Kayla Casteel
Kayla is a former Shadowcliff staff member and volunteer. She discovered Shadowcliff late in the season on her solo motorcycle trip to Oregon.
Since her time on staff, Kayla has consistently offered her support with our donor database, communications, local/Colorado expertise, and a variety of other small projects.
Kayla is a former Shadowcliff staff member and volunteer. She discovered Shadowcliff late in the season on her solo motorcycle trip to Oregon.
Since her time on staff, Kayla has consistently offered her support with our donor database, communications, local/Colorado expertise, and a variety of other small projects.
Judith ChristyAs a former co-director, Judith brings a wealth of Shadowcliff history and expertise to the Board and staff. She has played a key role in developing Shadowcliff’s food philosophy and Compassionate Kitchen and continues to provide guidance in many Shadowcliff operational issues.
Randy Friesen, ArchitectRandy first came to Shadowcliff at age 7 in 1962 and has been actively participating on a regular basis since moving to Denver in 1980 after graduating from KSU.  Randy participated on the board with founders Warren and Patt Rempel, working through the transition of SC to non-profit status and new directors Bob and Judith Mann.  He has been very involved in facility upkeep, and redesign/ remodeling processes through the years. To Randy, Shadowcliff embodies the ‘spirituality’, and helps foster the stewardship of, our beautiful earth, and he hopes to continue to strengthen that ethos.
Bill LepentisDesigner, professor, strategist and researcher. He has over 25 years in the architectural design, master planning, and construction management industry. His projects include social change initiatives and innovations involving the elimination of homelessness and poverty. Bill’s thesis work and concentration included innovations, services, environments and products involving play-based learning for early childhood education. The last five years has seen Bill’s design practice evolve into a design research and strategy consulting firm; linking traditional practices with new, human-centered design approaches, helping companies and organizations grow and succeed.
Doug MacClaymontDoug is a Manufactures Representative specializing in electronic test and measurement equipment. He lives in Olathe Kansas. Doug visited Shadowcliff for the first time 20 years ago and has been coming back ever since. He enjoys volunteering and the opportunity to be a small part of an amazing place. He encourages everyone to come and experience Shadowcliff as a guest a volunteer or both. When Doug is not volunteering, you will find him bushwhacking and backpacking Rocky Mountain National Park.
Bob MannBob is a retired co-director of Shadowcliff. He continues to develop and inspire Shadowcliff programming with his wisdom and wit. As a former director, Bob is an invaluable resource to the Board about all things related to Shadowcliff and more. Bob is also very active in creating partnerships for Shadowcliff, and probably planning a future Shadowcliff workshop as you read this.
Susan MillerSusan has spent more than 20 years guiding clarity and consensus for productive change. Most recently her expertise is leading companies through strategic planning, program development and process/workforce optimization. She leverages her leadership experience as a consultant, facilitator, strategist, and project manager working for and representing large national corporations, small businesses, non-profits, and start-ups, across multiple industries including education, manufacturing and the environment. Growing up in Wisconsin, she has a strong passion for the importance of accessibility to the outdoors. When she’s not brainstorming innovative solutions with clients, Susan can often be found on a body of water or on her road bike.
Richie NelsenRichie has worked in the field of Information Technology for over 15 years and currently serves as the IT Director for Colorado State University - College of Business. He has a passion for environmental stewardship and conservation. This has led him to co-found Gaia Environmental Consulting, whose mission is to promote environmental responsibility and sustainability through the implementation of policies, practices and methods. Richie hopes to help Shadowcliff visitors with safe and reliable access to the internet when they are not connecting with nature, meditating, self reflecting, rejuvenating, or learning and growing.
Carl Sniffen
Having previously served as Shadowcliff volunteer, Board member, executive director, manager, group leader, donor and guest, Carl has been a part of Shadowcliff for many years. Presently, Carl lives in Oregon with Barb, kids and grandkids and works at a local middle school and coaches middle and high school aged distance runners.
Having previously served as Shadowcliff volunteer, Board member, executive director, manager, group leader, donor and guest, Carl has been a part of Shadowcliff for many years. Presently, Carl lives in Oregon with Barb, kids and grandkids and works at a local middle school and coaches middle and high school aged distance runners.
Ivy SummerIvy discovered Shadowcliff in 2012 when she befriended its staff members just a few weeks after graduating from Kent State University with a Bachelor's in Communications and Hospitality Management. She fell in love with the lodge, the people, and the mission, and in 2014, she joined the staff. Ivy went on to earn her Master's in Business Administration from San Francisco State University and has been returning to Shadowcliff to visit every couple of years. She has a decade of experience expert in the field of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) and has helped hundreds of people routinely become proactive allies to marginalized and oppressed groups in a multitude of ways. She has coached people in building a routine in their own business by doing an internal audit on contracts, websites, sales copy, imagery, email campaigns, and marketing to make inclusion a cohesive component in their brand. Outside of her DEIB work with community-based organizations, nonprofits, and big tech, Ivy has coached yoga instructors, piano teachers, retirees, parents, social media influencers, and more to help them make incremental changes to express allyship in both business and interpersonal parts of life. Aligned with her mission to empower and enable others, she offers pre-built event plans for DEIB-themed workshops that are designed for others to facilitate in their own communities.
Eric Ziegenhorn Eric is an attorney with Creative Planning Legal and practices in the areas of estate planning and  real estate. After attending Mizzou, he got his JD from University of California-Berkeley in 1983.  He is admitted to practice law in Missouri, Kansas, California and Georgia, and lives in midtown Kansas City with his family.  Eric has presented numerous continuing legal education seminars for other lawyers and the public, and is also active as a legal writer for Thompson Reuters, for which he has authored and updates a popular three-volume set of legal forms for use by Missouri lawyers [Missouri Legal Forms 3d, West Publishing division of Thomson Reuters].  Eric works on a regular basis with the Volunteer Attorney Project (operated by the Kansas City, Missouri, Public Defenders Office), is on the Board of Directors of Bridging the Gap and the Writer's Place, and is a member of the Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association.