People

: Kathleen Fine-Dare

: Kathleen M. Russell

: Kathleen Sheehan Eck; Kathleen Sheehan Eck was born on 16 February 1953 in Pueblo, Colorado to Thomas and Joanne McCarthy Sheehan. The descendant daughter of a pioneering family who boasts Colorado Territorial and Federal Judgeships, Eck is a five-generation Colorado native. Sheehan and McCarthy families lived among the Irish of Colorado Territory, and later State of Colorado, mining communities. In the early 1950s, Eck’s father, attorney and businessman Thomas Sheehan, helped Arapaho Basin ski area founders, Marnie and Larry Jump, cut trees for A-Basin trails when both young couples where living in Georgetown. In the 1960s, the Sheehan family established themselves in Vail. Among Eck’s five siblings is MaryClare Sheehan Van Dyke, who oversees collection development at Vail Public Library. As a teen, Van Dyke taught skiing on Vail Mountain. Subsequently, Van Dyke helped Horst Abraham create Skiing Right, the first Professional Ski Instructors of America (PSIA) official instructional guide. After earning her undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Kathleen Sheehan Eck earned her law degree from the University of Denver College of Law. Through the Harvard Law School, Eck trained as a mediator and participated in the Harvard Negotiation Project. Kathleen Eck had a 25+ year career as an attorney specializing in corporate and transactional law. Among her positions, Eck served as Corporate Secretary and Associated General Counsel of Corporate Safety and Health for Lockheed Martin Corporation. Currently, Eck serves as Vice-Chair on the Board of Trustees for Bravo! Vail and is a board member of the Lake Creek Metro District. She is also a real estate broker. Formerly, Kathleen Eck served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Women’s Foundation of Colorado and on the Board of Trustees for the State Colleges of Colorado. She also chaired the Board of Trustees for Adams State College and served on the board of Colorado Mesa University. Kathleen Sheehan Eck and her husband, Dr. Jack Eck, were married on 20 July 1996 at the Vail Interfaith Chapel. Both Kathleen and Jack Eck love to ski, hike, bike and travel. They reside in the Lake Creek Valley west of Edwards, Colorado.