Board of Advocates

Since its beginnings, the Presidents Leadership Class has been guided and supported by leaders from across the community, from for- and non-profit businesses, from academia, and from the alumni ranks. The governance body of PLC has evolved over the years to its current iteration as the PLC Board of Advocates.

The purpose of the Board of Advocates is to support the vision, mission, programs, students and alumni of the Presidents Leadership Class at the University of Colorado Boulder, and to:

  • Advocate 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 PLC staff and faculty on policies, strategies, and programming.

Most recently, the program initiated a DEI program audit done by Project Deviate. The results of the audit can be seen here. Training, coaching, and plans for improvement and progress are being done concurrently.


Board of Advocates

Co-Chairs


Positive & Motivating Leader, People & Brand Builder


CFO at DW Healthcare Partners

Members

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Cardiologist, Medical Director Advanced Heart Failure, University of Colorado School of Medicine


Vice President, Grants and Programs
Boettcher Foundation


Director - Sales Operations at AT&T


Vice President, Marketing & Community Engagement at Catholic Charities of Denver

(BoA Secretary)
Senior Technical Analyst, CoBank


Associate Professor of Finance with Tenure at University of Colorado Boulder, Faculty Director of the Burridge Center for Finance, Quinby Family Endowed Faculty Fellow


Organizational Development, Strategy, Business & People Operations


CFA, Bow River Capital


Advisor, Investor, Fish Deceiver


Corporate Strategist


Executive Director - ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä Real Estate Center at Leeds School of Business (retired)

(alumni board representative)
Grants Program Officer at Boettcher Foundation


Senior Director MarComm, Denver Scholarship Foundation

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Astrophysicist; Program Director, National Science Foundation; Professor, University of Colorado and George Mason University.


Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN-Advanced Repro Med


Retired Partner - Latham & Watkins


Retired - Principal, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs


Chief Marketing Officer at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade

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Student Board Seats 2025-2026


Connections Team Lead, Professional Development Coordinator, 2024 PLC Scholar


Alumni Relations Coordinator, 2024 PLC Scholar