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
Keri Ungemah
Chief Marketing Officer at Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Rick Wilhelm
CFO at DW Healthcare Partners
New Board Member Application Process 2026-27
2026-27 BOA Application & (.doc) format
2026-27 BOA Nomination Overview & Timeline
2026-27 Expectations of the BOA
New Applicant timeline:
- June 19: Nominations complete, Applications complete
- June 22 - June 26: Virtual interviews with NGC
- June 27 -July 18: Board approval
- Aug 6 - Aug 21: New Board member On-boarding, Date/Location TBA
- Aug 22: Fall BoA meeting at Camp Tumbleson Time/Info TBA
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
Eileen Bennett
Special Education Teach - Compass Academy
Dana Blake
Director - Sales Operations at AT&T
Amanda Cary
Technical Proposal Writer at Fearless
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
Mike Forte
Emergency Medicine Physician
Forrest Hobbs
Advisor, Investor, Fish Deceiver
Kevin Kearney
Corporate Strategist
Eileen Klawitter
Special Education Teacher at Compass Academy
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
Dr. Joe Pesce, Ph.D.
Astrophysicist; Program Director, National Science Foundation; Professor, University of Colorado and George Mason University.
Abby Robertson
Positive & Motivating Leader, People & Brand Builder
Cassandra Roeca
Assistant Clinical Professor, OB-GYN-Advanced Repro Med
Liz (Elizabeth) Rohloff
Director, Procurement & Supply Chain Advisory - KPMG
Vanessa Roman
Director of Scholarships and Foundation Programs - Boettcher Foundation
Noah Schabacker
Government Attorney
Robin Struve
Retired Partner - Latham & Watkins
Catherine Tinucci
Retired - Principal, Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs
Max Wohlauder
Surgery Clinical Content Co-Director - University of Colorado School of Medicine
Associate Professor - University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Medical Director Surgical Inpatient Units - University of Colorado Hospital
Medical Director Vascular Diagnostic Lab - Anschutz Medical Center, Aurora, CO
Student Board Seats 2026-2027
Aidan Crump-Bertram - PLC 2025
Dilay Fikir - PLC 2025