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John Swartout, Executive Director Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts CCLT welcomes John Swartout to the organization. Before joining CCLT as Executive director, Swartout was the executive director of the Lottery-funded Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Trust. During his tenure at GOCO, Swartout worked with the GOCO Board to award $297 million in Lottery funds to projects throughout the state. Of that total, $140.1 million is helping to protect 339,107 acres of open space across Colorado. Previous to his five years at GOCO, Swartout worked extensively on numerous land preservation, wildlife and outdoor recreation projects in his capacity as a senior policy advisor to Governor Bill Owens and U.S. Senator Wayne Allard. Those efforts included creation of the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge, the legislation to create the Great Sand Dunes National Park, designation of the Spanish Peaks and James Peak Wilderness Areas, the opening of three new State Parks, creating new incentives for conservation easements and obtaining bonding authority for GOCO. In his capacity in the Governor’s Office, Swartout was responsible for environmental, energy, natural resource and agriculture issues. He was also the Governor’s liaison to a number of state agencies including the departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture. He worked closely with the U.S. Department of Interior, the Western Governor’s Association and the National Governor’s Association. Swartout and his wife, Jan, have two young children. They enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking, and skiing. |
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