Dean Winstanley joined Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) as the Director of Statewide Stewardship in June 2013, bringing significant and relevant experience as a public land manager. He served as the Director of the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation from 2007 through 2011. Dean currently oversees VOC’s 70 annual public volunteer stewardship projects around the state. Additionally he works to enhance collective statewide volunteer stewardship capacity and collaboration through his work with VOC’s Outdoor Stewardship Institute, field office program and leadership role with the Colorado Outdoor Stewardship Coalition.

Dean is a graduate of Colorado College and completed the Rocky Mountain Leadership Program through the University of Colorado-Denver’s Graduate School of Public Affairs. He has authored a best-selling travel book, The Colorado Guide, currently in its 6th edition.