The Board
PASF Board of Directors
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Mary Barber
Board Member
- Email:maryjbarber1@gmail.com
A native of Illinois, Mary fell in love with the environment when she was a teenager. Inspired by a high school biology teacher, Mary developed a deep passion for environmental conservation and protection. This resolve stuck with her through college, leading her to get her BS in Environmental Biology from Eastern Illinois University. After college she began a decades-long career leading environmental compliance and management programs for the U.S. Army and Fort Carson, CO. Mary led one of the first military installation sustainability programs, involved local community leaders and individuals in developing a regional sustainability framework, and helped to establish the nonprofit Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future. Mary is happy spending her days keeping the Pikes Peak region an amazing place to visit, live, work and play for current and future generations.
Konrad Schlarbaum
Board Member
- Occupation:Director, Office of Sustainability - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
- Email:kschlarb@uccs.edu
- Phone:(719) 255-3089
Konrad Schlarbaum is a Colorado Native and has lived in the Pikes Peak Region for ten years. He has over ten years of experience as a sustainability professional in higher education, non-profit, and local government sectors. Konrad is the Director of Sustainability at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs (UCCS). He also serves on the Sustainability Committee at Thomas MacLaren School, the Planning Committee for the Pikes Peak Children’s Water Festival, and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments’ Regional Futures Forum. Konrad also organizes a monthly networking mixer called Green Drinks and hosts PASF’s monthly Sustainability in Progress speaker series. Before UCCS, he was the Coordinator of Sustainability for Pikes Peak State College for nine years. Konrad also served as a sustainability consultant for the City of Manitou Springs, chair of the board for the Green Cities Coalition of the Pikes Peak Region, and the Fountain Creek Watershed District’s Creek Week Cleanup planning committee. He also served over four years in U.S. Army with tours in Europe and Iraq. He holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in sustainability and is certified in LEED and Permaculture. Konrad lives with his wife, Becca, and two children, Lukas (7) and Kaleb (4). He enjoys recreating in the Great Outdoors, visiting family and friends, and participating in community events.