Community of Practice Leaders
Community of Practice 1
Alex O’Brien– CEO, Cardinal Group Companies
Ben Valore-Caplan– Founder & CEO, Syntrinsic Investment Counsel
Blair Richardson– CEO & Managing Partner, Bow River Capital
Dave Welling– CEO, Mercer Advisors
Dax Craig– Cofounder & President, Pie Insurance
Dr. Jandel Allen-Davis– President & CEO, Craig Hospital
Edmund Murphy– President & CEO, Empower Retirement
George Sparks– President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Helen Hayes, Founder & CEO Activate Workforce Solutions
Janice Sinden– President & CEO, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Kay Henze– CEO & Executive Director, Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network
Kendee Ruark- Executive Director & Senior Leadership Manager, JPMorgan Chase
Lorena Zimmer– Chief Impact Officer, Denver Health
Michelle Campbell– CEO, Diverse Talent; COO, Campbell Litigation; Stakeholder, Colorado REACH
Robert Cohen- Chairman & CEO, IMA Financial Group
Community of Practice 2
Dallis Howard-Crow – CHRO, UCHealth
Gwénaël S. Hagan – Owner & President, Signature Windows + Doors
Janet Lamkin – Senior Vice President Market and Community Innovation, United Airlines
Jeffrey Nathanson – CEO, Strategic Catalysts
Joe Thurman – CEO, interview IA
Laurie Muller-Girard – EVP West Regional Commercial Sales Executive, KeyBank
Lisa Jasper – Co-Founder & CEO, Thought Ensemble
Matt Kaspari – President & CEO, Kaspo
Richard Lewis – President & CEO, RTL Networks, Inc.
Rob Painter – CEO, Trimble
Stephanie Loughner – Partner, Moye White
Tyrone Adams – CEO, Colorado Association of Realtors
Community of Practice 3
Amanda Mountain – President & CEO, Rocky Mountain PBS
Angela Baier – CEO, CollegeInvest
Anthony Lambatos – Co-Owner, Footers Catering
Bert Vescolani – President & CEO, Denver Zoological Foundation
Bruce Alexander – President & CEO, Vectra Bank Colorado
Carolyn McCormick – Principal, Peak HR Consulting, LLC
David Kendall – Founder, Bold Legal
Dedrick Sims – CEO, SimsFayola Foundation
Frannie Matthews – President &CEO, Colorado Technology Association
Kristin Lynch– CEO, Vail Resorts
Les Sweeney – President & CEO, Professional Assist Corp
Maureen Mcdonald – AVP for Community Engagement, HealthONE
Michelle Marks – Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver
Noel Ginsberg – Founder, Chairman, & CEO, CareerWiseUSA
Vivek Chaoudhury – Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Community of Practice 4
Amy Zupon – CEO, Verafore
Andy Boian – CEO & Founder, dovetail solutions, inc.
Andy Mountain – President & CEO, GBSM Inc.
Angie Goldberg – Chief Growth Officer, Ardent Mills
Bruce Fowler – Managing Director, Fairfield and Woods, P.C.
Christin Crampton Day – Executive Director, Colorado Business Committee for the Arts
Colleen Kazemi – Executive Director, Social Venture Partners Denver
Dani Kimlinger – CEO, MINES and Associates
Henry Sobanet -Senior Vice Chancellor / CFO, Colorado State University System
Jeannie Bidner – Divisional Market Executive, Charles Schwab
Jen Moris – Executive Director, Interim, Denver Economic Development & Opportunity – City & County of Denver (DEDO)
Jervis DiCicco – CEO & Co-Founder, ProsperBridge
Julie Anderson – Chief of Staff, Denver Water
Lauren Trent – CEO, AdvanceEDU
Leanna Clark – CEO, Girl Scouts of Colorado
Marty Zimmerman – President, ZIM Consulting
Richard Williams – Chief People Officer, Western Union
Simone Ross – CEO & Executive Director, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Community of Practice 5
Dr. Alex Marrero – Superintendent, Denver Public Schools
Ann Ayers – CEO, Raise the Future
Carrie Benz – Global Head of Investment Services, Janus Henderson
Chelle Johnson – Executive Career Coach & Recruiter, CEO & Founder, The Best You Advantage
Cindy Eby – CEO, Results Lab
David Hughes – President, BCER Engineering, Inc.
Debra Brown – Executive Director, Good Business Colorado
Erin Pulling – President & CEO, Food Bank of the Rockies
Erin Trapp – Executive Director, Colorado Thrives
Greg Vochis – CFO, Delta Dental of Colorado
Heather Lafferty – CEO, Metro Denver Habitat for Humanity
Jamie Villarreal-Bassett – Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Pinnacol
Jerome Davis – President, DMCC Leadership Foundation
Jim Rechtin – CEO, Envision Health
June Taylor – Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, IMA Financial Group
Justin Ball – President & Co-Founder, Bespoke
Kami Wetch – President & CEO, Arvada Chamber of Commerce
Kelly Dunkin – President & CEO, Community First Foundation
LaDawn Sullivan – Director, Black Resilience in Colorado Fund
Lee Wheeler-Berliner – Managing Director, CWDC
Marielena DeSanctis – President, Community College of Denver
Mark Cornetta – President & General Manager, 9 News
Michael Gifford – President & CEO, AGC
Pam Jeffords – Sr Partner, Diversity Works Group
Peter Adams – Executive Director, Rockies Venture Club
Richard Tagle – President & CEO, Denver Public Schools Foundation
Rob Francis – CEO, indieDwell Colorado
Scott Laband – President, Colorado Succeeds
Stephanie Knight – Executive Director, Senior Hub
Terry Solis – Senior Vice President, Bitwise Industries
Community of Practice 6
Alan Henceroth– CEO, Arapahoe Basin
Anna Conrad– CEO, Impact Leadership Solutions
Barbara Myrick– President, B&M Construction, Inc.
Ben Wiederholt– President, Icarus Advising
Chelsey Hall– Director for Family and Community Engagement, Colorado Department of Human Services
Colleen Simpson– President, Front Range Community College
Dan Haley– President & CEO, Colorado Oil & Gas Association
Dr. Dawna Haynes– Director of Policy and Practice, Colorado Department of Human Services
Derek Hoffine– District Manager & Vice President, Hensel Phelps
Greg Schmidt– Chairman & CEO, Saunder Construction, Inc.
Javier Alberto Soto– President & CEO, The Denver Foundation
Jeff Casimir– Executive Director, Turing School of Software & Design
Karen Burke– Director of Human Resources, City of Fort Collins
Kat Correll– Executive Director, Downtown Colorado, Inc.
Kate Beezley- Executive Director, Boulder Climbing Community
Kelsey Bell–VP, Global Employee Capability, Arrow Electronics
Kristen Blessman– President & GM, PBS12
Lawrence Wagner– CEO & Founder, Spark Mindset, LLC
Michael Katz– Colorado Market President, KeyBank
Patty Fontneau– CEO, Reach Out and Read Colorado
Peter Hancock– President & Founder, Professional Employment Group of Colorado
Ron Bisio– Senior Vice President, Trimble
Ryan Schmidt–District Manager, PCL Construction
Dr. Sandy Ho– Chief Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer, Colorado Department of Human Services
Sara Reynolds– Executive Director, Colorado Energy Foundation
Sonia Riggs– President & CEO, Colorado Restaurant Association
Stephanie Pitts-Noggle– Interim President & CEO, Longmont Economic Development Partnership
Tammy Terwelp– President & CEO, KUNC
Todd Saliman– President, University of Colorado
Dr. Violeta Garcia– CEO & Systems Designer, Ecosistema Design, LLC.
Walter Isenberg– Co-Founder & CEO, Sage Hospitality Group
William Browning– CEO, Clayton Early Learning