Facing the Elephants in the Room: The Roaring Fork Valley’s Turnover Challenge

Featuring presentations on the State of the Town, the State of the Chamber, the State of the Economy by Dr. Nathan Perry, and a panel discussion on addressing the valley’s top challenges:

Housing • Childcare • Mental Health

Annual Meeting
Tuesday, October 1 | 8:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Doors open at 8:00 a.m.

Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) Innovation Center
22830 Two Rivers Rd, Basalt, CO 81621

The annual meeting will be tackling the proverbial elephants in the room when it comes to retaining your employees. We will discuss existing challenges and the local efforts and new initiatives looking to address these issues head on. Additionally, we will explore opportunities for local business owners to get involved and contribute to solutions.

We want the mid-Roaring Fork Valley to be a thriving rural community in Colorado. By joining other business leaders at the 2024 Basalt Chamber Annual Meeting, you can help us achieve this goal!

Featured Guest Speakers

8 a.m. Doors open – Registration/Check-in

8-8:45 a.m. Networking, coffee & light snacks

8:45 a.m. Program begins – Introductions

State of the Chamber – Executive Director Kris Mattera, Basalt Chamber of Commerce
State of the Town – Mayor David Knight, Town of Basalt
State of the Economy – Dr. Nathan Perry, Economist, Colorado Mesa University
“Unprecedented Times” – A panel discussion on addressing the Roaring Fork Valley’s trifecta: Housing, Childcare, and Mental Health challenges, moderated by Colorado Sun‘s Jason Blevins, featuring:
Heather Henry, VP of Housing and Child Care, Aspen One
Betsy Crum, Housing Director, Town of Snowmass Village, representing the West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition (WMRHC)
Maggie Tolan Tiscornia, Director, Confluence Early Childhood Education Coalition (CECE)
Angilina Taylor, Executive Director, Headquarters
Open Q&A with all speakers
10:45 a.m. Annual meeting concludes

Tours of RMI’s state-of-the-art beyond net-zero energy office and convening center are available on request.