Seidl, Dara

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Dara Seidl, Geographic Information Systems Faculty at Colorado Mountain College Leadville

Dara Seidl, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Geographic Information Systems
719-486-4222 | deseidl@coloradomtn.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Geography, San Diego State University and University of California at Santa Barbara
  • M.S. in Geographic Information Science, San Diego State University
  • B.A. in Geography and French, Colgate University

About

Dara is a geographer and GIS scientist who loves to help students effectively capture, produce, analyze, display, and communicate geographic data. She strives to create classroom experiences to position students for success after graduation. Spatial analysis and mapping skills can open doors to a wide set of employment opportunities, and Dara enjoys designing interactive exercises to foster creativity and spatial problem-solving across disciplines.

Dara's teaching of GIS is informed by ten years of GIS industry experience on a wide range of transportation, health, environmental, business, and demographic projects. Her goal is to help students apply the tools and techniques of GIS to issues that interest them and are helpful to their communities.

Dara is also passionate about incorporating ethics into geography education. Her scholarly research centers on geoprivacy, which is the right of individuals to control their personal location data. She was named a 2019-2020 EthicalGEO Fellow by the American Geographical Society to develop an educational toolbox of short films on geoprivacy. She regularly published on cartographic techniques to protect privacy in mapping and societal reactions to personal location collection.

Outside the classroom, Dara is an avid trail runner and eager to get out and explore the fascinating geography of the Rocky Mountain region.

Videos

Dara recently completed a yearlong fellowship with the American Geographical Society, to study privacy issues. Her findings are now framed in an eight-part series of short educational videos.

The AGS initiated the EthicalGEO Fellowship in September 2019. Dara was one of seven fellows selected from academia, government and business to conduct research and fieldwork on how geographic systems are used in collecting location data, both nationally and worldwide.

Dara created the Geoprivacy Video Series, a resource for educators teaching ethical issues related to collection of location data. Her videos cover topics from the potential to falsely identify crime suspects to using GPS data to track shopping and dining habits of private citizens.

Rosser, Brian

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Brian Rosser, professor of Ski Area Operations at CMC Leadville

Brian Rosser, J.D.

Associate Professor of Ski Area Operations
719-486-4228 | Berosser@coloradomtn.edu

2019-20 Leadville & Salida Faculty of the Year

Education

  • Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.), Ski Area Operations, Colorado Mountain College

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), East Tennessee State University
  • Doctor of Law (J.D.), Regent University

Awards & Certifications

  • Basic Life Support for Healthcare Provider Instructor, American Heart Association
  • ASNT Central Certification Program Level II - Magnetic Particle Testing (ACCP-MT)
  • Licensed to Practice Law
  • Licensed Insurance Adjuster
  • NREMT, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians
  • Outdoor Emergency Technician and Instructor, National Ski Patrol

About

Brian started his career in the ski industry in 1995 and has a diverse background in ski area operations and management. He is an experienced leader with progressive experience in resort development, operations and management.

Over the years he has performed lift maintenance, made snow, patrolled and has worked directly with or for all phases of Mountain Operations with a proven record of success. He has established relationships within the ski industry as well as with the insurance business and other allied industries.

Rosser, who is an attorney, was previously the Risk Manager and Human Resources Director at Loveland Ski Area. Prior to working at Loveland he was employed as a professional ski patroller at Copper Mountain and Ski Cooper. Additionally, while working in the ski industry he has worked as an adjunct professor at Colorado Mountain College in the school’s Ski Area Operations (SAO) program, served as the Chair of the Advisory committee for the SAO program, and is also a graduate of that program.

Before coming home to Colorado Mountain College, Brian served the MountainGuard team as Director of Risk Management and Education. Rosser was responsible for the continued development, coordination and execution of enhanced loss control service plans to provide proactive pre-loss risk management expertise to benefit MountainGuard's valued clients.

Brian has been with Colorado Mountain College for two years and is responsible for a joint venture with the National Ski Areas Association providing Ropeway education to its member ski areas from Maine to Alaska.

Brian is a state of Colorado EMT and NREMT, is a voting member of ANSI B77.1, on the NSAA Risk management committee, and is a member of the National Ski Patrol.

 

Burk, Jonathan

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Jonathan Burk EMT instructor at CMC Leadville

Jonathan Burk

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medical Services and Fire Science
719-486-4389 | jsburk@coloradomtn.edu


2022 CMC Salida Faculty of the Year

Education

  • B.A. History, Minor Environmental Studies, Hampden-Sydney College
  • NREMT - Paramedic, Colorado Mountain College
  • Creighton University - Critical Care Paramedic

Professional Certifications & Associations

  • American Heart Association - Instructor
  • Colorado EMS Instructor, Primary Instructor, Program Administrator
  • National Ski Patrol
  • National Association of EMS Educators
  • Desert Mountain Medicine - Instructor
  • Lake County Search and Rescue - Command Staff
  • Swiftwater Rescue Technician
  • American Institute of Avalanche Research and Education

About

Since 2019, Jonathan Burk has worked as an instructor, adjunct, and faculty member for Colorado Mountain College teaching EMS with the Leadville EMT-Basic program and Paramedic program in Edwards.

In addition to working as full-time faculty, Jonathan works as a Ski Patroller and Paramedic at Copper Mountain and Lake County Search and Rescue. Previously, he worked as a Paramedic, Training Coordinator, and Director of St. Vincent Hospital Ambulance Service where he now serves on the Board of Directors.

Jonathan worked for 9 summers as a Counselor, Assistant Director, and Director at Cheley Colorado Camps. He has worked as a Fly Fishing Guide for The Colorado Angler in Silverthorne since 2014.

Waldbaum, Simon

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Simon Waldbaum CMC Leadville professor with his dog

Simon Waldbaum, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Biology
719-486-4269 | swaldbaum@coloradomtn.edu

Education

  • Post-Doctoral Fellowship, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
  • Ph.D. Biomedical Science, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
  • B.A. Environmental Biology, Colorado College
  • Emergency Medical Technician, Wilderness Medicine Institute

Professional Awards

  • Colorado Mountain College Salida Faculty of the Year
  • Boettcher Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching
  • TIAA-CREF Educational Outreach Award for Innovative Science Education
  • NIH/NCRR Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute Award
  • Epilepsy Foundation of America Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
  • National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Research Service Award
  • National Institutes of Health Research Training Award
  • Colorado State University Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurosciences Program Award

About

Dr. Simon Waldbaum brought an extensive background in scientific research and a life-long passion for science education when he joined the faculty at Colorado Mountain College. Simon began his research career in ecological sustainability with the School for Field Studies and International Field Studies Inc. and continued as a wildlife biologist at the Manomet Center for Conservation Science. Simon then turned his interests toward the biomedical science field holding research positions at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, and the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus where he led a number of NIH sponsored research programs and shared his work internationally. Simon has held teaching faculty and program director positions at higher education and scientific non-profit institutions throughout Colorado and leads international scientific/adventure experiential education courses around the globe. He currently teaches a wide variety of courses including General Biology, General Chemistry, Anatomy & Physiology I & II, Microbiology, Introduction to Disease, Pathophysiology, Natural History of the Baja Peninsula/Sea of Cortez and Sea Kayak Touring Leadership as part of CMC’s Study Abroad Program in Mexico. Simon considers it a great privilege to have the opportunity to excite others about their own scientific interests, whatever they may be!

Simon is also passionate about the outdoors and holds certifications from the National Outdoor Leadership School and as an Emergency Medical Technician from the Wilderness Medicine Institute. Simon has worked with students throughout Colorado promoting and coaching outdoor education programs, mountain biking, strength and conditioning, and all-mountain skiing. Simon’s own wilderness expeditions have included extensive travel throughout Alaska’s Talkeetna Range, the Wasatch Range and canyon country of Utah, the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, the San Juan Islands and Pacific Northwest, the U.S. and Canadian Rockies, Hawaii’s Big Island, Baja California, Bahamian Islands, Southern Alps of New Zealand, the Middle East, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Simon is an avid cyclist and backcountry skier who enjoys exploring the mountains of central Colorado and beyond with his Bernese Mountain Dogs.

Publications

Waldbaum, S. (2022) Epilepsy: It’s Genetic and Inherited Manifestations. Women’s Health: Understanding Issues and Influences. Vol 1. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2022) Sickle Cell Disease: It’s Characteristics and Model for Single Gene Replacement Therapy. Women’s Health: Understanding Issues and Influences. Vol 2. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2021) Diphtheria: A Historical and Pathological Analysis. An International Encyclopedia of Health Indicators, Practices, and Issues in Cultural Context Vol 1. ABC-CLIO Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2021) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: A Model for Global Public Health. An International Encyclopedia of Health Indicators, Practices, and Issues in Cultural Context Vol 2. ABC-CLIO Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2018) Environmental Neurotoxicology. Environmental Health in the 21st Century: Vol. 1. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2018) National Toxicology Program. Environmental Health in the 21st Century: Vol. 2. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2018) Meningitis. Encyclopedia of Public Health: Principles, People, and Programs. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2015) Presynaptic Terminal Activity. The Brain, The Nervous System, and their Diseases: Vol. 3. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. (2015) The Role of Postsynaptic Potentials in Neuronal Communication. The Brain, The Nervous System, and their Diseases: Vol. 3. Greenwood Publishing.

Waldbaum, S. and Liang, L.P., Rowley, S., Huang, T.T, Day, B., Patel, M. (2012) Mitochondrial oxidative stress and epilepsy in SOD2 deficient mice: attenuation by a lipophilic metalloporphyrin. Neurobiol Dis 45: 1068-76.

Waldbaum, S., Liang, L.P., Patel M. (2010) Persistent impairment of mitochondrial and tissue redox status during lithium-pilocarpine-induced epileptogenesis. J Neurochem 115:1172-1182.

Waldbaum, S., Patel M. (2010) Mitochondria, oxidative stress, and temporal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy Research 88(1):23-45.

Waldbaum, S., Patel M. (2010) Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress: a contributing link to acquired epilepsy? J Bioenerg Biomembr, 42:449-455.

Patel, M., Day, B., Huang, T.T., Waldbaum, S.,  Liang, L.P. (2010) A lipophilic metalloporphyrin antioxidant attenuates behavioral seizures and mitochondrial dysfunction in the B6D2 Sod2-/-mice. Mitochondrion 10:238-239.

Waldbaum, S., Dudek, F.E. (2009) Single and repetitive paired-pulse suppression: a parametric analysis and assessment of usefulness in epilepsy research. Epilepsia 50 (4):904-916. 

Pete, G., Mack, S.O., Haxhiu, M.A., Waldbaum, S., Gauda, E.B. (2002) CO2-induced c-Fos expression in brainstem preprotachykinin mRNA containing neurons. Respiratory Physiology & Neurobiology 130:265-274.

Waldbaum, S., Hadziefendic, S., Erokwu, B., Zaidi, S.I.A., Haxhiu, M.A. (2001) CNS innervation of posterior cricoarytenoid muscles: a transneuronal labeling study. Respiration Physiology 126:113-125.

Tolentino-Silva, F.P., Haxhiu, M.A., Waldbaum, S., Dreshaj, I.A., Ernsberger, P.R. (2000) Alpha2-adrenergic receptors are not required for central anti-hypertensive action of moxonidine in mice. Brain Research 862:26-35.

Tolentino-Silva, F.P., Haxhiu, M.A., Ernsberger, P.R., Waldbaum, S., Dreshaj, I.A. (2000) Differential cardiorespiratory control elicited by activation of ventral medullary sites in mice. Journal of Applied Physiology 89:437-444.

Haselhorst, Monia

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Monia Haselhorst, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Ecosystem Science & Stewardship; Program Chair of Ecosystem Science & Stewardship
719-486-4218 | mhaselhorst2@coloradomtn.edu

Education

  • Ph.D., Program in Ecology, Department of Botany, University of Wyoming (2017). Advisor: Dr. C. Alex Buerkle. Dissertation title: Genomic and geographic diversity patterns in the genus Picea in western North America.
  • M.S., Biology, Department of Plant Ecology, Uppsala University, Sweden, (2007). Advisor: Dr. Brita Svensson. Thesis Title: Can Management of Hay-Meadows Cause Speciation? A demographic and genetic study of early and late flowering morphs of Succisa pratensis.

Teaching & Learning

Monia joined CMC in the fall 2019. Her goal as an educator and mentor, is to engage her students in learning and for it to be a positive component of their undergraduate experience - not only as a stepping stone to a degree, but also to enrich their everyday life. To accomplish this goal, Monia’s courses are experiential, highly interactive, and based on the student’s participation in discussions and team activities that require them to think about real-world problems in a collaborative setting. Being a teacher is very rewarding to Monia and she genuinely enjoy working with students, to see them develop knowledge and grow as people. When students take her courses, she wants them to feel comfortable asking questions, be inspired and connected to the content, and develop ownership over their personal learning. Monia is convinced that when students enjoy a subject and feel motivated to participate in class, they gain the desire to learn as well as to apply their new-found knowledge in new situations. Moreover, when active and engaged learning is incorporated into classes, it tends to close achievement gaps for underrepresented minority students, women, and first-generation students.

2022 CMC Leadville Faculty of the Year

Scholarly Interests

Monia’s research experience prior to joining CMC, strengthened her understanding of the natural world and how science is done, which she brings into her interactions with her students. Monia’s broad research interests revolve around biogeographical patterns of genetic and ecological variation in plants at different scales (molecular to ecosystem; local to global). In her dissertation projects, she used an interdisciplinary approach integrating genomics, ecology, GIS, and statistical models to investigate species of spruce across their western North American range. Her main goal was to characterize factors that contribute to the maintenance and distribution of divergent species in this genus.
Monia’s curiosity about the natural world lead her to investigate a spectrum of species living in various habitats, for example devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis), sunflowers (Helianthus annuus and H. petiolaris), cottonwoods (Populus deltoides and P. angustifoila), spruce (Picea spp.), and field mustard (Brassica rapa). Moreover, during her time as a doctorate student at the University of Wyoming, she learned about many different ecological systems, from fish in lakes and streams, Penstemon living on sand dunes, alpine butterflies and their hosts, native vs. invasive species interactions, plant-soil microbiome relationships, to forest disturbance management.

Monia Haselhorst's CV/ Professional Resume

Mountain Life

Living and working in a small mountain town makes Monia exceedingly happy! When not being indoors or outdoors with her students, you can find Monia running, hiking, or skiing on the numerous mountain trails around Leadville and beyond. She often stops to take a closer look at a plant or simply to take in the beautiful scenery and listen to nature’s sounds.

Monia Haselhorst Pd.D. Natural Resource Management professor hiking in Colorado What Students Say

“Monia is a great instructor. Before I took a class with Monia, I had never experienced a structure like she facilitates in her classrooms. She is extremely engaged and available to all students. She is also exuberantly passionate about what she does and very confident about what she knows and willing to admit when she doesn’t. I absolutely loved the open learning environment she provided and felt generally accepted and aware of my own learning in her classroom. Her implementations of reflection in learning are phenomenal. Monia is one of the best and inspiring instructors/mentors I have ever had.” /Anonymous; from student course evaluation in the Spring 2020.

“I really enjoyed the dynamics of this class. I gained a lot of important and vital information. I was taught how to reflect on my perspective of what I'm learning. The support and making us reflect is appreciated. It makes me feel like I actually accomplished something.”

“I really enjoyed this class as it was different from any other science class I have taken. I have learned a lot of useful academic skills in this class that I will use in other classes.”

“Monia's teaching style stood out to myself and the rest of my peers. She was more of a facilitator than any teacher I've had before. She demanded independent thinking and creativity from us as well as group work and team building in new and challenging ways. She emphasized the importance of experiential learning which was extremely powerful.”

Weatherbie, Evan

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photo: Evan Weatherbie

Evan Weatherbie, M. Ed.

Assistant Dean of Student Affairs
719-486-4290 | eweatherbie@coloradomtn.edu

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, East Asian Studies and Japanese Language and Literature, The George Washington University
  • Master of Education, Curriculum Instruction and Reading, Grand Canyon University
  • Developmental Education Specialist, The Kellogg Institute at Appalachian State University
  • Doctoral Candidate, The Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver

Awards

  • Colorado Mountain College Vail Valley Faculty of the Year 2016/17

Professional Associations

  • Full Circle of Lake County, Board of Directors

Personal Interests

I don't believe in much, but I believe in education.