SVATU Leadership Team
Executive commiTtee
President | Dean Kaiser
Dean joined the SVATU board in 2023 to repay the efforts of TU and past board members. He is a Colorado native that has enjoyed the outdoors and fishing since he caught his first fish on Sheep Creek in Larimer County at the age 4 years. While working for a Denver electrical contractor as a superintendent/Project Manager, Dean still finds time to wet a line in the northern Colorado waterways and Rocky Mtn National Park. He lives in Longmont with his wife and Mini Aussie.
Vice President | Vacant
Treasurer | Bob Kaiser
My introduction to fishing was in Iowa where my dad took me to gravel pit ponds to fish for crappie with a cane pole, worm and bobber. When my mom remarried after my dad passed, we moved to Colorado where I was introduced to stream fishing with a bubble and a spin cast reel. When I came back from Vietnam I started to fish with streamers and an occasional fly and bubble setup. I am mostly self taught and my casting sometimes reflects that. I still enjoy fishing when I get the chance, but, I find just as much enjoyment being beside a stretch of water experiencing the quiet and solitude.
Secretary | William Belk William joined the SVATU Board in 2024 after moving back to Longmont from Billings, Montana. His passion for fly fishing goes back to childhood when he spent his summers on the Davidson River in North Carolina or on months-long road trips fishing and camping all over Canada, Alaska, and the continental US. Will works as the Director of Simulation and Innovation for Air Methods where he is responsible for training flight nurses and paramedics nationwide. He also runs an annual mental health program that teaches fly tying, rod building, and fly fishing to air medical crew members who are struggling with PTSD and other job-related trauma. Will lives in Longmont with his wife and 2 young sons.
commiTtee Chairs and Coordinators
Conservation Chair | Tyler Scott
Tyler Scott moved from Vermont to Longmont in 2022 with his wife Dottie. Tyler was a practicing architect for 35 years until his retirement in 2021, and has been flyfishing since he was very young. He and Dottie spend much of their time outdoors hiking and fishing both in Colorado and in Montana. Tyler has been involved with Trout Unlimited starting in Vermont since 2002. In addition to volunteering with Trout Unlimited, Tyler also helps out building homes for Habitat for Humanity in the area.
Communication Chair | Vacant
Programs Chair | Charlie Morris A Natural Resources Planning Specialist with the Colorado State University Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML), where he serves as a contracting biologist supporting the U.S. Air Force. Originally from Massachusetts, Jarred has over a decade of experience fly fishing, a passion he began in the rivers and streams of New England. Now based in Longmont, Colorado, he enjoys spending his free time hiking, fishing, and hunting. Jarred is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology at CSU, with the goal of building a career in coldwater fisheries conservation and management. He is especially interested in preserving and restoring healthy trout populations and aquatic ecosystems in the Mountain West or Northeast.
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Education Chair | Brooks Hollar
Brooks grew up mostly in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and moved to Colorado 13 years ago. His father taught him to fish for trout by reeling in a live worm up the rifles, so doesn't really understand why dead drifts are so important. Brooks volunteered with our Kids Learn to Fly Fish program for a few years before joining the board and enjoys helping people learn to tie flies at our Fly Tying Social events. Professionally he is a software developer who works from home in Longmont with his wife and two teenage daughters.
Membership Chair | Vacant
Communications commiTtee
Newsletter Editor | Dean Kaiser
Social Media Editor | Ben Keller Ben Keller moved to Colorado in 2016 from Pennsylvania. He started fishing very young, thanks to his grandfather and father, in the Allegheny mountains along the Susquehanna. Ben was introduced to Colorado in 2000 when his father moved to Steamboat Springs. He studied geography in college where he grew his passion for conservation. He works for a geospatial mapping company, Esri, where he helps users create systems and applications to map their data. He lives in Longmont with his wife and two dogs
Conservation commiTtee
Tyler Scott
Positions Open
Education commiTtee
Kids Learn to Fly Fish | Dick Shinton, Carma Feigal, Brooks Hollar & Jamie Yakel
Trout in the Classrooms Liaisons | Brooks Hollar & Tyler Scott
Casting Instruction | Ken Kanemoto
Programs commiTtee
Browns & Brews Speaker Series | OPEN
Advisors
Past President | Barbara Sheedlo