State Level (mainly Denver)
Dan Baer, former executive director, Colorado Department of Higher Education
Joe Barela, executive director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Andrea Blankenship, director of international tourism, Tourism Office, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Shannon Block, executive director and chief operating officer, Skillful Colorado, a Markle Initiative
Drew Ceccato, manager, Skillful Colorado, a Markle Initiative
Ralph W. Christie, Jr., former chief executive officer and current chairman emeritus, Merrick & Company
Stan Dempsey, Jr., president, Colorado Mining Association
Alison Felix, vice president, Denver Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Karen Gerwitz, president and chief executive officer, World Trade Center Denver
John Harpole, founder and owner, Mercator Energy
Stephanie Harrison, client account manager and senior project manager, Jacobs
Gary Hart, former U.S. senator
Jenny Heeter, senior energy analyst, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
James Iacino, president and chief executive officer, Seattle Fish Company
Molly Kocialski, regional director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Rocky Mountain
Jeff Kraft, division director, Business Funding & Incentives, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Julie Levy Duvall, state director, U.S. Senator Michael Bennet
Eve Lieberman, chief policy adviser, Governor Jared Polis
Alexandra Peterson, senior manager, Skillful Colorado, a Markle Initiative
Betsy Markey, executive director, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Frannie Matthews, president and chief executive officer, Colorado Technology Association
Andy Merritt, state director, U.S. Senator Cory Gardner
Cathy Ritter, director, Tourism Office, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Daniel Salvetti , manager, Strategy and Analytics, Global Business Development, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Richard W. Scharf, president and chief executive officer, Visit Denver
Greg Sobetski, senior economist, Colorado Legislative Council
Martin Vieiro, program manager, Global Business Services, World Trade Center Denver
Scott Wasserman, president, Bell Policy Center, and former deputy chief of staff for former governor John Hickenlooper
Kate Watkins, chief economist, Colorado Legislative Council
Arapahoe and Douglas (Denver South)
Patty Boyd, Tri-County Health Department
Tom Brook, Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Alicia Cartwright, Arapahoe Library District
Alex Cowsky, Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Jackie Devine, Alpine Bank
Colbe Galston, Douglas County Libraries
Mike Hanbery, Webolutions
Patrick J. Holwell, Arapahoe Douglas Workforce Development Board
Katy Hoxworth, Kaiser Permanente
JD Key, BluePrint Strategies
Lauren Masias, Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Greg Mills, Kaiser Permanente
Lynn Myers, Denver South Economic Development Partnership
Polly Page, self-employed, formerly Colorado Public Utilities Commission
Matt Saiedfar, Koala Kare
Anthony Valdez, South Metro Fire Rescue
Boulder (city and county)
Matt Appelbaum, Boulder mayor (former)
Chris Barge, Community Foundation Boulder County
Clif Harald, Boulder Economic Council
Jeff Hirota, Community Foundation Boulder County
Ken Hotard, Boulder Area Realtor Association
John Tayer, Boulder Chamber
Denver (city and county)
Andrew Halpern, master of public administration student, University of Colorado Denver
J.J. Ament, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation
Greg Boushelle, BBVA USA
Kelly Brough, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Samantha Economos, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical
Mike Ferrufino, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver
Nicole Frank, Hyder Construction
Stephanie Garnica, City and County of Denver
Laura L. Jackson, Denver International Airport
Jeff Romine, City and County of Denver
Joe Suardi, RK
Laurie Tabachnick, City and County of Denver Parks and Recreation Department
Rich Werner, Upstate Colorado Economic Development
El Paso (Colorado Springs)
Tatiana Bailey, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Jeff Bohn, 21st Space Wing
Rich Burchfield, Catalyst Campus
Brian Dziekonski, Army Corps of Engineers
Lynne Jones, Installation Management Command
Dee McNutt, U.S. Army
Paul Rochette, Summit Economics
La Plata (Durango)
Theresa Blake Graven, Treehouse Communications
Paul Brown, rancher and former state representative
Katie Burford, Cream Bean Berry
Ed Cash, Durango High School
Sierra Di Marco, Durango Adult Education Center
Dale Garland, Durango High School
Jodi Hayden, First Southwest Bank
Becky Hutchinson, La Plata County Fairgrounds
Kirk Komick, Rochester Hotel
Laura Marchino, Region 9 Economic Development District
Melanie Mazur, Durango Herald
Brian Rose, Region 9 Economic Development District
Mark Simon, Community Banks of Colorado
Carol Thompson, CSA Bookkeeping
Loretta Velasquez, Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Julie Westendorff, La Plata Board of County Commissioners
Melissa Yousef, City of Durango
Roger Zalneraitis, Southern Ute Indian Tribe
Mesa (Grand Junction)
Bonnie Aman, Western Colorado Community College
Kurt Anderson, Copeland Supply
James Arrieta, Sooper Credit Union
Seth Cahalan, EIS Solutions
Greg Caton, City of Grand Junction
Tim Foster, Colorado Mesa University
Glen Gallegos, University of Colorado
Shannon Gannon, Express Employment Professionals
Sonja Hruby, NuQuest
Celina Kirnberger, Mesa County Workforce Center
Jon Maraschin, Business Incubator Center
C.J. Rhyne, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Diane Schwenke, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Jay Seaton, Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Jessica Smith, Reynolds Polymer Technology
Bo Tobin, Mesa County Valley School District 51
Tanya Travis, Mesa County Valley School District 51
Darcy Weir, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce
Otero (La Junta)
Danelle Berg, Otero County Economic Development
Ethan Berg, La Junta Municipal Airport
Audrey Dehdouh-Berg, DeBourgh Manufacturing
Kevin Karney, Otero Board of County Commissioners (retired)
Rick Klein, City of La Junta
Jeannie Larsen , Southeast Health Group
Sarah Petramala, Otero Junior College
Pueblo (city and county)
Lance DeHerrera, GOAL Academy
Crystal Faricy, U.S. Bank
Margaret Gaillard, Pueblo Economic Development Corporation
Ben Lutze, EVRAZ
Mark Magnone, Legacy Bank
Joe O’Brien, Pueblo Economic Development Corporation
Brad Olson, Vestas
Jeff Shaw, Pueblo Economic Development Corporation
Chris Wiseman, Pueblo County Government
Weld (Greeley)
Pam Bricker, formerly at the Downtown Development Authority
Sean Conway, Weld County Commissioners
Audrey Herbison, Upstate Colorado Economic Development
Bill Jerke, FUEL
Steve Moreno, Weld County Commissioners
Jim Neufeld, RE/MAX Eagle Rock-Commercial Division