Sammie Trotter joined GOCO in 2021 as the Eastern Colorado Program Officer. Before this position, she was the Executive Director of the Bent County Development Foundation overseeing economic development throughout the county and working collaboratively throughout southeast Colorado. She has a BBA with an emphasis in Management, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship and over 15 years of work experience in these fields.

Having lived throughout the state, calling Swink, Lamar, La Junta, Grand Junction, Loma, Snowmass Village, Carbondale, and Rocky Ford "home," she has gained a broad and unique perspective of the beauty, adventure, and unique lifestyles that Colorado has to offer from East to West and everywhere in between. Born and raised in the Lower Arkansas Valley, she understands the opportunities and challenges of living in rural Colorado and is passionate about working with rural partners on diverse projects.

Sammie homeschools her son, and in her “spare time," she enjoys travel, weight training, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, horseback riding, mountain biking, paddle boarding, camping, and enjoying time with friends and family.