Board of Advocates
The purpose of the PLC Board of Advocates (BoA) is to support the vision, mission, programs, students and alumni of the Presidents Leadership Class, and to:
- Advocate for PLC programs, projects, and students 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 the PLC staff and faculty on policies, strategies, and programming.
The BoA membership includes PLC alumni, accomplished community leaders, and university officials.
Current Board members include:
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Chair:
Mr. Brad Dempsey
Partner
Faegre & Benson LLP
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Members:
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Ms. Gretchen Bliss
Retired - Deputy Director
Defense Intelligence Agency
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Dr. Sandy Bracken, Ph.D
President Emeritus
Newton Leadership Chair
University of Colorado
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Dr. Cathleen Burns, Ph.D
Owner/Consultant
Creative Action Learning Solutions LLC
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Mr. Frank Bruno
President
Boulder Community Health Foundation
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Ms. Ashley Elmblad
Director of Workforce Design
ReWork
President - PLC Alumni Group
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Mr. Ted Hamstra
Senior Vice President
Private Banking, Investment - Merrill Lynch
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Mrs. Suzanne Hoover
Community Volunteer
Boulder, Colorado
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Mr. Kevin Kearney
Corporate Strategist (retired)
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Dr. Jamie Van Leeuwen, Ph.D
Sr. Advisor to Governor
State of Colorado
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Dr. Joe Pesce, Ph.D., FRAS, FCPS
CEO & Founder
Omnis, Inc.
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Dr. Stephen Ruyle, MD
Urologic Surgeon
Urology Center of Colorado
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Dr. Stephanie Ruyle, MD
Pediatric Pathologist (retired)
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Dr. Reginald Valdez, DVM, MS, Ph.D
Senior Pathologist / Senior Investigator
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
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Mr. Richard G. Walker
Executive Vice President - Strategy and Corporate Development
Ascent Capital Group Inc.
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Mr. RIchard Wham
Managing Director Investments
Westfield Company, Inc.
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Mr. Scott Whitley
President & CEO
Tenth and Blake Beer Company
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Dr. Phil DiStefano
Chancellor
University of Colorado Boulder
ex-officio
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Dr. Michael Grant Ph.D
Associate Vice Chancellor & Vice Provost
Undergraduate Education
University of Colorado Boulder
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JoAnn Zelasko
Asst Dean of Administration
College of Engineering and Applied Science
ex-officio
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Ramya Palaniappan
PLC Scholar
Senior Class Board Seat
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Joshua Reinstein
PLC Scholar
Junior Class Board Seat
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