2022 AGENDA
8:00 a.m. Breakfast & Networking
8:30 a.m. Welcome & Colorado’s Civic DNA:
Jerome Davis, LD ’02, President, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Presenting Sponsor remarks:
Gregg Moss, VP of Communications and Community Relations, Intermountain Healthcare
Andrea Fulton, LD ’15, Deputy Director, Chief Strategy Officer at Denver Art Museum, Board Chair Denver Leadership Foundation
9:00 a.m. Getting to Know Your Access Denver Participants
Colorado: Then, Now & Next
9:45 a.m. Community Impact for Over 150 Years
J. J. Ament, President of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
10:15 a.m. Role of Economic Development
Raymond H. Gonzales, Executive President of the Metro Denver EDC
11:15 a.m. Colorado’s Shifting Demographics
Elizabeth Garner, State Demographer, Colorado Department of Local Affairs
Arts and Education
12:15 p.m. Travel to Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Loft
980 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
12:45 p.m. Lunch at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Studio Loft
980 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Welcome John Ekeberg, Executive Director of DCPA Broadway & Cabaret
1:30 p.m. The Education Landscape in Colorado (K-12 and Higher Ed)
K-12 Funding Model – Mike Johnston, President & CEO of Gary Community Ventures
Dr. Marielena DeSanctis, President of Community College of Denver
2:30 p.m. SCFD, The Role of the Arts in our Economy
Deborah Jordy, SCFD, Executive Director
Behind the Scenes Tour (DCPA)
4:30 p.m. Debrief and Reflection on the Day
4:45 p.m. Reception @ DCPA’s Chamber Grant Salon
8:00 a.m. Breakfast and Networking
8:30 a.m. Welcome to Day Two
Katie Kramer, LD’06, President & CEO, Boettcher Foundation & Past Board Chair, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
8:45 a.m. Alumni Engagement
Kayla Garcia, Community Affairs Director, Molson Coors & Co-Chair, Alumni Advisory Council, Denver Metro Leadership Foundation
9:00 a.m. Policy Overview
George Sparks, President and CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Adam Burg, Vice President of Government Affairs, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce,
9:45 a.m. Load Buses for Empower Field
Colorado’s Challenges & Opportunities @ Empower Field 1701 Bryant St, Denver, CO 80204
10:15 a.m. Water: Supply & Demand for the Southwestern Region
Greg Fisher, Manager of Demand Planning, Denver Water
10:45 a.m. Transportation Overview
Phil Washington, CEO
Laura Jackson, Vice President, Air Service Development, Denver International Airport
11:50 a.m. Energy
Alice Jackson, Senior Vice President, System Strategy and Chief Planning Officer, Xcel Energy
Senator Chris Hansen
12:30 p.m. Lunch
30 minutes for lunch, 45-minute tour of Empower
Sponsor Remarks, Tyler Lyons, President, Alpine Bank & Board of Directors, Denver Metro Leadership Foundation
1:45 p.m. Housing Overview
Carl Koelbel, CEO, Koelbel and Company
2:15 p.m. Overview of Site Visit Options & Load Buses
2:30 p.m. Neighborhood Exploration
Site 1: Mariposa Housing Walking Tour (10th and Navajo St)
– Jami Duffy, Executive Director of Youth on Record
(15th and Platte St)Site 2: South Platte River/Elitch Redevelopment
– Ryan Aids, Executive Director of the Greenway Foundation
– Rhys Duggan, President & CEO, REVESCO Properties
Site 3: Auraria Campus (Tivoli Plaza)
– Dr. Will Simpkins, Vice President for Student Affairs, Metro State University
– Anthony Graves, Managing Director of Partnerships and Innovation, University of Colorado at Denver
– Katrina Wert, Executive Director of Workforce and Community Partnerships, Community College of Denver
3:30 p.m. Load Buses & Travel
3:50 p.m. Reconvene @ McGregor Square to move to Political Conversation Locations (bus staff will give directions) 1600 20th St, Denver, CO 80202
4:00 p.m. Political Conversations with Elected Officials
4:45 p.m. Access Denver closing and transition to Pinstripe Party
5:00 p.m. Pinstripe Party – 2001 Blake St, Denver, CO 80205*
*tickets are required and will be passed out day of.
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Ryan Aids
Executive Director
Greenway Foundation
ryan@greenwayfoundation.org
J. J. Ament
President & CEO
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
JJ.Ament@denverchamber.org
Adam Burg
Vice President of Government Affairs
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
adam.burg@denverchamber.org
Jerome Davis
President
Denver Leadership Foundation
Executive Vice President
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
jerome.davis@denverleadership.org
Dr. Marielena DeSanctis
President
Community College of Denver
Marielena.DeSanctis@ccd.edu
Jami Duffy
Executive Director
Youth on Record
jami@youthonrecord.org
Rhys Duggan
President & CEO
Revesco Properties
rduggan@revescoproperties.com
John Ekeberg
Executive Director
Denver Center for the Performing Arts
jekeberg@dcpa.org
Greg Fisher
Manager of Demand Planning
Denver Water
Greg.Fisher@denverwater.org
Andrea Fulton
Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer
Denver Art Museum
Kayla Garcia
Community Affairs Director
Molson Coors
Kayla.Garcia@molsoncoors.com
Elizabeth Garner
State Demographer
Colorado Department of Local Affairs
elizabeth.garner@state.co.us
Alec Garnett
Speaker of the House
elizabeth.garner@state.co.us
Raymond H. Gonzales
President
Metro Denver EDC
Executive Vice President
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
raymond.gonzales@metrodenver.org
Anthony E. Graves
Managing Director of Partnerships & Innovation
University of Colorado at Denver
anthony.graves@ucdenver.edu
Kate Greeley
Program Director
Denver Leadership Foundation
kate.greeley@denverleadership.org
Mayor Michael B. Hancock
City of Denver
Senator Chris Hanson
chris@hansenforcolorado.com
Leslie Herod
State Representative
leslie.herod.house@state.co.us
Alice Jackson
Senior Vice President, System Strategy and Chief Planning Officer
Xcel Energy
Alice.Jackson@xcelenergy.com
Laura Jackson
Vice President of Air Service Development
Denver International Airport
Laura.Jackson@flydenver.com
Mike Johnston
President & CEO
Gary Community Ventures
aarroyo@garycommunity.org
Deborah Jordy
Executive Director
Scientific and Cultural Facilities District
arlene@scfd.org
Carl Koelbel
Chief Operating Officer
Koelbel & Company
ckoelbel@koelbelco.com
Jackie Millet
Mayor
City of Lone Tree, CO
Jackie.Millet@cityoflonetree.com
Colin Larsen
State Representative
colinforcolorado@gmail.com
Will Simpkins, Ed.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs
Metro State University
wsimpkin@msudenver.edu
Stephanie Tavares-Rance
Deputy Director
Youth on Record
stephanie@youthonrecord.org
Andrea Viarial-Murphy
Director of Giving & Growing
Youth on Record
Katrina Wert
Director Center for Workforce Initiatives
Community College of Denver
Katrina.Wert@ccd.edu
MEET THE PARTICIPANTS
Penelope Bankowski
Director of Sales and Marketing
Workplace Resource
(303) 313-3302 | penelope.bankowski@wrcolo.com
Hamilton Boggs
Partner
McKinsey & Company
(303) 523-3330 | hamiltonboggs@gmail.com
Scott Bowling
President and CEO
Emeritus, ECF
(310) 845-8041 | Broncos52@yahoo.com
Chuck Brasfeild
CEO
Denver Area Council, BSA
(720) 364-6265 | chuck.brasfeild@scouting.org
Kate Brenan
CEO
Minds Matter Colorado
(617) 529-0270 | kate@mindsmatterco.org
Jenna Brown
Events & Sponsorship Sales Associate
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
(303) 620-8036 | jenna.brown@denverchamber.org
Kyler Burgi
Partner
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
(303) 892-9400 | kyler.burgi@dgslaw.com
Mallory Buys
Manager, Emergency Management
Denver Water
(860) 806-8017 | Mallory.Buys@denverwater.org
Aaron Calhoon
Director of Operations
Mortenson
(720) 670-0822 | aaron.calhoon@mortenson.com
Sean Choi
Director of DEI
FirstBank
(303) 329-4763 | Sean.Choi@efirstbank.com
Kara Chrobak
Member
Sherman & Howard, LLC
(303) 299-8461 | kchrobak@shermanhoward.com
Kaleb Curtis
EVP – Head of Middle Market Colorado
Independent Financial
(303) 293-5611 | kaleb.curtis@ifinancial.com
James Doe
Executive Director, Commercial Banking Market Executive
JPMorgan Chase Bank
(303) 525-2864 | james.m.doe@chase.com
Margee Fawley
Chief Talent Officer
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
(410) 507-6272 | margee.fawley@dgslaw.com
Anat Fraenkel
Senior Manager, Management Consulting
Credera
(720) 628-5475 | anat.fraenkel@credera.com
Kourtny Garrett
President and CEO
Downtown Denver Partnership
(303) 571-8208 | kgarrett@downtowndenver.com
Gillian Heaton
Vice President of Human Resources
Comcast, Mountain West Region
(720) 297-4582 | gillian_heaton@comcast.com
Lindsey Heeter
Vice President, Director of Marketing and Communications
Lockton
(303) 414-6233 | lindsey.heeter@lockton.com
Ethan Hemming
CEO
Warren Village
(720) 391-5241 | ehemming@warrenvillage.org
Derrek Hidalgo
VP Nursing Services/CNO
Craig Hospital
(303) 789-8450 | dhidalgo@craighospital.org
Lisa Hough
President/CEO
AC-REP
(303) 902-6920 | lisa.hough@adamscountyrep.com
Andrew Johnson
Litigation Practice Group Business Director
Lewis Roca
(303) 628-9612 | ajrjohnson@lewisroca.com
Mike Jones
Chair MN & CO, Head of Middle Market Banking MN & CO
Huntington National Bank
(952) 475-7946 | michael.jones@huntington.com
Joshua Kakel
Executive Vice President, Regional Managing Director
PNC Bank
(410) 913-5368 | joshua.kakel@pnc.com
Lauren Karagozian
President
IMA, Inc.
(303) 615-7463 | lauren.karagozian@imacorp.com
Brittany Kauffman
Interim CEO
Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS)
(303) 871-6619 | brittany.kauffman@du.edu
Anne Kemmerling
Director of Neighborhood Services
Denver Public Library
(720) 865-2006 | akemmer@denverlibrary.org
Michael Kemp
Principal Consultant
Pioneer Management Consulting
(303) 915-9720 | mike.kemp@thepioneerteam.com
Robert Kenney
President
Xcel Energy
(303) 294-2882 | Robert.S.Kenney@xcelenergy.com
Michelle Marks
Chancellor
University of Colorado Denver
(303) 315-7682 | michelle.marks@ucdenver.edu
Dan Maxey
Chief of Staff
University of Colorado Denver
(303) 315-2125 | daniel.maxey@ucdenver@ucdenver.edu
Scott Petree
Partner
Plante Moran
(303) 846-3317 | scott.petree@plantemoran.com
Kelly Pretzer
Vice President
Brookfield Properties
(415) 583-5066 | kelly.pretzer@brookfieldpropertiesdevelopment.com
Craig Rants
SVP, Title Operations
Land Title Guarantee Company
(720) 201-1842 | crants@ltgc.com
Founder/CEO
Parachute Group Corporation
(720) 840-5695 | Carlos@parachutegroup.com
Kendee Ruark
Managing Director
JPMorgan Chase
(970) 682-0449 | kendee.n.ruark@chase.com
Dale Schneider
Vice President/General Manager
Saunders Construction
(303) 617-6506 | d.schneider@saundersinc.com
Richard Tagle
President & CEO
DPS Foundation
(720) 423-2200 | richard_tagle@dpsk12.net
Melanie Taylor
Of Counsel
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
(303) 223-1287 | mrtaylor@bhfs.com
Joseph Thurman
CEO
interviewIA
(719) 231-4343 | joe@interviewia.com
Meg Trubee
Public Affairs Manager
Denver Water
(303) 628-6320 | meg.trubee@denverwater.org
Gordon Trujillo
Vice President
DaVita, Inc.
(303) 324-4501 | Gordon.Trujillo@davita.com
Ana Ugartechea
SPD Operations Manager
Turner Construction Company
(210) 238-1247 | augartechea@tcco.com
Freeda M. Warren
Vice President, Advancement and Marketing & Communications
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
(330) 370-6499 | Freeda.Warren@dmns.org
Deanna Weber
Principal
AECOM
(949) 923-8413 | Deanna.Weber@aecom.com
Joaquin Zendejas
Commercial Banking Relationship Manager
PNC Bank
(602) 391-9226 | joaquin.zendejas@pnc.com