High Plains Environmental Center

Board of Directors

Greg George (Chair) – Special Projects Manager, City of Loveland, Retired
HPEC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

William Timpson (Vice Chair) – Professor Emeritus, CSU School of Education, Retired
HPEC EDUCATION COMMITTEE

Lisa Yamane (Treasurer) – Branch Manager, First National Bank

Jennifer Bousselot – Associate Professor, CSU Horticulture Dept.
HPEC HORTICULTURE COMMITTEE

Ken Morgan – Senior Biologist, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Retired
HPEC LAND COMMITTEE

Eric Blewitt – Sales Representative, Arbor Valley Nursery

Marshall Cutchin – Editor & Publisher, Midcurrent

Emily Goldman

Greg George, HPEC Board Chair

Title: HPEC Board Chair, Executive Committee

Expertise: Special Projects Manager, City of Loveland, Retired

Greg George has over 48 years of experience providing managerial, administrative, and leadership services in the fields of city and regional planning. His primary goal has been to influence decision makers to recognize the importance of protecting the natural environment.

 

Greg worked for the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) from 1971 to 1988. He was manager of the Development Review Division and later Principle Planner in the Long Range Planning Division. As Principle Planner he led an interdisciplinary team of soil scientists, hydrologists, engineers and planners in the development of an assessment system to identify the environmental sensitivity of 18,000 undeveloped residential lots in the Tahoe Basin. The Individual Parcel Evaluation System (IPES) has been used by the US Forest Service to purchase the most sensitive lots to protect the water quality of Lake Tahoe.
Greg worked for Pima County, Arizona from 1988 to 1993 as the Comprehensive Plan Administrator. He led an extensive stakeholder outreach effort to develop a new Comprehensive Plan for the County. The key objective of the plan was to limit the spread of urban development around Tucson to protect the unique environment of the Sonoran Desert.
Greg moved to New Zealand in 1993 and worked for Waitakere City as the Manager of the Development Review Section. New Zealand had just passed the Natural Resources Management Act that highlighted and reinforced New Zealand’s commitment to “clean and green” policies. In that capacity Greg experienced first hand a nationwide commitment by decision makers and the public in general to give the remarkable natural environment in New Zealand the highest priority.
Greg worked for the City of Loveland, Colorado for 22 years, starting as the Current Planning Manager and then as Director of the Development Service Department. Later as Special Project Manager he led an extensive stake holder outreach effort to develop a new Unified Development Code (UDC). The UDC combines the subdivision, zoning and annexation codes and updates development standards to incorporate the newest trends in urban development. By unanimous vote the Planning Commission recommended approval of the UDC and City Council unanimously approved the UDC in 2019.
Bill Timpson, HPEC Board Vice-Chair

Title: HPEC Board Vice Chair, Education Committee

Expertise: Professor Emeritus, CSU School of Education, Retired

 

Dr. William M. Timpson is an emeritus professor from the School of Education at Colorado State University. After receiving his Bachelors’ degree in American History from Harvard University, he went on to teach in the inner city of Cleveland, Ohio, quickly engulfed by an uprising that followed the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr. Committed to understanding more about education and conflict, Timpson then completed his Ph.D. in educational psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

 

Since then, his career work has focused on teaching and learning complex and difficult topics, i.e., conflict, peace and reconciliation, sustainability, and diversity. His writing addresses instructional improvement, curriculum innovation, professional development, leadership and organizational change. Along with numerous articles, chapters, and grants, he has written or co-authored twenty books, original titles as well as new editions. His 2019 book is titled: Learning life’s Lessons: Inspirational Tips for Creating Peace in Troubled Times. His 2024 book is titled, Conflict, Learning and Sustainable Peacebuilding: Case Studies for Finding a Better Way Forward.