STRENGTHENING COLORADO’S CIVIC DNA 2017 ANNUAL REPORT
ENGAGING LEADERS TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY Leadership is an activity, not a title or position. In the community, you see it in action when people are engaged for the common good. This year, the Leadership Foundation stepped up its efforts to engage others and invest in opportunities that will strengthen our community. › Challenging our participants to grow their impact. This year members of our Impact Denver, Leadership Denver and Leadership Exchange programs took on 29 community projects — the most in our history — channeling their passion into specific needs brought to us by the community. You’ll read more about some of those projects in the pages that follow. › Engaging our alumni. Alumni from the past 40-plus years helped us launch The Network powered by Southwest, an online community where they can build connections, share ideas and increase their civic impact. Our Leading Colorado luncheon rallied the largest audience ever to support the Emerging Leaders Scholarship Fund. And, we owe special thanks to the members of our Alumni Advisory Council, who are bringing their best insights, ideas and enthusiasm to this important work. › Advancing Colorado’s Civic DNA.™ We have made significant progress on a new leadership skills program based on the values of Colorado’s Civic DNA – inclusivity, collaboration, shared vision, responsibility and leadership. We continue to explore the gaps in those values, and how we can close them while passing on Colorado’s Civic DNA to the next generation of leaders.
› Going intercontinental. This past year, we explored the innovative work of one of the nation’s most vibrant communities: Salt Lake City. In 2017, we made our first intercontinental leap in the 27 years of Leadership Exchanges — to Munich — where we continued to challenge ourselves while building a shared vision for our future. › Refreshing our look. You also may have noticed that we’ve updated our own logo and look because we want to reflect the energy and passion of our entire leadership community. As you look back on the year with us, we hope you’ll see we’re making great strides to give leaders the tools they need to get engaged – and lead – for the common good.
Best regards, DAN LEWIS, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation Executive Director
DARREN MARKLEY, 2016-17 Board of Directors Chair and U.S. Bank Market Leader
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Leadership Foundation program participants – more than any year in our history – joining 4,200+ alumni
1,200+ connections made on The Network
$80,300
awarded in scholarships to program participants
OUR PROGRAMS
Leadership Foundation Alumni Network
Our programs educate and inspire leaders who are making an impact in the community: Access Denver, Colorado Experience, Colorado Leadership Alliance, Impact Denver, Leadership Denver, Leadership Exchange and the Leadership Foundation Alumni Network. In the following pages, you’ll see five stories of our alumni who are making an impact in the community and are embracing Colorado’s Civic DNA.
Colorado Experience
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speakers enlightened Access Denver participants while exploring 8 venues around metro Denver We believe leaders learn and lead by doing.
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industry sectors represented at Colorado Experience All of our programs represent industries from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
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LEADERSHIP DENVER:
TAKING THE MAYOR’S CHALLENGE Leadership Denver (LD), our longest running program, was tasked by Mayor Michael B. Hancock with the challenge to tackle five of Denver’s most critical issues: affordable housing, homelessness, mobility, race relations and behavioral health. As an alum of the 1993 LD class, Mayor Hancock knows the type of change that can come from the collaboration of 64 community leaders. The class broke into eight teams, with three coalescing around housing. “Affordable housing, at its core, is about providing equal opportunity for our citizens,” said Adeeb Khan, director of corporate social responsibility at TIAA and member of an LD class project focused on funding for affordable housing through impact investment. “This experience really helped me understand how economics can sometimes destroy opportunity when left unchecked.” As the LD class worked on our community’s toughest challenges, they experienced challenges of their own.
“The biggest initial challenge we faced was in narrowing a huge topic – race relations – down to a concrete and manageable concept for a project,” said LD 2017 participant Antwan Jefferson, a clinical assistant professor of human development and family relations, and an urban community teacher of education at the University of Colorado Denver School of Education and Human Development. His group is developing community tours in Park Hill, Barnum, Montbello, Sunnyside and Auraria neighborhoods to generate awareness of the challenges different racial groups have faced and the contributions they have made to create the neighborhood’s civic DNA. The LD class will continue to work together on their projects and will present their final outcomes to the mayor in June 2018.
The 2017 Leadership Denver class raised
$20,000+ for the Emerging Leaders Scholarship Fund
“Our community must address the housing shortage as a top priority, and it’s an interesting challenge to address both affordable housing and gentrification, simultaneously,” said Maria Sepulveda, vice president of community development of Wells Fargo Bank and member of an LD 2017 project focused on accessory dwelling units as an affordable housing option.
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Leadership Denver participants 2017 LEADERSHIP DENVER CLASS PROJECTS The Leadership Denver 2017 class was asked to tackle five critical issues: affordable housing, homelessness, mobility, race relations and behavioral health. › Accessory Dwelling Unit Development as an Affordable Housing Solution
› The Denver Investment Collaborative for Affordable Housing
› The Business Case for Affordable Housing
› Denver’s Neighborhood DNA
› Closing the Attainment Gap for Students of Color; Improving Community Access to Resources and School Engagement
› Mobilizing City Services to Its people
› Denver Family Shelter Diversion Pilot Project
› Navigating the Intersection of Teen Mental Health and Homelessness for Kids Aging Out of Foster Care
UPDATE: Ready, Set, College!,
a program founded by the LD ’15 class, found a permanent home at Mile High United Way
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LEADING COLORADO LUNCHEON 9NEWS LEADER OF THE YEAR STEPHANIE DONNER:
EMPOWERING OTHERS Stephanie Donner isn’t afraid of a challenge. She served as Gov. John Hickenlooper’s general counsel and executive director for the flood recovery for Colorado, the largest
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natural disaster in the state’s history. Today as chief legal and people officer of Galvanize, she is empowering women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) industries through Galvanize Gives, an initiative dedicated to providing opportunities in the tech world and increasing access to education. She’s also a board member of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, where she is encouraging young girls to pursue careers in STEM. Her persistence led Leadership Foundation alumni to vote her the 2017 9NEWS Leader of the Year. Her walk-up song when the honor was announced live was The Eurythmics’ “Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves.” “This award is for all the young girls and women who are willing to give back and aiming to make a difference in their communities and the lives of others,” Donner said after accepting the award at the Leading Colorado luncheon in March. A true “STEMinist,” Donner is connecting communities, bringing together diverse individuals and making our community stronger for the future.
$45,900 raised for the Emerging Leaders Scholarship Fund
Congratulations to the 2017 9NEWS Leader of the Year finalists: James Iacino, president and CEO of Seattle Fish Co., and Greg Greenwood, co-founder and CEO of Colorado Thought Leaders Forum and executive director of Blackstone Entrepreneurs Network of Colorado.
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IMPACT DENVER:
BUILDING COMMUNITY Impact Denver participants go out into the community and partner with organizations around the Denver metro area to accelerate their work. This year Impact Denver celebrated 10 years of putting up-and-coming professionals on a leadership fast track – and helping them dive into a community issue with a small team. By offering the program twice per year, its participants doubled their impact: 20 community organizations were served. “[Smaller nonprofits] are doing really important work with very little in the way of resources … They have to be very efficient,” said Megan Doering, a senior associate of TIAA and an Impact Denver spring 2017 participant. For one Impact Denver team, the challenge was tackling a project with a national discussion in the background. Their partnership with the ECDC African Community Center to improve staff satisfaction, wellbeing and retention occurred during a political debate about refugees. “[We] experienced and witnessed the impact a ban on refugees would not only have on this organization, but in the community as well,” said Daniel Martinez, associate executive director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and an Impact Denver spring 2017 participant. “We felt fortunate to contribute in some sort of capacity.”
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Bluff Lake Nature Center
Denver Preschool Program
LiveWell Colorado
Clayton Business Coalition
Denver Public Schools
Minds Matter of Denver
Colorado Youth at Risk
Denver Urban Scholars
MPowered
Community Ministry of Southwest Denver
ECDC African Community Center
Sun Valley Youth Center
Cooking Matters Colorado
Groundwork Denver
Swallow Hill Music
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
HopeKids Colorado
Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative
Junior Achievement
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STUDENT LEADER OF THE YEAR NADEEN IBRAHIM:
“YOU CAN LEAD FROM WHERE YOU STAND” From immigrating to the U.S. and growing up in small-town Wiggins, Colorado, to finding her voice on the University of Colorado Denver campus, Nadeen Ibrahim has used her difference as an opportunity to start conversations. It’s kept her busy. Ibrahim is the youngest member to be appointed to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment State Board of Health by Gov. John Hickenlooper, in addition to being involved in the Denver Immigrant and Refugee Commission and a recent graduate of the University of Colorado Denver. She added the honor of Student Leader of the Year, awarded by the Leadership Foundation and the Boettcher Foundation, in January 2017 at the Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA) Summit. “Being a millennial and a young individual, people take a look at some of the leadership skills or abilities that I have and it surprises them. It’s a matter of breaking down barriers and the idea that leaders can be anybody. You lead from where you stand,” Ibrahim said. Ibrahim will take her passion and invigorating leadership to Oxford in the fall of 2018. She joined the Leadership Exchange: Munich delegation to stay connected to Colorado leaders.
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mentors participated in the Colorado Leadership Alliance Mentors Walk
$126,000 FirstBank student scholarships awarded
“I grew up in a community of less than a thousand people and now I have the opportunity to be part of a large community and hold a leadership position. I use my difference to drive me forward rather than hinder my potential. Let your passion drive you where you want to go and cultivate the confidence to take the initiative.�
CLA received a
$150,000 three-year grant from the Daniels Fund to expand mentorship and experiential learning for collegiate leaders
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student participants in the CLA summit from 12 colleges and universities throughout Colorado
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LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE:
THE POWER OF COMMUNITY Students of The Other Side Academy (TOSA) in Salt Lake City know what brought them there – drug addiction, crime and eventually jail or prison. Instead of lamenting on those challenges, they spoke to 2016 Leadership Exchange delegates of the gratitude for and support they felt from the academy, a free, two-year residential vocational school that serves as an alternative to incarceration. It was an experience that inspired delegates – and led dozens to stand and raise their hand when Mayor Michael B. Hancock called for civic leaders to bring The Other Side Academy to Denver (tosadenver.com). One delegate was Andrew Schmidt. “[TOSA participants’] connection to one another is what really stood out. You could feel the power of the community they were participating in and the hope they carried for one another. It was contagious,” said Schmidt, a partner of Core Contractors, Roofing Systems, and chair of TOSA: Denver Advisory Council.
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The mayor called for private-sector partnerships to make TOSA a reality. “With Denver growing, the amount of government resources aren’t necessarily growing with it. That’s where we need the partnerships with the private and public sectors – we need the private sector to step up to this challenge,” said Denver Councilman Christopher Herndon, a LEX 2016 delegate and a TOSA: Denver Advisory Council member. In August, the City and County of Denver committed $250,000 to bringing TOSA to Denver and asked community leaders to do the same. The private sector is stepping up to the challenge – working diligently to find a home for TOSA in Denver and launch this self-sustaining social enterprise model.
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“Fifteen years ago, I was the one that needed someone to stand up for me. Then to see an opportunity to support a self-sufficient nonprofit that’s rescuing people and restoring them to their family and communities through social enterprise, it felt like this was something I could champion,� Schmidt said.
2016-17 BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHAIR OF THE BOARD Darren Markley, Market Leader of U.S. Bank, The Private Client Reserve CHAIR-ELECT OF THE BOARD Tara Dunn, President of HighMark Law IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR OF THE BOARD Katie Kramer, President and CEO of the Boettcher Foundation DIRECTORS Iván Anaya, Principal of Astucia Ventures Justin Ball, President of Bespoke Event Group Donna Baros, Chief Benefits Officer of Colorado PERA Kelly Brough, President and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Jennifer Chang, Regional Manager of Cisco Systems Justin Cooper, Vice President of Saunders Construction, Inc. Joshua Craver, Global Head of Talent Management for FIS Laura English, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kaiser Permanente Colorado Region E. Martín Enriquez, Partner of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP Renny Fagan, President and CEO of the Colorado Nonprofit Association Steven Foster, CEO of Connect13 and Founder of Convercent Norm Franke, Regional President of Alpine Bank Andrea Fulton, Deputy Director and Chief Marketing Officer of the Denver Art Museum Bill Fulton, Founder and Co-Executive Director of The Civic Canopy Brent Geist, Vice President of Investment Securities for FirstBank
Anthony E. Graves, Director of Regional Affairs for the Office of the Denver Mayor Gino Greco, CEO of the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter Kenneth Ho, Development Manager of Lennar Multifamily Kittie Hook, Managing Director of Newmark Knight Frank Barbara Jahn, Chief Operating Officer of SCL Health – Saint Joseph Hospital Tasha Jones, Director of Marketing for Forest City Stapleton, Inc. David Law, Director of Student Activities and Leadership at Regis University Jon Lehmann, Senior Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs for Comcast Michelle Lucero, Chief Administration Officer and General Counsel of Children’s Hospital Colorado Jason Maples, Executive Vice President of Lockton Companies LLC Todd Munson, Executive Vice President and Director of Commercial Banking for Vectra Bank Bill Myers, Vice President of Marketing and Communications for DaVita Jennifer Nealson, Executive Director of Global Marketing for TeleTech Michael Niyompong, Chief Operating Officer of Clayton Early Learning James Pinto, Founder of Red Rocks Law LLC Lorii Rabinowitz, Executive Director of the Denver Center for Arts & Technology Ramonna Robinson, President of GroundFloor Media | CenterTable Ruth Rohs, Vice President of Corporate Communications of IMA Financial Group, Inc. and Executive Director of the IMA Foundation Maja Rosenquist, Vice President and General Manager of Mortenson Construction Holly Shilliday, Managing Attorney of McCarthy Holthus LLP Jamie Van Leeuwen, Senior Policy Advisor and Director of Community Partnerships to Gov. John Hickenlooper, State of Colorado Amy Venturi, Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. John Hickenlooper, State of Colorado Celso White, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company
2016-17 LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION TEAM Back row: Denise King, Sara Crocker, VJ Brown, Erica Rutledge and Chance LeBeau Middle row: Rory Moore, Nikki Barta, Kirsten Vermulen, Mikaela Gibson and Megan Vivier Front row: Wylia Sims, Dan Lewis and Elizabeth Prutch
LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION DONOR LIST 2016-17 $25,000 OR MORE
$5,000 TO $9,999
$1,000 TO $4,999
Boettcher Foundation Daniels Fund Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce KUSA Channel 9 Southwest Airlines Vail Resorts
Alpine Bank Barefoot PR Bespoke Event Group Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) Colorado State University Core Contractors, Roofing Systems Craig Hospital CRL Associates, Inc. DaVita Deloitte Denver Convention Center Denver Urban Renewal Authority Eide Bailly LLP EKS&H LLP El Pomar Foundation GE Johnson Construction Company GroundFloor Media | CenterTable Hensel Phelps Construction Co. Hogan Lovells US LLP IMA Financial Group, Inc. Jones Lang LaSalle Lockton Companies LLC Metropolitan State University of Denver Pinnacol Assurance Polsinelli PC Turner Construction Company UnitedHealthcare University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Wells Fargo Bank, NA
American Red Cross Mile High Chapter BKD CPAs & Advisors Civic Canopy Colorado PERA Convercent COPIC Dan Lewis Denver Art Museum Denver Broncos Football Club Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver Petroleum Club Enterprise Leasing Company of Denver LLC Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners Forest City Development Galvanize Denver Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Impact Denver Fall 2016 & Spring 2017 Kaiser Permanente Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP McWhinney Mile High United Way, Inc. Mortenson Company North Highland Consulting OED Peak Resources Renny Fagan Saunders Construction, Inc. Savills Studley Seattle Fish Company Swallow Hill Music Syntrinsic Investment Counsel LLC The Colorado Health Foundation TRELORA University of Denver - University College
$10,000 TO $24,999 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation Comcast Cable Communications, Inc. Denver Business Journal Fireside Production FirstBank Leadership Denver 2017 MillerCoors Molson Coors Brewing Company Saint Joseph Hospital Suncor Energy USA, Inc. U.S. Bank Vectra Bank Colorado Xcel Energy The Leadership Foundation serves as the fiscal agent for community projects, which received funding from the following donors: For the Denver Opportunity Youth Initiative Aspen Institute The Colorado Health Foundation The Denver Post Season to Share, a McCormick Foundation Fund For Mobility Choice Blueprint Denver South Economic Development Partnership McKinsey & Company
LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS & VOLUNTEERS ACCESS DENVER 2017
Tom Stivala Paul Swanson Cherie Talbert Steven Toyryla Mike Tryggestad Shawn Turner William Van Eaton Sung Yan
Katie Kramer Lauren Larson Dimitry Lewis Tilman Adair Paul Lhevine Lisa Alecci Jim Licko Eleanor Allen Amanda Ludwig Suzanna Anest Lt. Gov. Donna Michelle Banaugh Lynne Nayda Benitez Peter Maiurro Pete Casillas COLORADO Anthony Manuele Kyle Chism EXPERIENCE 2017 Darren Markley Niles Cole Sonya MarquesJean Collier Pamela Albers Correia Michelle Culver Greg Bante Bart Dickson Jennifer Biggs Arnold Stephanie Martinez Maureen McDonald Jon Dingledine Naomi Binkley Ray Merenstein Christina Dorfhuber Greg Bland Diane Miller Sarah Ehrhardt Meg Brickle Brittany Morris Marshall Essig Kelly Brough Saunders Nicole Folino Bryan Cannon Amanda Mountain Margaret Pete Casillas Jeff Nelligan Franckhauser Cile Chavez Arthur Ortegon Bailee Gardunio Kyle Chism Greg Osborne Lee Kathryn GashChristine Chopyak Laura Parker Maxey Ralph Christie James Pinto Greg Greenwood Bryan Cook Cecilia Prinster Jeff Gucker Philippa Cousins Lorii Rabinowitz Brenda Hampel Katy Craig Don Richards Pamela Hardy FloraJane DiRienzo Holli Riebel Pam Hill Ashley Elkin Jeff Ronsse Scott Honig Ana English Gil Rudawsky Margaret Hunt Angela Ewing Connie Rule James Iacino Norm Franke Laraine Saldivar Kelly Joines Brent Geist Nina Sharma Nick Lopez Alexander Gordon Holly Shilliday April Maestas Anthony E. Graves Cori Streetman Kelly Mahncke Jennifer Hallam Troy Stubbings Courtney Mamuscia Elena Harman Gigi Sukin Ahna Mee Kyle Harris Leo Tokar Tim Moehlenpah Joseph Herold Mark Urich Elizabeth Mower Dara Hessee Ashley Valdez Veronica Munoz Pam Hill Deon Van As Anthony Neal-Graves Sarah Hogan Sara van Rensburg Carolyn Paul Erika Hollis Amy Venturi Kim Hunter Reed Antonio Huerta Daryl Vitali Connie Rule Mark Isakson Nancy Walsh Adam Schlegel Tasha Jones Steve West Roger Shepard Charles Kercheval Sandy Young Jody Soper Holly Kortum
IMPACT DENVER FALL 2016
Brandon Long Elizabeth Mannis Charles Mao Eric Alpert Kristin Massoletti Sarah Bates Jennifer Biggs Arnold Antonio Mendez Cameron Monaco Angela Bomgaars Katelyn Morgan Cara Bradbury Pawan Nelson Richard Brown Brian Oehler Kimmie Carey Marta Orpiszewska Madison Carroll Alicia Perez Marisa Carson Justin Petrochko Amber Christopher Bart Pugh Vera Divenyi Joby Rittenhouse Michael Dolan Claiborne Robbins Ali Donnermeyer Barrett Rothe Michael Downard Tim Rowse Erin Eidsness Justin Shaw Cara Faliano David Siever Shannon Fender Jonathan Spitze Hawzienawit Ben Strawn Gebremedhin Steven Strecker Matt Genova Olivia Taylor Becca Genualdi Rick Thomas Megan Grozdanich Anna Todorova Ryan Grundy Micah Gurard-Levin Natalie Triedman Sarah VandeLaar Grace Hanover Tess Vigil Patricia Ho Chris Walters Andrea Horvath Antoinette West Kyla Hoskins Travis White Lindsay Ivey Aaron Witzke Michelyn Johnson Jennifer Jones IMPACT DENVER Matt Jordan SPRING 2017 Stephanie Kanan Steve King Hanna Ackerman Amanda Krische Brad Allen Julie Krogh Annie Bachman Greggory LaBerge Travis Barton Colin Lamb Susan Berdine Rebecca Levin Reed Bowen Jessica Linart Eric Brunette Ryan Link Alison Busse Lee Lipniskis Cassie Crutchfield Taylor Lobato Ezekiel Cuddy Jose Loera Dayna Davis Darrell Lomelino Lisa Davis Ivan London Jacklyn Devine
Megan Doering Amy Faliano Hamill Mark Fetterhoff Amanda Gall Kayla Garcia Rebecca Gillis Carrie Glassburn Jim Henderson Niki Herrera Carrie Horn Jonathan Jenkins Steve Jiang Christine Jochim Adam Jones Courtney Krause Lauren Lindgren Corey Longhurst Tyler Lyons Matt Magrann Daniel Mallatt Daniel Martinez Maureen Maycheco Maggie McEntee Dan McGilvray Patrick McRorie Rob Melick Blake Meservey Kala Montoya Liz Munn Katharine Ortstadt Jess Palffy Luke Palmisano Joel Pennick Cheryl Prendeville Fuyuno Brian Rankin Brad Revare Stephanie Ricker Hilary Robinson Natalie Rooks Alex Rosado Nassime RuchKamgar Karlos Sachs Wendy Schorsch Megan Severs Heather Smith Kate Stephenson
Rebecca SunshineDeWitt Megan Thompson Eric Van Orden Kayla VanCleve Gina Ventola Megan Wagner Sarah Wanek Jason Werner Aileen Yeung Katie Zarachowicz LEADERSHIP DENVER 2017 Beth Bean Thomas Bryan Matthew Burkett Leon Cerna Nate Currey Andrew Davis Melanie Dickerson Anna Ewing Scott Franssen Jeffrey Garcia Olga Gonzalez Alexander Gordon Coby Gould G. Anthony Grant Amy Guttmann Melissa Hart Russell Hedman Jennifer Henderson Amy Humble Joshua Hunt Rebecca Iriarte Antwan Jefferson Shannon Jones Adeeb Khan M.D. Kinoti Brook Kramer Tami Lack Patsy Landaveri Gretchen Lenamond Heather Lipp Kent MacLennan John-Paul Maxfield Zach McCabe Bryan McKae
Erin McMahon Nneka McPhee Amber McReynolds Naz Medhanie Michael Mitchel Gail Montgomery Katherine Mulready Becca O’Brien Kuusinen Justin Oliver David Padrino Valeri Pappas Katie Parker Leslie Peabody Edward Pierce Fernando PinedaReyes Peter Robinson John Romero Patrick Sablich Lauren Schmidt Maria Sepulveda Brett Shrewsbury Abram Sloss Donna Smith Tyler Smith Sally Sorte Kate Stabrawa Nancy Walsh Emily WattmanTurner Alexandra West Dustin Whistler Ramon Young LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE 2016 Akasha Absher Iván Anaya Angela Baier Evelyn Baker Justin Ball Greg Bante Donna Baros Christine Benero Carrie Besnette Hauser Shailen Bhatt
Shannon Block Greg Boushelle Denver City Council President Albus Brooks Kelly Brough Kreg Brown Lindsay Brown Denise Burgess Lisha Burnett Brian Callahan Sean Campbell Stacy Carpenter Nolbert Chavez Kyle Chism Ralph Christie Leanna Clark Tom Clark Nicholas Colglazier Justin Cooper Nate Currey Jeff Darnell Dave Davia Lori Davis Bob Deibel Jeffrey Dolan Tami Door Carla Dore Evan Dreyer Jason Dunn Eric Duran Matthew Eisler Jennifer Evans Crissy Fanganello Veronica Figoli David Fine Steven Foster Jack Fox Norm Franke Keo Frazier Douglas Friednash Andrea Fulton Bill Fulton Beth Ganz Michael Gifford Noel Ginsburg Josh Gould Anthony E. Graves
Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Michael Harms Mark Herman Denver City Councilman Christopher Herndon Gov. John Hickenlooper Kenneth Ho James Holder Brian Holland Kittie Hook Bob Hottman Tracy Huggins Margaret Hunt Mark Isakson Alice Jackson Barbara Jahn Bruce James Ray Johnson Shannon Jones Tasha Jones Stephen Jordan Philip Kalin Mark Kay David Kenney Katie Kramer Kim Kucera Jon Lehmann Marie Logsden Megan Mahncke Jason Maples Darren Markley Loretta Martinez Marjorie Mauldin Jane McAtee Rodd Merchant Stephen Miller Jerrod Milton Erik Mitisek Kirk Monroe John Moore Haile Mowa Todd Munson William Myers Jennifer Nealson Marc Neely
Brent Neiser Shepard Nevel Michael Niyompong Dana Polonsky Cecilia Prinster Erin Pulling Jillian Queri Paul Raab Lorii Rabinowitz Pam Reichert Diane Reinhard Don Richards Holli Riebel Laura Rinker Roberta Robinette Jon Robinson Ramonna Robinson Mae Rohrbach Ruth Rohs Sandy Rothe Richard Scharf Peter Schippits Andrew Schmidt Gloria Schoch Mike Severns Brian Simmons Joseph Slavik Jameson Smith Lem Smith Elizabeth Soberg Andrew Spielman Remy Spreeuw Ron Tilton Craig Umbaugh Ellen Valde James Van Leeuwen Hollie Velasquez Horvath Amy Venturi Richard Wagner Paul Washington Robin Wise Julie Wolf Laura Worzella Andrea Young
2016-17 VOLUNTEERS Akasha Absher Bruce Alexander Emily Allen Col. Mark Anarumo Iván Anaya Ashley Anderson Elliott Anderson Anne Angerman Amie Baca-Dehlert Sam Bailey Dr. Sharon Bailey Justin Ball Alex Ballas Greg Bante Mark Barnes Donna Baros Sarah Bates Mimi Bau Chris Baumann Brad Bayer Kristen Baylis Allen Beauchamp Christine Benero Luis Benitez Susan Berdine Shailen Bhatt Jennifer Biggs Arnold Naomi Binkely Silas Binkley Mike Biselli Tuesday Black Tom Boasberg Vicki Bogenberger Gil Boggs Paul Books McKenna Botts Terry Boult Denver District Attorney Ryan Brackley Emily Brett Rutt Bridges Tom Brinegar David Broadwell Molly Broeren Denver City Council
President Albus Brooks Michael Brown Vance Brown Laura Brudzynski Stephanie Bruno Lisha Burnett Ryan Burton Bryan Cannon Dr. Martín Carcasson Allie Card Dwayne Carrington Marisa Carson Jeni Carter Steve Carter Pete Casillas Mark Cavanaugh Leon Cerna John Chambers Will Chan Savinay Chandrasekhar Jennifer Chang Laura Chavez Slack Kyle Chism Leanna Clark Tom Clark Ryan Cobbins Chris Conner Bryan Cook Justin Cooper Clay Cousins
David Craig Kimball Crangle Josh Craver Fallon Cronin Britany Crown Jeremiah Cummins Terrell Curtis Lisa Cutter Dr. Liza Dadone Jude Del Hierro Stan Dempsey Jr. Sarah Derdowski John Desmond Tony DeVito Tess Dilag Steve Dinauer Stan Doida Brett Dolan Erika Donaghy Tami Door Paul Duba Tara Dunn Monique Dyers Jessica Dyrdahl Kim Easton James Eklund Brian Elms Laura English E. Martin Enriquez Jennifer Erixon Shelley Ervin Dave Espinosa David Eves
Anna Ewing Renny Fagan Brian Fash Mark Ferrandino Rye Finegan Brianna Firestone Betsy Fordyce Wendy Forrester Steven Foster Norm Franke Keo Frazier Andrew Freedman Andrea Fulton Bill Fulton Georg Gadow Beth Ganz Jacqueline Garcia Former Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner Maria Garica Berry Summer Gathercole Garrett Gatlin Brent Geist Matt Genova Josh Geppelt Julie Germond Vicki Golich Jaime Gomez Sara Goodall Coby Gould Anthony E. Graves
Kimberly Grayson Karla Grazier Kristen Grebenik Gino Greco Kate Greeley Amy Green Andrew Grimaldo Ismael Guerrero Gabriel Guillame Arkan Haile Jennifer Hale Sally Hallingstad Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock Josh Hanfling Brendan Hanlon State Rep. Chris Hansen Andrea Harbeck Kathryn Harris Betty Hart Melissa Hart Victoria Hatfield Su Hawk Sandra Haynes Debbie Hearty Devanie Helman Commander James Henning Paula Henry Denver City Councilman Chris Herndon
Joseph Herold Debbie Herrera Pauline Herrera Serianni Karen Hester Jocelyn Hittle Kenneth Ho Zach Hochstadt Stella Hodgkins Kittie Hook Stephanie Hopper Joe Horther Bob Hottman Regina Huerter Sarah Humbargar Joshua Hunt Margaret Hunt Kyle Hybl Rebecca Iriarte Mark Isakson Bill Jaeger Barb Jahn Bruce James Antwan Jefferson GG Johnston Kara Johnston Anna Jones Lindsay Jones Tasha Jones Deborah Jordy Kristy Judd Mike Juran Matt Kaspari
Jessie Kasynski Tonya Kaye Patty Keck Tanya Kelly-Bowry Scott Kennedy Kayvan Khalatbari JJ Khan Jon Khoury Steve King Sarah Kinzer Eddie Koen Alison Kolwaite Katie Kramer Francesca Krupp Jackie Kus Greggory LaBerge Heather Lafferty Pat Landrum David Law Jill Lawrence Damion LeeNatali Jon Lehmann Jennifer Leitsch Andy Levy Mike Lewis Paul Lhevine Jim Licko Ashly Ligouri Kenneth Lloyd Darrell Lomelino Brandon Long Ben Lopez Janet Lopez
Lynnea Louison Michelle Lucero Tom Luehrs Harry Lundy Kate Lyda Lt. Gov. Donna Lynne Chelsea Magin Megan Mahncke Kathryn Mahoney Lucas Mallory Jason Maples Elaine Mariner Darren Markley Shelley Marquez Michael Martinez Brian Martorella John Mastro Pete Maysmith Aylene McCallum Denver District Attorney Beth McCann Lydia McCoy Patrick McFarlen Kristin McGee Brendan McGuire Katie McKenna Mara McKillop Mike McManus Nneka McPhee Brigid McRaith Amber McReynolds
Steven Medema Brandon Mencini Ray Merenstein State Rep. Dafrna Michaelson Jenet Kyle Mickalowski Charlie Miller Diane Miller Stephen Miller Gretta Mincer Erik Mitisek Stephanie Mo Moreira Andrew Mohraz Kirk Monroe Dennis Moore Shelly Moreschini Nita Mosby Tyler Todd Mosher Bonnie Mountain Katherine Mulready Todd Munson Bill Myers Tariana NavasNieves Jennifer Nealson Andrea Nelson Bill Nelson Jennifer Newcomer Sue Nikolai Michael Niyompong Tom Noel
Timothy O’Brien Brian Oehler Paula Oliva Patricia Orman Samme Ormiston Kenneth Osgood Connor Pabich David Padrino Jon Pagnozzi Lucas Palmisano Katie Payer Denise Peters Rick Petersen Lori Pidick Jim Pinto Karin Pocock George Pond Andrea Popelka Jayla Poppleton Pierre Powell Sean Precious Senator Kevin Priola Zach Prutch Bart Pugh Erin Pulling Lorii Rabinowitz Pam Reichert Erika Retzlaff Kim Reynolds Chris Ringwood Ramonna Robinson Ruth Rohs Thomas Romer
Jason Romero John Romero Jeff Romine Katie Rose Wall Maja Rosenquist Dr. Ryan Ross Simone Ross Martha Rubi Joe Saboe Zac Schaffner Richard Scharf Andrew Schmidt Lauren Schmidt Van Schoales Gloria Schoch Briar Schreiber Ken Schroeppel Rebecca Schwab Andy Seth Chet Seward Nina Sharma Holly Shilliday Emily Short Brett Shrewsbury David Siever Adam Silver Heather Skye Smith Andrew Smiles Carly Smith Esther Smith Rob Smith Sean Smith Henry Sobanet
Eric Soliván Sally Sorte David Spector Mark Spieker Mary Spilane Jeff Sprole Regina Steffen Jackson Stevens Henry Stopplecamp Kristin Stork Kate Strabrawa Karen Stran Lindsay Sugden Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers Tyler Svitak Ge’Swan Swanson Claire Swinford Terri Taylor David Thurow Carol Tisdale State Sen. Nancy Todd Kathy Underhill Marilee Utter Lynne Valencia Jamie Van Leeuwen Eric Van Orden Shanda Vangas Amy Venturi Audrey Vincent Eugene Wade Richard Wagner
2016-17 REVENUE AND INVESTMENTS Revenue Received by the Leadership Foundation
Investment in the Community
INTEREST: $1,364 DONATIONS/GRANTS: $217,270 IN-KIND: $257,764
FUNDRAISING: 2% SCHOLARSHIPS: 9% ADMINISTRATION: 15%
SPONSORSHIP: $375,300 PROGRAMS AND EVENTS: $1,206,151 TOTAL: $2,057,849
IN-KIND: 7% LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS: 67%
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