Who We Are
Historic Routt County is the award-winning nonprofit voice for the preservation and recognition of Routt County’s historic places and cultural landscapes. HRC’s Board and Staff are dedicated and qualified to help preserve and honor the places YOU love with the tools and skills necessary to partner with you. HRC’s board is committed to a sustainable future while preserving the history and character of this special place.
Kristen Rockford
Executive Director
Kristen’s deep reverence for the conservation and preservation of treasured resources stems from her upbringing on a farm and ranch in the Magic Valley of southern Idaho. She comes from five generations of ranching and farming and her heritage aligns seamlessly with HRC’s mission of saving Routt County’s historic places.
Kristen holds a degree in Soil Science – Agroecosystem Management from the University of Idaho and enjoyed a 10 year career with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arizona and Montana. She has extensive nonprofit experience having led, co-founded, or served in a half dozen nonprofit organizations. Kristen also owned a small business in Steamboat Springs for 7 years.
Board of Directors & Advisors
HRC’s Board and Staff work hard to connect you with the resources you need to achieve your own historic preservation objectives. Board members have the vision and insight to make sure Historic Routt County continues in a sustainable direction, and staff is well-equipped with the skills and tools necessary to partner with you.
Bill Latoza
Board President
Bill Latoza moved to Steamboat Springs after more than 30 years as an award-winning preservation architect and founding member of Bauer/Latoza Studio in Chicago, Illinois. He is also LEED certified and a Registered Energy Professional. Bill has innovated techniques for preservation and restoration in over 250 projects, including forts, schools, monuments, and public buildings throughout the United States, and most recently helped Save Arnold Barn. Now retired, Bill enjoys skiing, international travel, and working with Historic Routt County to preserve the area’s built environment and cultural landscapes.
Molly Waters Baker
Secretary
Molly Baker is a passionate and driven individual with a keen interest in historical preservation in Routt County. Having graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Art History, Molly spent a decade working as a certified residential real estate appraiser in the Denver area before relocating to Routt in 2006. There, she served as the former owner of Deja Vu Consignment and presently dedicates her time to caring for her alpacas, donkeys, and other rescued animals. Alongside her role as a marketing director at Harvest Skis, Molly is actively engaged in local politics, following her passion for community involvement.
Larry Moore
Treasurer
Larry is a retired petroleum engineer who spent 38 years working in the oil and gas industry. He and his wife Carol have a history in Steamboat that stretches back to the 80s when they first met. Like so many who are so fortunate to live here, they are outdoor enthusiasts who take full advantage of our beautiful environment. Larry holds an engineering degree and an MBA degree both earned at the University of Oklahoma. He is also a history buff and leads the Downtown Historic Walking Tour. Together, Carol and Larry have four grandchildren aged 6 to 14.
Heather Noyes
Board of Directors
Heather moved to Steamboat in 1983 where the landscapes and historic structures of Routt County instilled in her a love of the land and passion for stewardship. As owner of StudioCPG, a landscape architecture and planning firm located in Denver, Heather has provided design consulting services to municipalities and public agencies throughout the country on issues associated with the preservation and management of treasured public lands, including current work for the National Western Center and the National Park Service. Heather serves on the Board of Trustees for Historic Denver and joined Historic Routt County’s Board of Trustees in 2020. Heather’s most cherished places in Routt County are the front porch of Crossan’s Market, The Antlers and the rolling hay fields of South Routt County.
Tanya Lillehoff
Board of Directors
Tanya Lillehoff was born in North Dakota but has lived in Steamboat for 8 years. She studied at Miami University of Ohio, earning her architectural degree. During her internship, she practiced climbing rafters and taking measurements for a historic preservation firm in Rochester, New York. This began her love affair with the detailing and craftsmanship of historic buildings. She has design-build experience working at a timber frame company in New York. After moving to Steamboat, she worked at Gerber Berend for 7 years designing homes. Currently, she is embarking on a new career path in Librarianship. Beyond the walls of the Bud Werner Library, she enjoys the various Steamboat perks, such as hiking, skiing, and camping. As any prospective Librarian, she is an avid reader at home while she continues to tame her polydactyl feline, Pippa. She looks forward to school and the opportunity to develop her skills, feeling right at home among the books and the people.
Leslie Lovejoy
Board of Directors
Leslie has lived in Steamboat Springs for 39 years, working as a graphic artist for 40 years, and has seven years of work with Northwest Colorado Health and Hospice as a CNA and massage therapist. After graduating from Colorado State University, she traveled through Europe, the Middle East, and the Far East, illustrating her way around the world for almost ten years. Her pieces are “plein art” style, painted during her frequent hikes, canoes, and skiing in the backcountry.
Leslie’s love of winter and backcountry skiing led her to be involved in helping to preserve these precious “quiet-use” areas on our public lands. She became the Director of the Friends of the Routt Backcountry, a chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club and Winter Wildlands Alliance. The work of this dedicated group of local volunteers resulted in one of the first USFS designations of a winter non-motorized use area of almost 25,000 acres on the Routt National Forest.
Leslie is currently on the BOD of the Hahns Peak Area Historical Society (HPAHS) and the new Director of the HPAHS Museum.
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Kathy Cline
Emeritus Director
“I’ve been involved with the local non-profit community for over twenty years, and I recognize the importance of taking care of not only our residents and visitors, but also our unique natural and historic resources. I truly appreciate the interest and valuable help from others in the community to preserve our sense of place and history through conservation of our open land resources and historic preservation of our unique buildings, for “once they are gone, they are gone forever…'”
Kathy is the former Finance Director at Yampa Valley Land Trust. Kathy first came to the Yampa Valley from Michigan in 1975. Drawn back by the natural beauty and western heritage of the area, she returned in 1978 to call the Yampa Valley her home. With a background in economics and finance, Kathy has taught at Colorado Mountain College and worked in accounting in the hospitality and non-profit industries.
Arianthé Stettner
Emeritus Director
Arianthé has lived in Routt County since 1971. Her interest in historic preservation began when she and her husband Paul rehabilitated their once abandoned 1912 log home on Yellow Jacket Pass, near Stagecoach Reservoir. She cofounded Historic Routt County (HRC) in the 1990s and has been involved in many different ways with HRC ever since. After retiring from a career as a nationally known textile artist, Stettner served multiple terms on the Steamboat Springs City Council, and was President of the statewide nonprofit organization Colorado Preservation Inc. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Historic Preservation from Goucher College in 2011.