Madeline specializes in managing projects that deliver dual ecological and economic solutions. With focus on alternative crop market development and large-scale revegetation, Madeline’s mission is to find and grow market solutions to environmental problems, from value added organic products to voluntary carbon markets. Madeline holds a BA in Natural Resources and a MAg in Integrated Resource Management. She also serves on the board of SOIL Sangre de Christo, a zero-percent, membership-based community loan fund for farmers and food producers.

Speakership Experience

“Land Use Change in the San Luis Valley” Nexus of Land and Water Symposium, October 2024 Cortez, CO

“Native Grasses 101” Southern Rocky Mountain Agriculture Conference, February 2025, Monte Vista, CO

“A Revegetation Playbook: Ecologically Viable and Economically Capable Restoration” Society for Ecological Restoration Conference, October 2025, Denver, CO

“Dust is a Four Letter Word" National Association of Conservation Districts Southwest and Pacific Regional Meeting, October 2025, Golden, CO

“A Revegetation Economy” Southern Rocky Mountain Agriculture Conference, February 2026, Monte Vista, CO