Founding Leaders & Member Organizations
Leaders & Member Organizations participating in Cohort 1 of the Colorado Inclusive Economy journey.
Helen Young Hayes
Founder & CEO, Activate Workforce Solutions
CIE Board Chair
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis
President & CEO, Craig Hospital
Kirsten Benefiel
CEO, HSS
Suzanne Cain
Global Head of Distribution & Marketing, Janus Henderson Investors USA
Michelle D. Campbell
CEO, Diverse Talent; COO, Campbell Litigation; Stakeholder, Colorado REACH
Dax Craig
Cofounder & President, Pie Insurance
Robert Cohen
Chairman & CEO, IMA Financial Group
John C. Greenwood
VP/GM, Smart Mobility, Panasonic Corp. of North America
Kay Henze
CEO & Executive Director, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network
Lydia Jumonville
CEO, SCL Health
Phil Kalin
Former President & CEO, Pinnacol Assurance
CIE Board of Directors
David Levin
CEO, Four Winds Interactive
Edmund F. Murphy III
President & CEO, Empower Retirement
Alex O’Brien
CEO, Cardinal Group Companies
Christina Ortiz Bluth
CEO, indieDwell
Raju Patel
Senior VP, Market President & Market Executive, Bank of America
Michael Ramseier
President, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Blair Richardson
CEO & Managing Partner, Bow River Capital
Kendee Ruark
ED, Senior Leadership Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Janice Sinden
President & CEO, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Craig Smith
President & COO, ANGI Homeservices – HomeAdvisor, Handy & Angie’s List
George Sparks
President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
CIE Board of Directors
Heather Terenzio
CEO & Founder, Techtonic, Inc.
Ben Valore-Caplan
Founder & CEO, Syntrinsic Investment Counsel
Sara van Rensburg
President & CEO, Colorado Thought Leaders Forum
Dave Welling
CEO, Mercer Advisors
Robin Wittenstein
CEO, Denver Health
Ben Wright
CEO & Founder, Velocity Global
“We challenge and invite our fellow business leaders to join with us to rebuild in a way that reflects the diversity of our state and creates an economy of shared opportunity and prosperity.”
– Helen Young Hayes, CEO of Activate Workforce Solutions & Executive Sponsor of the Inclusive Economy movement
Colorado Inclusive Economy Board of Directors
Justine Metz
Interim CEO, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Helen Young Hayes
Founder & CEO, Activate Workforce Solutions
CIE Board Chair
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis
President & CEO, Craig Hospital
Lauren Y. Casteel
President and CEO, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Robert Cohen
Chairman & CEO, IMA Financial Group
David Kendall
Founder, Bold Legal
CIE Board of Directors
Lee Gash-Maxey
Former Executive Director, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce
Kathryn Harris
COO, Activate Work
Phil Kalin
Former President & CEO, Pinnacol Assurance
CIE Board of Directors
Jesse King
CIE Board Member & Program Wisdom, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Managing Director, Fulcrum Advisors LLC
Luella Chavez D’Angelo
ICEO Senior Advisor and Executive Coach , Lee Hecht Harrison
Jesus Salazar
Co-Founder & CEO, Prosono
Janice Sinden
President & CEO, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
George Sparks
President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
CIE Board of Directors
Joe Thurman
CEO, interviewIA
CIE Board of Directors
Colorado Inclusive Economy Leadership
Sara van Rensburg
Co-founder and Board Member, Colorado Thought Leaders Forum
Casey Minnick
Program Coordinator, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Director, UBS
Chris Chavez
Senior Program Manager, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Founder & Principal, ESG, CSR & Social Impact Strategies
Ethan Decker
Marketing Co-Chair, Colorado Inclusive Economy
President, Applied Brand Science
Andy Boain
Founder & CEO, Dovetail Solutions
Tony R. Smith
Senior Consultant: Innovation and Effectiveness, Colorado Workforce Development Council
Helen Young Hayes
Founder & CEO, Activate Workforce Solutions
CIE Board Chair
Scott Fast
Toolkit Chair, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Director, Innovate + Educate
Kathryn Harris
COO, Activate Work
Jesse King
CIE Board Member & Program Wisdom, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Managing Director, Fulcrum Advisors LLC
Luella Chavez D’Angelo
ICEO Senior Advisor and Executive Coach , Lee Hecht Harrison
Anneliese Steel
Marketing Co-Chair, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Corporate Affairs Director, Colorado Concern
Savannah Torres
Project Manager / Executive Administrator, Colorado Inclusive Economy
Sean VanBerschot
President and Partner, Prosono
Committees
Membership Development Committee
Will Chan – Director of Strategy and External Affairs, Denver Economic Development Opportunity
Jessica Erickson – President, Longmont Economic Development Partnership
Lee Gash-Maxey – Executive Director, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce
Kathryn Harris – Managing Director, ActivateIT Powered by Per Scholas
Nobu Hata –CEO, Denver Metro Association of REALTORS
David Kendall – Founder, Attorney, and CEO, Bold Legal
Molly Mangan – Enterprise Sales, Toptal
Jeffrey Nathanson –CEO, Strategic Catalysts
Ruth Rohs – Senior Vice President Corporate Communications, IMA / Executive Director, IMA Foundation
Rebekah Schaapveld – Associate Producer, Lockton Companies
George Sparks – President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Helen Young Hayes – Founder and CEO, Activate Workforce Solutions
Toolkit Committee
Dave Dookeeram, FACHE – EVP and Chief of Staff, DispatchHealth
Corey Edwards – Director, Northwest Region and CO Stat Director, Western Governors University
Scott Fast – National and State Strategist, Innovate+Educate
Gracie Gallego – Sales Executive AVP – Heritage Title Company
Robert Ham – VP of Business Development, Colorado Thought Leaders Forum
Eliza Harding – CEO and Co-Founder, Trendlines USA
Beverly Jones – Director of Industry Partnerships, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Dan Kaskubar – Founder, Spur LLC
David Kendall – Founder, Attorney, and CEO, Bold Legal
Lisa Mason – AVP of Human Resources, Pinnacol Assurance
Jennifer Mote – Chief Learning Officer, iSSACHAR Center for Urban Leadership
Susan Oh – Strategic Advisor, Activate Workforce Solutions
Jennifer Pakradooni – Principal, JLPCommunications Consulting, Inc.
Kendra Prospero – CEO and Founder, Turning the Corner
Jacob Vigil -Senior Manager, Skillful
Jessica Welser– Senior Specialist, B:CIVIC
Nikki Wilkins – Project Manager and Recruiter, CO REACH and Diverse Talent
Stephanie Wise – Assistant, CO Juvenile Defender Center
Marketing Committee
Andy Boian – Founder & CEO, Dovetail Solutions
Chris Chávez – Corporate Social Responsibility Strategist
Ethan Decker – President, Applied Brand Science
Erika Gonzalez – Principal, Scoop Public Relations
Stephen Gawlik – VP for Corporate Affairs, Empower Retirement
Elizabeth Johnson – Director of Public Relations, Pinnacol Assurance
Cathy Lucas – Principal, Lucas Narratives
Monica Mendoza – Public Relations Manager, Empower Retirement
Anneliese Steel – Corporate Affairs Director, Colorado Concern
Yolanda Webb – Director of Adult, Aging and Disability Services, Colorado Department of Human Services