The Managing for Sustainability specialization is an asset to the local industry’s talent pipeline, providing companies with leaders who believe in benefitting 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
- Lila Bateman, Attorney, Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Mark Blanchard, Senior Project Manager/Operations Manager, Weston Solutions, Inc.
- Beth Chacon, Manager, Environmental Policy Relations, Xcel Energy
- Jill Cooper, Group Lead Environment, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.
- Laura Davis, Directory Environmentals, Health and Safety & System Safety, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
- John DeRose, Senior Manager, Sustainability & Climate Change, Deloitte & Touche
- Ellen Feeney, VP Responsible Livelihood, White Wave Foods Co.
- Tony Georgis, Senior Consultant, Water & Power Business Group, Halcrow
- John Heckman, Director, Five Winds International
- Julie Klein, Director of Environmental Affairs, Vail Resorts Lodging
- K.J. McCorry, President, Eco-Officiency
- Bud McGrath, President, R & K McGrath & Associates
- Jack Rizzo, Chief Sustainability Officer, ProLogis
- Frank Rukavina, Sustainability Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
- Graham Russell, Site Moderator, Sustainability Officer, Trupoint Advisors
- Ellen Sandberg, VP Community Relations, First Data
- Celia Vanderloop, City of Denver Environmental Quality, City of Denver