Skye Borden, our Co-Executive Director for the last three years, will leave the Great Burn Conservation Alliance in mid-August to serve as the Deputy Director for the University of Montana’s Mansfield Center.

We say goodbye to Skye with enormous gratitude for the strategic guidance, creativity, and laughter that she’s brought to the organization. During her time at the Great Burn, she and Co-Executive Director Hayley Newman oversaw a significant expansion of our longstanding stewardship programs, added new full-time staff positions, and doubled our membership through outreach and engagement efforts.

“The Great Burn is truly one of America’s last best places, and it has been an honor to work the past few years to protect this special landscape,” said Skye. “I am amazed by the strength of the community surrounding the Great Burn – from the staff and board, to our passionate volunteers. I am looking forward to staying in touch as a lifelong supporter of the Great Burn and the GBCA.”

Hayley will continue to serve in a leadership role after Skye’s departure. We plan to hire new staff this fall to replace Skye’s fundraising and policy roles.