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2026-2027 DEEEP Board

Debbie Wytulka, President
Voted Teacher of the Year, 2026 by VFW Colorado; business teacher and sports coach; passionate about preserving West End's history
Deana Sheriff, Vice President / Secretary
DEEEP Grant Specialist
Former Director West End Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC) – Colorado
Makayla Gordon, Treasurer
Executive Director of West End Economic Development Corp – Colorado
Brian Cannon, PhD
Professor of History and History Department Chair at BYU Also Former Director of the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies at BYU – Utah
Glade Hadden was born and raised in the Uinta Basin of Utah. He earned his doctorate in archaeology from the University of Utah in 1998 and worked extensively as a private archaeological consultant before joining the Bureau of Land Management. Upon retirement in 2018, Glade moved to Colorado’s Paradox Valley to be closer to the La Sal Mountains. He has been a vital contributor to DEEEP.
Charles Nick Saenz, PhD
Professor of History at Adams State University. Author of: The Domínguez-Escalante Expedition in the Imperial Context; The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition in the Age of Enlightenment; The Domínguez-Escalante Expedition on Native Land – Colorado
Katy Christiansen, Past President
Retired, formerly: George Mason University Librarian, eldest daughter of Ted J Warner – Utah
Robert McDaniel, Alternate
Historian, Author, and Retired Founding Director of Durango’s Animas Museum; Member of the 1975 -1976 Miller Team. Author of: Dr. Robert W. Delaney; Mystery of the Navajo Ring Bit – Colorado
Brock Benson, Alternate
Third generation West End resident; owner/operator of Paradox Cycle; produces/supports the Mustang Outdoor Rec Program; President of the West End Trails Alliance; executive director of the WEcast Colorado podcast
Jane Thompson, Alternate
Rimrockers Historical Society of Western Montrose County Colorado
Debbi MacLeod
Retired, former DEEEP President, formerly Interim State Librarian for Colorado, Director of the Colorado Talking Book Library & Director of the Colorado State Publications Library - California
Thank you all that Debbi did for DEEEP
Robert Loeffler, Former Vice President
Retired, formerly: attorney for Clear Creek County – Colorado

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