CJI's board represents a cross-section of our community and has a passion for our organization and those we serve. Board members work hard to guide the organization and ensure its long-term sustainability.
Interested in serving on CJI's board? The application period typically runs January-March each year. For more information, visit the Join Our Board page.
Meet CJI's Board of Directors for 2022-2023:
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Don Samuels, Polsinelli PC
Board Chair
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Thor Nelson, Holland & Hart LLP
Chair-Elect
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Keo Frazier, KEOS Marketing LLC | New Thinkers
Secretary
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Jeff George, Baker Tilly US, LLP
Treasurer
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Michael Dabbs, Gill Foundation
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Hon. James “Jay” Breese, Denver County Court (retired)
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Nicholas DeWeese, Sherman & Howard LLC
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Faye Diamond, RBI Strategies & Research
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Celia Dietrich, Dietrich Partners
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Kelley Duke, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
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Selena Dunham, Classique, LLC
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Nickolas Fogel, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, PC
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Jonathan Goldberg, LIV Sotheby’s International Realty
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Lori Halverson, Vistage Chair | The Halverson Group
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Eric Hilty, Tuff Shed, Inc.
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Hon. Gary M. Jackson, Denver County Court (retired)
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Hon. Sueanna P. Johnson, Colorado Court of Appeals
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Matthew Johnston, Dowd Bennett
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Gregg Kantz, DSST Green Valley Ranch Middle School
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Hon. Priscilla “PJ” Loew, 17th Judicial District
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Hon. Cynthia Mares, 18th Judicial District
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Britton Nohe-Braun, One Earth Future Foundation
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David Olsky, Fortis Law Partners
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Chris Oltyan, Compliable
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Patrick O'Rourke, University of Colorado
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Christopher Reeves, Waltz | Reeves
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Kathryn Reilly, Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell LLP
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V. William Scarpato III, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado
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Alexander Sediva, Employers Council
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Michael Siebecker, University of Denver, Sturm College of Law
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Eliza Steinberg, Griffiths Law PC
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Ben Strawn, Davis Graham & Stubbs
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Azra Taslimi, Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC
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Ryan Urbach, American Pacific Mortgage Corp.
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Valorie Waldon, Employers Council
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Hon. Elizabeth A. Weishaupl, JAMS Denver
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Thomas Werge, Werge Law Group
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Gwyneth Whalen, Caplan and Earnest LLC
CJI Emeriti Directors
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Hon. Russell Carparelli, AB Conflict Resolution Services & Colorado Court of Appeals (retired)
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Marilyn Chappell, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
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Mark Clouatre, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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Laurence DeMuth Jr., US West (retired)
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George Dikeou, COPIC Companies (retired)
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Mark Fogg, Childs McCune LLC
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Hon. Richard Gabriel, Colorado Supreme Court
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Michael Gallagher, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
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K.C. Groves, Ireland Stapleton Pryor & Pascoe, PC
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John Grow, LawToolBox.com, Inc.
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Sheila Gutterman, Griffiths Law, PC (retired)
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David Hall, Alvarez & Marsal Disputes & Investigations, LLC
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Hon. Melissa Hart, Colorado Supreme Court
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Hon. Robert Hawthorne, Colorado Court of Appeals (retired)
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Hon. Robert Kapelke, Judicial Arbiter Group, Inc. & Colorado Court of Appeals (retired)
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Hon. Lynn Karowsky, Weld County Court (retired)
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Peter Koclanes, Sherman & Howard LLC
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Hon. Lino Lipinsky de Orlov, Colorado Court of Appeals
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Gary Lozow, Foster Graham Milstein & Calisher, LLP
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Hon. Gale Miller, Colorado Court of Appeals (retired)
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Robert Miller, Perkins Coie LLP (retired)
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Michael O’Donnell, Wheeler Trigg O’Donnell LLP
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Mark Pedigo, Baker Tilly US, LLP
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Barbara Randell, Future Image Group, Inc.
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Shannon Stevenson, Colorado Attorney General’s Office
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Ralph Torres, The Law Office of Ralph G. Torres