Leadership
Board of Directors
Steven Abelman
Steven Abelman is a shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck's Denver office and a member of the firm's Bankruptcy and Restructuring Group. Read more
Barbara Grogan
Barbara Grogan founded Western Industrial Contractors Inc., and she was the first female Chairman of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch. She is a leadership figure within her industry and within her community. Read more. Read more
Mayor John W Hickenlooper
A small businessman who had never previously run for political office, John Hickenlooper was elected Mayor of Denver on June 3, 2003, and inaugurated on July 21, 2003. Read more
Jack Kim
Jack Kim has served DSF as a member of its Finance Committee since 2008. He is the founder and principal at KORE Investments, LLC, specializing in commercial real estate investments, management and brockerage. Read more
Steven D Kris -- Advisory Council
Steven D Kris Steve Kris is a private investor whose recent activities include Co-Founder of Interstate Restoration Group in addition to being an active investor, board member, and advisor to other companies. Read more
Terry Leprino
Terry Leprino is the former marekting director for Leprino Foods and currently serves on the company's Board of Directors. She has been training and developing Youth Life staff for 15 years in the Front Range. Read more
Evan Makovsky -- Advisory Council
Mr. Makovsky is the co-founder of Shames-Makovsky Realty Company, which specializes in the sale and leasing of commercial, industrial and investment properties. Read more
Bernadette Marquez – Chairwoman of the Board
Co-founder of the Denver Scholarship Foundation, Bernadette (Bernie) Marquez is a native of Kalamazoo, Michigan, and holds a BA degree from Michigan State University. Read more
Timothy Marquez
Timothy Marquez is founder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Venoco, Inc. He also was founder and C.E.O. of Marquez Energy, LLC. Read more
Stewart A. “Skip” Miller
Mr. Miller has been an active commercial real estate developer for more than 30 years specializing in shopping center developments. Read more
R. Scott Nycum, Jr.
Scott Nycum is a Managing Director of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Based in Denver, Colorado, Scott is a member of the management team of J.P. Morgan’s U.S. Private Bank. Read more
Theresa Peña
Theresa Peña was elected to the Denver Public School Board of Education as an at-large representative in November 2003. Theresa was the first Latina elected…Read more
Dean Prina, M.D.
Dr. Prina is a pediatrician at Partners in Pediatrics in Denver and an active volunteer and board member for a variety of education, health care and arts organizations. Read more
Scott Reiman -- Advisory Council
Mr. Reiman graduated from the University of Denver in 1987 with a BSBA in Finance. He is currently President of Hexagon Investments, a private investment company…Read more
David Scanavino, M.D.
Dr. Scanavino has combined an active clinical practice with 19 years of extensive managed care experience involving the corporate, payer, and provider perspectives…Read more
Scott Scheirman
Scott Scheirman is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of The Western Union Company. He is a founder and past chairman of the board of the Western Union Foundation. Read more
Suzanne Arkle Wilson
Suzanne Arkle Wilson established Zann & Associates, Inc. in 1993. Zann & Associates is a management consulting firm specializing in business growth solutions…Read more
Ex-Officio
Cindy Abramson - Executive Director
A native of Michigan, Ms. Abramson previously served as the Development Director and Deputy Director for the Denver Art Museum. In her 13 years in those two roles…Read more
Superintendent Tom Boasberg
John Elofson – Secretary
John Elofson is a partner at Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP, where he practices law in the securities and mergers and acquisitions areas. Before joining Davis Graham & Stubbs…Read more
Governor Roy Romer -- Advisory Council
Roy Romer is the 39th governor of Colorado. As the Superintendent of Schools for the Los Angeles Unified School District, Romer focused resources and attention on instruction…Read more