Board of Directors
Our work is guided by our Board of Directors, which is composed of business executives and education leaders who serve not only as our visionaries and ambassadors, but who also bring their respective knowledge and proficiencies to the challenges and opportunities facing public education today.
CHAIR
Pieter Leenhouts – Executive Director, Aurora Public School Foundation
Immediate Past Chair – Bill Myer, Davita Inc.
TREASURER
SECRETARY
Leslie Mitchell
DIRECTORS EMERITUS
John W. Low – Member, Sherman & Howard L.L.C.
John Nelson
Dr. Rick O’Connell – Superintendent (Retired), Douglas County Schools
George Sparks – President, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
MEMBERS
Jill Barkin – Vice President Corporate Philanthropy and Community Relations, JP Morgan Chase & Co
John Barry – Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools
Cheryl Campbell – Vice President Gas Systems Design Operations & Maintenance, Xcel Energy
Mary Chesley – Superintendent, Cherry Creek Schools
Deb DeMuth - Director, CollegeInvest
Daryl Edmonds
Chris Gdowski – Superintendent, Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Michelle Gomez – Trial Associate, Long & Page, LLP
Beverly Ingle – President, Colorado Education Association
Jennifer Kaufman – Vice President US Bank Commercial Banking Division
Patricia E. Keck – Public Relations Manager, CH2M HILL
Charles Kercheval – President, FirstBank of Cherry Creek
Jon Lehmann – Director Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs, Comcast Cable
Scott Murphy – Superintendent, Littleton Public Schools
Theresa Pena – Denver Education Compact
Anne Rowe – Denver Public School Board Member
Scott Russell – Vice President and General Manager, CenturyLink
Angelika Schroeder – Colorado State Board of Education
Bernadette Slowey
Cynthia Stevenson – Superintendent, Jefferson County Schools
Robin Van Bergen
Carey Wirtzfeld
Robin Wise – President and CEO, Junior Achievement-Rocky Mtn., Inc.