Our People

Biography

Cristal Logan, Community Outreach Director for the Aspen Institute, is responsible for creating and overseeing public programs and events targeted to the Aspen Community. During Cristal's 12-year tenure at the Institute, she has expanded the number of community events exponentially. The Aspen Community Programs department hosts a variety of events including the McCloskey Speaker Series, the Community Great Ideas Seminars for adults and high school students, Sharing Shakespeare, Great Books and Great Decisions Discussion Series', the Fireside Chat Series, the Arts & Ideas Series including the popular Florence seminars. Under Cristal's leadership, the Great Conversation: Engaging Young Aspen was created in 2010 as a new way for Aspen area residents under the age of 45 to get involved with the Institute. Prior to the Institute, Cristal worked at Aspen Valley Hospital; and in the Finance Department at the Aspen Skiing Company. A fourth generation resident of the Roaring Fork Valley, Cristal has been a committed member of the community by serving on the board of the Aspen Hall of Fame, participating as a member of Leadership Aspen Class of 2000, and was one of the inaugural members of the Aspen Community Foundation Spring Board. She currently serves on the Board of the Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA), Aspen Valley Hospital Community Advisory Committee, and the Colorado Mountain College Community Advisory Committee. She lives in Basalt with her husband, Mark Logan, principal of Cadence Marketing, and their 6-year -old son, Levi.