The BAM Board
BAM grows and thrives under the direction of a volunteer Board of Directors.
Rhys Campbell
President
president@bamswimming.org
I was born and raised in Wales. I have a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Atmospheric Sciences (weather forecasting).
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I currently work for a small tech startup as a Director of Software Engineering and Cybersecurity. I started swimming for a local club in Wales when I was about 10 but surfed for most of my youth. I started back in the pool when I got to Boulder in 2002.
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I joined the BAM board to more formally help the club grow and thrive as a fantastic resource for the local community.​​
Rob Humphrey
Vice President
vicepresident@bamswimming.org
I was born in North Carolina, but grew up in Tucson, AZ. I graduated from the University of Arizona and moved to Silicon Valley after the software startup I joined was sold to a Bay Area Company. After 25+ years in California we moved to Boulder in 2020. I’m currently working for a small software consulting company, helping business sell their products on Amazon.
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I started swimming at about age four or five. Swimming competitively through High School. After taking many years off, I got off the couch and started running, then got back in the pool. After a few years, I started competing in triathlons. I’ve completed one Iron Man, a few ½ Irons, many Olympic and Sprint triathlons over the last 20+ years.
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Outside of swimming and triathlon I spend my spare time hiking, skiing and traveling.
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I’m a big believer in swimming for fun, fitness, health, and socialization. I’m looking forward to bringing a fresh perspective to the BAM board and the swimming community.​
Tim Stumbaugh
Treasurer
treasurer@bamswimming.org
I'm a Colorado native! I grew up swimming with the Loveland Swim Club and swam competitively for 15 years, including all four years of college. After a lengthy break from coached and competitive swimming, I joined BAM in summer 2021 when I returned to Colorado following 13 years living on the east coast.
I graduated from MIT with a BS in Computer Science and Engineering. I work for Hudson River Trading, a proprietary high-frequency trading company based in NYC (with a small Boulder contingent). Outside of work and the pool, you can find me biking and running on the trails outside of town or skiing all over the state (and goading people from BAM to do those land sports with me).
Having visited masters teams nationwide, I know BAM has a phenomenal program and community. It's important to me that we remain a leader in the sport.
Deborah Detchon
Secretary
I’m from Maryland and grew up swimming at my neighborhood swim club (Edgemoor for life!). I love to swim for fun and fitness, and came to BAM for structured workouts and community. I value BAM’s welcoming vibe and open door to all ability levels. I strive to contribute to that culture and am excited to serve on the Board.
I mostly swim in the evenings and weekend mornings. You’ll also find me in open water, guarding, or dabbling in triathlon. I’m also a dedicated Zen practitioner. I love to cook and make things. I studied art at Colorado College, have stayed in Colorado for 15 years, and now work as a user experience designer.
Cilla Crocker
Member at Large
I was born and raised on the east coast, mostly New England and PA, though I've lived in 20% of all US states. I attended a small liberal arts college in the Midwest, earning degrees in Chemistry and (sort of) French, then went on to earn a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from CU Boulder.
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I teach chemistry at CU Denver and most of my students are pre-meds. I also run all the general chemistry labs, manage student advising, act as the liaison for our concurrent enrollment program and do chemical education research.
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I started swimming at 3, and swam, taught and coached my entire life (taught 6mo.-olds to 70 year-olds starting at age 14, coached in upstate NY, MD and most recently for CARA and USA teams in Westminster.) I also earned a record for the 50 free in college, woohoo!
I want to serve on the board to help BAM successfully transition out of the COVID era and become a strong, vibrant community for all types of swimmers in the Boulder area.
Lauren Crider
Member at Large
I've spent most of my life underwater, swimming competitively since I was four years old. When it came time to hang up my goggles, I joined a Masters team instead. Swimming is too much a part of me to give it up (but I did switch to Swedes mostly so I could blame missing intervals on needing to adjust my googles).
Being in the water gives me a sense of freedom, playfulness and joy. And a community. Joining the board is about helping keep our community strong, welcoming, and thriving.
You'll find me with the 6am gang or running on these beautiful trails here in Boulder, where I've been living for the last four years.
Bill Garrels
Head Coach & Member at Large
coaching@bamswimming.org
Bill is an accomplished athlete finishing every race he has started from 2x Horsetooth 10k swim finisher, 2x Hawaii Ultraman finisher, Hawaii IM, and numerous other crazy events over the last 25 years.
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He loves sharing the fun and excitement of training, racing, and learning how to reach your personal goals, and beyond!
Specialties: Open water swim psychology, triathlon, and beginners. Chief hugger and motivator.​
Meeting Minutes
The board is here to work for the members and to make BAM the best it can possibly be: a community of friends who just love to swim, no matter what level you are. We can't do that without feedback and member input, so we'd love to hear from you!
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Any member can attend a board meeting to contribute or just listen in. We follow the PRAB open meeting guidelines (the more information section), which can be found here.
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In future, all meeting dates and times will be posted several months in advance. But for now, please contact Rhys Campbell and state what your topic is if you wish to speak.
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We're also always happy to hold separate meetings, if there's a longer discussion required. Or come to a social event and we can talk over a cocktail or two.​
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BAM Bylaws:
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2024 Board Meeting Minutes:
2023 Board Meeting Minutes:
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Jan 26th
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Feb 23rd
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April 13th
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May 4th
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June 22nd
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July 23rd (Annual meeting)
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September 28th
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November 1st
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December 6th
2022 Board Meeting Minutes:
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January 27th
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February 23rd (Closed session)
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March 17th
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April 21
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July 28 (Closed session)
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September 17th
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December 8th
2021 Board Meeting Minutes:​
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July 14th (Closed session)
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July 21st (Closed Session)