Board of Advocates

Since its beginnings, the Presidents Leadership Class has been guided and supported by leaders from across the community, from for- and non-profit businesses, from academia, and from the alumni ranks. The governance body of PLC has evolved over the years to its current iteration as the PLC Board of Advocates.

The purpose of the Board of Advocates is to support the vision, mission, programs, students and alumni of the Presidents Leadership Class at the ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø, and to:

  • Advocate to increase the visibility, vitality, and utility of the PLC program;
  • Promote and generate financial and other resource development through fundraising and related strategies from corporate, foundation, and individual private gifts;
  • Support the development of an active and engaged alumni community; and,
  • Advise PLC staff and faculty on policies, strategies, and programming.

Most recently, the program initiated a DEI program audit done by Project Deviate. The results of the audit can be seen here. Training, coaching, and plans for improvement and progress are being done concurrently.

Board of Advocates

Chair


CFA, Bow River Capital

Members

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Cardiologist, Medical Director Advanced Heart Failure, University of Colorado School of Medicine


Vice President, Grants & Programs


‎Cybersecurity Director
Pikes Peak Community College


Senior Technical Analyst, CoBank


Partner, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP


Account Executive, Valve Systems, Inc.


On hiatus - sail seamstress


Corporate Strategist


Executive Director - CU Real Estate Center at Leeds School of Business


Advisor, Investor, Fish Deceiver


CFO at DW Healthcare Partners


Chief Marketing Officer at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade


Grants Program Officer at Boettcher Foundation

Lia Dino
Student Board Seat

Kerem Gurkan
Student Board Seat


Senior Director MarComm, Denver Scholarship Foundation

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Astrophysicist; Program Director, National Science Foundation; Professor, University of Colorado and George Mason University.


Brand Development Manager - Western U.S. at Barefoot Wine (E&J Gallo Winery)


Retired Partner - Latham & Watkins


Retired - Principal, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs


Account Executive at ValveSystems, Inc.


Director - Sales Operations at AT&T


Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN-Advanced Repro Med


Vice President, Marketing & Community Engagement at Catholic Charities of Denver


Associate Professor of Finance with Tenure at ºÚÁÏÉçÇøÍø, Faculty Director of the Burridge Center for Finance, Quinby Family Endowed Faculty Fellow