Elizabeth Doris is the Principal Laboratory Program Manager for State Local, and Tribal Audiences at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. She manages a $10M annual portfolio and is responsible for developing and directing all aspects of NREL’s relationship with these audiences and coordinating these activities across the laboratory. Liz has 15 years of program development and management experience in energy efficiency and renewable energy policy research and content expertise in energy policy, including over 50 publications on effective policies for clean energy development. She has a B.S. degree in Environmental Science from Boston University and an M.A. in Environmental Policy from Johns Hopkins.

Elizabeth Anderman is the Associate Director of and an instructor in the Farrand Residential Academic Program at the University of Colorado Boulder. She teaches writing, film, and literature classes for first-year students. She has published articles on Wilkie Collins and mid-nineteenth century Victorian sensation fiction. Her research and teaching interests include Victorian literature, visual culture, and film and women’s studies. She received her doctorate in English literature in 2006 from the University of Colorado Boulder, where her dissertation was recognized as the best dissertation in the humanities that year. In her non-academic life, Elizabeth is a passionate advocate for children with disabilities and the arts. She is currently on the board of Curious Theater and Developmental Fx. She has served on many boards in Denver including the Denver Public Library Friends Foundation, the ACLU, Sewall Child Development Center, Colorado Public Television – KBDI Channel 12, and Theater in the Park. Elizabeth loves spending time with her two wonderful daughters, Maggie (20) and Jennifer (18), and her husband Evan.

Sebrina Ivey is the Chief Compliance and Operations Officer for GHP Investment Advisors (GHPIA) in Denver, CO. Sebrina joined GHPIA in 2012, prior to joining GHPIA, Sebrina was the controller for Developmental Pathways, a not-for-profit providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Sebrina is a Certified Public Accountant in Colorado, a Certified Internal Auditor and earned a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS) designation. She has over 15 years of experience in a variety of industries including non-profit, higher education, and business loss consulting. Sebrina earned a BBA in Accounting and a BS in Sociology from the University of Northern Colorado in 2001. Sebrina lives in Highlands Ranch with her husband and two boys.

Don Drews is the President and Founder of Courageous Marketing. He is active in Denver’s marketing analytics community, with particular interests in integrating analytics across the marketing ecosystem and in corporate analytics leadership. He also has a strong interest in supporting social enterprise and mission-driven organizations. Described as a renaissance marketer, Don has held senior marketing and sales management positions in consumer products, services, and manufacturing companies. He was an adjunct marketing professor at DePaul and Loyola universities in Chicago, and he serves as a marketing advisor to several nonprofits. Don received his MBA from the University of Southern California, and his BA from UCLA.

Michael received his BA in Political Science, East Asian Studies, at Stanford University in 1973 and his MD at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1977. He completed a Pediatric Residency at The Children’s Hospital in Columbus Ohio (now Nationwide Hospital) associated with Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in 1980. He practiced for three years at a National Health Service site in Newport, Tennessee before moving to Denver in 1984 where he continued in general pediatric practice at Southeast Denver Pediatrics until his retirement in 2015. In the last 15 years of his practice he specialized in ADHD and related comorbidities also serving as the medical consultant to The STAR Center in Denver that specializes in children with Sensory Processing Disorder and sensory based feeding disorders.

He was a former Vice Chairman of the Dept. of Pediatrics at Rose Medical Center as well as a clinical faculty member of The Univ. of Colorado Health Science Center, and is a Senior Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Michael is married to Dr. Molly Frank, Family Practice, with whom he has three grown children. His outside interests include music performance and he has just completed another undergraduate degree in music composition at Regis University, Denver. He sings in two choral groups and performs in a local band called FreeStyle. He is on the Board of Directors of The Playground Ensemble, and Denver Sister Cities International, and he volunteers with several other community organizations. Additional interest include: fly fishing, cycling, photography, soccer, and international travel.

Karen Onderko spent the first half of her career in financial risk management and investment banking in NYC consulting banks about derivative products and, eventually, managing a business using interest rate options to guarantee the return of principal on 401(k) investments.

In 2009, she turned her attention toward the brain and studied neuroscience at CU Denver. Her work with Dr. Jim Grigsby researching executive functioning led her to become more interested in clinical applications to improve brain function. In 2015, she joined Integrated Listening Systems (iLs), a neuroplastic therapy company, as Director of Research and Education. At iLs (now owned by Unyte Health), Karen has collaborated closely with the scientist Stephen Porges, Ph.D. on commercializing an auditory intervention he developed, the Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP), making it available to occupational therapists, psychologists and trauma therapists around the world.

Karen is married to Bob Doherty and they have three daughters – Evan, Jane, and Camille. She has served as a trustee for the boards of the Denver Film Society, Challenge Denver, Stanley British Primary School, Colorado Academy, and the Aspen Brain Institute.

Heather Kuzma consults with K-12 educators, both nationally and in Colorado, through the Public Education and Business Coalition, a Denver-based nonprofit educational organization. She supports teachers, teams, instructional coaches, and administrators through coaching, facilitating, and collaborating around professional learning. Heather integrates her training in Advanced Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Schools to engage learners in advancing the teaching profession. She brings over 25 years of experience in the field of education, teaching in both elementary and middle school classrooms. Since 2010, she has coached teachers and leadership teams. She has worked as an instructional coach, a Professional Development Coordinator, and is also currently an Assistant Principal for Douglas County School District. Heather earned her Master’s degree in Reading and Language Arts from Oakland University. She holds a Type D Administration certification, and also earned her Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State University.

John recently retired from 40 years of the active practice of lawyer. He was a partner in Sender Wasserman Wadsworth where his practice included commercial real estate and complex bankruptcy work. In addition, he has been involved as a board member and fundraiser for several not for profits, including Breakthrough at Kent Denver, Camperships for Nebagamon and B’nai Havurah. He also served on the committee for the establishment of the middle school for Stanley British Primary School and as their legal advisor for the acquisition of its Lowry Campus. For the last 8 years he has served as a co-chair of the finance committee for Congressman Edwin Perlmutter. John and his wife Esther have lived in Denver since 1979 and have two adult children.

Rob Baumgarten is vice president of retirement plan sales at The Standard, where he helps businesses optimize retirement plans for their employees. He has over 30 years of experience as an organizational leader in sales, marketing, and client consulting. He holds a BS in business administration from the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder, and has completed licensure in Colorado for various FINRA, life insurance, and securities certifications. Rob lives in Denver with his wife and three children. Outside of the office, Rob is an active advisor to community organizations and has served on several boards and committees including DFX, the Kempe Fund, Jewish Family Service and Hillel of Colorado. He enjoys skiing and fly fishing.