Board
Leadership
Board of Directors
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver’s Board of Directors is made up of community and business leaders dedicated to Denver’s young people realize their greatest potential. The Board of Directors provides fiscal management and strategic direction to the organization. Additionally, our Board of Directors helps build a network of like-minded community members and organizations who are ready to support Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver in achieving its mission. The following are all independent, voting members of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver’s Board of Directors.
Chairwoman: Valeri Pappas, Davis & Ceriani PC
Vice-Chairs: Brian McDonald, Community Leader & Nikki Jain-Brown, Fidelity Investments
Secretary: Steve Richards, Mile High Outdoor Advertising
Chris Albi, King Soopers/City Market
Dan Ball, RBC Wealth Management
Jim Bershof, OZ Architecture
Brittany Bowlen, Community Leader
Marc Braunstein, Community Leader
Max Caulkins, Thrumcap Capital
Bob J. Clark, Community Leader
Jeanne Collopy, Community Leader
Jacalyn Forléo, Zenith Home Loans
Ozzie Grenardo, Community Leader
Heather Han, U.S. Bank
Larry Harmsen, Community Leader
Brian Holland, Community Leader
Mark Hopkins, Rallyday Partners
Chad Jones, Charles Schwab
Franz Kettwig, Emporia Home Services
Andy Klein, Westside Investment Partners
Laurie Korneffel, Maxar
Damani Leech, Denver Broncos Football Club
RJ McArthur, Plante Moran
Marc McDonough, Community Leader
Zach McGuire, MasTec Advanced Technologies
Andrew Morrison, Community Leader
Jeff Nelligan, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Joe Nimmons, Huntington National Bank
Chris Rapp, Apex IT
Stephanie Rideau, Comcast
Suzanne Rivera, McKinsey & Company
Warren Schlichting, LegalShield
Benjamin Schulein, La Luna Resources
Rafat Shehadeh, Prologis
Robert M. Shopneck, Pinetree Financial Partners
Joe Slavik, Howell Construction
Joseph C. Smith, Jr., Bartlit Beck, LLP
Walker Stapleton, SonomaWest Holdings
Brian Suchand, Community Leader
Geoff Tanner, Simply Good
Michael Touff, Community Leader
Lon Welsh, Your Castle Real Estate
Associate Board of Directors
Chairman: Aaron Medlock, Engineered Demolition, Inc.
Vice-Chairman: Rob Naughton, U.S. Bank
Ryan Dorsey, Howell Construction
Sarah Haertl, Colorado Credit Union
Ross Haskell, True Life Companies
Jason Hudson, Ardent Mills
Andrea Karp, Ares Management
Art Kotowski, Morgan Stanley
Jerrod Milton, Community Leader
Andrew Naleid, Mortenson Construction
Amanda Nielsen, Box
Andy Ogide, Edward Jones
Nick Peppler, Davis Graham
Daniel Rodriguez, Canvas Credit Union
Honorary Lifetime Board
Samuel Butler, III
Pat Hamill
James R. Howell
Charles J. Kall
Steve McConahey
Charles H. Luther, Jr.
Shawn McLaughlin
Jim Mulligan
Tom O’Donnell
Thomas Owen
Jane Prancan
In Loving Memory of Our Lifetime Board Members
Edwin W. Baker, Jr.
R. Gale Daniel
Sidney Gates
George Hopfenbeck
Ed Johnson
C. Howard Kast
J. Neil McLagan
Will F. Nicholson, Jr.
John Shaw