In this Capitol Report:
Meet the Colorado Chamber’s New Board of Directors
The Colorado Chamber of Commerce elected new board members at its annual membership business meeting.
The following individuals will serve on the Board of Directors for the Colorado Chamber:
First-Term Board Positions, Expiring October 2022
Andy Ahrendt, PCL Construction
Mike Antonucci, President, CPCneutek
Barbara Boner, Novartis
Doug Barr, Hunter Douglas Window Fashions Division
Jenny Engle, Fidelity Investments
Mike Jackson, Wright McGill
Jason Weston, Wells Fargo
Consecutive Board Positions, Expiring October 2022
Frank Caris, dpiX
Linda Cavanagh, AAA Colorado
Jim Johnson, G.E. Johnson Construction Company
Ray Johnson, IBM
Len Kalm, HCA HealthONE
David Rivera, Climax Molybdenum Company
Edie Sonn, Pinnacol Assurance
Barbara Walz, Tri-State Generation & Transmission Association
For One-Year Term Expiring October 2020 Representing Colorado Chamber of Commerce Executives
Kevin Hougen, Aurora Chamber of Commerce
The Colorado Chamber also elected its new Board Chair, Stacey Campbell. Campbell succeeds Rhonda Sparlin of RubinBrown LLP, 2018-19 Board Chair. Rachel Nance of Xcel Energy was named Board Chair-elect for 2020-21.
2020 EXECs Cohort Celebrated the End of Their Program
After 10 months and nearly 600 traveled miles, the 2020 EXECs Cohort officially celebrated the end of their program with a tour and awards ceremony at Laws Whiskey House on October 9, 2019. The group had an active year visiting the Capitol building and eight different companies that represented seven distinct industries. Collectively, the companies hosting a 2019 EXECs program employ nearly 13,000 people and have a financial impact of 10.8 billion dollars. It was quite an honor to discuss legislation and industry details with leaders whose companies are making such a great economic impact on the local and global economies. Details for the 2020 EXECs Advocacy Program will be sent to your membership representative next week.
Thank you to these 2019 host companies:
Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center
Lockheed Martin Space
Climax Molybdenum
Terra Energy
Peach Street Distillery
Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Native Roots
Zimmer Biomet
Laws Whiskey House
And congratulations to these emerging leaders and a special thank you to their sponsors:
Jennifer Altieri, Atmos Energy Corporation
Miranda (Barron) Hunter, Applied Control
Ashley Barrow, Healthier Colorado
Michael Barry, Ball Barry Uhlig, PLLC
Devin Brookhart, Lockheed Martin Space
Andrew Daughters, Four Winds Interactive
Eran Fraenkel, JR Butler
Jennifer Hash, Lincoln Tech
Jordan Keller, Lockheed Martin Space
Jason Klotsche, Droplet Measurement Technologies
Jamie Landers, Lockheed Martin Space
Adam Loveland, CityWide Banks
Stephanie McCay, PCL Construction
Felix Mestas, JR Butler
Stephany Ojard, AAA – Colorado
Cesar Orozco, Wells Fargo
Jamie Reck, Natural Soda, LLC
Kathryn Russell, XUMA Communications
George Saponas, AAA – Colorado
Heather Shocker, MAXAR
Mike Sousa, Plante Moran
Kyle Unruh, University of Colorado, Office of Industry Collaboration
Elisabeth Willner, Consulate General of Canada
Tiamo Wright, Cake Insure