Staff & Board Members
Clare Stumpf
Clare Stumpf grew up in Oakland, California. For reasons beyond her, she left the sunny West Coast and attended the University of Rochester in upstate New York where she earned a B.A. in psychology and philosophy. She moved to Jackson after graduation for “one fun summer” and has spent every summer in the valley since working as a raft guide.
After a few winter seasons globe-hopping, Clare decided to return to school and moved to Boulder, Colorado. She earned a M.S. in Environmental Policy from the University of Colorado, where she worked on municipalizing Boulder’s energy supply, registering young voters, and interning for a food justice non-profit.
Clare decided to stay one fall for a local grassroots organizing training program and has lived here full-time ever since working in the non-profit sector. She has traveled to Cheyenne to testify in support of housing mitigation, lobbied Town Councilors and County Commissioners to approve developing homes that locals can afford, and gathered grassroots support for a variety of causes in Jackson Hole.
Clare is thankful that she has the opportunity to live in this incredible valley while working on critical issues with great friends and colleagues. When Clare is not advocating for responsible planning at northern South Park or recruiting new ShelterJH members, she is probably on the water or daydreaming about post-COVID-19 international ventures.
Roberto Clack
Roberto Clack grew up in the working class city of Joliet, Illinois and his High School mascot was the Steelmen, an homage to the city once being one of the country’s largest steel producers. Roberto would eventually find his way to the Chicago community organizing and social justice movement. He began working as a community organizer in housing and in the peace and justice movement. Some of the highlights of this work include being a lead organizer in support of the 2012 NATO Medal return ceremony and the Brew Not Bombs fundraiser series.
Roberto has also been an organizer and fundraiser in the labor movement and has worked on union campaigns, pro-worker legislation, community organizing campaigns and local electoral campaigns. Some of the highlights from his labor work include passing the Fair Workweek ordinance and the Clean Energy Jobs Act.
Roberto now works full time doing fundraising for grassroots housing, community and social justice organizations. In his free time Roberto loves biking, reading and exploring new cities on his folding bike.
Blanca Moye
Blanca was born in Mexico City and has worked in the Jackson area for over 23 years. She has completed different trainings for nutrition, parenting classes, child development, and community needs. She is also a parent educator for a national program called "Parents as Teachers and Abriendo Puertas."
Blanca is a Certified Medical Translator and a National and International CPR and First Aid Instructor of the American Heart Association. She worked for 13 years for the federal Early Head Start program as a health coordinator and home visitor for families in the program and was also the coordinator of events for the Consulate of Mexico and different programs of the Latino Resource Center.
Blanca started her own Innova Systems business in 2014 to provide support and resources to the Latinx community. In 2018, she was the coordinator of the Gear Up program at Central Wyoming College supporting high school students with college preparation.
At this moment Blanca continues running Opening Doors, a parenting class. She is also a part of the Voices JH team and a member of the Competitive Grants Committee for the Community Foundation of Jackson Hole and Education Foundation of Teton Valley.
Iván Jiménez
Originally from Puerto Rico, Iván grew up in Washington state before moving to Jackson in 2019 with the intention of one frivolous winter. Two years and seven moves later, his time in Jackson has consisted of operating the Tram, running No Cost Grocery Programs at Hole Food Rescue and community organizing.
In 2020, Iván worked as a member of Act Now JH to push the county to launch their "Task Force on Law Enforcement & Public Interaction" and served on the task force representing ANJH. He has been involved with several of ShelterJH’s initiatives including the Northern South Park process, Ordinance 473, the 2020 Candidate Election Forum, and the 2021 Story Slam.
He believes in multiracial, working-class politics to turn the tide on the housing crisis. When not reading the News&Guide, he can be found looking for a parking spot on Teton Pass or on his bike pedaling up Ferrins.
Whitney Oppenhuizen
At birth, Whitney‘s connection to the Jackson community was given to her, fortunate to have grandparents who first lived in the valley in the mid-1940s. Immediately her love for the place grew, and she followed in her grandfather’s footsteps attending and working for Teton Valley Ranch Camp, hoping to honor the version of Jackson she had heard in stories. She’s since lived in Jackson seasonally (like many) and moved to the valley full-time first in 2010.
Whitney’s background is in non-profit and corporate marketing, having held many management and project development roles over the last decade-plus. She was the Marketing and Development Director of Teton Valley Ranch Camp most recently before moving to the Marketing Director role at The Center for the Arts.
This valley has always been more home than any other place she‘s lived. Since moving back for the second time in 2018, the desire to ensure that Jackson remains accessible for all who wish to live in this beautiful place has taken the forefront in Whitney’s mind.
Her goal is to use her background in marketing and development to continue growing awareness of the housing crisis, share tools available to combat this issue, and create sustainable change to end housing insecurity in Jackson altogether.
In her free time, Whitney enjoys horseback riding, hiking, backcountry skiing, and the occasional board game with friends and family.
Kelsey Wotzka
Kelsey found her next step in the wilds of Jackson Hole in June 2021. Hailing from St. Paul, Minnesota, she developed a passion for housing issues at a young age, volunteering through local housing organizations for many years. She earned her B.A. in Anthropology from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and she still has an abiding love for the Gophers, especially the hockey teams!
Her career truly began with interpretive guiding positions in Yellowstone and Denali National Parks, where she gained valuable skill in building meaningful relationships with visitors. Subsequently shifting into program management with the Minnesota parks, Kelsey built multiple programs that removed barriers and created opportunities for underserved communities to enjoy the bountiful natural resources in the area. This allowed her to develop a deep knowledge of accessibility issues and policy pitfalls that cause housing and equity issues in communities all over the country, including Jackson. Prior to joining the National Museum of Wildlife Art as the Development Coordinator, she worked in development at Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity and was able to fan the flames of her passion for housing issues and community building. As she struggled with finding housing to accommodate her own move to Jackson, Kelsey knew she had to find a way to use her skills and experience to work towards a solution to this issue.
Kelsey spends her time in the summer hiking, paddling, and camping, and she loves various snow sports and playing board games in the winter.
Mary Erickson
Mary moved to Teton County from rural South Dakota in 2006 with her husband, Bruce, and two children, Adele and Oscar. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, graduated from UC Berkeley with a B.A. in English Literature, and later went on to get a Master of Divinity from Harvard University. Mary became an ordained Episcopal Priest in 2009.
Mary currently serves as an Associate Rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church. For three years, she was the Executive Director of Coombs Outdoors, and previously served as the Executive Director of One22. She is known in the community as a vocal advocate for social justice, seeking always to come from a foundation of love, respect, and compassion, combined with a healthy dose of righteous indignation. Mary studied community organizing with the Industrial Areas Foundation in Chicago, founded by the father of community organizing, Saul Alinsky, and made famous again for launching the career of a young Barack Obama.
The Erickson family is blessed to own a home in East Jackson, and Mary never forgets what an extraordinary privilege housing security is in Jackson. While at One22, she came to understand that housing insecurity is the primary cause of crisis and instability for members of our community, so she helped to co-found Shelter JH with friends Jorge Moreno and Skye Schell. Shelter JH was founded with the traditional community organizing philosophy that real change can happen through focused, committed grassroots advocacy and organizing.
AK
AK grew up in Washington state and moved to Jackson in 2017. A tale as old as time: came for one winter to ski, and couldn‘t leave. She has worn many hats while living in the Tetons ranging from Nick Wilson’s, Elevated Grounds, and Cutty’s to Mountain Operations, landscaping, and physical therapy tech, and the list goes on. Currently, her main work focus is in Adaptive Recreation, where she works with the local disability community as a ski and bike guide. However, she holds at least 3 jobs at any given time to survive in Jackson.
She has transitioned from seasonal transplant to community advocate in her time here, less out of want and more out of a feeling of necessity from seeing systemic oppression so strongly contrasting from the wealthy, picturesque town that is Jackson. She has served on the START board, organizes with local climate justice group Sunrise JH, and works towards disability and marginalized identities’ access to recreation. She also is involved with local politics and has campaigned for various town and county electeds.
AK believes societal issues are complex and multifaceted, but are also intersectional from the same root. A huge way to bring equity, resources, and solutions to communities is through policy change with all populations well-represented with a seat and voice at the table.
When not working and community organizing, she loves to ski, bike, and bury herself in a good book.
Sara Al-Azem
Originally from metro Detroit, Sara has called Jackson home for almost 11 years. She has made her way to have easier access to the mountains and stayed for the unbelievably supportive and creative community here.
Sara has worked all over public lands that surround Jackson. She served in Grand Teton National Park on the trail crew and as a Senior Field Instructor for NOLS in the rock climbing, backcountry skiing and avalanche education programs. More recently, she transitioned to working in town managing a local architecture firm.
Sara believes building connections across social and economic classes within the Jackson community can and will foster deeper relationships to more reliable and affordable housing.
Emma Leither
Emma grew up in Minnesota and earned her BA in Economics from Carleton College. She spent her college summers in Jackson, and after living here seasonally for four years, Emma made this place her home in 2022.
With a background in fundraising, Emma has worked for a variety of non-profit organizations in Minneapolis, Chicago, and Jackson.
Emma coaches with the Jackson Hole Figure Skating Club, volunteers with Coombs Outdoors, organizes with Sunrise JH, and is a member of Jackson Hole Pride. She finds so much joy in her community here, and believes housing security for everyone is essential to our community.
In her free time, Emma loves to frolic outside with her dog, get lost in a good book, and dance with her friends.
Ian Osler
Ian Osler skied and fly-fished his way from southern Vermont landing in Jackson Hole in late 1995. Balancing work and the Jackson lifestyle he began his career managing a successful software company while volunteering coaching ski racing to kids at Snow King Mountain. His love for sales led him into a real estate career as a practicing Broker for the last 20 years.
Ian spends much of his free time with his two young boys Emmett and Henderson camping and boating on Jackson Lake in the summer, skiing at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in the winter and chasing hockey tournaments throughout the west.
Ian volunteers at One22 Resource Center, was previously on the new homeowner selection committee at Habitat for Humanity, is a Chamber Member, a soccer coach, and is looking forward to his new board position at Shelter JH.
Daniel Ragsdale
Daniel grew up in Oregon, went to UCLA for college, and bounced around several other mountain towns before settling in Jackson in 2021. Like everyone else, he was drawn to Jackson by the skiing, the climbing, and the library.
Working as a ski instructor and climbing guide, Daniel has grown familiar with the challenges facing Jackson’s workforce. Desperate for housing, he has lived in a closet, in the back of his car, and in a van. This personal experience with housing insecurity motivated him to fight for affordable housing.
To Daniel, affordable and accessible housing is the foundation of a healthy town. Stable housing empowers people to invest in their future, pursue their goals, and give back to the community.
