District 6
Polly was elected to the Gunnison County Electric Association (GCEA) Board on June 26, 2018. She has previously served as our vice president and currently serves on the Budget, Finance, and Audit committee, the Technology committee, the Care for Education committee, and the Rate Design committee.
Polly has earned the Credentialed Cooperative Director and Board Leadership certifications from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association.
Polly was raised in Almont on her mother’s family resort established around 1910. She worked at the resort as well as putting up hay, irrigating, and outfitting. She has served the community as a member of the Gunnison Valley Health Board of Trustees and Gunnison Sage-grouse strategic committee. She was the Sponsorship Chair on the Cattlemen's Days committee for 12 years. Polly has also served in a cooperative community manner on the Mountain Roots Board and the Gunnison County Trails Commission. She currently serves on the Gunnison Home Association Board.
After attending college, Polly worked as a ski lift mechanic at CBMR and then as a ski and bike mechanic at Crested Butte Sports for 20 years. After 30 years in Mt. Crested Butte, she and Dave moved to Doyleville where they have a small ranch. Polly worked and volunteered for the US Forest Service as a Wilderness Ranger for over 20 summers. She writes for the Crested Butte Magazine and has a column, "Grazing the Tomichi" in the Crested Butte News. She published a book in December 2023 that is a collection of her columns and magazine articles called The Low Down from High Up.