HCCA executive director Greg Dyson resigns

Alli Melton takes over Red Lady arena

High Country Conservation Advocates (HCCA) executive director Greg Dyson has resigned from the environmental organization. He will work until the end of the month.

Dyson started at HCCA about 18 months ago and submitted his letter of resignation this month. He said some members of the organization were uncomfortable with his working arrangement. Dyson split his time between Crested Butte and Denver. His wife has a job on the Front Range.
“I have been working diligently with the board to ensure a smooth transition,” Dyson wrote HCCA supporters last Friday. “They are not rehiring an E.D. yet because they are taking the opportunity to evaluate staff duties and allocations, as I have encouraged them to do.”
HCCA board president Rob Burnett said Dyson leaves on good terms with the board and he will be used for advice in the coming months. As for the Red Lady project, the board has tapped HCCA pubic lands director Alli Melton to take the lead. “Alli has proven herself more than capable of stepping into this role and the board is confident she will do a great job,” Burnett said.
Dyson too said he is confident that the work currently being done in conjunction with Red Lady will be in good hands. “As for our most important Save Red Lady campaign, it will be in the capable hands of Alli Melton, our public lands director. I have briefed her thoroughly on the campaign and will continue to follow the campaign and provide advice,” he said. “The main focus right now is on the VCUP being proposed by U.S. Energy and we and the Red Lady Coalition have hired consultants to work on that. I will continue to be available on a limited basis to advise the board on Red Lady issues after my departure.”
Dyson’s last day as executive director is Monday, June 30.