Dean's Leadership Council

The Monfort College of Business Dean's Leadership Council (DLC) is an advisory board of business leaders who recommend strategies to accomplish the College's mission of delivering an excellent undergraduate business education.

Members 2009 - 2010

Kevin Ahern
Managing Partner, Colorow Partners, LLC

Larry Burkhardt
President & CEO, Upstate Colorado Economic Development

Brad Cheedle
SVP Sales and Marketing, Zayo Brandwidth

Brad Cheedle
SVP Sales and Marketing

Kenneth Cook
Vice President, Operations, State Farm Insurance Company

Jerry Crouse
Chief Financial Officer Tenaska, Inc

Diane Garcia
President, 2G Associates, LLC

Kelly Garland
Managing Partner, Steel Mountain Capital, LLC

George Hall
President & CEO, Hall-Irwin Corporation

Gary Held
President, CTEK

Pamela King
President & CEO, Mountain States Better Business Bureau

William Kurtz
President, Wells Fargo-Greeley

Jean Lawhead
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Delta Dental of Colorado

Rodney Miller
Vice President, Qwest

Dick Monfort
Chairman, University of Northern Colorado, Board of Trustees

Walter Pounds
President & CEO, Solbourne

Douglas Prom
Chief Information Officer, Innovate E-Commerce, Inc.

Sandy Rufenacht
Portfolio Manager, Three Peaks Capital Management, Inc.

John Schmidt
Chief Investment Officer, Portfolio Manager, and Principal Owner, Three Peaks Capital Inc.

Gerald Shadwick
Retired, MEPP Director; Former Director, Monfort Executive Professor Program

Masoud Shirazi
President, Shirazi & Associates, Inc.

Mike Shonka
Executive Vice President, Cessna Aircraft Company

Lindsey Thompson
Vice President & CFO, Lockheed Martin Corporation - Commercial Space Systems

Steve Weaver
Publisher, Greeley Tribune Publishing Group

Robin Wise
President & CEO, Junior Achievement, Rocky Mtn. Inc.

Emeritus Members

Sam Addoms
Chairman of the Board, Frontier Airlines

Brandon Barnholt
President & CEO, White Hen Pantry, Inc.

Tom Beck
President, The Pharos Group; Co-Founder, Boston Chicken Restaurant

Jim Elsberry
Former Publisher, Greeley Tribune Publishing Group

Cynthia Evans
Former Vice President, Xcel Energy; Director, Monfort Executive Professor Program

Peter Konrad
Foundation Administrator, JFM Foundation

Keli McGregor
President, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club

Tyler Notestine
Managing Member, Thomas and Tyler, LLC

Gene O'Hara
CEO, North Colorado Medical Center

Mitch Rhoads
Owner & Founder, LePeep Restaurants; Former Vice President, Marketing, Burger King International

Paul Steinway
Vice President, Kinder Morgan Power Company