Staff

Acting Development & Community Relations Director/Board Secretary: Kim Stravers  

Kim moved to Mammoth in December 2005 and has been a part of MLTPA from the very beginning, becoming involved after writing a story about the Ranch Road gate issue for Powder magazine. In a previous life she was a longtime staff writer and editor for action-sports magazines such as Bike, Powder, and SG: Surf*Snow*Skate Girl, for which she was the managing editor. She has also managed, or worked as a contributor for, a number of online action-sports publications, such as Crossrocket.com, Monsterskate.com, and GirlsLearnToRide.com, for which she is currently the editor. Her freelance client roster today includes Red Bull, Surfer, ESPN, and Future Snowboarding. Her obsessively organized, firstborn disposition keeps MLTPA's dealings both punctuated and punctual. When she's not cuddling with her laptop, you can find her hiking around, snowboarding, finding a good spot to take a nap in the grass, or falling off of her mountain bike.  

Contact: , (760) 934-3154 

Acting Operations Director: Lara Kirkner

 

Lara is thrilled to be taking on a new adventure with MLTPA. A resident of the Eastern Sierra since 2003, she left her comfort zone as a reporter for the Mammoth Times in order to spread her wings. Lara is a graduate of UC Berkeley and still loves traveling to the Bay area for football games with her college friends. A freelance writer, Lara enjoys putting her pen to paper any chance she gets and has been published in the Mammoth Sierra Magazine and The Sheet, two other local publications, and has two Outdoor Writers Association of California awards under her belt. She also has plenty of editing experience after serving as the Managing Editor for the Mammoth Sierra Magazine. A lover of the great outdoors, Lara’s biggest recreational passion is riding anywhere she can on her mountain bike. When it comes to “down time” you’ll most likely find Lara wrapped up in a good novel or working on her own children’s book.

 

Contact: , (760) 934-3154 

 

 

Operations Mentor: Jo Bacon

 

Jo is a retired governmental fiscal manager and consultant, now servingas a Town Council member for the Town of Mammoth Lakes. She has amaster's degree in Public Administration with a focus on urban andcommunity development at the level of state and local government. Sheis a local business owner, a member of the Outdoor Science Educationstaff for the Valentine Reserve, and a naturalist guide for the InyoNational Forest, the Mono Scenic Basin, and the Mammoth Mountain SkiArea.

Contact: , (760) 934-4932