Wes Allison
President & CEO
National Western Stock Show
4655 Humboldt St. Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 303-299-5551
Cell: 254-717-0429 wallison@nationalwestern.com
Andy Aye
CO/AZ/NV/NM Market Leader, Global Industrials and Services U S Bank
950 17th St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-585-4084
Cell: 303-619-4555 andrew.aye@usbank.com
Leon Barmes
VP-CHRO Growth Function
Elevance Health
220 Virginia Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46204
Cell: 484-535-0485 leon.barnes@elevancehealth.com
Matt Bell
Senior VP, Venue Operations
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment 1000 Chopper Cir. Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-405-1306
Cell: 720-320-7996 matt.bell@teamkse.com
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Albus Brooks VP of Business Development & Public Affairs
Milender White 12655 W. 54th Dr. Arvada, CO 80002
Phone: 303-216-0420
Cell: 720-220-4632 abrooks@milenderwhite.com
Jennifer Chang
Federal Civilian Sales Leader
Google 2930 Pearl St. Boulder, CO 80301
Cell: 510-914-3689
Jennifer.m.y.chang@gmail.com
Rob Cohen
Chairman & CEO
IMA Financial Group, Inc. 1705 17th St., Suite 100 Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-615-7401
Cell: 303-898-7991 robert.cohen@imacorp.com
David Coors
Chairman & Head of Business Relations
Molson Coors Beverage Company PO Box 4030, Mailstop: BOC500 Golden, CO 80401
Phone: 303-277-3126
Cell: 720-550-0582
david.coors@molsoncoors.com
Kim Corrigan
General Manager
Limelight Hotel Denver 1600 Wewatta St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-592-1461
Cell: 303-916-2637 kcorrigan@limelighthotels.com
David L. Corsun
Director & Professor
Fritz Knoebel School of Hospitality
Management, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver, Joy Burns Center
2044 E. Evans Ave. Denver, CO 80208
Phone: 303-871-4268
Cell: 303-495-9265
david.corsun@du.edu
Navin C. Dimond CEO/Founder
Stonebridge Companies
4949 S. Niagara St., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80237
Phone: 303-785-3100
Cell: 303-619-2200 ndimond@copfordcm.com
Greg Feasel
Limited Partner / Advisor
Colorado Rockies Baseball Club 2001 Blake St. Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-312-2260
Cell: 303-437-4160 greg.feasel@rockies.com
Brent Fedrizzi
President, North American Regional Offices
AEG Presents 4180 Wynkoop St., Suite 300 Denver, CO 80216
Phone: 720-931-8709
Cell: 303-885-6826 bfedrizzi@aegpresents.com
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Jack Finlaw
President & CEO
University of Colorado Foundation 1800 Grant St., Suite 725
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-813-7902
Cell: 303-748-8351 jack.finlaw@cufund.org
Dorit Fischer Partner/ Real Estate Broker
NAI Shames Makovsky 1400 Glenarm Pl., Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-565-3025
Cell: 303-667-6873 dfischer@shamesmakovsky.com
Beth Gruitch Owner/Partner Crafted Concepts 1431 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-820-2282
Cell: 720-560-4343 beth@riojadenver.com
Chris Hinds Councilmember, District 10
Denver City Council
Denver City & County Building 1437 Bannock St., Room 451 Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-337-7710
chris.hinds@denvergov.org
Eric Hiraga
Chief Strategy Officer
Matrix Design Group 707 17th St., Suite 3150
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-572-0200
Cell: 303-885-3862
eric.hiraga@matrixdesigngroup.com
Walter L. Isenberg
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Sage Hospitality Group
1809 Blake St., Suite 200
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-585-7251
Cell: 303-884-1742
walter.isenberg@sagehospitalitygroup.com
Bruce A. James
Shareholder
Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, LLP
675 15th St., Suite 2900
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-223-1167
Cell: 720-987-3167 bjames@bhfs.com
Nick LeMasters
President & CEO
Cherry Creek North Business Improvement District
2401 E. 2nd Ave., Suite 150 Denver, CO 80206
Cell: 303-909-6599
nick@cherrycreeknorth.com
Greg Leonard
General Manager
Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center
650 15th St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-486-4501
Cell: 303-356-4486 greg.leonard@hyatt.com
Alison Mitchell
General Manager
Apiary Hotel
4855 S. Quebec St., Suite 150 Denver, CO 80237
Cell: 716-863-3587
alison.mitchell@marriott.com
Dennis Moore
Chief Commercial Officer
Denver Broncos Football Club 13655 Broncos Pkwy.
Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 720-258-3120
Cell: 303-917-2602
dennis.moore@broncos.nfl.net
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Mary Nguyen Founder, President Olive & Finch Collective 5500 E. Pacific Pl. Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-829-7900 mary@oliveandfinch.com
Cindy Parsons
Executive Director, Sustainability and ESG
CSG International 169 Inverness Dr. W., Suite 300 Englewood, CO 80112
Phone: 303-200-2000
Cell: 303-888-8550 cindy.parsons@csgi.com
Jenn Ridder Chief of Staff Office of Mayor Mike Johnston 1437 Bannock St., Room 350 Denver, CO 80203 jenn.ridder@denvergov.org
Murphy Robinson
Chief Executive Officer Robinson Corp. Security Group 6657 W. Ottawa Ave., Ste. B5 Littleton, CO 80128
Cell: 720-334-5728 murphy@robinsoncorps.com
Manny Rodriguez Chief Marketing, Experience & Customer Officer
UCHealth
Leprino Building, 12401 E. 17th Ave., Mail Stop F412 Aurora, CO 80045
Phone: 720-848-7851
Cell: 201-705-4593 manuel.rodriguez@uchealth.org
Katie Ross
Chief Marketing Officer
Denver Art Museum
100 W. 14th Ave. Pkwy. Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 720-913-0038
Cell: 720-771-8905 kross@denverartmuseum.org
Brian Roth
Regional Sales Director
United Airlines
United Flight Training Center (DENSS) 7401 E. MLK Blvd. Denver, CO 80207-2433
Cell: 720-480-1335 brian.roth@united.com
Jorge Sanchez President + CEO Hermes Worldwide, Inc. 6240 E. 49th Dr. Commerce City, CO 80022
Cell: 303-577-7601 jorge@hermesworldwide.com
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Amanda Sandoval Council President, District 1 Denver City Council 1810 Platte St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-337-7701
Cell: 303-808-4366 amanda.sandoval@denvergov.org
Frank Schultz Owner & CEO Tavern Hospitality Group 2200 S. Jackson St. Denver, CO 80210
Cell: 720-341-1815 fschultz@goodboyhospitality.com
Janice Sinden President & CEO
Denver Center for the Performing Arts 1101 13th St. Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-446-4804 Cell: 720-878-8674 jsinden@dcpa.org
Hollie Velasquez Horvath RVP, State Affairs & Community Relations Xcel Energy - Colorado 3500 Blake St., 4th Floor Denver, CO 80205
Phone: 303-294-2274
Cell: 303-880-5778 hollie.velasquez@xcelenergy.com
Robert Venus Vice President General Manager Freeman 4493 Florence St. Denver, CO 80238
Phone: 303-320-5121
Cell: 303-210-6344 rob.venus@freemanco.com
Sid Wilson President A Private Guide, Inc. 820 S. Monaco Pkwy, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80224
Phone: 303-758-8149
apgsid@comcast.net
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COMMUNITY BOARD MEMBERS
(formerly called Ex-Officio Board Members)
Andrea Albo
Executive Director
Scientific & Cultural Facilities District (SCFD)
1047 Santa Fe Dr. Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 303-860-0588, Ext. 110
Cell: 720-276-9222 andrea@scfd.org
J J Ament
President & CEO
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce 1445 Market St., Suite 400
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-620-8029
Cell: 720-936-3851 jj.ament@denverchamber.org
Mike Ferrufino
President & CEO
Colorado Hispanic Chamber of Commerce 444 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-534-7783 mferrufino@hispanicchamberdenver.org
Kourtny Garrett
President & CEO
Downtown Denver Partnership, Inc. 1515 Arapahoe Tower 3, Suite 100
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-571-8208
Cell: 469-471-4059 kgarrett@downtowndenver.com
Gretchen Hollrah
Executive Director
Denver Arts & Venues
1345 Champa St. Denver, CO 80204
Phone: 720-403-1835 gretchen.hollrah@denvergov.org
Debra Johnson
General Manager & CEO
Regional Transportation District 1660 Blake St., BLK-35 Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-299-2300
Cell: 720-392-6473 debra.johnson@rtd-denver.com
Adeeb Khan
Executive Director
Denver Economic Development & Opportunity
101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 850 Denver, CO 80203
Cell: 720-822-8494 adeeb.khan@denvergov.org
Amie Mayhew
President & CEO
Colorado Hotel & Lodging Association P.O. Box 36298
Denver, CO 80236
Phone: 303-297-8335
Cell: 303-204-5824 amie@chla.com
Melanie Mills
President & CEO
Colorado Ski Country USA
3773 Cherry Creek North Dr., Suite 955
Denver, CO 80209
Phone: 303-837-0793 mmills@coloradoski.com
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Sonia Riggs
President & CEO
Colorado Restaurant Association
430 E. 7th Ave.
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-830-2972
Cell: 720-937-3992 sriggs@corestaurant.org
Kate Rizzo
General Manager
Sodexo Live! 700 14th St.
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-228-8053
Cell: 303-598-8764
kate.rizzo@sodexo.com
Phillip A. Washington CEO
Denver International Airport
Executive Office, Airport Office Building
8500 Peña Blvd., 9th Fl. Denver, CO 80249
Phone: 303-342-2021
Cell: 720-636-3269
phillip.washington@flydenver.com
Tim Wolfe
Director, Colorado Tourism Office
State of Colorado
1600 Broadway, Suite 2500
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 720-788-5227
tim.wolfe@state.co.us
Lance Zanett General Manager
Legends Global, Colorado Convention Center
700 14th St. Denver, CO 80202
Phone: 303-228-8011
Cell: 303-621-6358 lzanett@denverconvention.com
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LIFETIME BOARD MEMBERS
(Voting per Bylaws, Article IV, Section 4.8)
A. Barry Hirschfeld President & CEO
A.B. Hirschfeld & Sons 150 S. Bellaire St. Denver, CO 80246
Phone: 303-333-1110
Cell: 303-898-1986 barry.abh@gmail.com
Al Timothy VP of Public Affairs (Retired) MillerCoors 7 Club Lane Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: 720-989-9150 altimothy99@gmail.com
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston
Colorado Governor Jared Polis
