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Board of Directors

Board Officers

Officers of Community Foundation Boulder County’s Board of Directors go above and beyond to support the foundation’s work. They provide leadership to staff and fellow board members and carry a vested interest in making sure the day-to-day work of the foundation is centered on the vision, mission, and values of CFBC.

Deb Gardner

Deb Gardner – Chair

Former Boulder County Commissioner

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Meredith Carlton

Meredith Carlton – Vice Chair

Financial Advisor

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Arvind Sundar – Secretary

VP, Commercial Lender

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Board of Directors

Directors of the community foundation bring expertise and perspective to our work. They exemplify our values of humanity, trust, and collaboration through participation on the board and in committees, offering their leadership and guidance to staff members, and giving their time and energy toward advancing the mission of the community foundation.

Scott Beard

Attorney

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Yvette Bowden

Assistant County Administrator

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David Ensign

Retired

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Berenice

Berenice El Gharamti

Building Performance Policy Equity Administrator

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Fernando Guzman

Fernando Guzman

Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Excellence

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Sarah Halle

Partner, Creative

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Steven Klosterman

Regional Director

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Mark Magaña

Founding President & CEO

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Carey Mason

Carey Mason

Founder/CEO

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Ann O’Connell

Legal Editor and Attorney

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Krishna Pattisapu, PhD

Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion

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Reina Pomeroy

Reina Pomeroy

Co-founder

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Attila Safari

Entrepreneur

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Rafael Salgado

Rafael Salgado

Executive Director

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Board Committees

Board Committees of the Community Foundation comprise members of our Board of Trustees, as well as community volunteers and expert advisors.

Executive Committee

Deb Gardner - Chair

Former Boulder County Commissioner

Meredith Carleton - Vice Chair

Financial Advisor, UBS

Arvind Sundar - Secretary

VP, Commercial Lender, First Fidelity Bank

Development Committee

Meredith Carlton - Chair

Financial Advisor, UBS Financial Services, Ink

David Ensign

Retired

Cindy Lindsay

Principal, FLS Associates

Lauren Maggio

Vice President, Banker at J.P. Morgan

Rafael Salgado

Executive Director, Calwood Education Center

Ellen Sandberg

Finance and Audit Committee

Arvind Sundar - Chair

VP, Commercial Lender, First Fidelity Bank

Deb Gardner

Former Boulder County Commissioner

James Graham

CEO & Founder, Richtr Financial Studio

William F Jones Jr.

CPA, Anton Collins Mitchel LLP

Chester Kurtz

Managing Partner, Kurtz Fargo LLP

D. Liles Lipe

Senior Vice President, First Western Trust

Doris Rigoni

Market President – Denver Kirkpatrick Bank

Jeremy Wilson

Partner, Plante Moran

Governance and Nominating Committee

Carey Mason - Chair

Founder/CEO, DEI4BIZ

Scott Beard

Owner, Scott Beard Law

David Brantz

Partner, Kottke & Brantz, LLC

Berenice El Gharamti

Building Performance Policy Equity Administrator

Deb Gardner

Former Boulder County Commissioner

Krishna Pattisapu

Executive Director of Equity and Inclusion at Front Range Community College

Investment Committee

Steven Klosterman - Co-Chair

AIF, Regional Director, Halbert Hargrove

Noel Culberson

CFA, CPA, Director, Senior PIM Portfolio Manger, Trailhead Wealth Management LLC

Bob Cutler

President, ACE Investing Services, Inc.

Justine DeCoste

Director and Shareholder at Pathstone Family Office, LLC

Elliot Forsyth - Co-Chair

Senior Partner, Ascent Wealth Management

Deb Gardner

Former Boulder County Commissioner

Emily Mears

Managing Director, Pathstone

Amy Noblin

Managing Director, Ridgeline Ventures

Allyson Patterson

Managing Partner, Manna Tree Partners

Julia Wenworth

Financial Advisor at BSW Wealth Partners

Programs Committee

Yvette Bowden

Assistant County Administrator, Boulder County

Elizabeth Crowe

Deputy Director of Housing and Human Services at City of Boulder

Sananda Dangol

Founder and CEO Nepali Jatra

Berenice El Gharamti

Building Performance Policy Equity Administrator, City and County of Denver

David Ensign

Retired

Alan Halpern

Retired

Claudia Hodges-Gonzales

Lizbeth Mendoza

Alberto Moreno

Nubia Saenz

Community Engagement Coordinator at Community Food Share