Vail Valley
Jim Spell: The CMC “A-Frame”
After a particularly large and somewhat dangerous fire at the Vail maintenance building in the late 70’s, those of us volunteering for the fire department thought we might need more training. Steadfast in our conviction, we went to the CMC A-frame by Gore Creek between Vail and Lionshead and worked together to start a fire…
Read MoreLorena Martinez: Finishing What She Started
As a single mother of two kids and with a full-time job, Lorena Martinez had little time for college classes. As a teenager, she had dropped out of Battle Mountain High School, but then completed her GED at Colorado Mountain College. She continued at CMC and was slowly chipping away at a nursing degree, completing…
Read MoreEdith Gonzalez – Sky’s the Limit
Business administration student Edith Gonzalez readily admits that working and going to school is not easy. But she credits Colorado Mountain College with giving her the necessary financial and emotional support to make her dream of earning a degree possible. “I love this place and there is no other place I would want to be…
Read MoreDoris Dewton: Serving Time and Again
By Mike McKibbin Before retiring to the Vail Valley in 1994, Doris Dewton worked 11 years for the U.S. Department of Energy, 10 years for Ashland Oil and three years for the National Petroleum Refiners’ Association in Washington, D.C. For many years, she has used that experience to benefit Colorado Mountain College. After helping CMC…
Read MorePerla Chavez: Great Opportunity
When I moved to the USA in 1999 I did not speak any English. At first I felt very frustrated. I started to work most of the time with two part time jobs for Eagle County School District as a cook Monday-Friday mornings, custodian in the afternoon, and cleaning houses and offices at nights and…
Read MoreDr. Jon Kedrowski: Explorer & Teacher
There is so much to explore on this planet of ours, and Dr. Jon Kedrowski has been doing his best to see as much of it as he possibly can! Not only has he summited Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro, he’s also summited five of the seven continental summits. He has climbed and skied down…
Read MoreRachel Weiss: Dual Enrollment is Prep for Cambridge
Two years in, Rachel Weiss is flying high at Cambridge University. Good grades and great SAT scores helped her land at the prestigious school in England. But more than those was the boost she received from dual enrollment in Colorado Mountain College courses while she was a student at Battle Mountain High School in Edwards.…
Read MoreRebecca Kanaly: Giving Back Locally
Many people dream of changing the world. Rebecca Kanaly is taking it local, creating sustainable change in Eagle County and the communities she loves. Rebecca graduated from Colorado Mountain College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, with an Entrepreneurship Emphasis. After that, she earned her Executive Master of Business Administration from the Daniels…
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