Chase Howell
Chase Howell grew up in Houston Texas where he attended The Kinkaid School before moving to Colorado. Chase graduated from Colorado College in 2017 with a degree in Political Science focusing on Environmental Issues. He began work on Cambium Initiative shortly after graduation while abroad in Nepal, and formally established the non-profit in January of 2019. Chase lives in Denver Colorado.
Broughton Coburn
Broughton Coburn, of Wilson, Wyoming, is a Visiting Assistant Professor for Colorado College, and has worked in Nepal, Tibet and India for more than two of the past four decades, overseeing development and environmental conservation efforts for the World Bank, UNESCO, United Nations Development Program, World Wildlife Fund, and other agencies. He has written or edited eight books, including the two national bestsellers, National Geographic Books’ Everest: Mountain Without Mercy, and a collaboration with Jamling Tenzing Norgay, Touching My Father’s Soul: A Sherpa’s Journey to the Top of Everest.
Brad Howell
President and CEO of Lodestar Energy Group, L.L.C. and Lodestar Logistics Corp., Brad Howell is involved in midstream energy development with extensive experience in project development across multiple industrial sectors. In addition, he is Chairman of Thermal Energy Corporation, a non-profit energy provider in Houston. He is the former Chairman of the Development Board of UTHealth, and a current Board member of the Texas Medical Center and UTHealth.
Sarah Howell
Sara Howell is a former Realtor and is the owner of Chelsea Investments, LLC, a real estate redevelopment company. She is involved in several civic organizations in Houston, Texas, including The University of Texas, UTHealth and the Houston Maritime Museum. She was named a Houston Chronicle Woman of Distinction in 2004 and Outstanding Houston Texas Ex in 2016, in recognition of her direction of multiple fundraising campaigns over a variety of not-for-profit endeavors through the years.