Greenwood Wildlife Board of Directors

Jessica Bergen
Benny Carreon
Cindy Delozier
Sherry Ellms, Vice President
Art Gneiser
Dr. Alison Hazel, Secretary
Mike Moger, President
Michelle Myers, Treasurer
Diane Rex
Brian Schnall

Jessica Bergen

Jessica is a Colorado native. She received a degree in Finance from the University of Colorado in 2004 and works as a Commercial Property Manager at WW Reynolds Companies in Boulder, CO. Jessica manages 7 properties and 20 different buildings for WW Reynolds including everything from retail shopping centers to high rise office buildings. One of Jessica's more recent accomplishments was receiving a certification in Construction Management from Colorado State University.

Having been in Colorado all her life, Jessica is a fan of wildlife and the outdoors by nature. Some of her favorite outdoor activities include snowboarding, trail running, hiking and playing at the park with her two beloved Dachshunds. Jessica has lived with a home full of pets for as long as she can remember and she has no plans to change that in the future. She brings her business management background and love for animals together to proudly serve on our Board of Directors.

Benny Carreon

Benny is the CEO and founder of GrayBear Resources Group, a telecommunications consulting firm that serves companies throughout the US and Canada. Graybear helps clients reduce costs, streamline efficiencies and plan for future needs.

Benny's love of the outdoors and wildlife began in his youth, growing up in his native Michigan, and was a primary reason for moving with his wife and son to Colorado in March of 2007. He previously lived in Nashville, TN and Orlando, FL. Benny received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Florida.

Sherry Ellms, Vice President

Sherry Ellms earned her Master's Degree in Environment Leadership from Naropa University in Boulder, CO in 2002. Also, she has her California Teaching Credential, K - 9 and adult education from the California State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California.

Since 2002, Ms. Ellms has served as the Assistant Professor at Naropa University teaching undergraduate and graduate level courses in the Environmental Studies Department, the Transpersonal Counseling Psychology Department and the on-line Master's in Transpersonal Psychology Program.

In addition, Ms. Ellms is the Contemplative Practice Coordinator for Naropa University. From 1990 to 2002, she served as the Dean of Students at Naropa University. She has also served as the Administrator/Teacher for the Rocky Mountain Dharma Center, Colorado; Director of the Lafayette Community Child Care Center in Washington, D.C., Director of The Children's Place in Santa Monica, California, and Co-founder and Teacher, Pluralistic School #1 in Santa Monica, California.

Carol Foley

Carol is a Senior Consultant at Sterling-Rice Group, a Boulder-based brand strategy and innovation firm which serves clients across the country. She moved to Colorado in April 2007 after spending 10 years in the Manhattan and growing up in the suburbs of Philadelphia.

Carol has always loved the outdoors and animals but didn't fully appreciate the gift of wildlife until she moved to Colorado. The animals that live along the Front Range are what make the experience of living in Colorado so wonderful.

Carol has a Bachelor's of Science in Finance from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and an MBA from the Stern School of Business at New York University. Carol, her fiancé and their two dogs live and play in Boulder.

Art Gneiser (Walter Arthur Gneiser Jr.)

Art was born in Detroit, Michigan and grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan. He attended the University of Colorado, graduating in 1959 with an Engineering Physics degree. After spending seven years working as an aerospace engineer in the mid-west, he moved his family back to Boulder in 1966.

While in the Boulder area he worked for Ball Aerospace. Art moved to Maui in 1987, to work at the observatory on top of Mount Haleakala, finishing his 37 year career as an aerospace engineer. He retired and came back to Boulder with his wife Nancy in 1996.

Art had two children, Natalie and Jeffery. In 1983, Natalie (22) was killed by a car in Boulder while rescuing an injured animal. The donations at Natalie's funeral were given to the Boulder Humane Society and used to help fund a wildlife rehabilitation center behind the Humane Society. Initially named after Natalie, it is now known as the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Art intends devoting the rest of his life to supporting Greenwood.

Alison M. Hazel, DVM

Dr. Alison Hazel has been involved in wildlife rehabilitation for over 20 years. Her first involvement began in 1987 as a volunteer at the Lifeline for Wildlife Center in White Plains, New York. She continued working in rehabilitation as the Assistant Manager of the University of California at Davis Raptor Center from 1988-1989.

Dr. Hazel then pursued a degree in Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University, where she concentrated in small animal medicine including exotics and wildlife medicine. She was the co-supervisor of the Avian Clinic, which is now the Cornell Wildlife Center, and worked with local rehabilitators while she was a veterinary student. Her internship during school was at the University of Minnesota Raptor Center helping to provide veterinary care to a wide range of raptors and other large avian species.

After veterinary school, Dr. Hazel worked in upstate New York at Liverpool Animal Health Center, practicing small animal medicine and providing local rehabilitators with veterinary services including radiographs, surgery, and wildlife medicine. She purchased the practice with a partner in 1996 and grew the business to a 6 doctor, 30 employee veterinary hospital. In 1998 she was voted Wildlife Veterinary of the Year for New York State.

Dr. Hazel also served on the New York State Falconry Advisory Board from 2000-2005 and joined the board of directors for Kindred Kingdoms in 2000. Kindred Kingdoms is a well-run rehabilitation center in Pennelville, New York that sees about 800 animals a year--including bear cubs and raptors.

Currently, Dr. Hazel is a member of the Colorado and New York Wildlife Rehabilitation Councils, International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council, American Veterinary Medicine Association, and the Association of Avian Veterinarians. She relocated to Colorado in 2005 and works as a relief veterinarian in practices in and around Golden.

Mike Moger, President

Mike has been a REALTOR® in Boulder County since moving to Colorado in 1991 and has served in many leadership roles in the Boulder Area REALTOR® Association and Colorado Association of REALTORS®.

Growing up in North Dakota and living nine years in a rural area of western Washington, along with his living in Colorado, Mike has come to love the outdoors and the natural world living in it. He believes that the respect shown for the plant and animal world around us and the stewardship practices we display tell a lot about who we are, both as a culture and as individuals.

Mike has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Bachelors of Science in English. In addition to his real estate education and certifications, he has been educated as a Certified Financial Planner. He is also an avid woodworker who builds quality hand-built acoustic guitars and continues to study agriculture. Mike currently lives with his wife, Lois, in rural Longmont.

Michelle Myers, Board Treasurer

Michelle is a CPA at Kingsbery-Baris-Vogel-Nuttall CPA's and Advisors in Boulder, CO. She moved to Colorado in October 2007, after spending 6 years in the Phoenix Metro area and growing up in Flagstaff, AZ.

Michelle has a Bachelors of Science in Accountancy from Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ.

Michelle has always loved animals and being in the outdoors. Her favorite outdoor activities include camping, fishing, hiking, and four wheeling. She volunteered at Liberty Wildlife in Scottsdale, AZ while in college and participated in their orphan baby bird care program for two summers.

Diane Rex

Diane has lived in Colorado for 31 years. During that time she received a Bachelors of Music Education, a Masters in Music in Vocal Performance, and has performed in musical theater and opera around the state, most notably with Opera Colorado and the Aspen Music Festival. She teaches voice and piano.

She has also been the Broker/Owner of Rex Realty, llc/ Metro Brokers of Boulder for 17 years, holds the GRI (Graduate of the Real Estate Institute), and ABR (Accredited Buyer Representative), and REALTOR® designations. She has volunteered as an EMT with Sugarloaf Fire Dept as their Chief Medical Officer and as a Victim/Witness Advocate with the Boulder County Justice Dept.

Her love of birding and wildlife led her to Greenwood to volunteer. She got hooked after a mangy fox crossed her path; she spent ten days tracking and finally netting it. After four months of rehabilitation at Greenwood, she and the staff released the healthy fox.

Brian Schnall

Brian is a lawyer with Faegre & Benson in Denver, CO. Brian concentrates his practice in general corporate and business counseling, mergers and acquisitions, and franchise and distribution law.

Brian is regularly involved in advising clients on a broad range of general corporate and business matters, including entity choice and formation, corporate governance issues, entity dissolutions, and corporate reorganizations. He has extensive experience representing buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions that have involved a wide variety of structures and circumstances. Brian advises clients on applicable laws and regulations, and helps develop successful dispute resolution strategies.

Before law school, Brian worked for American Rivers, a national conservation organization dedicated to river protection and restoration.