Shawn is a California native who traded beaches for mountains in 2000 when she landed in Wyoming. She and her husband Chris raised their two boys in Jackson and then moved to a little cabin the Big Holes in 2018. Shawn is grant writer and fundraising consultant who has worked for nonprofit organizations in the greater Teton area for 20 years. She has raised funding for the arts, environment, …
Board Officers
Ben Reese
Ben grew up in South Carolina and earned a B.S. in Business Management from Clemson University. Born with a fascination for airplanes and a love of the outdoors Ben pursued the first of those passions by learning to fly at 17, and ultimately retired from American Airlines as a senior captain. And it was through his travels that he discovered the beauty (and bugless, low humidity) of the …
Gene Marcowka
Gene grew up in a suburb on the south side of Chicago and has a BS in Finance from DePaul University. During his 20 year career, Gene worked with several group health insurance companies. Early on in Gene’s career, he decided a skiing sabbatical was in order. This is when he discovered and fell in love with the Tetons. Not willing to live in a garage or out of his car, Gene returned to Chicago …
Astrid Warden
Astrid moved to Teton Valley with her family in 2014 and joined the Community Foundation in 2017. As a native New Englander, Astrid was attracted to the bigger mountains & skies, the community, and the more balanced life Teton Valley offers. Astrid is a graduate of Wesleyan University and has an M.B.A. from MIT’s Sloan School. She spent her career in software product management and serving …
