Young Professionals (YoPro) Board
What is the CTA Young Professionals (YoPro) Board?
The CTA YoPro board reaches out to peers in the same age group, offering opportunities for them to get involved. Together, Colorado Technology Association and the YoPro board offer young philanthropists to engage and advocate the CTA mission.
The YoPro board’s purpose is to cultivate the talent of young professionally-minded individuals who supplement the primary CTA organization and board activities.
Specifically, members of the YoPro board:
- Create and manage events for the organization
- Make personal donations, and volunteer
- Establish and grow the representation of young professional involvement in the Colorado Technology community
- Assist in raising awareness and advocate the CTA and YoPro mission while connecting them with a broader network of supporters
About The Young Professionals (YoPro) Board
Why join the Young Professionals (YoPro) Board?
- Professional development opportunities
- Gain leadership skills and experience
- Grow professional network and reach
- Mentorship opportunities
Board Members
Crystal Allen
Executive Director, Marketing, CSG
Mary Armstrong
Senior System Analyst – Salesforce, Prologis
Ashley Barr
Strategy & Operations, FiveTran
Zachary Collins
Strategic Partnership Associate, Madison Taylor Marketing
Lauren Cox
Consultant, CGI
Cassandra Craddock
Enterprise Account Executive, Darktrace
Annie Crockett
Senior Consultant, Data & Analytics, CapTech Consulting
Jessica Dangoia-Crandall
Associate, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Jermyn Davis
Cloud Program Manager / Strategic Cloud Advisor, Google
Lauren Day
Technical Project Manager, Vestwell
Vanessa DeHope
Senior Manager, Dietrich Partners
Dani Fitch
Strategy and Operations Consultant, Slalom Consulting
Adam Groom
Co-Founder and Managing Member, StratorSoft
Colin Haas
Senior Associate, Bow River Capital – Software Growth Equity Fund
Eliza Landa
Senior Enterprise Account Executive, Hone
Kelly Maguire
Data & Analytics Consultant, Slalom Consulting
Kyle Moore
Director of Client Services, RevGen Partners
Alex Ngu
Trimble
Leonard Parker III
Revenue Operations Analyst, Xactly Corp
Eric Pierce
Sr. Manager of Technical Support, St. Vrain Valley Schools
Drew Port
VP, Incident Response, Rule4
Michael Sadwith
Sales Analyst, Slalom
Sara Saihati
Business Development Representative, Arrow Electronics
Nathan Tiedt
Manager, CapTech Consulting
Jake Varra
Senior Consultant, Thought Ensemble
What requirements need to be met to join the Young Professionals Board?
- Must be a premier corporate member
- Must agree and fulfill board and committee time requirements
- 1 board meeting per month
- 1 committee meeting per month
- Must attend at least half of all young professional events
- 2-year board involvement commitment
- Contribute $500 annually in fundraising (give and/or get)
- Must be willing to share CTA marketing content on social platforms
- Must be a working professional between the age of 18 and 38 or new to the technology industry
