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“If your mouth isn’t moving, you aren’t being heard.”
Between the Barn Dance, various membership celebrations, and our Annual Conference, we’ve seen a lot of our members these past few months.
But one just keeps coming around week after week.
Chris Campbell is a member of Western Colorado Alliance in Mesa County and has been actively involved since 2018. As an employee of Atlasta Solar, Chris’s passion lies in clean and renewable energy. And he turns this passion into action every chance he can — from testifying in support of bills during the legislative session to speaking before the Air Quality Control Commission and Public Utilities Commission. Chris says “It’s fun to be engaged, and if your mouth isn’t moving, you aren’t being heard.” Chris interacts with Western Colorado Alliance’s work in many ways, recently as a participant in our Clean Tech Business Summit and our Homegrown Prosperity workshops, and as an advocate at the youth-led Climate Rally. Chris believes in showing support in many forms, from holding a sign at a rally, to working a booth or standing in a room full of legislators. He says all actions make an impact. Chris is outgoing and charismatic, and needless to say, he’s a people person. And he’s found an outlet for his activism through organizations like Western Colorado Alliance. He says it’s easy to make a difference. In the same amount of time he could spend at a business networking event, his time is better spent putting action into place to make a positive change. The organizers at Western Colorado Alliance are all lucky to have him, cause we think he’s pretty amazing.
Jeriel joined the Western Colorado Alliance staff in February 2017 (back when we were still Western Colorado Congress), but you may remember her as our Canvass Director for the successful Minimum Wage ballot initiative in 2016! In her young career, Jeriel has worked with engaged citizens across Colorado on issues ranging from veterans' affairs, healthcare and women’s rights. Jeriel has called Grand Junction and the Western Slope home for 16 years, and enjoys running, hiking, biking and crafting with her daughter Emma.