Mentor Network

Experience | Connection | Impact

The Yampa Valley is home to an exceptional community of experienced professionals—working and retired executives, industry veterans, and skilled specialists—who are eager to give back. RCEDP's Mentor Network connects mentors with entrepreneurs and business owners to share expertise and strengthen businesses.

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RCEDP’s Mentor Network connects experienced professionals with entrepreneurs and business owners to strengthen local businesses and support the future of the Yampa Valley.

We welcome working and retired executives, industry veterans, and skilled specialists, including both full-time and part-time residents, who want to give back in a meaningful way. Mentors offer practical insight, encouragement, and connections that help entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners solve problems, make informed decisions, and more forward with greater confidence.

Areas of mentorship may include business strategy, finance, marketing, technology, sales, operations, human resources, and industry-specific expertise.

If you want to invest your experience and time to help shape the future of the Yampa Valley, we invite you to explore the Mentor Network and contact us to learn more.

Together we are building a network of people willing to share their experience and support others. Our mentors are working and retired executives, industry veterans, and skilled specialists who give back by supporting entrepreneurs and business owners across the Yampa Valley.

We are proud to recognize and thank these individuals for the time, knowledge, and encouragement they provide. Their guidance helps business owners think more clearly, make better decisions, and move forward with confidence. This is community-led economic development at its best.

Their impact extends far beyond a single conversation or one business. By supporting local entrepreneurs, founders, and business owners, our mentors are helping build a stronger, more resilient future for the Yampa Valley.

RCEDP, the Yampa Valley community, and the entrepreneurs, founders, and local business owners they support are grateful for their leadership, generosity, and commitment to our community.

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Paula Brown

Paula is a seasoned executive with 30+ years of experience in management, sales, consulting, and team development across industries.

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Scott Ford

Scott provides data-driven support to help startups and established businesses with 30+ years of experience in the Yampa Valley.

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Val Haskell

Val is a global sales leader with expertise in high-impact go-to-market, sales enablement, and revenue operations programs.

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Sean Kollenkark

Sean has decades of delivering tech products and UX through expertise in product management, leadership, and execution.

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Manny Ladis

Manny is a tech and startup leader with 25+ years building companies, driving product-market fit, leading sales and channel strategy.

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John Maurer

John is a marketing technologist and strategist with more than a decade of experience helping brands use data and customer insights.

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Josef Scarantino

Josef is a serial entrepreneur and founder coach with nearly 25 years of experience building entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Aaron Walls

Aaron is a startup leader and the co-founder and CEO of ZioSec, a cyber security startup building offensive security SaaS for LLM agents.

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