Todd Chamberlin, Executive Director
A native of Colorado, brings a robust entrepreneurial background underscored by remarkable achievements. His notable accomplishments include the creation and subsequent sale of a website to National Geographic, where he assumed the role of their inaugural Director of Ecommerce. During his tenure, Todd played a pivotal role in catalyzing online sales, witnessing an impressive surge from inception to a remarkable $15 million within an eight-year period. Following his tenure at National Geographic, Todd demonstrated his expertise by steering the online presence and spearheading business development for diverse nonprofit and for-profit entities.
An ardent outdoor lover, Todd cherishes his explorations and has a passion for traveling. His dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is rooted in his identity as a gay man, driving his passion for fostering inclusive communities and advocating for equality.
Raleigh Burleigh, Editor
Raleigh Burleigh was raised in Satank and attended Carbondale Community School. The Carbondale Rotary Club later sponsored him as a youth ambassador to Chile the year before his graduation from Roaring Fork High School. He then studied International Affairs and Journalism at the University of Colorado and applied those studies traveling throughout South America the following year. Returning to Carbondale, Raleigh acquired an internship with KDNK News which led to serving as news director from 2017 to 2019. Raleigh joined The Sopris Sun as editor in the beginning of 2021.
James Steindler
James Steindler is The Sopris Sun’s contributing editor.
Bianca Godina
Bianca Godina was born in Glenwood Springs and grew up in the Roaring Fork Valley, mainly between Basalt and Silt. She also spent part of my life in Temósachic, Chihuahua, Mexico, where she lived part of the time. Being neither from here nor there has given her the joy of growing up with two magnificent cultures. Her parents always emphasized the importance of mastering Spanish 100%, both speaking it, writing it and reading it, and life gifted her the ability to be bilingual from the time she entered school in Basalt. She graduated from Coal Ridge High School and later obtained a diploma in communications from Colorado Mountain College. Then, she spent two years traveling from Silt to Grand Junction to obtain a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Colorado Mesa University.
Bianca has always been passionate about writing and reading and journalism has been one of her fascinations. In her free time, she enjoys writing poetry and exploring her artistic side. She loves to go fishing with her husband and son and connecting with the beautiful nature in the surrounding mountains. She feels deeply proud to be a native of the Valley, and it is an honor to have formed her own family in the same mountains that watched her grow up.
Amy Hadden Marsh
Amy Hadden Marsh’s reporting goes back to 1990 and includes magazine, radio, newspaper and online work. She was a reporter and news director for KDNK Community Radio for several years, earning Edward R. Murrow and Colorado Broadcasters Association awards for her work. She also writes for Aspen Journalism and received a Society of Professional Journalists’ Top of the Rockies award in 2023 for a story on the Uinta Basin Railway. Her photography has also won awards. She holds a Masters in Investigative Journalism from Regis University.
Jeanne Pinette Souldern
Jeanne Pinette Souldern is a freelance reporter, originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. While there, she wrote for Minnesota Women’s Press, The Pulse, and Turtle River Press. She moved to Carbondale in 2018 and started with The Sopris Sun in Jan 2019. She also facilitates our youth education program.
Ken Pletcher
Ken Pletcher moved to Carbondale in 2017 after a long career as a senior editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica in Chicago. Much of his work there centered on the geography, history, and society of East, Southeast, and South Asia but also included numerous articles on U.S. national parks (e.g., Yellowstone) and notable physical features (e.g., Mount Everest). Late in his career he also was the staff vexillologist (flag maven). He joined the Sun staff as a correspondent in January 2019 and has also pitched in as a substitute copyeditor for the paper.
Sue Rollyson Persiko
Sue Rollyson Persiko moved to the valley in 1978. She has been taking photos for 57 years. At the age of 13 she began to go on outdoor adventures throughout the country, which created a passion for capturing her experiences with the beauty of nature. She expanded into taking pictures of people and activities when she first started working at RFHS in 2009. She is still involved with RFHS taking photos and tutoring math, as well as being a freelance photographer for The Sopris Sun.
Will Grandbois
Will Grandbois has worn many hats for The Sopris Sun, serving as a board member, editor, reporter, web master and interim graphic designer. He currently contributes on a freelance basis.
Will Sardinsky
Will Sardinsky is a freelance photographer and writer. His website is: www.willsardinsky.com
Larry Day
Larry Day is an illustrator who provides The Sopris Sun with weekly cartoons.Website: https://larrydayillustration.com
Brian Colley
Brian Colley is an illustrator that provides The Sopris Sun with a weekly cartoon called The Unparalleled Universe.
Dolores Duarte
Dolores Duarte is a lead translator for el Sol del Valle and The Sopris Sun.
Jacquelinne Castro
Jacquelinne Castro translates Chisme del Pueblo for el Sol Del Valle and contributes artwork for the Spanish publication as well.
Frederic Stevie
Frederic Stevie is responsible for making sure the paper arrives at our many newsstands and other locations from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, every week.