Members of the Board
Scott Harvey – Member
Aaron is a Strategic Information Security Executive and subject matter expert with a record of pioneering cyber security trends by developing novel security tools and techniques that align with corporate objectives. Known for building and leading strong teams that provide technology enabled business solutions for start-ups, industry leaders (Deloitte and its Fortune clients) and government agencies (NSA). Practicing Permaculture since mid-2010’s and took his first Permaculture certification course in 2022. Aaron currently lives on a 40 acre homestead in rural El Paso county where he is working on building a Permaculture demonstration farm.
My name is Kip Coval, and I’m married with four children and one grandchild. I attended my first PDC in 2011 and a second in 2016. I completed CSU Extension’s Master Gardener Course and their Building Farmers Course, and more recently, I finished the Holistic Land Management Course from the Savory Institute. Over the past ten years, I’ve volunteered with several local food-producing non-profits. For the past eight years, I’ve been developing my 1/4-acre suburban permaculture homestead, which now boasts an abundance of perennial fruit and vegetable plants, alongside a variety of annual vegetables. We also raise a small backyard flock of chickens and keep honeybees. I’m honored to serve on the executive board of Pikes Peak Permaculture and am excited to contribute to educating our community as we work toward building a more regenerative city.
Robyn began her permaculture journey in 2015 with Pikes Peak Permaculture and has continued to integrate the permaculture principles and ethics into everyday life. She is a compost queen and worm farmer; she helps folks understand the importance of rainwater harvesting, and she loves to talk about “weeds,” inspiring folks to look at these valuable plants in a new light. She is a dandelion advocate and nature lover, and she is also a dog mama and plant mama. She loves to dabble in the kitchen, creating herbal concoctions and remedies. She also supports her community as a death doula and interfaith minister, providing services for friends and family as their loved ones are crossing over, as well as providing comfort and care for those nearing death. She is a stargazer and earth steward, and she finds immense pleasure in spending quality time with her community making magic to further the health and healing of the planet. She loves the earth and values this life, putting considerable importance on spreading love and joy. It is her deepest desire to live a magical life connected to the natural world and to help others do the same.
Ally has been an environmental advocate since a young age, possessing a profound connection to the natural world. With a B.S. in Environmental Science focusing on wildlife conservation and an M.S. in Biology concentrating on Ecology, the studies have guided her to permaculture design, certified by Pikes Peak Permaculture in 2022. Since obtaining her permaculture teacher certification in 2023, Ally has been imparting permaculture knowledge in the community wherever she can as a path forward for educating future generations. Following the development of an elementary permaculture curriculum, she oversees a permaculture pilot program at an urban elementary school. Ally also co-hosts the Peak Environment Podcast, produced by Studio 809 in downtown Colorado Springs, about all things permaculture and environmental stewardship.
Brian has strong and varied educational background with degrees in architecture, computer science, business, personal and business coaching. He is a life-long learner with usually four to eight books open at any one moment. He has worked in a variety of executive positions in a number of industries from health foods, sporting goods, electronics manufacturing, and telecommunications. All small to medium size (mostly startup) companies.
Brian was certified as a Permaculture Designer (2009) as well as a Permaculture Teacher (2010); participated in Advanced Permaculture Design Course (2011). From 2009 to 2014 he acted as Co-Director for Transition Town Manitou Springs, a sister organization to PPP supporting the relocalization of the Colorado Pikes Peak region. Brian stays actively involved in the permaculture scene in Southern Colorado.
Working Members
Becky Elder has been a life-long organic, Colorado gardener, beginning in 1975 in a tiny Denver garden. Colorado is what she knows. She moved to the Pikes Peak Region in 1983. Becky first became certified in permaculture and co-founded Pikes Peak Permaculture in 2002. She is the current Executive Director. A Master Gardener of fifteen years, she presented numerous programs for the Extension Office. Becky is a Colorado Federated Garden Club Environmental Consultant. She holds the Farm Design certification from the Regrarians (2010)
Well known locally for her Earth-conscious Blue Planet Earthscapes, she is regionally known for her environmental and social activism, as well as her nature-centered writing. Becky works hard to demonstrate resilient and sustainable practices while working with others to build regenerative and ecologically-sound landscapes within urban-suburban ecosystems. Her work has garnered many awards for sustainability and environmental protection.
Becky’s writings are published monthly on the Blue Planet Blog. Her first book, Raven in the Garden; a Front Range Gardener’s Journal, is available through the Pikes Peak Library District.
Becky Elder – Executive Director
Jayme Domejka – Program Director