Steering Committee

The Teton Area 10×10 Steering Committee Members will serve as an essential strategic and technical support for the Initiative. Steering Committee Members will:

  1. Provide leadership, direction, and technical support to guide the Teton Area 10×10 Initiative.
  2. Establish baseline data against which reduction efforts will be measured.
  3. Oversee the Initiative’s expenditures, and help fundraise for Initiative as necessary.
  4. Establish measurable goals against which the Initiative’s programs and efforts will be evaluated.
  5. Evaluate the progress of the Initiative against its goals.
  6. Support the resources provided by agencies and individuals in their efforts to implement the Initiative.
  7. Serve as a liaison between the Community Initiative and other resource use reduction efforts including the Town and County 10×10 Initiative and the Chamber of Commerce and Recycling Center’s RRR Program.
  8. Ensure communication with the public is clear and informative.


Tim O’Donoghue is the Executive Director of the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce. Other roles Tim has served in the Jackson Hole community include Chair of the Town of Jackson and Teton County Energy Efficiency Advisory Board and Chair of the Teton Climate Collaborate and its Teton Area 10x10 Program. Tim’s professional corporate and nonprofit sector experience includes program and project management and strategic planning in the energy, education, health and wellness, sports, and space science industries; private consulting; and authoring/co-authoring over 60 publications. Tim began visiting Jackson Hole and the Teton area in the 1970s and moved to Jackson Hole in 1999.

Tim O’Donoghue

Sarah Mitchell was brought up in rural upstate N.Y. and spent much of her youth raising farm animals and playing in the woods. In 1995 Sarah moved to Prescott, AZ to attend Prescott College and graduated in 1999 with a BA degree in Wilderness Therapy. While attending Prescott Sarah studied the effects of the natural environment upon human emotions, creating a program for addicts and alcoholics to utilize while engaged in the treatment process.

Upon graduation she moved to Jackson where she had the opportunity to learn from at-risk youth residing in residential treatment facilities. After working with youth for five years, Sarah went back to school and got her Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Colorado State University and began working for Teton County as their Grant Writer. In the winter of 2007, the County gave Sarah the opportunity to assist in launching the Town and County Energy Efficiency Initiative, aimed at reducing local government’s use of fossil fuels and energy use by 10% by 2010.

The culmination of these experiences, along with her own belief in the importance of finding balance in life, led Sarah to her work with Pursue Balance. Sarah has lived in Jackson since 1999 and enjoys working and recreating with the wonderful people of the community.


Sarah Mitchell

Keith Peters runs kpcomm.biz, a marketing communications company, and Eco-Logistics.biz, a company dedicated to helping participant sporting events become more environmentally responsible. Prior to moving to Jackson Hole in 2001, Keith enjoyed a long career at Nike, where various assignments in sports marketing and public relations provided perfect training for what he does now.

Keith Peters

Heather Overholser has been involved in environment-related projects and programs in Jackson Hole, Wyoming for over a decade. Before becoming Executive Director of Jackson Community Recycling in 2003, Heather was the Development Director and Outreach Coordinator at the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance for nine years, focusing her energies on fundraising and community outreach. Heather has served as the chair of the Wyoming Recycling Task Force, and as a member of the Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling Association Board of Directors and the Wyoming Citizens Advisory Group for Solid Waste and Recycling. She has a B.A. in American Studies and Environmental Studies from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Heather Overholser

Keith Sunshine owns Sunshine Development Consulting and has been planning, designing and managing local construction projects for over eight years, before which he was a Contractor and an Owner’s Representative. Keith strives to reduce construction waste and increase environmental design. He is a Professional Engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional and holds his BS of Civil Engineering and Master of International Business. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Africa, a Construction Management Expert Volunteer for tsunami reconstruction in India and speaks French and Spanish. Keith has volunteered with various local organizations over the years and currently serves as the Vice President of Teton Toastmasters and helps low income families with income tax preparation.

Keith Sunshine

Brian Tanabe is the Marketing and Communications Manager for the local energy provider, Lower Valley Energy. Brian has spent his 5 years at the energy cooperative, among other things, championing the causes of energy efficinecy and energy awareness in the service territory. After stints in Hawaii, Oregon, and Thailand, Brian finally landed in Jackson in 1996. Brian is a Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Board of Director and serves on the Town of Jackson and Teton County Energy Efficinecy Advisory Board's Cummunication subcommittee.

Brian Tanabe

Some people have a green thumb — Nancy Taylor has a green heart, mind and soul. Nancy is the author of “Go Green: How to Build an Earth Friendly Community,” teaches classes in yoga, meditation and green building, has a business called Green Living and Building Consulting, and has written the weekly “Going Green” column for Planet Jackson Hole since 2004. Reflecting Nancy’s wide range of environmental interests, her columns have covered the gamut from global warming to toxic chemicals to renewable energy. Nancy also has her own Web site at www.NancyHTaylor.com.

Nancy Taylor

Andy Tyson, co-founder and owner of Creative Energies, which specializes in developing innovative renewable energy solutions for commercial and residential properties. He is certified as an Energy Star home performance specialist, and regularly consults on energy efficiency and renewable energy options. He is a former international mountain guide and expedition leader, having worked for Exum, the National Outdoor Leadership School, and other international guide companies. He is a published author and lives with his wife Molly in their passive solar and solar electric home in Victor, Idaho. Andy regularly volunteers for local sustainability efforts and currently serves as the vice Chair of the Teton Climate collaborative.

Andy Tyson

Juliet Unfried has been living in the Teton area for nearly six years. She began working with the Sustaining Jackson Hole groups in the fall of 2007 and feels fortunate to have witnessed the community's collaboration evolve into the Teton Area 10x10 Initiative. She is currently participating in Bainbridge Graduate Institute's Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Intrapreneurship Certificate Program and is excited to incorporate the skills and knowledge she acquires from that educational experience into this initiative in her role as the Teton Area 10x10 Program Manager.

Juliet Unfried