FLC Alumni News

High Country News featured the years-long mule deer migration research of Anna Ortega (Biology, '14). Now a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wyoming, Ortega fondly recalled Jo, a celebrity ungulate whose migration data turned her into an internet sensation.

Greg LeBlanc (Biology, '13) has been hired as the new assistant town manager of the community of Snowmass Village, CO, home to Snowmass Ski Area.

Filmmaker, wilderness first responder, chef, professional snorkeler—river guides can wear more hats than just those floppy straw ones. Greg Cairns (Humanities-English Concentration, '13) talks all about the guide life in his new autobiographical film, I’m A River Guide.

Ryan Evans (Business Administration, ‘03) has made waves in the niche Belgian-style beer market with his very own “Bruz Beers.” Having struck a deal with Ska Distribution, Evans hopes to take his business to the next level and bring Belgian-inspired beers to the Southwest.

Lucas Clancy (Biology, '19) and Josh Bonar (Biology, '19) recently completed training and earned permanent positions as District Wildlife Managers with Colorado Parks & Wildlife—a competitive job that requires applicants to score at the very top of their cohort on written and oral exams just to be considered for training.

Fort Lewis College alumnae Isabelle Farrell (Philosophy, ‘19) and Annie Farrell (Political Science, '20) showcased their film “Route One North” at the Durango Independent Film Festival. Produced during the pandemic, the film follows the story of two sisters tracking down their absentee father.

Artist and activist Jonathan Lamb (Art, ‘02) is collaborating with muralists and budding street artists in Kingston, Jamaica, to paint and touch up murals throughout the city to enrich and uplift artists and the city's youth.

Danny Jaques (Biological Science-Natural History, '83), creator of Danny’s Rocket Ranch Space Salsa, joined the Space4U podcast to talk about his expansive career as a culinary entrepreneur and his collaboration with NASA Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama, as a junior high school teacher.

Fabian Martinez (History, '18) was honored with third place for Best Feature Story in the 2021 National Native Media Awards from the Native American Journalist Association for his article detailing the history and repair of the La Boca bridge. Martinez researched the history of the steel railroad bridge in The Southern Ute Drum’s archive and talked with elders who lived during that era.

Ben Rogers (Anthropology and History, ‘10) was named president of the Rapid City Journal. As a Colorado native, Rogers will bring the skills he learned at Fort Lewis College to bear in his new position.