Board, Committees & Staff

The Board of Directors, consisting of 13 representatives, is elected by the full membership of the Association for two-year staggered terms. In addition to the Board of Directors, CAF has four volunteer committees. CAF members are encouraged to participate on committees and are asked to serve for two years. Together, the Executive Director, Program and Member Services Manager, the Board and the Committees are responsible for programs, member services, the operating budget and other administrative functions.

Staff

Executive Director
Joanne Kelley (bio)

Program & Member Services Manager
Abel Wurmnest (bio)

2010 Board of Directors

Chair
Timothy Schultz
Boettcher Foundation

Vice-Chair
R. Thayer Tutt
El Pomar Foundation

Secretary
Susan Steele
Temple Buell Foundation

Treasurer
Carey Wirtzfeld
Qwest Foundation

Past-Chair
Dorothy Horrell
Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Tom Currigan
Kaiser Permanente

Mary Shipsey Gunn
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Paul Major
The Telluride Foundation

David Miller
The Denver Foundation

Shepard Nevel
The Colorado Health Foundation

John Newkirk
The Snow Valley Foundation

Kristin Todd
Daniels Fund

Cathy Lopez Wessell
Bright Mountain Foundation

Committees

Program Committee

Plans and implements CAF monthly programs
Chair: Phil Gonring, Rose Community Foundation
Board Liaison: Susan Steele, Temple Buell Foundation
Gay Cook, The Colorado Trust
Barb Danbom, Daniels Fund
Rob Greenlee, Greenlee Family Foundation
Maureen McDonald, Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
Christiano Sosa, The Denver Foundation

Nominating Committee

Identifies, obtains profiles and gauges interest of Board candidates.
Chair: Dorothy Horrell, Bonfils-Stanton Foundation

Membership and Outreach Committee

Monitors and advises on changes to the membership criteria and application process; identifies expanded services/benefits for members; identifies member prospects and assists in developing strategies to reach out and attract new members and retain existing members.

Chair: Cheryl Haggstrom, Community First Foundation
Board Liaisons: Tom Currigan, Kaiser Permanente and Cathy Lopez Wessell, Bright Mountain Foundation
Morris Price, Gill Foundation
Ruth Rohs, Comcast

Communications Committee

Assists in promoting the work of CAF and its broad mission of strengthening philanthropy across the state; assists in reviewing design/text for CAF collateral materials.

Chair: Rebecca Arno, The Denver Foundation
Board Liaison: Kristin Todd, Daniels Fund
Randy Blauvelt, Rose Community Foundation
Josie Burke, El Pomar Foundation
Bobby Clark, Gill Foundation
Leanna Clark, IMA Foundation
Peter Droege, Daniels Fund
AnneMarie Kemp, Greenlee Family Foundation
Christie McElhinney, The Colorado Trust