Swati Adarkar
Early Learning Advocate
Ashley Aguilar Espiritu
11th Grade Student
Skyline High School
Dr. Kara Ahmed
President
Educare Network
Alfonzo Alexander
Chief Ethics & Diversity Officer, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA)
Dr. Rosemarie Allen
Associate Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Noah Atencio
CEO
Philanthropy Colorado
Keelan Bailey
Asst. Dir., American Association of Colleges and Universities
Anthony Barela
Principal - Skyline High School
St. Vrain Valley School District
Christine Benero
President & CEO
Mile High United Way
Dr. Wendy Birhanzel
Superintendent
Harrison School District 2
Keith Bisaillon
Assistant Principal, Sierra High School, Harrison School District 2
Rodney Bolden
Head of Industry Engagement
Morgan Stanley
Dr. Kenneth Bowen
Program Coordinator
NCA&T
Mike Browne
Sr. Director, Community Engagement
Cultivate Learning
William Browning
President and CEO
Clayton Early Learning
Eric Buchanan
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Buffett Early Childhood Fund
Dr. Melinda Cain
Managing Director
Real World Solutions
Miriam Calderon
Vice President for Impact
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Dr. Terrence Cheng
Chancellor, Connecticut State Colleges & Universities
Carla Pokrywka Cole
Managing Principal
Space Inc.
Dr. Rebecca Corbin
CEO, National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship
Dr. Susana Cordova
Commissioner for Education
Colorado Dept. of Education
Dr. Ding-Jo Currie
President, Lingnan Foundation, California State University Fullerton
Dr. Shauna Diggs
Health Affairs Chair
Univ. of Michigan Board of Regents
Lisa Duran
Project Manager
Triad Bright Futures
Dr. Dolores Duran-Cerda
Provost and Exec. Vice Chancellor
Pima Community College
Lucille Echohawk
Cofounder
Native Americans in Philanthropy
Chawtana Edwards
Program Manager
FACES for the Future
Eva Flying
President
Chief Dull Knife College
Dr. Lissanna Follari
Associate Professor
University Colorado Colorado Springs
Shelley Ford
First VP, Financial Advisor The Pelican Bay Group at Morgan Stanley
Tracye Fortin
Director
Educare Central Maine
Dr. Dawn Frank
President
Oglala Lakota College
Tasha Fridia-Mousseau, JD
Chief Officer of Advancement & Tribal Relations, Friends of the Children
Dr. LaTonya Goffney
President, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
Mindy Gutierrez
Early Ed Apprenticeship Specialist
Colorado Mesa University/CMU Tech
Shannon Hall
Dir., Direct Services, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance
Isabelle Hau
Executive Director
Stanford Accelerator for Learning
Brenda Dolan Hobgood
Early Childhood Credential Specialist
Colorado Dept. of Early Childhood
Elsa Holguin
President and CEO
Denver Preschool Program
Dr. Paula Hopkins
President & CEO
Second and Sixth Management
Kyle Hybl
President & CEO
El Pomar Foundation
Dr. Karim Ismaili
President
Eastern Connecticut State University
Dr. Shawn Joseph
Co-Director, AASA (The School Superintendents Association)/Howard Urban Superintendent Academy
Samuel Lalane
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley
Frederick Lawrence
CEO, Phi Beta Kappa Society
Former President, Brandeis University
Dr. John Maduko
President
CT State Community College
Dr. Meera Mani
VP, Families & Communities
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Louise March
P-TECH Coordinator
St. Vrain Valley School District
Diego Mariscal
CEO and Chief Disabled Person
2Gether-International
Dr. Pam Marsh
President
Expanding Early Care and Learning
Vail Shoultz McCole
EDEC Faculty
Colorado Mesa University/CMU Tech
Aaron Merchen
ED, Policy and Programs, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
Dr. David Miyashiro
Superintendent
Cajon Valley Union School District
Dr. Jenard Moore
Dir., Male Academic and Student Success, North Carolina A&T
Caitlin Morris
Director, Childcare & Youth, Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District
Russell Noles
Past Chair, Board of Trustees, Metropolitan State Univ. of Denver
Dr. Mary Papazian
EVP, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Dr. Lynn Pasquerella
President, American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Riaz Patel
Executive Producer and Director
ConnectEffect
Rocío Pérez
Founder
Inventiva Consulting
Darla Piers de Grace
ED, Global Head of Diversity Talent Acquisition, Morgan Stanley
Jared Polis
Governor, State of Colorado
Chair, National Governors Association
Dr. Monte Randall
President
College of the Muscogee Nation
Santhosh Ramdoss
President and CEO, Chief Investment Officer, Gary Community Ventures
Maritza Recendiz
Skyline High School Graduate, Class of 2021
Erica Reid
Sr. Director of Chapter Success, Friends of the Children
Nicole Riehl
President & CEO, Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC)
Ahniwake Rose
President & CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Dr. Lisa Roy
Executive Director
Colorado Dept. of Early Childhood
Karmen Royall
Executive Director
Morgan Stanley
Brandon Shaffer
Executive Director of P-TECH
St. Vrain Valley School District
Ralph Smith
Managing Director
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
Dr. Dwayne Smith
President, Southern Connecticut State University
Tom Sullivan, JD
Board, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges
Bill Summers
Principal
Cañon City High School
Dr. Dana Suskind
Founder and Co-Director
TMW Center for Early Learning
Nick Terrones
Director of Community Relations
University of Washington
Dr. Zulma Toro
President
Central Connecticut State University
Jessica Tribett
Data Specialist
Colorado Department of Education
Erika Twani
CEO
Learning One to One Foundation
Carrie Tynan
CEO
Adolph Coors Foundation
Tom Vander Ark
CEO & Partner
Getting Smart
Kiera O’Shea Vargas, JD
Doctoral Candidate
University of South Carolina
Jill Vinson
Superintendent
Cardiff School District
Mai Vu
AI Program Manager
St. Vrain Valley School District
Rev. Lamont Wells
ED, Network of ELCA (Lutheran) Colleges and Universities (NECU)
Jerome “JYD” Williams
Author and former NBA player for the New York Knicks
Dr. David Kwabena Wilson
President
Morgan State University
Connie Zabalaga
Teacher Peer Mentoring
Colorado Department of Early Childhood