Board of Directors
The Board of Directors drives the strategy behind our mission and sets the stage for Colorado tech’s future – collectively representing almost half of all tech employees in the state. Their work help shapes programming, initiatives and goals for the organization and the advancement of Colorado’s tech ecosystem.
Officers of the Board
Carl Fitch
CEO, Statera (Board Chair)
David Roberts
CEO, SurveyGizmo (Past Chair)
Aleta Jeffress
CIO, City of Aurora (Chair Elect)
Keith Berets
Partner, Cooley
(Secretary)
William Mueldener
Denver Partner in Charge, Moss Adams (Treasurer)
Board of Directors
Shawn Adamson
VP, Comcast Business
Betty Arkell
Partner, Dorsey & Whitney
Eileen Baines
SVP, CIO, CoBank
Scott Burt
President, Integro
Alan Cullop
CIO, Davita
Frank Daidone
CEO, Nurse-Family Partnership
Andre Durand
CEO, Ping Identity
David Edinger
CIO, City & County of Denver
Lyle Ekdahl
SVP of Product Development, Oracle
Steve Foster
Director, Executive Education, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
James Gaulke
VP of Information Technology, PDC Energy
Jeffrey Grayson
SVP Digital Platforms, Alterra Mountain Co.
Ericka Hyson
COO, TextUs
Vernon Irvin
Albert Kendrick
CIO, FirstBank
Darin Kreimeyer
Partner, Ernst & Young
Pete Lorenzen
General Manager, Core Business Optimization, IBM
Vin Melvin
EVP & CIO, Arrow Electronics
Lee Mayer
CEO, Havenly
Erik Mitisek
President, Imagine Analytics
Suma Nallapati
CDO, Dish Network
John Oechsle
CEO, Swiftpage
Annette Quintana
Chairman & Co-Founder, Istonish
Molly Rauzi
CIO, Gagen MacDonald
Brandon Ridenour
CEO, ANGI Homeservices
Al Rosabal
Al Rosabal, CEO, Galvanize
Kristin Russell
Global President of Intelligent Systems, Arrow Electronics
Kirby Slunaker
President & CEO, REColorado
John Swieringa
COO, Dish Network
Theresa Szczurek
CIO & Executive Director, Colorado Governor’s Office of Information Technology
Joe Thurman
Founder & CEO, Jobber Group
Purnima Wagle
CIO & Digital Transformation Leader, DCP Midstream
Robert Ward
Partner, PwC
Jack Waters
CTO & President of Network Solutions, Zayo
Board Members Emeritus
Bob Newman
Co-Founder, JD Edwards
Don McCubbrey
Professor, Daniels School of Business – University of Denver
Bob Ogdon
Chairman & Founder, Swiftpage
Nancy Phillips
CEO & Co-Founder, ViaWest
J.B. Holston
Dean, Daniel F. Ritchie School of Engineering & Computer Science – University of Denver
