Steve Reynolds graduated from Western in 1978 with degrees in Business
Administration and Geology. He is Co-Owner and Vice President of Infinity Oil & Gas, Inc., a natural gas and oil exploration company, and is involved in numerous business and commercial real estate ventures. Steve was one of the founders of the Western Professional Land and Resource Management Program and has worked within numerous non-profit organizations. Steve, his wife, Paula, and their three daughters live in Broomfield, Colorado.
James Shaffer, a 1973 graduate of Western, is President of Streetscapes,
Inc., a dealer/distributer of furniture and site amenities for public spaces and a pedestrian amenities consultant. Prior to starting Streetscapes in 2005, James was a manufacturer’s representative in the contract furniture industry for more than 25 years.James is actively involved in the Urban Land Institute and is on the advisory board for WalkDenver – a Denver based pedestrian advocacy group. James and his wife, Marilyn, reside in Aurora, CO. James is an avid reader and enjoys photographing petroglyphs and pictographs and riding trains.
Matt Tredway and his wife, Dana, are both 1983 graduates of Western.
Steamboat is home, and Matt has been very involved in that community for 26 years. He instructed Math and Science in the public schools as well as coached. Matt and Dana have two daughters who reside in Nashville, and work together in their own clothing design business. Matt was a student in Western’s very first outdoor education semester, and that experience shaped his life. Matt became an instructor for The National Outdoor Leadership School based in Lander, Wyoming (NOLS). Later he founded and was the director of Everything Outdoor Steamboat. EOS is designed to give students a chance to experience rock and ice climbing, backpacking, winter mountaineering, 14ers, kayaking, and horse packing. Climbing is Matt’s passion, and he has been on expeditions around the world, including many of Canada’s high peaks, Denali in Alaska, several peaks in Peru, Kilimanjaro, Cho Oyu in Tibet, and a 2006 Everest bid. Plans include more trips to Nepal, with sites set on Ama Dablam. Matt now heads a construction company, and is a managing partner in a real estate development company. He continues to serve on a variety of boards, including the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club. He teaches alpine skiing for Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation. With a family legacy of promoting Western that dates back to 1963, Matt is excited to carry on the tradition.
Robert Wright is a 2000 graduate of Western. He is Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of ReachLocal, Inc. (Nasdaq:RLOC). Prior to ReachLocal, Rob served as Director of Business Development for WorldWinner, Inc. where he was responsible for offering WorldWinner’s tournament platform to the Internet’s leading game portals, including: Pogo.com, Games.Yahoo.com, Gamesville.Lycos. com, and Shockwave.com. Prior to WorldWinner, Rob was Director of Business Development for LineUp Technologies, a streaming media syndication company. Rob lives in Agoura Hills, California with his wife, Wendy, and daughter, Ella.
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