Our team
Executive Director: Dylan Tibby
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Dylan has lived in the RFV since 2016, and has been working as a manager for Carbondale Downtowner and Basalt Connect since 2024. He is an active member of the recovery community and Dylan came on as TMP's Executive Director July of 2026. Dylan enjoys the outdoors the valley has to offer.
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Gigi Durand has served on The Meeting Place Board for several years, as board member, treasurer, and chair.
Originally from Los Angeles, Gigi moved to the Roaring Fork Valley in 1991, finally settling in Carbondale in 2016, where she raised two children. She is currently the Comptroller at Two Leaves and a Bud Tea Company in Basalt.
Vice Chair: Kim Reil
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Vice Chair: Kim Reil
Kim is a psychotherapist specializing in trauma and substance use disorders, working both in private practice and with a local non-profit. Her extensive clinical experience and background in non-profit management make her an ideal fit for the Vice Chair role at The Meeting Place. Kim enjoys outdoor activities and has been a board member since 2022.
Lenny Beaulieu
Current Board Chair: Gigi Durand
Vice Chair: Kim Reil
Coming Soon
Dr. Craig Bushong
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Dr. Craig Bushong
Coming Soon!
Adam Carbelliera
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Dr. Craig Bushong
Coming Soon!
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza is an elementary school teacher fluent in Spanish, English, and French. She holds a Master’s in Theater and Education and is pursuing a second in Multicultural and Inclusive Education. Gabriela joined the board of The Meeting Place in December 2024, bringing her passion for creating inclusive, supportive spaces.
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza is an elementary school teacher fluent in Spanish, English, and French. She holds a Master’s in Theater and Education and is pursuing a second in Multicultural and Inclusive Education. Gabriela joined the board of The Meeting Place in December 2024, bringing her passion for creating inclusive, supportive spaces. Originally from Mexico, she enjoys visiting her family and finds balance through yoga.
Parker Kennedy
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Gabriela Alvarez Espinoza
Parker was raised on a farm in Hood River, OR, where his family grew a variety of fruits. He has an extensive background in sports and outdoor recreation, eventually competing as a decathlete on the track and field team for the University of Washington, where he received his master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He moved to the valle
Parker was raised on a farm in Hood River, OR, where his family grew a variety of fruits. He has an extensive background in sports and outdoor recreation, eventually competing as a decathlete on the track and field team for the University of Washington, where he received his master’s degree in Educational Leadership. He moved to the valley in 2023 and is now a teacher and the head track coach at GSHS, as well as a personal trainer at the Carbondale Recreation Center.
Sally Shiekman
Sally Shiekman
Sally Shiekman
Coming Soon!
Jennifer Hiatt
Sally Shiekman
Sally Shiekman
Jennifer is a lifelong resident of the Mountain West, having grown up in Arizona and spent the last 20 years calling the Roaring Fork Valley home. She holds a Master of Education and a BA in English from Arizona State University.
Jennifer brings deep nonprofit governance experience, having served as board chair for three organizations, inc
Jennifer is a lifelong resident of the Mountain West, having grown up in Arizona and spent the last 20 years calling the Roaring Fork Valley home. She holds a Master of Education and a BA in English from Arizona State University.
Jennifer brings deep nonprofit governance experience, having served as board chair for three organizations, including the Girl Scouts and two Humane Societies. She led a successful capital campaign for the Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona, strengthening the organization's long-term funding base.
Her professional background spans private equity and higher education with much of the recent years doing executive search. In her current role, she helps 20 small businesses with their HR and recruiting. She also held executive leadership roles at four institutions, including the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and New Mexico State University.
Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys the outdoors, hands-on tinkering projects, chopping firewood, participating actively in the recovery community, and spending time with her family.