A Conversation with Greg Poschman, Pitkin County Commissioner

ASPEN:  Today we speak with Emmy-award winning Greg Poschman whose parents owned a ski lodge called The Edelweiss, and is currently serving Aspen as Pitkin County Commissioner. Going back to WWII we learn about his origin story, how his parents settled in Aspen and his path from engineering to producer, director & cameraman.Inside this episode:How Greg's parents metSkiing, Edelweiss & wildflower huntingThe silent PTSD of WWIIThe influence of the Paepke's on Aspen cultureThe old Aspen Design Conference & Aspen Ideas FestivalGreg's quest to express himself in the most fulfilling careerBio:Greg Poschman lives on a mountain side near Aspen, Colorado with his wife Maureen and their two children. Maureen is the president of an international travel and lifestyle communications agency called Promo. Greg has a background as a producer, director and cameraman for documentaries and television series. This focus on the pursuit and dissemination of knowledge and interesting stories has taken him all over the world to document expeditions, foreign cultures, humanitarian issues and exotic wildlife.Greg has a civil engineering degree from the University of Colorado with minors in business and filmmaking. He’s won three national Emmy awards for directing and camerawork, and he shares those honors with creative and brilliant collaborators. He has served on the boards or advisory boards of Aspen area non-profits, including Aspen Center for Environmental Studies (ACES, ) Community Office for Resource Efficiency (CORE) and Aspen Public Radio. Activities include mentoring startup non-profits, building boards of directors, recruiting executive talent, empowering development and helping them transition to new business models. He served on Pitkin County’s Healthy Rivers and Streams Advisory Board before  joining the Pitkin County Board of Commissioners in 2017. He knows the Aspen community well, having made many biographies and documentaries for and about local people and institutions, including  ACES, Wilderness Workshop, English in Action, The Aspen Institute, The Aspen Music Festival, Challenge Aspen, and the Aspen Hall of Fame. Greg hopes that Aspen kids will grow up having the incredible natural environment, and the recreational and educational opportunities his childhood in Aspen offered him.Consider donating & supporting these local Aspen causes:  https://www.roaringforksafepassages.org/https://www.avlt.org/https://www.liftup.org/https://www.brennancenter.org/abouthttps://www.independencepass.org/Website:  https://www.thequestexpress.comFeedback Survey:  https://forms.gle/6yMieXo2iGEE1Qmr9Say Hi:   [email protected] Credits:  INTRO:  Loyalty - Philip Ayers | OUTRO: Grasshopper's Dance - Etienne Roussel