FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media Contact: Darryl Seibel, Darryl@ccalt.org , 720-557-8266

October 8, 2025

LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CCALT) announced today the appointment of two new staff members to full-time roles with the land trust.

Ian Swanson joined CCALT in May 2025 in a seasonal role and is now moving into a full-time position as Monitoring Project Manager. In this role, Swanson coordinates the annual monitoring program for a diverse portfolio of CCALT-conserved properties, ensuring conservation easement compliance and advancing long-term stewardship objectives. He is responsible for field data collection, standardizing monitoring protocols and utilization of GPS and GIS tools to produce consistent, scalable reporting products for staff, landowners, funding partners and other stakeholders.

In addition to his duties with CCALT, Swanson is a Second Lieutenant in the Colorado Army National Guard, where he serves as a Platoon Leader in the 947th Engineer Company.

Originally from the Catskill Mountains in upstate New York, Swanson earned a bachelor’s degree from Binghamton University and a master’s degree in environmental law and policy from the University of Vermont Law and Graduate School.

Swanson will work from the CCALT headquarters in Lakewood.

Caroline Harley will begin her duties as Manager of External Relations on October 15, working from the CCALT regional office in Steamboat Springs. She will be responsible for leading CCALT’s fundraising and outreach activities in northwest Colorado, with a focus on philanthropic giving, resource generation, community partnerships, events and strategic communications. In addition, Harley will work to advance CCALT’s broader statewide objectives related to fundraising and brand development while increasing awareness and support for working lands conservation in Colorado and beyond.

For the past year, Harley has served as Marketing Coordinator for the Nordic Combined USA Ski Team program, based in Steamboat Springs. She has lived in Routt County for eight years and worked locally for Mind Springs Health, UC Health and the Steamboat Ski and Resort Corporation, where she is a licensed instructor.

Originally from Lake Bluff, Ill., Harley earned a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago. She attended high school in Geneva, Switzerland and studied abroad in Cape Town, South Africa.

About the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust

The mission of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust is to conserve Colorado’s Western heritage and working landscapes for the benefit of future generations. Since 1995, CCALT has partnered with more than 400 families to conserve more than 815,000 acres of Colorado farmland, ranchland, open space, and wildlife habitat.

Members of the media: for more information, please contact Darryl Seibel, CCALT Director of External Relations, at (720) 557-8266 or darryl@ccalt.org.