Saunders, John, Ph.D.

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John Saunders

John Saunders, Ph.D.

Professor, Wilderness Studies
Affiliated Faculty, Sustainability Studies
970-870-4441 | jsaunders@coloradomtn.edu

Vision

  • Integrating outdoor experiential education and ecological/environmental understanding.

Awards

  • 2018-19 CMC Steamboat Springs full-time Faculty of the Year

Program

The Outdoor Education Program, CMC in Steamboat Springs, provides quality educational experiences aimed at fostering a solid foundation in outdoor studies. These experiences include natural sciences, philosophy, ethics, and recreational activities designed to prepare students for leadership roles in a variety of occupations.

Edmiston, Becky

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Becky Edmiston

Becky Edmiston

Professor, Biology
970-870-4446 | redmiston@coloradomtn.edu

Location: Steamboat Springs

Education

  • MS in Integrative Physiology, University of Colorado Boulder
  • BS in Environmental Biology, Mount Union College

I am interested in the intersection between sustainability and biology. Most folks think of microbes and genetics as something they only need to know about if they want to be a doctor, but they play such a huge role in our natural world as well. To me permaculture is the perfect blend, an applied form of ecology.

I am a beekeeper and love learning about bees. I enjoy sharing what I know as co-advisor of CMC's student Beekeeping Club as well as the president of the Routt County Beekeeping Association. I am also the co-advisor for the Phi Theta Kappa academic honorary.

Research Interests

I've researched bird populations, worked on recovery of an endangered bird in Hawaii, and studied how bird disease can affect their mating success. I've researched a deadly amphibian fungus in Australia and butterfly diversity in Venezuela. Currently my research focus is on undergraduate science education, and I enjoy helping students conduct experiments as well as testing things out on my bees.

Awards

  • CMC Steamboat Springs Faculty of the Year 2011-2012

Personal interests

All things outdoors. In 2010 I thru-hiked the Colorado trail. In 2012 I thru-biked it (with wilderness detours). I like mountain biking, backcountry skiing and cross country skiing.

Royce, Lindsey

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Lindsey Royce, Ph.D.

Professor, English
970-870-4435 | lroyce@coloradomtn.edu


Location: Steamboat Springs
Office: Bristol 226

photo: Lindsey RoyceEducation

  • Ph.D., Creative Writing and Literature (concentration in Applied Linguistics), University of Houston
  • M.A., English and American Literature Studies, New York University
  • M.F.A., Creative Writing/Poetry, Brooklyn College
  • B.S., Business Administration/Marketing, LaSalle College

Academic and Professional Pursuits

I am working on a third collection of poetry, which I plan to complete and publish. My latest poetry collection, Play Me a Revolution, was released in September of 2019 by Press 53, and my first book, Bare Hands, came out in September of 2016 by Turning Point.

Distinctions/Awards

  • 2021 Pushcart Prize nominee
  • Won the 2020 Independent Publisher Book Award’s silver medal in poetry for Play Me a Revolution
  • 2020 Pushcart Prize nominee
  • Poems from Bare Hands and Play Me a Revolution were featured internationally in two issues of a literary journal based in Italy
  • Won a Cambor Fellowship, University of Houston
  • Won the Louis B. Goodman Creative Writing Scholarship, Brooklyn College
  • Won a track and field scholarship, LaSalle College
  • Won several artist-in-residence fellowships for creative writing

Potter, Rebecca

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Rebecca Potter

Rebecca Potter

Professor, English/Communication
970-870-4447 | rpotter@coloradomtn.edu

Academic and Professional Pursuits

Over the past three years I have enjoyed teaching a variety of courses in the English department of CMC's Summit campuses. Additionally, I worked as a freelance writer under the business heading River Bridge Communications. From writing ad copy to text book companion Web sites to articles covering anything from the evolution of skiing to water wars in the West, I wrote my way around Summit County and the surrounding areas. I am currently revising a collection of essays about family, place, and the search for the good life set against the backdrop of northern Minnesota's lake country. Two chapters have been published in Hayden's Ferry Review and The Oakland Review.

Martin, Mike

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Mike Martin

Director of Action Sport Industry and Ski & Snowboard Business Program
970-870-4438 | mmartin@coloradomtn.edu

photo - Mike MartinEducation

MBA & Bachelor of Marketing, Regis University, Denver. Associate of Applied Science, Ski and Snowboard Business &  Associate of Science, Colorado Mountain College, Steamboat

Work History

After completing my degrees, I worked for various snowsport companies in areas such as marketing, product design, and sales. I am a passionate skier and have a Level 3 Avalanche certification which I use to help educate students on backcountry travel and safety as part of being the advisor to CMC Backcountry club.

The courses I teach focus on the marketing, manufacturing and media components of the action-sport industry. I have been involved in various marketing and product design projects for brands like Nordica, Helly Hansen, Spyder, Uvex, and more. I bring the knowledge from my previous professional career to the classroom and strive to create real-world situations for my students. The Ski and Snowboard Business (SKB) program, is the only program in the nation focusing on retail, marketing and manufacturing aspects of the action-sport industry.