Board of Advocates
Since its beginnings, the Presidents Leadership Class has been guided and supported by leaders from across the community, from for- and non-profit businesses, from academia, and from the alumni ranks. The governance body of PLC has evolved over the years to its current iteration as the PLC Board of Advocates.
The purpose of the Board of Advocates is to support the vision, mission, programs, students and alumni of the Presidents Leadership Class at the University of Colorado Boulder, and to:
- Advocate to increase the visibility, vitality, and utility of the PLC program;
- Promote and generate financial and other resource development through fundraising and related strategies from corporate, foundation, and individual private gifts;
- Support the development of an active and engaged alumni community; and,
- Advise PLC staff and faculty on policies, strategies, and programming.
Most recently, the program initiated a DEI program audit done by Project Deviate. The results of the audit can be seen here. Training, coaching, and plans for improvement and progress are being done concurrently.
Board of Advocates
Co-Chairs
Abby Robertson
Positive & Motivating Leader, People & Brand Builder
Rick Wilhelm
CFO at DW Healthcare Partners
New Board Member Application Process 2025
Members
Larry Allen, MD
Cardiologist, Medical Director Advanced Heart Failure, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Tiffany Anderson
Vice President, Grants and Programs
Boettcher Foundation
Dana Blake
Director - Sales Operations at AT&T
Stacy Baum
Vice President, Marketing & Community Engagement at Catholic Charities of Denver
David Davenport (BoA Secretary)
Senior Technical Analyst, CoBank
Shaun Davies
Associate Professor of Finance with Tenure at University of Colorado Boulder, Faculty Director of the Burridge Center for Finance, Quinby Family Endowed Faculty Fellow
Ashley Elmblad
Organizational Development, Strategy, Business & People Operations
David Ettenger
CFA, Bow River Capital
Forrest Hobbs
Advisor, Investor, Fish Deceiver
Kevin Kearney
Corporate Strategist
Mike Kercheval
Executive Director - CU Real Estate Center at Leeds School of Business (retired)
Garret Mayberry(alumni board representative)
Grants Program Officer at Boettcher Foundation
Olivia Omega
Senior Director MarComm, Denver Scholarship Foundation
Dr. Joe Pesce, Ph.D.
Astrophysicist; Program Director, National Science Foundation; Professor, University of Colorado and George Mason University.
Cassandra Roeca
Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN-Advanced Repro Med
Robin Struve
Retired Partner - Latham & Watkins
Catherine Tinucci
Retired - Principal, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs
Keri Ungemah
Chief Marketing Officer at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Student Board Seats 2025-2026
Paige Walker
Connections Team Lead, Professional Development Coordinator, 2024 PLC Scholar
Maneesh Gundluru
Alumni Relations Coordinator, 2024 PLC Scholar