Amanda Donovan

Amanda Donovan

Mktg '03
Amanda Donovan has over 15 years of project management and communications experience, which serve her well as Executive Director of the Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation. A graduate of the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder, Amanda's marketing emphasis and the skills she honed while at CU have enabled a diverse career, taking her from a position marketing window coverings to being Vice President at a community bank before...
David Giesen

David Giesen

Mktg ’81 • MBA ‘85
David began a 15-year career in the medical sales and marketing industry upon graduating from CU Boulder. After several years of gaining sales experience in Ohio, David moved back to Colorado and continued in surgical sales until joining Zimmer, Inc. as a marketing manager. This position provided the opportunity to travel worldwide and after a couple of years with Zimmer, David met his future wife Ginger who also worked for...
John Hayase

John Hayase

AERO '89
John graduated with a BS in Aerospace Engineering in 1989, followed by seven years at Boeing working as an engineer on the International Space Station program for NASA. He then received his MBA from the University of Michigan and made a career pivot into the technology sector. John now has over 25 years of industry and consulting experience in product development and digital experience production on a global scale, with...
Bruce Manchon

Bruce Manchon

Geol '79
Bruce left Boulder in the late 70’s after receiving a B.A. degree in geology, with a great education dashed with lots of experiences and stories. He left the comforts of Boulder and went to the bayous of Louisiana, which was a huge culture shock, but an amazing adventure. He worked as an engineer for Schlumberger on the rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.He changed direction to be an oil and...
Matthew McElhiney

Matthew McElhiney

Fin'86
Matt graduated from the Leeds School of Business with a degree in Finance in 1986, and the University of Virginia with a juris doctorate degree in 1989. Matt is a partner with Kutak Rock LLP, practicing corporate and merger and acquisition law in Denver, Colorado. Matt is married to Colleen O'Connor and has one son, Max McElhiney, who is attending college at the University of San Francisco. Matt served 9...
Scott Pluzynski

Scott Pluzynski

PolSci • EnvCon ‘92
Scott came to Boulder to attend the University of Colorado in 1988. After graduation, he joined a local design firm specializing in environmental concerns. In 1995, Scott returned to New York City to help build his family marketing business and took over the leadership in 2000. His company specializes in the design and production of brand-conscious catalogs and collateral materials. After 15 years in New York City, Scott moved his...
Chrissy Renegar

Chrissy Renegar

Jour ‘06
Engaging people with CU Boulder comes naturally to Chrissy. A Colorado native and CU Buff herself, Chrissy has spent over 10 years of her professional career at CU Boulder working to connect people to the university. She spent time as an admission counselor with the Office of Admissions recruiting new Buffaloes, then helped build the foundation of an alumni relations program for the College of Arts and Sciences. In her...
Karin Rutstein

Karin Rutstein

President
Bus'87
Karin joined the CU Boulder Alumni Association right out of college, back when we had a dues-paying model, and has never looked back! After serving as Chair of the Alumni Association Board of Advisors and helping with the transition to ForeverBuffs, she joined ForeverGold to help connect passionate CU alumni and friends with the university through unique events and member benefits. She’s a long-time Leeds School of Business PMP mentor...
Forrest Vollrath

Forrest Vollrath

Forrest has been active with the Alumni Association since he graduated in the 80s. While living in Chicago, Forrest was an active member of the Chicago chapter and helped represent CU Boulder at college fairs at local high schools as part of the Admissions Ambassador Program. From 2002 – 2010, he served on the Alumni Association Board of Advisors as Treasurer and then Chair. He is excited to join the...