retired from balloon competition, David is now the Event Director for the U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship and the World Championship in Austria this year. David lives in Boulder with his wife Roberta and their sixteen-year-old twins, Matthew and Rebecca. David joined ESRP in 1998 through his friendship with Michael Travis, and has been an ESRP Board Member since 2004. He is a member of PSIA and certified in alpine, telemark and adaptive instruction. He is also on the Boards of the Boulder Jewish Community Center and the Balloon Federation Competition Division. His other interests include paragliding, hiking, golf, sailing and scuba diving. |
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| Lorna Kowal Secretary Lorna was born 1/14/31 in New Glascow, Nova Scotia, Canada, and became a naturalized citizen in 1947. She has lived in Glens Falls, NY, York, PA, Mamaroneck, NY, Detroit, MI, Glouscester Township, NJ, and Colorado since 1987, when she joined ESRP. Lorna taught elementary school in Grosse Pointe Woods, MI. She has three children, two girls and one boy. Lorna now lives on a horse farm north of Longmont. |
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| Judy LaBuda Judy L. LaBuda is an experienced attorney with a strong litigation background in family, disability and employment law. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Judy earned a bachelors degree in Education-Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a masters degree in Rehabilitation Counseling Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to commencing her career as an attorney, Judy was a rehabilitation counselor, supervisor, manager and a rehabilitation director for an international rehabilitation company. She subsequently earned a Law Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has been a key note and conference speaker at numerous state and national conventions on the issues of ethics and legal issues for rehabilitation practitioners, family law and disability law issues. Judy has previously been employed and an active volunteer with the Wisconsin Association for Retarded Citizens and was a member of the board of directors for the Wisconsin Special Olympics. She is married to Dale and has two grown children, Brent and Jessica. Judy enjoys snowshoeing, hiking and world travel, especially to parts of southeast Asia and remote islands around the world. |
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| Caron Newman Caron holds a Masters of Education and a Masters of Computer Information Systems. She is currently employed as a Sr. Curriculum Manager for the Oracle Academy at Oracle Corporation. Caron has over 25 years in technology-enabled Education supporting both the Corporate and Academic learning environments. Caron is a PSIA Certified Level II Adaptive Ski Instructor. Caron has two sons who are also actively involved in the ESRP program. Her other interests include Golf, Hunting, Hiking, Motorcross, and Stained Glass. |
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| Susan Perney Susan learned to ski after her family moved to Estes Park, Colorado in 1975. She has taught skiing for 30 years, first at Hidden Valley Ski Area in Rocky Mountain National Park, and with ESRP for the past 16 years. She is a PSIA Level II Certified Instructor. Susan is an Emergency Services Dispatcher for the town of Estes Park. She and her husband Pierre have been married for 21 years, and have a 10 year old son. In addition to skiing, she enjoys traveling, four-wheeling and camping, has two Arabian horses and is an avid photographer. | ||