University of Colorado

Doctor Courtney Brown is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Colorado. His active hospital affiliations include: Panorama Surgery Center, St. Anthony Hospitals, Lutheran Medical Center, Lakewood Surgical Center, Craig Hospital, Denver Health Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center, The Children's Hospital, and North Suburban Medical Center. Dr. Brown earned a Medical Degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and surgeons. His Internship in surgery was at St. Luke's Hospital in New York. For his residency program Dr. Brown continued at St. Luke's Hospital as a Resident in General Surgery and then specifically in Orthopaedic Surgery. Following Dr. Brown's residencies, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Air Force for two years, one of which he was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam war. As an active member of many professional societies, Dr. Brown has served as President of the Scoliosis Research Society. He is currently on the Board of Trustees for the Orthopaedic Research Education Foundation. Additionally, he has held leadership roles in the following societies: the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, NASS, Council of Spinal societies. He is also a member of the AOA, Western Orthopaedic Association, Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons, and the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Association. Furthering the medical knowledge of the orthopaedic specialty is an important part of Dr. Brown's career. His published materials include Editorship of a medical book, 24 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, 4 chapters published in medical texts, and development of various medical videos. Dr. Brown has also given presentations at professional medical conferences and meetings worldwide for nearly thirty years.

Mr. Wasik is TRG's Founder and Chairman of the Board. Having launched TRG in late 1997 with no outside funding, Mike was responsible for TRG's overall vision, sales and operations. Under his leadership, the company grew 300% per year over its first four years with positive EBITDA with billable resources peaking at 60 consultants in 2000 serving Fortune 500 corporations across the U.S. Mike has managed over 60 people in 4 offices throughout the United States. In late 2002 Mike launched SuiteSpeed, a provider of high speed internet access aimed at the hospitality industry. SuiteSpeed's customer brands include Renaissance by Marriott, Marriott Courtyard, Holiday Inn, Best Western, Radisson, Embassy Suites, Days Inn, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, and Hampton Inn & Suites, as well as many boutique hotels. Under his direction, SuiteSpeed was on Mercury's top 100 fastest growing companies list for 2003 and 2004. In August of 2005 Mike executed the merger of SuiteSpeed with RoomLinX Inc., a publicly traded competitor. Since that time, he has been named the CEO of RoomLinX and is responsible for leading the Wireless LAN Division which supports over 38,000 hotels rooms in 30 states and continues to grow organically and through acquisitions. Mike was nominated for the 2005 Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award, has been asked to speak at the University of Colorado on Entrepreneurship, and currently sits on the Editorial Board for Hotel Executive publication. Mike holds a Business and Finance degree from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest Illinois.

David L. Rogers graduated with B.S. and M.S. degrees in Sociology from Utah State University in 1963 and 1964 respectively. He completed a Ph.D. degree in Sociology at the University of Wisconsin in 1968 . He has been employed as a faculty member at the University of Colorado, Iowa State University, Colorado State University and Utah State University during his career. He is currently an Emeritus Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology at Utah State University. His teaching and research interests include community and organizational development, tourism, economic development, and electronic information applications. Beginning in 1994 he was co-principle investigator of several projects focusing on electronic information technology . These included: Rural Tourism (OURtown), Specification and Prototyping of a State Business Network, and On-going Information Systems Development and Support for the National Scenic Byways Program. Currently he is a Board Member, and President of Multimedia Data Services Corporation and the USU project manager for the National Scenic Byways Program.

Dr. Kosnett is a medical toxicologist specializing in occupational and environmental toxicology. He is Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado Denver/Health Sciences Center in the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Medicine, and in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics. Dr. Kosnett has received numerous awards recognizing his contribution to the field of toxicology and occupational health, including awards from the American Industrial Hygiene Association, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Dr. Kosnett has consulted extensively throughout the world, including assignments for the CDC National Center for Environmental Health, U.S. State Department, World Health Organization (WHO), U.S. EPA, ATSDR, National Research Council, Ministry of Health, Peoples Republic of China, and REAC/TS, among others. He is the immediate past-president of the American College of Medical Toxicology. A graduate of Yale University (BS), University of California San Francisco (MD), and School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley (MPH), Dr. Kosnett completed his postgraduate training in internal medicine at University of Washington and Occupational Medicine Residency at University of California San Francisco. He is board-certified by the American Board of Medical Toxicology, the American Board of of Preventive Medicine (in Occupational Medicine), and the American Board of Internal Medicine.

Chuck is a commercial real estate, 'deal making' veteran with over thirty years of experience having developed or acquired from coast to coast in the United States over 17 million square feet of properties with total values exceeding $2 billion. He serves on the Board of Directors of Matrix Capital Bank, Denver, CO. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute, the University of Colorado Real Estate Council and the International Council of Shopping Centers. Chuck received a Bachelor's Degree from Princeton University and is a licensed Real Estate Broker in the State of Colorado.

Dr. Schoettler served as Colorado's Lt. Governor from 1995 to 1999. In 1997, she co-chaired the successful G-8 Summit of world leaders held in Denver, Colorado. She negotiated solutions to some of Colorado's toughest environmental problems and led a highly successful educational reform. From 1987 to 1995, Dr. Schoettler served two terms as Colorado State Treasurer and as a trustee of the Public Employees Retirement Association, the state's $24 billion pension fund. She was elected to two terms on the Douglas County Board of Education, serving four years as president, and was a trustee of the University of Northern Colorado. Currently, she sits on four non-profit boards, the Center for Women's Health Research at the University of Colorado, ProgressNow, Colorado Conservation Trust, and Gunnison Ranchland Conservation Legacy. Dr. Schoettler received her BA degree with honors in economics from Stanford University and her MA and PhD degrees in history from the University of California at Santa Barbara. She has founded two banks and continues to help run the California cattle ranch where she was raised and to manage several real estate partnerships. Among her many awards is the French Legion of Honor, France's highest civilian award, presented to her by French President Jacques Chirac. Ambassador Schoettler is married to Dr. Donald Stevens, Managing Director of the Institute for International Business at the University of Colorado at Denver. Together they have five children and live in Parker, Colorado. She recently conquered her great fear of heights and finished climbing all 56 of Colorado's 14,000 foot high peaks.

President Emeritus of the University of Colorado and Holder of the Newton Endowed Chair in Leadership since March 2008. President of the University of Colorado from August 2005 until March 2008. President and Chief Executive Officer of The Daniels Fund, a charitable foundation, from July 2002 until August 2005. Director of Delta Petroleum Corporation and Sensient Technologies Corporation.

Forrest M. Cason is the senior vice president of finance and CFO for the University of Colorado Hospital Authority, which he joined in May 1998. From 1996 to 1998, Cason served as CFO for the Stapleton Development Corporation, and from 1991 to 1996 he was vice president at Kirkpatrick, Pettis, Smith, Polian, Inc., working in public finance investment banking. From 1981 to 1990, he charted an executive career with various government entities, including the position of planner and assistant to the City Manager, Aurora. Cason's community service activities include serving on the boards of the Clayton Foundation, Lowry Redevelopment Authority, Mile High Red Cross, YouthBiz and the University of Colorado Hospital Authority.

George A. Frey, MD - is a board certified Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon and the founder of the Colorado Comprehensive Spine Institute. In addition, Dr. Frey is the Chief of Spinal Surgery at the University of Colorado - Health Sciences, Denver, CO. Dr. Frey has focused his medical practice on the treatment of all complex problems of the spine including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar regions in the adult as well as the child. Dr. Frey has extensive experience and additional training in the areas of complex spinal reconstruction surgery, revision surgery, and scoliosis surgery for the child and adult. Dr. Frey is a highly regarded spine specialist who received his medical training from Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Dr. Frey completed his residency and fellowship in Orthopedic Spine Surgery at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. He also completed advanced specialized trainingin reconstructive and traumatic spinal surgery involving all regions of the spine for such conditions as scoliosis, trauma, degenerative deformities, tumors, and infections. Dr. Frey is very active as a leader in the development of new surgical techniques, spinal systems and implants. He has taken a prominent role in the national and international educational process of his fellow surgical spine specialists and lectures extensively in these areas. Dr. Frey has a specific expertise in emerging technologies and techniques for minimally invasive spinal surgery techniques. He has authored or co-authored numerous articles in the area of spinal and orthopedic surgery. Dr. Frey was born in Basel, Switzerland and enjoys skiing, biking, vintage car racing, restoration, and motor sports. He is married to Heidi, an accomplished attorney in her own right, and has two sons.

Colleen Gill is a nutritionist, Registered Dietitian, nutrition education speaker and author with 16 years experience working at the University of Colorado Hospital. Her 12 years of inpatient experience included work with pediatric, renal, bone marrow transplant and cancer patients. She now combines work at the Center for Integrative Medicine and the NCI accredited Anschutz Cancer Center with her private practice. Colleen attends nutritional conferences across the country each year to stay current with the latest nutritional research and therapies for chronic diseases.

Corinne Lengsfeld has been a member of ILASS since 1995 and was elected as a board member in 2005. She initially became a member to increase her professional network in the spray community and receive critical feedback on the research she was conducting in this area. Corinne began co-chairing the physics of atomization technical committee in 1997. The service activities have enhanced her professional career by offering opportunities to see and practice leadership skills. However, it is the students and industry people who come to ILASS to learn that drives her passion for service. Corinne is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at University of Denver and earned her PhD at University of California, Irvine. Her specialties include spray atomization, super critical fluid behavior, pharmaceutical processing and drug delivery. Corinne currently also holds a graduate faculty appointment in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Dr. Fred Grossman is an American Board of Urology certified urologist with a special interest in male sexual disorders. He has helped patients with impotence and other sexual disorders for over 30 years. Dr. Grossman is a member of the American Urological Association, the International Society For Sexual and Impotence Research, the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the International Society of Urology (SIU) and others. He is a past president of the Rocky Mountain Urological Society and is on the staffs of several prominent Denver-area hospitals. He has also been on the clinical faculty of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. Dr. Grossman has been a speaker for numerous patient and physician events dealing with erectile dysfunction, low testosterone (hypogonadism), penile curvature, and ejaculatory disorders. He has appeared as a guest speaker on both local radio and television shows.

Dr. Jacqueline Stiff has held the position of Vice President and Medical Director for United Healthcare of Colorado, Inc. since 1998. Dr. Stiff is responsible for overall care coordination, including clinical and quality improvement. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University and received her medical degree from Columbia University. Subsequent to completing her pediatric residency training at the University of California, Los Angeles, she completed the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program and received a Masters of Science in Public Health from UCLA. She is board-certified in both Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine. Dr. Stiff currently holds clinical faculty positions with the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in the Department of Pediatric Medicine and the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics.

Dr. Jerre Levy, Professor Emerita, University of Chicago, Department of Psychology (formerly Behavioral Sciences) has spent her career studying and teaching about brain-behavior relationships. In June 1970, she received her PhD from the California Institute of Technology in Psychobiology for research on Information processing and higher psychological functions in the disconnected hemispheres of human commissurotomy patients (Doctoral Advisor: Professor Roger W. Sperry). She did postgraduate work in the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado as an NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow and in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University as NIH Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Levy was on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania before coming to the University of Chicago in 1977. Among the courses Dr. Levy has taught at both the University of Chicago and the University of Pennsylvania, have been: Biological Psychology, Evolutionary Biopsychology, Brain Asymmetry, Learning and Memory, Sensation and Perception, Human Neuropsychology . Dr. Levy has written or collaborated on nearly 100 publications, including such titles as: Review of left brain-right brain; Science and Moral Priority; Two sides of the brain-brain lateralization explored; Cerebral lateralization and spatial ability; Evolution of language lateralization and cognitive function; Right brain, left brain: Fact and Fiction; Cerebral asymmetry and aesthetic experience. Dr. Levy has served in editorial capacities for the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance; Brain and Cognition; Human Neurobiology; Neuropsychologia; Journal of Neuroscience. She is a member of the Society of Experimental Psychologists and the International Neuropsychology Symposium. Dr. Levy resides in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Rennick has practiced medicine and psychiatry since 1975 in Tennessee, Texas, New Mexico, Germany, Minnesota and Colorado. He first became Medical Director at LCMH in 1999 and left in 2002 to accept the position of psychiatrist at Mountain Crest Hospital. He returned to LCMH in January 2004. Dr. Rennick is currently Board Certified in Psychiatry and in Geriatric Psychiatry, and he sees patients of all ages. Prior to entering psychiatry, he was also a Board Certified Family Physician. He has held numerous academic appointments and is currently appointed to the Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Health Science Center. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio, where he also completed his psychiatric training.

Mr. Nelson has over 32 years of experience in designing and managing large projects related to the electric power industry, including 10 years with the Public Service Company of Colorado (now Xcel Energy) and over 22 years as a Professional Consultant. His experience includes the conceptual and detail design, feasibility studies, system planning, economic evaluation, installation, construction management, operation and maintenance, testing and commissioning of electrical equipment and other activities related to substation and distribution engineering, mining and petro-chemical industry, and power plants. Mr. Nelson has also performed as an expert witness in numerous tasks involving forensic engineering: equipment failure to personnel injuries. Mr. Nelson has authored (or coauthored) and presented numerous technical papers at the IEEE Conference related to substation engineering, grounding, harmonics and power quality, protection, altitude correction, and BIL, most of which are also published in the IEEE Transactions in Industry Applications. Mr. Nelson is a very active member of the IEEE / IAS Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Society and a Fellow of IEEE.

Ken Weiner, MD has been active in the treatment of eating disorders in Denver for over 20 years. Recognized as a national expert in the treatment of eating disorders, he lectures extensively in the United States. He continues to be instrumental in designing and delivering state-of-the-art, high quality patient care. Dr. Weiner has been voted eight times by his medical colleagues as the Best Doctor in Denver for the treatment of eating disorders. He created and directed Columbine Psychiatric Center Eating Disorders Program from 1988-1992 and Bethesda Eating Disorder Program from 1992-1998. Dr. Weiner is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado Medical Center and has received the prestigious Gold Apple Teaching Award, as well as, being named Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. A dedicated clinician and teacher, Dr. Weiner has co-authored numerous articles on eating disorders.

Lisa Calderon started her work at SPAN as the Advocacy Coordinator in 1995, where she expanded legal services for domestic violence victims throughout the County. She was promoted to the position of Legal and Social Policy Director in 1999, and has been instrumental in creating a nationally recognized protocol for victim-defendants. Lisa received her Master's in Liberal Studies from the University of Denver in 1998 and a law degree from the University of Colorado in 2001. She has served on numerous boards and is a board member of National INCITE-Women of Color Against Violence. She has received community recognition for her activism, training, and facilitation skills, and inspirational leadership. She is an instructor at the University of Colorado at Boulder where she teaches Gender, Race and Class and Women and Legal Systems.

Paul Weimer is a Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he holds the Bruce D. Benson Endowed Chair in Petroleum Geology, and is the Director of Energy and Minerals Applied Research Center. His principal areas of expertise are seismic and sequence stratigraphy, petroleum systems analysis, and the application to petroleum exploration and development. Detailed studies concentrate on depositional settings within a sequence stratigraphic framework. Recent studies have been primarily in deepwater siliciclastic depositional systems in the GOM, although work has encompassed all depositional settings in 40 basins worldwide. He has been the director of several multi-company deepwater consortiums and has convened many deepwater conferences. He recieved his B.A. in Geology from Pomona College in 1978 and his M.S. in Geology from the University of Colorado in 1980. He earned his Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin in 1989.

Richard Warner is Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado. He was Medical Director of the Mental Health Center of Boulder County, the public mental health facility for a population of nearly 300,000 people in the Front Range of Colorado, for 29 years until September, 2005.

Tarek Sammakia is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he teaches organic chemistry to undergraduate and graduate students. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and carried out postdoctoral research at Harvard University. He has received several national awards for his work in synthetic and mechanistic organic chemistry.

William W. Hay, Jr., M.D. (Member, Kestrel Labs Medical Advisory Board) is Professor of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC), Associate Director of the UCHSC Pediatric Clinical Research Center, Director of the UCHSC Neonatal Clinical Research, and Director of the UCHSC Training Program in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine. He is a former president of the Perinatal Research Society and the Perinatal Nutrition and Metabolism Club and current secretary-treasurer of the American Pediatric Society. Dr. Hay is a leading authority on perinatal/neonatal nutrition and development and has authored hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, reviews, abstracts, and other publications. Education and Dates: B.A. Biology/Philosophy, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 1967; M.D. Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 1971; Internship/Residency in Pediatrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 1974; Fellowship in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, UCHSC, Denver, CO 1978.

John Crosby, TEPA EC's Chairman and President holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Colorado Law School. He has worked for his Tribe and related entities as a fiscal officer and Director of Development. John has led and coordinated the business development and economic diversification of his Tribe. A former FBI special agent, John creates strategic business solutions to complex problems.

Amar Singh is a vice president at First Western Trust Bank, Cherry Creek and is responsible for building and maintaining client banking and lending relationships in the Denver area with a special focus on Cherry Creek. Mr. Singh has built an outstanding career as a banking professional, including executive and management positions with some of the nation's most outstanding financial institutions. He has earned national honors for his level of service and quality production for clients. Most recently, Mr. Singh was a vice president in business banking with Ironstone Bank. He also serves as a board member for the University of Colorado at Denver Alumni Association, in addition to his membership with several business and community organizations. Mr. Singh holds an MBA in finance/marketing from the University of Colorado at Denver, as well as a B.A. in accounting fro Jai Hind College, Bombay.

Chris Wand is a principal at Mobius Venture Capital. He joined the fund in August 1999 as an associate partner in the company's Colorado office. Before joining the fund, Mr. Wand was the director of Strategic Planning and Corporate Development at one of the firm's portfolio companies, MessageMedia (formerly known as First Virtual Holdings). At MessageMedia, Mr. Wand was an integral part of the company's series A through series E private equity fundraising efforts, initial public offering, acquisition of four private companies, and SEC compliance. He was also instrumental in the transformation of its business from being the first secure Internet payment system to being a leader in the email messaging services industry. Prior to MessageMedia, Mr. Wand was a management consultant at LEK Consulting, where he focused on mergers & acquisitions advisement and general strategy consulting to Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries including high-tech, media and entertainment, communications, OEM electronics, industrial products and agri-business. Mr. Wand holds a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in industrial engineering from Stanford University. When he's not advising portfolio companies or evaluating new potential investments, he can be found hiking or skiing (depending on the season) in the mountains of Colorado. Mr. Wand serves on the non-profit board of directors for the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and the advisory board for the Deming Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Colorado at Boulder. He also enjoys playing with new electronic gadgets and building things with power tools and is a Kansas City Barbeque Society certified BBQ judge.

Helen joined the Board of Friendship Bridge in October 2003. She recently retired from a twenty-five year career in investment banking with Newman & Associates, now a wholly owned subsidiary of GMAC Commercial Mortgage (GMACCM). During her tenure with Newman & Associates she was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of sales and trading, and later her role expanded to include oversight of GMACCM's Market Risk Management Group. In addition to the Friendship Bridge Board, Helen chairs the Financial Oversight Committee of the Jefferson County School District, the largest district in Colorado, and chairs the Advisory Board of the University of Colorado, Denver Chancellor's Scholars and Leaders program. Helen, right, with Norma Bajan, sub-director in Guatemala.

Mr. Farbes is a Shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt & Farber#146;s Commercial Litigation, Construction/Engineering, and Environmental and Water Groups. He focuses on construction law, natural resource law, regulatory law, and public utility law. Mr. Farbes served as a Colorado Assistant Attorney General for three and a half years prior to commencing his private practice. In private practice, he has represented a wide variety of clients, including design and engineering, commercial development, manufacturing and agricultural (regulated) companies; lenders and insurers; air, water, and land regulatory agencies; local, regional, and state government; individual landowners; and public interest groups. Mr. Farbes also has a broad range of civil trial experience (including more than 100 litigated matters) involving engineering/construction disputes, environmental/natural resource disputes, and regulatory matters in the state courts of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Texas, and California and in the Federal District Courts of Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, California, and the District of Columbia. He is admitted to, and has appeared before, the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Federal Claims, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, the United States Court of Military Appeals, the Boards of Contract Appeals for the United States Military Services and Departments of Interior and Energy, and various administrative boards and agencies of the western states. Mr. Farbes is a past President of the Denver Bar Association and a three-time member of the Colorado Bar Association Board of Governors. He has served as a Trustee of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, a member and chair of the Colorado Board of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, and a two-term member and President of the Denver Board of Water Commissioners. Mr. Farbes currently serves on the governing boards of the Denver Board of Health, the Stapleton Foundation, the Nature Conservancy of Colorado, and the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado. Mr. Farbes was co-chair of Mayor John Hickenlooper s Transition Team for Denver s Public Works Department (2003) and co-chair of the Design and Construction Committee for Denver s Justice Center Task Force (2004).

Ken Fellman is a partner in the Denver law firm of Kissinger & Fellman, P.C. His practice emphasizes local government representation, particularly telecommunications law. Ken has represented numerous local governments in Colorado and nationally in connection with cable television franchising, transfers, renewals, and enforcement actions. He works with local governments in development of telecommunications policy documents, rights of way management, tower and antenna siting, litigation in all courts and at the Federal Communications Commission, and other related telecommunications and land use issues. He has also worked with governments, private property owners, homeowner associations and Indian tribes on telecommunications infrastructure issues. Ken is general counsel for the Greater Metro Telecommunications Consortium, an agency comprised of 29 cities and counties in metro Denver. In November 2003, Ken was re-elected to his second term as the Mayor of Arvada, Colorado. Prior to his election as Mayor, he served two terms as an at large member of the Arvada City Council. Appointed by then Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt to the FCC's Local and State Government Advisory Committee, he served as chair from 1997 until the FCC disbanded the Committee in 2003. In 2004, Ken was appointed to serve on the Executive Committee of SAFECOM an advisory committee to the U. S. Department of Homeland Security comprised of local, state and tribal officials, to help improve public safety response through more effective and efficient interoperable wireless communications. In addition, Ken presently serves as Chair of the Colorado Municipal League's Telecommunications Committee and is a Past Chair of the League's Attorney's Section. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Telecommunication Program of the University of Colorado. Ken is a member of the National League of Cities' Information, Technology and Communications Steering Committee, and is a past President of Rocky NATOA, the Colorado chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors. Ken was honored to be chosen as NATOA's 1998 Member of the Year. Ken Fellman has made numerous presentations at state, regional and national telecommunications and local government workshops. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1978 from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and his law degree in 1981 from the University of Denver College of Law.

Dr. Serkova is the Director of the MRI/MRS Cancer Center Core at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She also serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and the Department of Anesthesiology. After receiving her Masters degree in biophysics from the University of Kiev in the Ukraine, she went on to study biochemistry and pharmacology at the University of Bremen in Germany where she received her doctorate. She continued her post-doctoral studies at the University of California, San Francisco studying clinical pharmacokinetics. She served as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Assistant Professor at both universities prior to her induction at the University of Colorado. Dr. Serkova received the Young Investigator and Travel Award of the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems in 1998 and the Noether Award of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Bonn, Germany in 1999. She has published numerous articles and is widely regarded as an expert in the field of biochemistry and pharmacology.

Ms. Monroe has over 25 years experience managing major airport planning and commercial development projects in the U.S. and Canada. Leading multidisciplinary teams, she has been instrumental in advising governments, airports and communities in the formulation and implementation of successful strategies/plans for long-range development, marketing/developing commercial air service, and conducting system planning studies. She has served on the Boards of ACC, ATAC, IAWA, holds a Masters Degree from the University of Colorado (Boulder), and is a licensed commercial pilot.

Dr. Hari K. Koul is Professor and Director of Research, Division of Urology and Department of Surgery at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA. He is founding program Director for Urosciences Program and a member of the University of Colorado Cancer Center. He is an internationally recognized researcher in Urology. His research interests are focused around understanding the pathophysiology of kidney stone disease, prostate cancer, bladder hypertrophy, urogenital development, and erectile dysfunction. Dr. Koul is a charter member of the National Institute of Health Study Section on the Urologic Kidney and Genitourinary Development and US Veterans Administration Merit Review Subcommittee for Surgery, and a member of the US Veterans Administration Merit Review Subcommittee for Oncology. Dr. Koul is recognized for his scientific leadership and original contributions to molecular mechanisms in urologic diseases across the globe by his peers. He has been called to serve on several NIH-Special Emphasis Panels for his expertise. He serves on the editorial boards of Urologic Research. Dr Koul also serves as a reviewer for Kidney International; Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, Urology, American Journal of Physiology; Scanning Microscopy International; Journal of Bone and Mineral Research; Journal of Urology; Urologic Research; Biological Chemistry; Oncogene, and Molecular Medicine. Respected for his innovative and administrative skills, Dr. Koul has been appointed to several powerful committees of the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine. He is member of Dean's Research Advisory Council for the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine. He also serves as a member of the Translational Research Council of the University. He is a member of Proteomics Oversight Committee of the University of Colorado. Dr. Koul is a tireless advocate for scientific research enterprise. In recognition for his tireless service and leadership Dr. Koul was elected President of the Research on Calculous Kinetics Society-USA (2005-2006), is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, and a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. Dr. Koul is an active member of the Molecular Medicine Society, the American Urological Association (AUA), the American Association for Cancer Research, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, American College of Nutrition, American Society of Nephrology, Hyperoxaluria and Oxalosis Foundation, Research on Calculus Kinetics Society, American Chemical Society, American Association for Advancement of Sciences, New York Academy of Sciences- USA. Dr. Koul's Research Interests: The structure and function of MAP kinase signal transduction pathways in oxalate induced nephrotoxicity as well as the characterization of MAP kinase signal transduction pathways that are critical determinants in the patho-physiologies of bladder hypertrophy, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer.

Raul is really unique. Unlike most American men, he loves sports. He played sports as a kid and continues to compete now, always calling ?shotgun? first when heading to the car. He?s just wired that way. While he is a fierce competitor in the parking lot, his claim to fame is in skiing, where he earned a scholarship as a member of the University of Colorado ski team. Then he took his skiing career to new heights by transferring to UC Santa Barbara where it snows once every 30 years. Believe it or not, Raul?s a former U.S. Ski Team coach, coached at two Winter Olympic Games and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. In addition, Raul has been an avid writer from a young age and has authored three sports related books. In between all the skiing and surfing that he has done, Raul received a B.A. from the University of California at Santa Barbara and a certificate in Sports Psychology from John F. Kennedy University.

Dr. Duke is an expert on the mechanism of apoptotic cell death and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-mediated killing. Dr. Duke has published more than 60 publications on apoptosis, cytotoxic T-cell biology and basic immunology. He was the past President and CEO of GlobeImmune and its predecessor, Ceres Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. Dr. Duke remains engaged in the research and development process for the company's products. Dr. Duke is a tenured faculty member of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) where he is Associate Professor of Medicine (Medical Oncology) and Immunology.