Eileen Burns moved to Telluride 10 years ago to pursue a life long dream of living in the Rockies. Leaving behind a successful career in advertising, sales and marketing, she branched out into publishing after purchasing Telluride Maps© in 2004 and starting the Telluride Real Estate Showcase & Home Guide in 2007. She has served on several boards in town that support the performing arts and is a member of the Choral Society and Repertory Theatre. Eileen has recently joined the team of Telluride Inside...and Out as outdoor adventure reporter and sales rep. Her relationships with local businesses through sales and nonprofit work attracted Kristal Graphics to partner together with her in order to sell and produce the Official Programs for Telluride Jazz Celebration and Telluride Blues & Brews. Before moving to Telluride, Eileen was VP of Sales and Marketing for the Chicago Marathon and helped grow sales for the event from 200M to over 2MM under her watch. She personally worked with 63 clients, including American Airlines, Ernst & Young, Gatorade, Humana Health Care, Runners World, Chicago Sun Times, Volkswagen and Nike. She has an extensive direct marketing background through her work as an AVP of Advertising for a national company that paired her with the likes of Sears, Diners Club &, Mobil to oversee their continuity programs and list management. Eileen graduated from Southern Illinois University with a BS degree in Journalism. She currently enjoys writing for Bush Publications and her own magazine. Eileen recently gave up an eight-year stint as a professional ski instructor, two of those years serving as a supervisor for children’s ski school, in order to spend more time actually skiing the entire mountain and not just on the Meadows. She also enjoys hiking, biking and camping but most of all, she cherishes the time spent at home in the Ski Ranches with her four cats and adorable new puppy.