From Left to Right; David Allen, Jane Hickcox, Michael Zivian, Richard Moe, Terry Tice, Hilary White, Marla Croke, Todd Creel. Photo by Jeremy Baron

Board of Directors

RICHARD MOE
"Telluride is a place that appreciates its heritage and uses it in enlightened ways to provide an enviable quality of life for its residents and visitors. Allow the Valley Floor to be developed, however, and that will inevitably change, perhaps not all at once but certainly over time."
A native of Duluth, Minnesota, Richard Moe graduated from Williams College in 1959 and received a law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1966. He held administrative positions in government at the city, state and federal levels and practiced law in Washington, D.C., before assuming the presidency of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1993. Moe currently serves as a member of the board of the Ford Foundation. In addition, he is co-author of Changing Places: Rebuilding Community in the Age of Sprawl, a study of the causes of urban decline and the use of historic preservation as a tool for revitalization, published in 1997; and author of The Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers, a Civil War history published in 1993.

TODD CREEL
“It has been a long-standing goal of the Town of Telluride to preserve the Valley Floor. While it is our responsibility to ensure that the current landowner receives fair market value for his property, it is our higher duty to follow through with the preservation of the gateway to the valley for generations to come. The open space fund was established for this express purpose. A short walk up Bear Creek or across Central Park will remind you that no one ever regretted preserving open space. I am personally involved because I feel that if we do not all pull together, one of the most beautiful valleys on the planet will soon become another luxury gated community. We are capable of better.”
Born in Dallas, raised in Lake City, CO, Todd graduated from Bennington College in Vermont with a BA in Architecture and Music in 1985. He moved to Telluride in 1987. He met his lovely wife Corinne in Telluride and they now have three kids, Chloe, Jack and Cameron ages 11, 8 and 4. He started buying and restoring old homes before becoming a full time Realtor in 1988. Todd opened Prospect Realty in 2000. In addition to serving as Vice President of VFPP, he serves on Valley Floor Advisory Board and the San Miguel Educational Fund board which governs our local radio station KOTO.

MARLA CROKE
“I have been involved with the effort to preserve the Valley Floor as long as I have lived in Telluride. I truly believe VF preservation is critical to sustaining Telluride’s identity as well as sustaining a balance of development and the region’s beauty. I am honored to be the president of the VFPP in order to carry on my quest to keep the VF undeveloped and to help grow my passion in others.”
Marla moved to Vail in 1970, with her family. She fell in love with the mountains, spending her childhood in Gore Creek, skiing and skating. She saw the detrimental effects of open space preservation being a low priority in Vail in the 1970’s. She received a degree in Architecture from the University of Oregon Architecture School and moved back to Vail where she met her husband Kevin. They moved to Telluride in 1990, and bought a historic house without a furnace or a foundation. She and Kevin have become a sought after team combining her creative architecture skills and his general contracting experience. They have two boys, 13 & 11 years old.

JANE HICKCOX
“We first drove into this valley as 28-year old, idealist school teachers, drawn by the dramatic setting, the town’s historic character and the opportunity to raise our son and play a positive role in an active, nurturing community. In the 31 years since, our child has taken a connection to nature and an ethic of responsible land stewardship to a career in environmental law. We have buried our parents, and welcomed the births of two granddaughters. We have become reflective about the magic that has shaped our experiences here… And, we have read sobering articles by former residents of sprawling, spoiled communities, lamenting what might have been.”
Jane brings a background in education, real estate appraisal and land conservation to the VFPP Board. A graduate of the University of California with certification in elementary education, she taught in California public schools before moving to Telluride in 1975 with her husband, Gary, and their son, Geoff. Licensed in Colorado as a Certified General Appraiser, she led the Real Estate Appraisal Department for the San Miguel County Assessor, retiring in 1999. For the past seven years, she has served as a volunteer land conservation strategist for the San Miguel Conservation Foundation (SMCF), the local land trust directed by her husband and currently providing stewardship to approximately 6,000 acres of protected land in San Miguel County. SMCF recently celebrated the 10-year anniversary of their acquisition of the Bear Creek Preserve, managed in partnership with the Town of Telluride as public open space and wildlife sanctuary under a perpetual conservation easement.
Telluride is distinctive in Colorado resort communities. I believe we can continue to set ourselves apart. I believe we have a responsibility to do so. I am honored to support this community’s resolve to preserve the Valley Floor as undeveloped public open space.”

TERRY TICE
"The overwhelming response and support of the Telluride community and our regional neighbors to the Valley Floor preservation effort has been heart warming. I feel comforted knowing that such values still hold a strong place among us."
Terry arrived in Telluride in 1972 when he and his wife, Susan, opened Telluride Trappings and Toggery, a family clothing store. Over the years he has served on Town Council, Planning and Zoning, the Home Rule Charter Commission, and the R-1 School District Board of Education. In 2003 he was named Citizen of the Year. Terry became a key volunteer during fundraising for Valley Floor acquisition and has now stepped up to join the board and help steer the last phase of the process to conclusion. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska he developed an early fascination for the mountains through family vacations to Colorado. A morning walk in the valley or on hillsides still ranks as a high priority.

Program Director
HILARY WHITE
"If I can contribute to the preservation of Telluride's Valley Floor, I will know that there are endless possibilities out in the world to make a difference, to preserve something very special for generations to come in the face of huge obstacles. I want people years from now to be able to drive into Telluride and see the awe-inspiring box canyon vista just the way it is now and the way it has been for years."
Hilary served on Telluride's Town Council for four years during the condemnation filing and the mediation attempt. Before serving on council Hilary published Mountainfreak Magazine, an internationally distributed publication celebrating mountain culture and sustainable living. She moved to Telluride in 1989 and hopes to share her love of mountain living with her 3-year-old daughter Maia for years to come.

Assistant Program Director
DAVID ALLEN