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Staff 
Dan Bell - Executive Director
Dan Bell was raised outside Denver and grew up recreating in the Colorado mountains. He earned a B.S. in Forest Sciences from Colorado State University, then a J.D. from North Carolina Central University’s School of Law in Durham, NC. Before returning to Denver, Dan spent seven years with The Nature Conservancy in Wilmington, NC as a project director. While there he contributed to the conservation of more than 50,000 acres of swamp and longleaf pine habitat in the southeast coastal plain ecoregion. He also engaged federal and state agencies in the management and protection of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. Returning to the West, Dan served as Associate Director for the Sequoia Riverlands Trust in Visalia, CA where he directed strategic and conservation planning. In 2008, Dan returned to Colorado and joined SREP as the Executive Director. In this role he is excited to deeply engage conservation partners and the broader community, leverage SREP’s programs to enhance the ecological resources of and connectivity in the Rockies, and direct SREP’s growth and staff towards greater success. Dan’s in-depth experience with building partnerships, overseeing organizational programs and resources, and successful fundraising proves him integral to SREP and the achievement of our mission. 303.454.3341 E-mail Dan 
Monique DiGiorgio - Director of Development and Communications
Monique earned a B.S. in Biology from the University of Notre Dame and has been working for 12 years in the field of conservation biology and ecology. For the first six years of her career, Monique worked as a field ornithologist spending much of her time nest searching and conducting behavioral observations. This took her from Australia studying the satin bowerbird to San Diego studying the rufous-crowned sparrow, as well as many other places in between. More recently, she has been developing the financial and programmatic capacity of small conservation non-profits. At SREP, Monique has been instrumental in developing programs in wildlife linkage research and implementing wildlife crossings as well as raising over a million dollars in funds to make this work a reality. She brings knowledge of conservation biology, policy, fundraising, as well as education and outreach to SREP. DURANGO OFFICE 303.454.3342 E-mail Monique 
Julia Kintsch - Program Director
Julia is a conservation biologist whose career has focused on protecting wild places and mitigating humanity's impacts on biodiversity. Julia received a master's degree from Duke University where her research focused on conservation design strategies. Her experiences include conducting botanic and small mammal surveys, working as an environmental educator in Senegal, West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and developing conservation plans for the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. As the Program Director at SREP, Julia led Linking Colorado's Landscapes, a project to assess high-priority wildlife linkages that was designated a 2006 Exemplary Ecosystem initiative by the Federal Highway Administration. Her work continues to focus on developing guidelines for designing appropriate mitigation measures for wildlife and assisting project planners and engineers in the implementation of such measures. She oversees a variety of research and implementation projects and advises conservation groups, consultants, and agencies on conservation design and habitat connectivity for wildlife. 303.454.3344 E-mail Julia 
Caitlin Harris - Development Assistant
Fairly new to the West, Caitlin moved to Denver in August ?07 in pursuit of a career in wildlife preservation. She graduated with a B.S. in Communication Studies from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. Having worked as an Account Coordinator in the realm of public relations, Caitlin has found her passion to be aligned with the inspiring missions of conservation non-profits. Prior to working for SREP, Caitlin was the Assistant Festival Coordinator for the Eno River Association (ERA) in NC--her home-state. At the ERA, Caitlin worked with over 100 performers,stage managers and volunteers to host their annual 3-day Fourth of July music festival. As the Development Assistant at SREP, Caitlin supports fundraising efforts by managing donor relations, coordinates office operations, and assists in multiple Community Connections projects. 303.454.3346 E-mail Caitlin 
Connor Bailey - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Director
Connor Bailey grew up in Washington D.C. but feels much more at home in the West. He received his B.A. in Geography from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2000, with an emphasis in GIS and physical geography and recently completed an Advanced Certificate of GIS from the University of Denver. He is experienced in map production and database management. Before joining SREP, he developed skills in the GIS field and also worked in New Zealand and Rocky Mountain National Park researching invasive plants. 303.454.3343 E-mail Connor 
Dylan Taylor - Roads & Wildlife Program Coordinator
SILVERTHORNE/DYLAN OFFICE Office: 303.454.3342 Cell: 434.962.1219 E-mail Dylan  |
