Meet Jeremy
Jeremy moved to Grand County in late 2018 to serve as the executive director of the Colorado Headwaters Land Trust, a local nonprofit dedicated to stewarding and protecting the beautiful open spaces and natural resources on private lands throughout Grand County.
He spent his first few months doing what he does best: listening, learning about the community, and finding ways to get involved. His first act of community service was as a pie judge at the 2019 Hot Sulphur Days, and he is still involved eight years later.
Jeremy has deeply embedded himself in the local community. Among other groups and positions, he joined the Rotary Club of Granby (serving as president in the 2024-2025 Rotary year), was elected to the Grand County Library District Board of Trustees (where he is serving his third year as president), and stepped up to help lead the Grand County Jewish Community.
At the land trust, Jeremy worked with landowners across the county and brought the land trust’s number of conserved acres to over 10,000. In addition to private conservation easements, he also helped secure and protect Himebaugh Gulch in Hot Sulphur Springs and Granby Highlands-Trails in Granby. Both properties are owned by the towns and managed as public parks, forever conserved for the benefit and use of the community. Additionally, he was on the committee to develop and pass the voter-approved Open Lands, Rivers, and Trails Fund renewal in 2023, which dedicates a 0.3% sales tax towards conservation and recreation projects in the county. It passed with over 70% of the vote!
Jeremy’s dedication to service started long before he moved to Colorado. He was born and raised in Frederick County, Maryland, growing up in a once-rural area. Experiencing his county get taken over by suburban development helped drive him toward a career in conservation and working outside. His parents also instilled in him a strong community ethic, teaching him early on the value of helping neighbors and serving those in need.
After graduating from the University of Maryland, Jeremy worked as a backcountry ranger in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. He then moved to northern Arizona to work on a cattle ranch, where he managed a small vegetable farm selling fresh produce to local restaurants and at farmers’ markets, and working cattle with the other cowboys.
From the ranch, he was hired to run the Diablo Trust, a collaborative conservation group which brings people together to help protect and steward nearly 500,000 acres of mixed public and private working lands outside of Flagstaff.
It was through these experiences and more where Jeremy developed his lifelong mission: serving communities through conservation, conversation, and collaboration.
That same mission guides Jeremy today. Whether he is helping to organize Grand County’s National Public Lands Day, serving meals at Cranmer Chapel, cleaning up ranch headquarters after destructive mudslides, or announcing the Kremmling Days Parade, Jeremy is constantly on the move from Berthoud Pass to Blue Valley and from Rabbit Ears to Rocky Mountain National Park, showing up for the county he calls home and the community he loves.
Now he is ready to bring that dedication, resilience, and collaborative spirit as an elected community leader in our local government. Join him in bringing this mission forward to help shape a stronger, better future for everyone who calls Grand County home.
While many milestones define Jeremy’s time here, the most impactful was the East Troublesome Wildfire of 2020.
Jeremy purchased his first home in February of that year, off Golf Course Road outside of Grand Lake. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit just a month later, the lockdown gave him a unique opportunity to settle in. He spent those quiet months learning every nook and cranny of his new house, bonding with his neighbors, and exploring the roads, trails, and natural areas around him, just a few hundred yards from Rocky Mountain National Park.
Then came the fire. Jeremy and his pets evacuated first to a friend’s house in Hot Sulphur Springs, and then to a ranch near Silverthorne. It was there he received a photo confirming his home had been destroyed.
What followed was four years of struggles, challenges, and growth. Navigating insurance, recovery, and the rebuilding process was difficult, but he didn't do it alone: he had the dedicated support of friends, family, and neighbors across Middle Park and beyond.
Before finally moving into a new cabin built by a local craftsman, Jeremy had to move ten different times within the county. He lived in all sorts of situations, always looking forward to when he could finally return to his property.
Like so many neighbors who lost everything, Jeremy emerged from the ashes with a firsthand understanding of how a community must pull together to prepare for disasters, and how to rebuild afterward with clear eyes and a committed hope for the future.