Julie Levine
Julie Levine, Wild Bear’s Board Chair, joined the board for Wild Bear in February 2010. Julie is the Central Rockies Regional Director of Development for the Washington, DC based conservation group The Wilderness Society. Prior to working for The Wilderness Society, Julie spent over 16 years fundraising in higher education working for The University of Michigan and The University of Colorado. She earned a B.Sc. degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA from Eastern Michigan University. On the weekends Julie can be found running, biking, hiking, snowshoeing, and skiing in wild places, and chopping wood at her mountain cabin just outside of Nederland. “It is a privilege and an honor to work with Jill and the Wild Bear Mountain Ecology Center. The quality of the programs, staff, and the deep commitment to the community are so exceptional – Wild Bear is a treasured gem for Nederland and the state that I am very excited to support”
Seleyn DeYarus
Seleyn DeYarus has been an advocate for natural health and a sustainable environment for more than 25 years. She joined the Wild Bear board in February 2010 and is deeply aligned with Wild Bear’s mission to foster an appreciation of our natural world. She is CEO and majority owner of Best Organics, Inc., a seller of premium organic products and gift collections featuring all organic and eco-friendly items. She is also Managing Partner of Compass Natural LLC, a full-service marketing, communications, event production, and PR agency serving the “Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability” (LOHAS) market. DeYarus is the former Development Director of The Organic Center, a nonprofit research and education organization focusing on the benefits of organic food and farming. Seleyn serves on the board of AllergyKids Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to keeping chemicals, GMOs and pesticides out of children’s foods and products and also serves on the Steering Committee of the Prairie Dog Coalition of the Humane Society of the United States, an organization that supports the preservation of the North American Prairie Dog and it’s habitat. Seleyn served in the White House under the Reagan administration in the President’s Speech Writers Research office. She has a B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where she served as President of the Student Government Association. She is an avid photographer, loves gardening and enjoys hiking in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.
