Advise the dean and school leadership on strategic, operational, and fiscal matters.
• Participate in task forces or committees for various strategic activities.
• Provide feedback on marketing and communications.
• Facilitate introductions and attend engagement meetings with the dean or school leadership.
• Support recruiting key volunteers and committee members to support school programs.
• Act as advocates and ambassadors for the school in the community.
• Aid in prospecting individual, corporate, and foundation donors.
• Contribute financially, either personally or through board and/or employer-designated gifts, to a program or fund.
• And, attend a minimum of three board meetings and two school-sponsored events annually.
The Colorado School of Public Health Advisory Board includes community leaders from across the State of Colorado, including the following:
• Chair: Chris Wiant, Former President & CEO, Caring for Colorado Foundation
• Donna Boucher, Retired Founder & President, Bates Group Inc.
• Judith Albino, CU President Emerita & Professor Emerita, ColoradoSPH & School of Dental Medicine
• Cody Belzley, Principal, Common Good Consulting
• Cathy Bradley, Dean & Professor, Colorado School of Public Health
• Bob Daugherty, Dean Emeritus, University of Nevada School of Medicine
• Arthur Davidson, Director, Public Health Informatics, Epidemiology & Preparedness, Denver Public Health
• Elaine Ganz Berman, President Emerita, DPS, former member of the Colorado State Board of Education
• Frank Judson, Professor Emeritus, CU School of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) & ColoradoSPH
• R.J. Ross, Co-Founder, President & CEO, Samaritan Ministry & Samaritan Institute Foundation
• Jonathan Samet, Dean Emeritus and Professor, Colorado School of Public Health
• Alexis Sgouros, Vice President of Analytics for Colorado & Information Officer, Kaiser Permanente
• George Sparks, President & CEO, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
• Claudia Steiner, Executive Director, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente
The Dean's senior administration, including campus directors, associate and assistant deans, and CU Advancement representatives, are ex-officio members of the Advisory Board.
• Christina Abel, Director of Communications & Marketing
• Dani Brittain, Associate Dean for Academics & Student Affairs
• Ned Calonge, Associate Dean for Public Health Practice
• Cerise Hunt, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
• Christine Gillen, Associate Dean for Administration & Finance
• Michelle Kuba, Assistant Dean of Operations
• Travis Leiker, Assistant Dean of External Relations
• Sam MaWhinney, Associate Dean for Faculty
• Tracy Nelson, Director, ColoradoSPH at Colorado State University (CSU)
• Rhonda Truesdale, Director of Human Resources and Employee Wellbeing
• Patricia Valverde, Director, ColoradoSPH at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC)
