4CORE STAFF
Meet the dedicated team behind 4CORE, whose passion and expertise drive our mission forward—because we couldn’t make the impact we do without them.
Jenny Hill
Executive Director
Jenny comes to us with far-reaching experience working in the business community and nonprofit sector throughout the Four Corners area. Raised in Durango, she previously worked with the City of Durango as the Multimodal Manager, bringing regional knowledge and a commitment to address the climate crisis. Before stepping into her role as the Executive Director of 4CORE, Jenny accumulated over a decade of experience as a project manager in transportation and community planning. Her academic background, including a Master’s Degree in Urban Design and Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business, further solidifying her expertise. Her nearly two-decade-long involvement in clean transportation, renewable energy, resource conservation, energy efficiency, and green building practices is a testament to her commitment to the cause.
Jenny brings a wealth of experience, community contacts, and a deep knowledge of grant management. She served on the 4CORE board for two years prior to becoming a 4CORE staff member and the Thrive! Living Wage Coalition board. As the Treasurer of the 4CORE board, she helped organize the Beyond Solar Home Tour and Soiree fundraising and event management, ongoing fundraising and donor engagement. Outside of the office, you can find Jenny bopping around town with her two kids, Bode and Margot, husband Dave, and loyal dog, Rumi.
MOLLY MORRIS
clean energy PROGRAM MANAGER
Molly comes to 4CORE from working with Colorado Springs Utilities. During this time, she primarily worked on water programming. Her work included educating their walk-in customers on energy efficiency options for their homes, from solar panels, hot water heaters, insulation, and windows to programmable thermostats and showerheads. “I was there to help our customers understand the options for efficiency. One of the changes that our department underwent was to transition from the term efficiency to demand management. While this term might be a little less understandable for the consumer, the meaning is common sense: lower demand, so we generate less energy.”
Molly owned and operated her own landscaping business, where she provided consultant services for water-wise landscape renovations and irrigation options to improve client water efficiency.
She’s our expert for energy efficiency programs. You won’t find a kinder voice to answer your questions and get you signed up for the right program for energy and water savings.
colleen wilcox
green business program manager
As the Green Business Program Manager, Colleen Wilcox is finally utilizing her training from graduate school at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, where she focused on Industrial Ecology (the family business is manufacturing). Despite this, Hurricane Katrina flooding New Orleans (the location of her alma mater, Tulane University) took her into a separate project related to coastal wetland loss in Louisiana. She started a nonprofit, Bayou Rebirth, where she worked with volunteer groups to do wetland planting projects and develop an environmental education program for local schools. After seven years, she moved to Colorado to get married and become a teacher and, soon, a mother. Colleen has been in elementary or preschool education ever since and continues to take littles outside and in nature on a part-time basis.
Rebekah Huehnel
Clean Transportation Program Manager
Rebekah, known as a community builder, has a background in business development, corporate travel, and sustainability. She is dedicated to fostering alliances and partnerships with the shared goal of driving both ethical and sustainable initiatives forward. She spent the pandemic gaining a Master of Science in International Sustainable Tourism. This innovative, multidisciplinary, international academic program has better equipped her to face the complex challenges in the transition to clean energy. Inspired by 4CORE, she is thrilled to align herself with an organization that prioritizes true stewardship, using its business to maximize benefits to the community and the planet. Fun Fact: Rebekah, her husband Joshua, and son Noah moved to Costa Rica for her master’s program, where they lived in a research facility (which happens to hold the second largest seed bank in the world!).
molly pagano
Program coordinator
Molly is a Colorado native and grew up in the foothills of Denver, where her love of the outdoors and environment was introduced. Molly comes from a legal background where she was a paralegal for over 20 years, owning her own contract paralegal business for the past 9 years. Molly's passion for her community continues to grow, as a graduate of the 2018-2019 Leadership La Plata Class and obtaining a Certificate in Nonprofit Management, she is excited to continue her growth professionally and contribute to the health and well-being of the Southwest. In Molly's spare time, you can find her and her husband, Matt, chasing their young daughter through the woods, camping, or paddling in the river or lake.
KATHLEEN O’CONNOR
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
Kathleen brings experience across multiple fields, including environmental consulting, nonprofit management, biology, and writing. She has strong technical writing and editing abilities honed through roles like authoring environmental assessments and management plans for both public and private agencies.
She holds a Master of Science degree in wildlife ecology with a minor in writing. Her background in biology and ecology includes fieldwork studying endangered species, including federally-listed birds, aquatic salamanders, and cave invertebrates in Central Texas, as well as conducting wildlife surveys and managing conservation lands. As a freelance writer and copywriter, Kathleen has crafted engaging content for local businesses and publications on topics like sustainability, the environment, and Durango community profiles. Driven by her passion for climate action and sustainability, Kathleen is excited to bring her skills and dedication to 4CORE and its mission in the Four Corners region.
fran hart
finance MANAGER
For over 20 years, Fran has provided bookkeeping and financial management services as an independent contractor to support organizations and entrepreneurs with efficient, clear bookkeeping and reporting. It is Fran’s passion to support clients in understanding their finances while supporting their mission and best business practices.
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