Vice President & Campus Dean of Roaring Fork Campus Heather Exby interviews Terry Glasenapp about his time and memories with Colorado Mountain College.

Terry has worked for CMC in some capacity since the early 1980s. He has held a number of positions from bus driver to custodian and eventually went on to become the longtime administrative assistant at the Glenwood Springs Center.

The amateur videographer credits the college with infusing art, music, and culture into the Roaring Fork Valley; helping to reinforce learning that improves both body and mind. Terry remarks that CMC “opened a whole new window to the world for me.”

In this episode of the Radio CMC Because of You Podcast, Mariana Velasquez-Schmahl recalls her involvement with the Advocate Safehouse Project, where she met the person who would soon give her the opportunity of a lifetime. She mentions meeting a “wonderful woman” who gave her the opportunity to spearhead the TRIO grant effort. From that one TRIO Grant, Mariana went on to gather key components to come up with the First Ascent Youth Leadership program.

Yesenia Arreola and Mariana also talk about the Alpine Bank Scholarship, and the Latino Youth Summit, as well as Yesenia’s interesting story of how she and Mariana crossed paths.

Newly appointed Glenwood Springs Chamber of Commerce Director David Delaplane found a file folder labeled “Education Committee” with a few names listed inside. “There really ought to be a college here,” he said to himself. That began months of campaigning in multiple counties to bring the idea of a tax-funded college district to a vote.