Eric grew up in Gilpin County, spending his childhood sleeping under the stars in the Indian Peaks, and developing a deep, lifelong love for the Clear Creek watershed. Today, as Watershed Coordinator for the Clear Creek Watershed & Forest Health Partnership, he brings that personal connection to his work.

A former banker, Eric spent years evaluating complex commercial loans, conducting financial statement analysis, cash flow modeling, and risk assessments across energy, real estate, agriculture, and industry. He left banking to pursue conservation project management, leading the Truckee Donner Land Trust's $9 million Webber Lake project in Northern California. He holds a B.S. in Finance from MSU Denver and completed graduate energy studies at CU Boulder's Leeds School of Business.

Eric also serves as a credit analyst for the Forest and Water Renewal Fund, an alternative financing mechanism developed by the Partnership's fiscal sponsor Coalitions & Collaboratives, Inc., connecting conservation priorities with strategic financing.

For fun, Eric can be found exploring the backcountry on skis, backpacking remote ridgelines, four-wheeling through the high country, and adventuring through it all with his dogs Daisy and Pennelope by his side.