Jeremy Garncarz, a resident of Durango for almost 15 years, is a director for conservation campaigns at The Wilderness Society, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a future where people and wild nature flourish together, meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing planet. Jeremy has a wealth of experience working with and for nonprofit organizations, including nonprofit management, strategic planning and fundraising.

A musician who enjoys playing guitar with friends, Jeremy has a strong love for music and credits his parents for introducing him to the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. He and his wife, Danielle, have a son, who attends Escalante Middle School and a student at Stillwater. Together they enjoy spending time in the great outdoors skiing, mountain biking, rafting, hunting, fishing and camping, as well as spending time with friends and family.