The Managing for Sustainability specialization is an asset to the local industry's talent pipeline, providing companies with leaders who believe in benefiting not only the economy, but also the community. The Business School is able to provide this thanks to the continuous input, guidance and support from our faculty, colleagues and industry partners. The Managing for Sustainability Advisory Council, representing top leaders in business, government, and non-profit sectors, ensures that the program is providing the education necessary for students to advance into leadership positions throughout the industry.

Advisory Council Members

• Steve Bernard
  Senior Manager, Supply Chain Sustainability, AT & T Services, Inc.
• Kevin Binkley
  Principal Environmental Scientist, MWH Global
• Mark Blanchard
  Senior Project Manager/Operations Manager, Weston Solutions, Inc.
• Deanna Bratter
  Director of Sustainability, WhiteWave Foods Company
• Scott Chizanskos
  Environmental Safety Manager, DISH Network
• Jill Cooper
  HSE Manager Advocacy and Reporting, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
• Jennifer Eastes
  Senior Sustainability Consultant
• Diana Fisler
  Building Science and Innovation, Johns Manville
• Tony Georgis
  Co-Founder & Principal, New Gen Strategies Solutions, LLC 
• Jenny Heit
  Project Coordinator, Corporate Sustainability, IHS
• Ramsay Huntley
  Senior Sustainability Manager, DirecTV
• Lara Hussain
  Director, Sustainability Stakeholder Relations, Texas Instruments, Inc.
• Veli Ivanova
  Partner/Principal, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young LLP 
• Julie Klein
  Founder, Confluence Sustainability, LLC
• Jennifer Leitsch
  Director of Corporate Responsibility, CBRE
• Sarah Martinez
  Sustainability Maven, Eco-Products, Inc.
• K.J. McCorry
  President, Eco-Officiency
• James Mellentine
  Senior Manager, Sustainability,  Ramboll Environ
• Rachel Mountin
  Sustainability Manager, DaVita HealthCare Partners, Inc.
• Josh Nothwang
  Senior Project Director & Sustainability Strategy Practice Leader, Sustainability & Energy, WSP
• Alex Parrillo
  Senior Business Development Manager, OpTerra Energy Services, Intermountain Region
• Kara Peck
  Community Development Lead, B Lab Colorado 
• Catherine Queen
  Manager, Sustainability, Ball Corporation
• Lauren Quillian
  Environmental Policy Manager, Xcel Energy
• Jeannie Renne-Malone
  Vice President, Sustainability, Prologis
• Jack Rizzo
  Managing Director, Global Construction and Development Services, Prologis
• Frank Rukavina
  Sustainability Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Matt Rush
  Manager, Federal Business Development, Energy System Group
• Graham Russell
  Managing for Sustainability Program Outreach, CU Denver Business School
• Dominick Sekich
  Partner, Moye White
• Adam Shalapin
  Sustainability Manager, Ball Corporation
• Brenna St. Onge
  Hub Programs Manager, Alliance for Sustainable Colorado
• Keri Strand
  Manager, Sustainability Solutions, UPS
• Tim Swales
  Vice President R & D, Chief Sustainability Officer, Johns Manville
• Elizabeth Swanson
  Sustainability Officer, Auraria Higher Education
• Meghan Teegarden
  Environmental & Sustainability Advisor, Agrium
• Tommy Thwaites
  Co-owner, Coda Coffee
• Jerry Tinianow
  Chief Sustainability Officer, Office of the Mayor, City & County of Denver
• Jonathan Wachtel
  Sustainability Program Manager, City of Lakewood
• Rob Whittier
  Director, Environmental Sustainability and Compliance
• Rachel Wilson-Roussel
  Sustainability Unit Manager, Colorado Div. of Environmental Health & Sustainability