2015 Leadership Foundation Annual Report

HOW COLORADO LEADS

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Discover Your Passion

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Build on What and Who You Know

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Stay Connected

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Pay It Forward

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Bring the Best Ideas Home

Take the Initiative

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Start Early

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Strengthening Colorado,

ONE LEADER AT A TIME

OUR CULTURE OF LEADERSHIP IN COLORADO—our approach to innovation,

problem solving and planning—doesn’t happen by accident. It’s been built over generations of successes, failures and lessons learned. And we continue to build on it today.

Our job at the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation is to pass along critical lessons learned in our past, share with future leaders the qualities and values that set us apart from the rest of the nation and build capacity for new leadership as we face new challenges.

In Colorado, we have our own brand of leader: bold, open, informed, innovative, original, balanced and adventurous. Our leaders bring many of these talents to the table from the start, while other skills are developed over time.

But with those qualities come the openness to diverse perspectives; willingness to cross an aisle and collaborate; a spirit of innovation; and thoughtful decision making that has led to our region’s greatest successes.

From strides in education to regional transportation solutions to neighborhood revitalization, our alumni are shaping this region for the better. You see our impact from corner to corner of Colorado: In the college students we supported through $126,000 in scholarships last year; in the 3,700 alumni who are tackling tough issues; in the 80 firstgeneration college students better prepared for their first days of school because of the 2015 Leadership Denver class; and in our current program participants who commit serious time to learning about issues from every angle.

Simply put, we infuse today’s and tomorrow’s leaders with the values that have led to our success. And we plan to continue to guide leaders for a long time to come.

As you’ll see, there’s no set path, but we’re always working to put the energy and skills of the business community to work for the future of our state.

Dan Lewis Executive Director

Travis Webb Chair, Board of Directors

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TAKE THE INITIATIVE

Access Denver, Colorado Leadership Alliance and Impact Denver

YOU MAY CALL IT AMBITION, DRIVE OR GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MOXIE, but what connects all leaders is a spark—a desire to do more, to serve others and to make a community stronger. And it can start with just one small step.

The Leadership Foundation helps these budding—or as we call them, emerging—leaders by giving them the tools and creating the connections they’ll need along the way. Through the Leadership Foundation’s Colorado Leadership Alliance, Impact Denver and Access Denver, we help leaders take that first step.

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Impact Denver created the base for us to be successful from here on out.

They’re helping us go to the next level.”

Art of War Project Founder Curt Bean, whose organization was served by Impact Denver participants.

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I can be an effective business and community leader only if I know about Denver’s past and, more importantly, its future. Access Denver provided the information I needed to tell others about where Denver is focused and headed over the next years and decades.”

I learned a lot about not only leading others but leading with myself first.”

Access Denver participant Bart Starr, a shareholder with Polsinelli.

CLA Summit participant Chloe Nolan, a student at Otero Junior College.

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START EARLY

COLORADO LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE Student “Certain tasks lend themselves to certain people

Leader of the Year Lucas Suazo doesn’t take anything for granted—especially his health.

A diagnosis of Crohn’s Disease could have sidelined the college sophomore, but instead it changed his leadership and career trajectory at Colorado State University. He was already growing his leadership skills as a President’s Leadership Program Scholar at one of the 13 colleges and universities that comprise the Colorado Leadership Alliance—the Leadership Foundation’s league of collegiate university leadership programs.

Through his leadership program and the compassionate care he received from his doctor, Lucas learned two important things: leaders who make a difference can come in all forms, and he was meant to serve others as a doctor, not a researcher.

“Anyone can be a leader, and we can all lead in our own way,” said Lucas, who was named the CLA Student Leader of the Year in January.

with certain characteristics, but as long as we find our own niche, we can lead by example in any position at any organization and bring about the change we hope to see in the world.”

From founding CSU’s Chronic Health Mentoring Program, which helps students with chronic health conditions transition to college, to creating a science day for Larimer County families through La Familia, Lucas has focused his energy on serving others and passing on what he’s learned about himself and his health.

“Anyone could have gotten that diagnosis and only focused on themselves and their health,” said Katie Kramer, the vice president and assistant executive director of the Boettcher Foundation, which presents the Student Leader of the Year Award with the Leadership Foundation. “But Lucas instead looked at how he could use the challenges he’s faced to help others. It’s changed how he’ll work to serve others for the rest of his life.”

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Anyone can be a leader, and we can all lead in our own way.”

CLA Student Leader of the Year Lucas Suazo

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BRING THE BEST IDEAS HOME

Celebrating Civic Leadership Luncheon, Colorado Experience and Leadership Exchange

LEADERSHIP IS ABOUT LISTENING AND LEARNING. And this last year, we did just that. For decades, we’ve been taking some of our region’s most notable leaders around North America to learn what other cities are doing well.

And we bring those great ideas home. Last year, 153 Leadership Exchange participants flew to Nashville to learn about a focused approach to economic development, partnerships in education and branding a city. Colorado Experience participants loaded on a bus and headed up I-70 to see firsthand transportation innovation, water challenges and how our unique tourism industry grapples with workforce development and housing. And we brought in Roy Spence to inspire alumni to find the purpose in their work and honored 9NEWS Leader of the Year Marco Campos at our Celebrating Civic Leadership Luncheon.

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Leadership Exchange is truly a jumping off point for where Denver can look to steal, enhance and also take stock of where we are excelling.”

Justin Cooper, vice president of GE Johnson Construction Company

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This recognition is a tremendous honor and validation of Campos EPC’s efforts to establish a community outreach program and foundation that supports underrepresented minorites and female youth aspiring to a STEM-related career.”

9NEWS Leader of the Year Marco Campos

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STAY CONNECTED

WHAT MAKES A GREAT CITY? There’s no one formula for success. But in Denver, we believe that great cities are made by great leaders.

For 25 years, Denver business and civic leaders have traveled to great cities throughout North America—from Seattle and Miami to Mexico City and Toronto—to learn how other cities thrive as part of the Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Exchange. What started out as a handful of eager travelers has grown to more than 150 participants who spend three days touring the best of these cities.

“We all get focused in our own world, so it’s good to get out and see things from a different perspective—see how we can maintain what makes Denver great, while bringing new ideas and thinking to our city,” said Rob Cohen, chairman and CEO of IMA Financial Group and a 20-time delegate.

According to Rob, the real benefit of these trips is the time community leaders spend together, getting to know each other outside of work, which allows for new, unexpected ideas to percolate— from shaping how the region approaches doing business to some of its biggest projects.

“It takes dynamic, courageous leadership and the will of the people to make great things happen,” he said, “and that’s what emerges from these trips when we return to Denver and figure out how to make something work here.”

It’s also a reminder that we’re on the right track.

“We have been at the forefront, and now cities come to us to learn from what we are doing,” said 12-time delegate Maria Garcia Berry, CEO of CRL Associates. “There are things that we still need to do better, but our strength of working as a region is really important. We walk away not always trying be someone else; we get a better understanding of who we are and what our value is.”

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KEY MILESTONES: 1990 | Seattle: Setting the stage for regionalism in the Denver metro area, this trip focused

on metropolitan cooperation.

1993 | Baltimore: Seeing its aquarium inspired the development of an aquarium in Denver.

Delegates also explored the impact of a downtown baseball stadium.

1996 | Boston: A number of metro area mayors attended this trip, laying the foundation to

create the nationally renowned Metro Mayors Caucus in 2002.

1998 | Toronto: Focusing on transit and development around it, the success of Toronto

creating communities around transit stations was the precursor for transit-oriented

developments around projects like T-REX and FasTracks.

1999 | Austin: Spurred the development of industry clusters in Colorado.

2000 | San Diego: Visiting a high-tech school there resulted in the founding of Denver School

of Science and Technology.

2002 | Atlanta: Studying its light rail impacted the development and plans of regional

commuter projects.

2007 | Phoenix: Experiencing the Decision Theater, Metropolitan State University of Denver

adapted the concept and created its Center for Advanced Visualization and

Experiential Analysis.

2013 | Pittsburgh: Learning about workforce development, alumni have focused on

fostering connections across sectors to create more of these opportunities.

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DISCOVER YOUR PASSION

Leadership Denver

PERSPECTIVE IS GAINED WHEN LEADERS SURROUND THEMSELVES WITH DIVERSE THINKING. With people from across industries and sectors,

Leadership Denver participants take in a lot of information over 11 months and they share thoughts and opinions—opening each other’s eyes to different ways of thinking when it comes to shaping a community. Armed with knowledge, a network and confidence in how they lead, they’re ready to take action.

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Leadership Denver was more than a leadership development program; it was truly the point in which I pivoted from living in Denver to truly being a citizen of Denver, Colorado.”

Nancy Walters, Community Enrichment Manager for DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.

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first-generation college students prepared for their next step at Ready, Set, COllege

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I loved every part of (Leadership Denver) ... the laughter, the tears, the frustrations and the happiness ... It has better equipped me not to only personally challenge myself, but to engage on challenging our communal leadership.�

Yoal Ghebremeskel, executive director of Street Fraternity.

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Step 6

PAY IT FORWARD

to be the first in his family to attend college.

He had plenty of support from his family and his professors, and he knew it was that support that led to his success.

With that foundation, they were able to decide where they could make an impact in the community together, and Ready, Set, COllege was born.

Leadership Denver’s aim is to empower leaders, and they use these tools to empower others.

So when his Leadership Denver class decided to plan a day for 80 first-generation high school students heading to college and give them the lowdown on things like managing their finances and stress—and send them away with $500 worth of goodies and a refurbished laptop—he was proud to pay it forward.

“It’s letting (these students) know they are supported,” said LD classmate and Girls Inc. President and CEO Sonya Ulibarri. “For this group of students, knowing there are people in the community who are cheering for them and want them to succeed, they will always remember that.”

DAVE ESPINOSA KNOWS WHAT IT’S LIKE

“It was through the help of many people that I’m able to be where I’m at today,” said Espinosa, a project manager for PCL Construction.

Leadership Denver participants immersed themselves in the issues and challenges facing the region—hearing from all sides and sharing their perspectives with each other.

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It was through the help of many people that I’m able to be where I’m at today.”

Dave Espinosa, a 2015 Leadership Denver participant and project manager for PCL Construction.

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BUILD ON WHAT AND WHO YOU KNOW Leadership Alumni Network and Civic Health Network

CURIOSITY IS A TRAIT LEADERS NEVER LOSE. They’re hungry for more

knowledge, because that’s the foundation for their work in the community.

Through the Leadership Foundation’s Leadership Alumni Network programs like Civic Refresh and Fall Forum, we help leaders re-immerse themselves in the issues the region faces, reconnect people and provide opportunities for leaders to take action.

We also create new opportunities to dig deeper into issues and make an impact. The Leadership Foundation, in partnership with the National Conference on Citizenship released the Colorado Civic Health Index and Latino Civic Health Index, giving us insight into how people engage in the community in our state. The Civic Health Network is our grassroots effort to create conversations and action around If you are that information.

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passionate and you have a whole group of people who really understand the purpose, you can do some amazing things.”

Doug Jackson, Fall Forum speaker and President and CEO of Project C.U.R.E.

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—aerospace, arts and culture, energy, food and agriculture, health care and marijuana regulation— covered at Civic Refresh

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Personal passion and purpose, the innovative potential found through the alignment of mutual goals and the power of human connections is rich in Colorado’s public and private sectors.

This is a community that aspires to live and do right by doing good.”

Tasha Jones, a Fall Forum attendee, Leadership Foundation board member and director of marketing for Forest City Stapleton.

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CHAIR OF THE BOARD TRAVIS WEBB, Managing Partner, Colorado for BKD, LLP CHAIR-ELECT OF THE BOARD KATIE KRAMER, Vice President and Assistant Executive Director of the Boettcher Foundation IMMEDIATE PA ST CHAIR OF THE BOARD CINDY PARSONS, Senior Vice President of Corporate and Digital Communications for Comcast

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STEVEN FOSTER, Chief Revenue Officer of RAS & Associates GINO GRECO, CEO of the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter CHRIS HANSEN, Senior Advisor for Janys Analytics KENNETH HO, Development Manager for Lennar Multifamily KITTIE HOOK, Managing Director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank GG JOHNSTON, Principal of Be Intentional, LLC TASHA JONES, Director of Marketing for Forest City Stapleton, Inc.

DIRECTORS JUSTIN BALL, President of Bespoke Event Group KELLY BROUGH, President and CEO of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce PAT CORTEZ, Senior Vice President and Community Affairs Manager for Wells Fargo Government and Community Relations Group BOB DEIBEL, President and Owner of OfficeScapes TARA DUNN, Associate General Counsel for Ciber, Inc. LAURA ENGLISH, Chief Financial Officer of UnitedHealthcare of Colorado E. MARTÍN ENRIQUEZ, Attorney for Lewis Roca Rothgerber RENNY FAGAN, President and CEO of the Colorado Nonprofit Association MIKE FORDYCE, President and CEO of Craig Hospital

STEPHEN JORDAN, President of Metropolitan State University of Denver

JENNIFER NEALSON, Chief Marketing and Sales Officer for the Denver Center for the Performing Arts MICHAEL NIYOMPONG, COO of Clayton Early Learning JAMES PINTO, Partner of Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP LORII RABINOWITZ, Vice President and Partner of Rebound Solutions RAMONNA ROBINSON, President of GroundFloor Media RUTH ROHS, Vice President of Corporate Communications for IMA Financial Group, Inc. and Executive Director of the IMA Foundation

TAMMY KEFFELER, Senior Vice President of FirstBank Holding Company

MAJA ROSENQUIST, Vice President and General Manager of Mortenson Construction

MICHAEL KORENBLAT, Director of Legal Affairs - R&M U.S.A. for Suncor Energy Services, Inc.

KIRK SCHEITLER, Area Manager, Community and Local Government Affairs for Xcel Energy

MICHELLE LUCERO, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of Children’s Hospital Colorado

HOLLY SHILLIDAY, Managing Attorney of McCarthy & Holthus, LLC

JASON MAPLES, Executive Vice President of Lockton Companies, LLC DARREN MARKLEY, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of U.S. Bank, The Private Client Reserve DENNIS MOORE, Vice President of Sales and Marketing of the Denver Broncos Football Club BILL MYERS, Vice President of Communications and Corporate Social Responsibility for DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.

KRISTIN TODD, Senior Vice President of the Daniels Fund JAMIE VAN LEEUWEN, Senior Policy Advisor and Director of Community Partnerships to Gov. John Hickenlooper for the State of Colorado AMY VENTURI, Director of Social Investment for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation CELSO WHITE, Global Chief Supply Chain Officer for Molson Coors Brewing Company

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LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION DONORS

$25,0 0 0 AND ABOVE 9NEWS Boettcher Foundation Comcast Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce SCL Health System | Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital

$24,999 -10,0 0 0 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation BKD CPAs & Advisors, LLP Craig Hospital Daniels College of Business | University of Denver Daniels Fund DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc. Kaiser Permanente Leadership Denver 2015 Metropolitan State University of Denver MillerCoors Molson Coors Brewing Company Mortenson Construction Suncor Energy Services, Inc. U.S. Bank Western Union Xcel Energy

$9,999 -$5,0 0 0 Alpine Bank Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP Bryan Cave, LLP Children’s Hospital Colorado Cigna Colorado HealthOP CRL Associates Deloitte Denver Center for the Performing Arts Denver Urban Renewal Authority EKS&H El Pomar Foundation FirstBank Global Technology Resources, Inc. (GTRI) GroundFloor Media Hensel Phelps Construction Hogan Lovells US, LLP IMA Financial Group Jones Lang LaSalle Brokerage, Inc. Lillis Foundation Lockton Companies Noble Energy, Inc. Perkins Coie, LLP Pinnacol Assurance Saunders Construction, Inc. Sewald Hanfling Public Affairs Southwest Airlines Sports Authority Trautman & Shreve UnitedHealthcare University of Colorado Denver University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus University of Colorado Hospital University Physicians, Inc.

$ 4,999 -$1,0 0 0 Bespoke Event Group Campos EPC CM Dietrich Colorado Health Foundation Colorado Mountain College Colorado State University COPIC CSU Global D.A. Davidson & Co. Denver Broncos Football Club The Denver Foundation Eide Bailly LLP Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners Forest City Stapleton, Inc. GE Johnson Construction Company Girls, Inc. Goodwill Industries of Denver IHS Global Impact Denver 2015 Lewis Roca Rothgerber, LLP Merrick & Company Mile High United Way PCL Construction PEBC Quickland Technology Group Rebound Solutions Regis University RTL Networks Syntrinsic Investment UMB Bank, NA University of Denver | University College Vectra Wealth Management, Vectra Bank VOCA Public Relations Washington University St. Louis

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REVENUE AND INVESTMENTS

Your Investment in the Leadership Foundation

Our Investment in the Leadership Community

2%

FUNDRAISING

$11,405

$97,350

Administration

3%

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

In-kind

7%

$1,099,049

IN-KIND

Programs and Events

$61,244 Donations

$538,305 Sponsorship

10%

ADMINISTRATION

78%

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AND EVENTS (INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS)

2014

LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION TEAM 2015

From left: Nikki Barta, Dave Suss, Kirsten Vermulen, Danielle Mellema, Mikaela Gibson, Denise King, Megan Gibson, Jenna Farley and Dan Lewis.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, KATIE KRAMER Katie Kramer helmed the Leadership Foundation as its interim executive director over the past year. She guided the Leadership Foundation forward with her extensive knowledge as an alumna and board member. The arrangement was made possible through a generous partnership with the Boettcher Foundation, which agreed to an executive loan of Kramer to the Leadership Foundation. And, Katie continues to offer her time to the Leadership Foundation, serving as chair of its board of directors for 2015-16.

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VOLUNTEERS

Akasha Absher Salvador Aceves Kathryn Albright Laura Aldrete Amani Ali Jandel Allen-Davis Alires Almon Jeremy Anderson Eric Anderson Paul Andrews Angela Baier Samuel Bailey Justin Ball Greg Bante Ramon Bargas Linda Barker Ellen Baskerville Seth Belzley Christine Benero Luis Benitez Peter Bernstein Carrie Besnette Hauser Mary Bevington Shailen Bhatt JR Bitzer Joe Blake Tom Boasberg Gil Boggs Kenneth Boyd Deborah Brackney Derek Brandt Suzanne Brennan Carol Breslau Thomas Brinegar Linn Brooks Kelly Brough Michael Brown William Browning Michael Brownlee Melissa Brownstein Tara Bruckert Stephanie Bruno

Marti Brust Cedric Buchanon Kristin Calder Ryan Call Brady Campbell Tracey Campbell Marco Campos Jennifer Chang Alex Choi Leanna Clark Tom Clark Liz Cook Jill Cooper Justin Cooper Jeff Cornelius Pat Cortez Clay Cousins Cathy Cowles Pat Coyle Frank Coyne Katy Craig Kimball Crangle Chris Daues Thomas Davidson Andy Davis Jerome Davis Paul Deaderick Bob Deibel Jude Del Hierro John Desmond Layla DeStaffany Tony DeVito Lindsay Dolce Theresa Donnelly Tami Door Patrick Downing Amy Downs Evan Dreyer Jami Duffy Kelly Dunkin Tara Dunn Stephanie Dybsky

James Eklund Dave Eller Don Elliman Laura English MartĂ­n Enriquez Jennifer Erixon David Eves Renny Fagan Bain Farris Shayna Ferm Megan Fisher Adam Fisher Mike Fordyce Steven Foster James Foy Andrew Freedman Andrea Fulton Gary Gaessler Olga Garcia Maria Garcia Berry Rep. Alec Garnett Chris Gates Dave Genova Russell George Jessica George Josh Geppelt Chris Gibbons Edweena Gilmore David Goff Coby Gould Anthony Graves Gino Greco Patricia Greer Jennifer Hallam Joey Ham Mayor Michael B. Hancock Dan Hanley Chris Hansen Commissioner Erik Hansen Ulcca Hansen Lynea Hanson Taylor Henderson

Kyle Henley Nita Henry Paula Henry City Council President Christopher Herndon Gov. John Hickenlooper Sen. Owen Hill Tim Hinchey Kenneth Ho Brandy Hodgson Steve Holloway Rebecca Holmes Kittie Hook Aleah Horstman Curtis Hubbard David Huber Shawn Huff Shawn Hunter Julia Hutchins Jack Ihle Douglas Jackson Barbara Jahn Michael Jenet Diane Johnson Tracy Johnson GG Johnston Sen. Michael Johnston Tasha Jones Matt Jordan Stephen Jordan Deborah Jordy Ron Kammerzell Matt Kaspari Dale Katechis Steve Katsaros Tonya Kaye Tammy Keffeler Melissa Kelley Cary Kennedy Vanecia Kerr Holli Keyser Jon Keyser

Stephanie Klein Joy Klein Jeff Klem Councilwoman Robin Kniech Sharon Knight Eddie Koen Michael Korenblat Eric Kornacki Katie Kramer Katherine Kranz Scott Laband Heather Lafferty Pat Landrum Camila Lara Jarrod Lassen Vicky Lea Christie Lee Damion LeeNatali Jon Lehmann Kelly Leid Jennifer Leitsch Todd Leopold Anne Levinsky Andrew Levy Regina Lewis Paul Lhevine Jim Licko Craig Lieberman Bill Lindsay Peggy Littleton Amy Liu Dominic Lloyd James Lochhead Annelise Loevlie Heidi Loshbaugh Lynnea Louison Tracey Lovett Michelle Lucero Tom Luehrs Jeff Lyng Lucas Mallory Ted Manley

Art Maples Jason Maples Karla Maraccini Becky Mares Elaine Mariner Darren Markley Keith Marks Andrew Marshall Pam Martinez Gary Martinez Matthew Mason Nick Massie John Mastro Tim Mauck Craig May Brian McBroom Brendan McGuire Patrice McMonigle Brigid McRaith Brad Meuli Dafna Michaelson Eva Milko Stephen Miller Bennie Milliner Gretta Mincer Charlotte Min-Harris Andrew Mohraz Dennis Moore Angela Morrison Brenda Morrison Kevin Morse Zachary Mugge Anthony Murphy Bill Myers Jennifer Nealson Sue Nikolai Michael Niyompong George Noe Thad Noll Alex Oesterle Rep. Dan Pabon Jon Pagnozzi

Dustin Palmer Chris Parr Cindy Parsons Ben Parsons Katie Payer Bo Peretto Bob Peters Rick Petersen Peter Piccolo James Pinto Chris Piper John Powell Scott Prestidge Tim Prewitt Laurence Price Tony Price Jeremy Priest Peter Quinn Lorii Rabinowitz Luke Ragland Karla Raines Chelsea Ramaniello Kyle Ramstetter Pam Reichert Kim Reynolds Don Richards Lisa Rigsby Peterson John Robinson Ramonna Robinson Teri Robnett Monica Rodriguez Ruth Rohs Shaun Rojas Edward Romero Jason Romero Jessica Romer Maja Rosenquist Ryan Ross Evan Rothstein Martha Rubi Dan Ryan Benilda Samuels

Angela Scalan Pamela Scharf Kirk Scheitler Heather Schell Catherine Schwartz Garry Seaber Nicole Seltzer Andy Seth Quincy Shannon Scott Shiller Holly Shilliday James Shmerling Rene Simard Dedrick Sims Beverly Sloan Matthew Smith Vincent Snyder George Sparks David Spector Mary Spillane Julie Sprigg Kristin Stork Jason Strauss Taber Sweet Amy Symons Terri Taylor Ang Theiman Dino Kent Thiry Shelley Thompson Kristin Todd Andrea Tollar Blankenship Jamie Torres Stephanie Turco Kathy Underhill Kim Ursetta Marilee Utter Lynne Valencia Jamie Van Leeuwen Sara van Rensburg Sean VanBerschot Cheri Vargo Marco Vasquez

Shannon Veile Amy Venturi Marc Waage Colin Walker Steve Walkup Clay Waller Nancy Walters Reginald Washington Phillip Washington Alana Watkins Zane Way Travis Webb Colin Wheeler Ginger White Celso White Brooke Wilcken Richard Wilhelm Stuart Williams Anne Wilson Ed Wingfield Ellen Winiarczyk Andrew Woglom David Wood Helen Wood Jon Woods Kathy Workman Chris Worley Brian Wynne Rodney Yokooji Sandy Young Steve Ziegler David Zucker

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PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS

ACCESS DENVER 2015 Pamela Albers Manoj Bandreddi Jeff Barratt George Batejan Stacey Bledsoe Spencer Borison Amy Broughton Brian Callahan Larry Callin Mike Connelly Patrick Cowan Jeremy Creamean Louis Cripps Scott Fleming Everette Freeman Karyn Gonzales G. Anthony Grant Kenny Green Juan Gutierrez Sarah Harman Elizabeth Hinde Richard Hosley Mark Hough Barbara Jahn Pamela Jansma Brad Jessen Sarah Kabat Timothy Keane Christopher Lee Chelsea Malone Katrina Managan Megan Miller Mike Milligan Amanda Mountain Jonathan Munro Rachel Nance Kevin Neher Jill Nelson Cathy Orquiola David Padrino Edward Pierce James Pinto Shari Plantz-Masters

Shelley Powell Lorrie Ray Sarah Reeves Fred Ruess Jamie Sabatier Richard Sandrock Lauren Schmidt Scott Shiller Bart Starr Amber Strickler Craig Stromberg Steve Topalian Josett Valdez Negley Craig Walters Michele Warren Dan Wherry Carolynne White Karla Whittenburg Julie Wienberg Laura Worzella COLORADO EXPERIENCE 2015 Tracey Adams-Peters Adam Agron Pamela Albers Rebecca Almon Erik Anglund Marci Auston Greg Bante Peter Binney Brent Bowman Thomas Brinegar Kelly Brough John Burtness Renee Carmody Tom Cech Ryan Chase Jeffrey Clevenger Steve Coffin Justin Cooper Mizraim Cordero Bridget Coughlin Andy Davis Jerome Davis

Cristal DeHerrera Tony DeVito FloraJane DiRienzo Angie Drumm Tara Dunn Dave Eller David Ellerbroek Bill Fowler Unity Franko Keo Frazier Timothy Gaudette Paul Giovannetti Michael Glass Lauren Grosh Mowa Haile Andrew Hancock Christopher Harvey Sandra Haynes Paula Henry Kittie Hook Lisa Hough Mark Isakson David Jaudes Jenifer Jessep GG Johnston Jennifer Jones Tasha Jones Matt Jordan Charlie Kercheval Alea Kilgore Aaron Knight Katie Kramer Dan Lewis Jim Licko Lynnea Louison Merlin Maley Tim Mauck Brendan McGuire Brandon Mencini Charlotte Min-Harris Andy Mountain Bill Myers Brent Neiser Sean Nesbitt Wendy Nkomo

Wes Parham Chris Piper Dana Polonsky John Pierre Powell Lorii Rabinowitz Leah Rausch Don Richards Holli Riebel Ruth Rohs Shaun Rojas Gil Rudawsky Benjamin Sawyer Kirk Scheitler Paula Schriefer Tim Schultz Andy Seth Ellen Severe Rob Simmons Kimberly Smith Donna Smith Rob Smith Jackie Snyder Peter Spina JW Stamison Jim Thomas Nicholas Thomas Leo Tokar Amy Venturi Mary Jo Vobejda Billy Wallace Travis Webb Gregory Welch IMPACT DENVER 2015 Eric Adams Bryce Ballew Nathaniel Barker Josh Berry Amy Berryman Mark Bolton Jenny Boyle Gary Bustin William Chan Carrie Claiborne Megan Conklin

Steve Coughran Amy Daly Laura Davies Jenn Denfield Margaret Dioguardi Liz Drogin Jill English Allison Farrar Melissa Field Betsy Fordyce Thomas Freiling Danielle Glover Deborah Gutfeld Lori Hardwick Elena Harman Kristin Harris Ashley Hause Heather Hope Cory Kalanick Paul Kane Jessica Keegan Kristina Kesselring Jeffrey King Rebecca Kisner Lauren Kloock Jill Loftus Sherwin Louie Kara Lyons Tara Manthey Sarah McAfee Jason Melvin Ashleigh Miller Joy Miller Clayton Millice Anthony Mirenda Jon Mohr Kelli Mowrey Marisa Murgolo Tiana Nelson Meghan Nutting Brandan Oliver Molly Osadjan-Rudolf Stephanie Osterman Kimberly Owens Stephanie Pacheco-

McRae Brian Payer Eric Peterson Chris Pharo Marisa Pooley Lauren Quillian Nicole Rolstad Sierra Russell Deanna Saulnier Becca Schaapveld Anna Schumann Jessica Schwartz Shauna Shafer Nina Sharma Megan Sheehan Tanaka Shipp David Shirazi Alex Shortle Adam Silver Alissa Smith Callae Snively Merrill Stillwell Rebecca Theis David Thomas Bryon Thornburgh Sam Troge Rhiannon Tryon Teresa Vanderbosch Neal Walia Joshua Ward Emily Wattman-Turner Irene Weygandt Anica Wong Jon Woods Alanna Young LEADERSHIP DENVER 2015 Akasha Absher Jessica Acosta Timi Aguilar Jeremy Atencio Frankki Bevins Erin Binford Andrew Blaustein

Brandon Bontrager Mark Cavanaugh Kenneth Crowley James Cryan Lisa Dale Sonia Danielsen Erin Dolan Dave Espinosa Dave Fisher Andrea Fulton Summer Gathercole Yoal Ghebremeskel Perla Gheiler Charles Gilford Diana Goldberg Ryan Good Kate Greeley Anil Idiculla Tonya Kaye Heath Kirschner Stephanie Klein Jeff Klem Scott Laband Damion LeeNatali Jennifer Leitsch Marie Logsden Lynnea Louison Janet Lowe Venetia Marshall John Mastro Patrick McFarlen Lindsay McKae Ray Merenstein Jeremy Morgan Tariana Navas-Nieves Elizabeth Norris Christina Ortiz Bluth Jon Pagnozzi Kara Penn Brett Petruzzi Chris Piper Beverly Razon Meshach Rhoades Malik Robinson Thomas Romer

Leonard Salvaggio Andrew Schmidt Chet Seward Rob Smith Brian Stein Monika Stenger Andrea Stith Amy Symons Shelley Thompson Sonya Ulibarri Srecko “Lucky� Vidmar Nancy Walters Brian Wynne LEADERSHIP EXCHANGE 2014 Steven Bachar Angela Baier Dave Baker Evelyn Baker Justin Ball Greg Bante John Beeble Christine Benero Carrie Besnette Hauser Kim Bimestefer Shannon Block Councilman Albus Brooks Kelly Brough John Burtness Michael Cafasso James Capps Victoria Cavanaugh Scott Chase Chris Chavez Brent Chrite Leanna Clark Tom Clark Rob Cohen Justin Cooper Bridget Coughlin Lori Davis Bob Deibel Jeff Dolan

Tami Door Carla Dore Tara Dunn Eric Duran Don Elliman Ana English Laura English Donna Evans Jennifer Evans Keith Evans David Eves Renny Fagan Bain Farris Joanne Field David Fine Mike Fordyce Steve Foster Jack Fox Lori Fox Doug Friednash Andrea Fulton Beth Ganz Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia Noel Ginsburg Laura Giocomo Paul Giovannetti Ellen Golombek Josh Gould Mowa Haile Joey Ham Mayor Michael B. Hancock Joshua Hanfling Chris Hansen John Harney Kristin Heath Colon Gov. John Hickenlooper Eric Hiraga Jim Holder Kittie Hook Bob Hottman John Huggins Tracy Huggins Aaron Hyatt Dan Igoe

Barb Jahn Brandon Johnson Jennifer Johnson Tasha Jones Stephen Jordan Deborah Jordy Phil Kalin David Kenney Ann King White Rick Kinning Mike Korenblat Katie Kramer Dick Krugman Scott Laband Bob Lachenmayer Peggy Lehmann Michelle Lucero Sean Maley Jason Maples Darren Markley Lilly Marks Scott Martinez Mike Matthews Margie Mauldin Randy Miller Stephen Miller Erik Mitisek Scott Moore Todd Munson Bill Myers Jennifer Nealson Michael Niyompong Cindy Parsons Ceyl Prinster Lorii Rabinowitz Brandy Radey Don Richards Holli Riebel Jon Robinson Ramonna Robinson Todd Roebken Ruth Rohs Maja Rosenquist Sandy Rothe Gloria Rubio-Cortes

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Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.”

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