
More than three decades of experience in higher education, building student-centered education, new facilities, and creation and development of a college-wide sustainability program for Colorado Mountain College.
Awards and Recognition
- Sustainability Leadership, Colorado Mountain College, for development of the CMC Sustainability Program
- Recognition by Gov. John Hickenlooper for long-term contribution and leadership at Colorado Mountain College
- Ed.S., College Student Personnel Administration, University of Northern Colorado
- BS, Behavioral Science and Psychology, Colorado State University at Pueblo
NANCY GENOVA

Professional Engineer in the state of Colorado since 1978
More than three decades of experience managing complex and environmentally sensitive civil engineering and transportation projects, including I-70 over Vail Pass and through Glenwood Canyon.
Awards:
- 1993 Jane Silverstein Ries Award, Colorado Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
- 1998 General Palmer Award, American Consulting Engineers of Colorado
- 1999 Distinguished Engineering Alumni Award, University of Colorado-Boulder
- 1999 Transit Supporter of the Year, Roaring Fork Transit Agency, Aspen
- BS, Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder
RALPH J. TRAPANI
Vice-Chair

John joined BOEM in 2020, after 13 years with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) serving as the BLM’s Chief Landscape Architect and National Lead for the Visual Resource Management Program and the BLM’s Back Country Byway Program. Prior to the BLM, John was a practicing landscape architect in the public and private sector within Colorado’s Roaring Fork Valley, including the Colorado Department of Transportation.
JOHN MCCARTY
Member

Former architect and planner, Nihon Sekkei (Japan Architecture), Nagano, Japan
Two decades of experience in forward-thinking building design and working out elegant solutions to tricky design problems.
BS Environmental Design, emphasis in Historic Preservation, University of Colorado Boulder
STEVE NOVY
Member

Former President and Executive Director of Solar Energy International (SEI)
Former Vocational Industrial Trainer and Educator, solar and renewable energy, Colorado Mountain College
More than three decades of experience in solar and renewable energy installation, governmental consulting, and training of installers in the U.S., Latin America and the Caribbean.
BS, Building Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS, Environmental Planning in Solar Technology, Arizona State University
KENNETH R. OLSON
Member

GREG RUSSI
Member

Former International Program Manager, Solar Energy International (SEI)
More than two decades of experience in renewable energy technologies, including rural electrification projects in Latin America using renewable energy
BA, Mathematics, Colorado College
MS, Energy Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder