Staff

Elizabeth Silkes brings over 14 years of experience and expertise from her former role as Executive Director of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience (ICSC), where she oversaw a dynamic network of more than 370 museums, historic sites, and memory initiatives across 80 countries. In this role, Silkes fostered civic engagement, advanced transitional justice, and supported human rights through innovative programs, exhibit designs, and global collaboration. She has also served on the board of ICOM-US, the U.S. National Committee of the International Council of Museums; as an International Advisor to the Accounts of the Conflict project at the University of Ulster INCORE; as an international advisor to UNESCO; and as a member of the Law Advisory Council for the Fetzer Institute.

Katrina is energized when working at the intersection of mission and business. She most recently served on the leadership team for REI Experiences, a division of REI Co-op, where she led transformation of their operating model to increase customer and engagement and drive profitable growth. Previously, Katrina has worked testing and scaling new business models, leading dispersed operations teams, and as a high altitude mountain guide at National Parks across North and South America. She first visited the Grand Canyon as a child on an overnight trip to Phantom Ranch. The experience ignited a lifelong passion for connecting people with time outside and helping to protect and steward public lands. Katrina loves to backcountry ski, mountain bike, hike, and surf, and finds great joy in sharing time outside with others.

Mindy has over 25 years of experience as a marketing and communications executive and has lived and worked across the United States. Much of her career was spent in marketing leadership positions at major art museums, including the Kimbell Art Museum (Fort Worth, Texas), the Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.), and Phoenix Art Museum. Prior to joining Grand Canyon Conservancy in 2017, she worked with the Center for the Future of Arizona, developing content for “The Arizona We Want” vision, and wrote and reported stories for Cronkite News, covering the topics of borderlands and sustainability. Mindy has a B.A. in journalism from San Diego State University, a master’s degree from ASU’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, and a certification in Digital Marketing from the American Marketing Association. She is a graduate Fellow of Leading for Change Arizona and has been a featured speaker on the topic of nonprofit marketing for the American Marketing Association, American Association of Museums, the Andy Harvey Indigenous Youth Media Workshop, and many universities across the country. In her free time, Mindy is a professional singer who loves to ski, hike, travel, read, and spend time with her dogs, Annie and Roxie.