COMMUNITY SERVICE & LEADERSHIP

Elena has a Ph.D. in Ecophysiology and specializes in complex data management. In her free time, Elena is engaged in community service, Board Membership, and local policy and legislative activities, including working on issues that advance environmental and social justice, ecological conservation, and ethics in government. She recently spearheaded a successful local citizens' initiative to preserve a beloved parcel of land (Hughes) as open space.

Select List of Current Board Memberships and Service

Current

  • Land Conservation and Stewardship Board, City Council-appointed Board Member, October 2021 to present

  • Sierra Club Poudre Canyon Group, Executive Committee Member, 2022 to present

  • Planning Action to Transform Hughes Sustainably, successful 2021 citizen-driven open space ballot measure, Chair of the Board, 2019 to present

  • Larimer Alliance for Health, Safety, and the Environment, Executive Committee, 2018 to present

Past

  • Ranked Choice Voting for Fort Collins, successful 2022 city council-referred ballot measure, Steering Committee Member, 2021 to November 2022

  • Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, Board Member, 2019 to 2023