Jon Stavney, as Executive Director of Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, is a leader passionate about improving local government through information sharing, innovation and best practices. Since being hired in November of 2016, Jon has worked closely with program directors at NWCCOG to develop clear goals and maintain the highest possible scores from the state…
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Talai Shirey joined NWCCOG in July of 2021 as Office Manager bringing two decades of administrative experience with her. A native to Colorado, Talai was raised skiing the local Summit County resorts. Prior to joining NWCCOG, she earned a Bachelor of Arts from Metro State University Denver. She started her career as an Executive Assistant…
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Becky, our Fiscal Manager, joined NWCCOG as the Fiscal Assistant in July of 2019 after working for Faction Skis as the North American Accounts Manager. Faction is a ski company based in Verbier, Switzerland. Their North American headquarters were located in Breckenridge for many years before moving to Denver. As typical of any startup, Becky…
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Greg Ociepka, NWCCOG’s Fiscal Assistant, joined the organization in October 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance. Before coming to Summit County in 2014, Greg lived in Hampden, Maine where he was born and raised. During the past few years, he has worked in property management as director of Inspections and Housekeeping, Accounts…
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Elaina West, NWCCOG’s Fiscal Coordinator joined the organization in April of 2016. She has lived in Colorado for a decade. Prior to NWCCOG, she worked as Volunteer Coordinator at the National Sports Center for the Disabled where she recruited and managed over 1,000 volunteers to engage in all season’s therapeutic recreation, joining participants on the…
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