Foundation Board of Directors

Brad Anderson

Director

Retired, Bank President

David Brewer, MD

Director

Retired, Cardiologist

John Cooper, MD*

Director Emeritus

Retired, Pediatrician

Sue Cooper, MS, MPH

Director

Retired, Clinical Pharmacy Executive

Tim Hull*

Director Emeritus

President & CEO, Bank of Estes Park

Rut Miller

Director

Family Development Coordinator, EVICS

Michele Petersen

Director

Provider Relations Specialist, Estes Park Health

William Pinkham

Director, Park Hospital District Liaison

Retired, Business Executive

Bill was honored to serve on the Estes Park Town Board from 2004 to 2016, with 8 years as Mayor and also as a member of the Platte River Power Authority Board. He also served on the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission from 2011-2016. Bill was the Town’s representative on the Open Lands Board from 2006-2008, and played a key role in the acquisition of Hermit Park by Larimer County. As Mayor Pro Tem, he facilitated the 2017 Team creation of the Economic Sustainability Vision and Recommendations adopted by the Town Board. He also testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on behalf of Wilderness Designation for Rocky Mountain National Park; and was present at the signing of the Omnibus Bill in 2009. During his term as mayor, he focused on improving community awareness and involvement, and the implementation of policy governance and strategic planning.

Bill was appointed to the 5-member Interim Hospital Board Park appointed by the Larimer County Commissioners, and is currently Member at Large. Bill is also a member of the Estes Park Housing Authority Board.

Bill and his wife, Sue, retired to Estes Park, following his 40-year career with Weyerhaeuser in Fine Paper sales, marketing and strategic planning. As Manager of Planning and Analysis, he played a key role in business planning and strategy development. As manager of Planning and Analysis, he also had responsibility for marketing communications, technical services, and the recruiting, hiring and training of sales and marketing personnel. He also was a member of the Corporate Marketing Committee and New Products Development team, and participated in a Japan Study Mission and a Baldridge Award Application. In addition, he had numerous special assignments, including acquisitions and divestments; and was the Fine Paper representative to paper and printing industry statistical and market research organizations.

During his Weyerhaeuser years, he gained extensive leadership and supervisory experience, as well as team building, analytical concepts and processes, and working effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and interests. As a trained facilitator, he helped teams address issues and opportunities to achieve superior results. Municipal government provided an opportunity to apply his business experience to address improve governmental processes and strengthen relationships with other governmental entities.

Bill grew up on a farm in Massachusetts, and graduated from Amherst College, with a BA degree in Economics. Following Amherst, he served on active duty as an Air Force ground intercept controller in Morocco and New Mexico; and eventually retired from the Reserve as a Major.

Following active duty, he was hired by a small Massachusetts paper company, and after extensive training was assigned to a New England sales territory. The company was purchased by Weyerhaeuser and merged with another small paper company and the combined managements were restructured to become the Weyerhaeuser Fine Paper. As demand for printing and business papers exploded during the 60s and 70’s, Weyerhaeuser recognized the opportunity, and began investing in acquisitions and state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment to produce commodity business and printing papers. By the time Bill retired in 2000, Weyerhaeuser owned 8 mills in the US and Canada, and had become one of the largest manufacturers of uncoated printing and business papers in the world.

During his college years, Bill worked on farms, on a trail crew in the mountains and in paper mills, and developed a strong work ethic and a sense of integrity and self-reliance which continues to influence his life today. Bill and Sue considered retiring to the lakes and mountains of New Hampshire until they discovered Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. With a history of community involvement and volunteering, they volunteered in the National Park, and served as volunteer naturalists both with Rocky Mountain National Park and with the Larimer County Department of Natural Resources.

Bill has served on numerous served on numerous local non-profit boards, including the Estes Valley Land Trust, the Art Center of Estes Park, the Estes Park Chorale, The Oratorio Society, Estes Park Museum, Estes Park Housing Authority, and the Park Entrance Mutual Pipeline and Water Company. Bill and Sue continue a 19-year weekly commitment to collect baked goods and dairy products at local groceries for Crossroads Ministry for distribution to needy families.

In their “spare time”, Sue and Bill enjoy hiking, skiing and snowshoeing; and pursue their knowledge and love of the southwest through visits to the National Parks and Monuments and unique geological and archeological sites in western Colorado, southern Utah and northern Arizona.

They have 7 kids and 5 grandkids spread out between Arizona, California, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, and they also take periodic trips east for birthdays and family celebrations and to remind them of why they moved to Colorado.

Carl Robicheaux, JD

Director

Lead Counsel, Elkhorn Law

Vern Carda

Director

Chief Excecutive Officer, Estes Park Health

Mike Romero

Director

Publisher, Estes Park Trail Gazette

Tami Scace

Director

Retired, Nonprofit Executive

Russ Schneider, PhD*

Director Emeritus

Retired, Governmental Relations Executive

Bill Solms, JD

Director

Retired, Attorney at Law

Dwight D. Stanford, MD

Director

Retired, Physician & Entrepreneur

Jim Whiteneck, MD

Director

Retired, Cardiothoracic Surgeon