Our members are active participants in workforce development activities. We truly appreciate all of their efforts in creating a business-led Colorado talent network. Council members are appointed by the Governor to serve three-year terms.
Council members attend three in-person meetings a year, participate in sub-committees or task groups, engage in local workforce development efforts and act as ambassadors for the CWDC and its partners at the local, state, and federal levels. Learn more about applying to become a council member.
- Business Members
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Denise Burgess, Burgess Services
Peter Brissette, DMD Consulting- Digital Marketing Dude
Kevin Cory,* Noble Casing, Inc
Joshua Cody, The Colorado Farm Brewery
Steven Fechheimer, New Belgium Brewing
Tim Fry,* Mountain Racing Products
Noel Ginsburg,* Intertech Plastics, Inc
Raymond Gonzales, Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation; Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Seth Harvey, Bluestaq
Tara Hosick, Climax Molybdenum Company
Danielle Kirkpatrick,* DoubleTree Hotel
John Knapp, Agriculture
Jonathan Liebert, Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado
Frances Matthews, CTA
Louis Martin, Round River Resource Management
Baird McKevitt, Xcel Energy
Lisanne McNew,* McNew & Associates, Inc
Karla Nugent, Weifield Group Contracting
Chad Orvis, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association
Heather Terenzio, Techtonic Group
Michael Trotter, Front Range Roofing Systems, LLC
Lawrence Wagner,* Spark Mindset
Kevin Yoshida, Creativity Lab Colorado
- Workforce Members
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Danielle Felder, The Boys and Girls Clubs in Colorado
Dedrick Juarnez Sims, The Sims-Fayola International Academy
Daniel Kraus, Pueblo Electrical Joint Apprenticeship & Training Trust
Tracy Mead, Project Self-Sufficiency
Angeles Ortega, Mi Casa Resource Center
Michael Stelling, Northglenn High School
Lisa Taylor,*Immigrant and Refugee Center of Northern Colorado
Francis Vigil, Colorado Springs Electrical JATC
Jason Wardrip, Colorado Building & Construction Trades Council
- Government Members
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Katy Anthes Ph.D.,* Colorado Department of Education
Joe Barela,* Colorado Department of Labor & Employment
Pat Meyers, * Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Michelle Barnes, Colorado Department of Human Services
Kristin Corash, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Commissioner Richard Elsner, Park County
Representative Monica Duran, Colorado House of Representatives
Commissioner Nancy Jackson, Arapahoe County District 4
Angie Paccione Ph.D.,* Department of Higher Education
Governor Jared Polis
Senator Robert Rodriguez, Colorado State Senate
Senator Larry Liston, Colorado State Senate
- Ex-Officio Members
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Joseph Garcia,* Colorado Community College System
Rick Garcia, Department of Local Affairs
Tami Grant, Weld County Department of Human Services, representing Rocky Mountain Workforce Development Assn.
Ryan Irsik, Walmart, Special Advisor
Teina McConnell, Pickens Technical College, representing Area Technical Colleges
Dean Williams, Colorado Department of Corrections
* Denotes Executive Committee Member
The work of the Council is supported by the CWDC Office. Learn more about the CWDC Office staff members.
Executive Committee
Lisanne McNew, Chair
McNew & Associates, Inc
Tim Fry, Past Chair
Mountain Racing Products
Danielle Kirkpatrick, Treasurer
Double Tree Hotel
Lisa Taylor, Secretary
Immigrant & Refugee Center of Northern CO
Kevin Cory, Advocacy Committee Chair
Noble Casing, Inc
Joseph Garcia, Education & Training Chair
Colorado Community College System
Lawrence Wagner, Sectors Committee Chair
Spark Mindset
Katy Anthes Ph.D., Department of Education
Joe Barela, Department of Labor & Employment
Angie Paccione Ph.D., Department of Higher Education
Pat Meyers, Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Noel Ginsburg, BEL Commission Chair
Intertech Plastics, Inc