vailsymposium

Kara Heide is the secretary of the Edwards Metro District. She moved to the Vail Valley in 1976. During her 32 year-career with Vail Resorts working with philanthropy and governmental affairs, Heide founded the Vail Handicapped Ski School in the 1980s. Since then, she served as the Executive Director of the Eagle Valley Land Trust before retiring.

Kara won the “Citizen of the Year” award by the Vail Valley Foundation in 1994 and now serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations in both Eagle and Summit counties.