Grand Marshal

Congratulations to 2021 Grand Marshal winner

Katherine Sand! 

The Aspen Chamber Resort Association (ACRA) and the City of Aspen are pleased to present local resident Katherine Sand as the Grand Marshal of the 2021 Old Fashioned Fourth of July Parade. Katherine Sand was selected as Grand Marshal from nominations submitted by the Aspen community. Nominations were requested for “a deserving person for the Grand Marshal who should either live or work in Aspen who has contributed to the community in an overwhelming way over the past years.”

On the nomination form, Sand was credited for her tireless efforts organizing and directing the weekly food distribution since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic on behalf of Aspen Family Connections. 

Katherine Sand has a thirty-year background in local and internationally-based non-profit organizations and finds her work as director of Aspen Family Connections (AFC) - a family resource center, based in the Aspen School District, serving Pitkin County families with children under 18 - to be the most powerful and rewarding of her professional career.  AFC connects families with resources of all kinds and Katherine, with her small team, is constantly inspired by the extraordinary collaboration and supportive culture of this community, from schools and government agencies to nonprofits, businesses and private individuals.

Since moving to Aspen from the UK in 2001, Sand has been involved with a number of wonderful local nonprofits, including Theatre Aspen and the Aspen Thrift Shop, for which she is proud to serve as a Board member. Katherine is married to Scott Martin, and they have twin sons, Alex and Jeremy, who graduated from Aspen High School in June 2021.

The Aspen Chamber Resort Association and City of Aspen are proud to have Katherine Sand lead the community in this year’s Fourth of July Parade.