DAIRY ARTS CENTER - Key Persons
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- Senior Instructor of Finance at the Leeds School of Business
David is a Senior Instructor of Finance at the Leeds School of Business at CU Boulder where he has taught both graduate and undergraduate finance courses for over twenty years. He is the past Faculty Director of the MS Finance Program and past chair the Boulder Faculty Assembly Budget and Planning Committee. He is a former treasurer of Boulder Valley Women's Health Center and a former partner of Social Venture Partners of Boulder County. David continues to provide non-profit financial consulting and financial management seminars through Social Venture Partners of Boulder County.
Curator of Visual Arts, Drew Austin (b.1996) is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Denver, CO.
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- Vice President
- Attorney, Caplan and Earnest
- Attorney, Caplan and Earnest Elizabeth Is an
Elizabeth is an attorney at the Boulder-based law firm, Caplan and Earnest. Elizabeth moved to Boulder when she was 9 years old and was raised in the Boulder dance community. After graduating from CU-Boulder, Elizabeth lived in Washington, D.C. and Chicago. She returned back home to Boulder in 2014 to raise her two children, William and Adeline.
Elizabeth has found incredible joy in supporting the local dance community and is excited to expand that support through her work on the Board.
Elizabeth Francis - Attorney, Caplan and Earnest Elizabeth is an …
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- President and Owner of Keys Commercial Real
- President and Owner of Keys Commercial Real Estate
Born and raised in Boulder, second-generation real estate professional Geoffrey Keys is
the President and Owner of Keys Commercial Real Estate. Geoffrey has guided Keys
Before coming to The Dairy, Glenn Webb had a long career as a sound engineer. The range and quality of artists with whom he toured was exceptional, including Grammy winners Tim O'Brien and Nickel Creek, Grammy nominees Alison Brown and Hot Rize, and Tony-award winner Savion Glover. In addition to his touring career, he spent a decade as production manager of the Boulder Theater, and a year working in the Performing Arts Center at the Naropa Institute. He has been the resident house engineer for various jazz, folk, and bluegrass festivals in the West, as well as technical director for summer concert seasons at Chautauqua Auditorium. His time as a Latin American Studies major at the University of Colorado has given him an appreciation for many cultures and their artistic traditions, as well as some facility in Spanish and Portuguese language.
JayCee Beyale grew up in the Four Corners area of New Mexico, and received his BFA in printmaking from the University of New Mexico. He currently resides in Westminster, but travels often participates in collaborative murals and other art projects with fellow organizations and artists. JayCee's connection to his aboriginal culture is heavily influenced by his involvement in the arts; his personal identity and background have always been present in his work because he is proud of who he is and where he comes from. His career as an artist started when he discovered street art and graffiti. He is deeply influenced by music, and is certain that without music, his art would not exist. Combining traditional indigenous ideologies and his personal Buddhist practice, JayCee is always striving to emphasize the concepts and convictions in his art. Using a combination of spray paints and acrylics, he hopes to share his beliefs by celebrating the fusion of technology and Indigenous culture in his work. JayCee aspires to illustrate the Laws of Movement, Unity and Impermanence in his work.
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- Principal, Jeff Curry Creative
- Principal, Jeff Curry Creative Jeff Is a
Jeff is a holistic designer and a hands-on creative leader. He started in advertising at DMB&B Worldwide in Chicago-producing a number of national campaigns. He learned the power of persuasion at Frankel/Chicago-designing large, integrated retail programs and influential early-stage web sites. Jeff then joined SRG in Boulder where he sharpened his design and creative chops. From brand and packaging design to new product development to activation work in many forms, he has created significant impact for Fortune 100 companies and startups alike. Jeff left SRG as partner and Executive Creative Director to focus his full attention on developing the futures of early stage companies in Colorado and California-working to invent, incubate and accelerate brands that he believes the world needs.
Jeff has been a practicing fine artist since 2009. His photography has garnered local and worldwide awards and recognition. He's a late blooming metal sculptor and combined physicality with photography in his most recent show. Space Gallery in Denver represents him. Jeff graduated from the University of Illinois in Chicago with degrees in Marketing and Design.
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Born and raised in New York, Jenn graduated from The State University of New York at Albany with a BA in Theatre Design. She came to Boulder in 1996 to work for the Colorado Shakespeare Festival and decided Colorado was where she belonged.
With a resume that includes a Kennedy Center Award for excellence in costume design, Jenn broke into the interior design industry as the Director of Sales/ Lead Designer at HW Home.
After developing her design skill set over the course of a decade, she knew that she wanted to start her own firm and in 2009, Leap Interior Design was born.
Jenn currently lives in Boulder with her husband Jason and also serves as the co-chair for Defy Colorado, a non profit employment, entrepreneurship, and personal development training program that supports the incarcerated and formerly incarcerated to become successful, legal entrepreneurs and employees.
Jennifer Mendelson, Principal + Partner Leap Interior Design Born and …
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- Representative from the Boulder Arts Commission
Kathleen McCormick is the Dairy Arts Center Board's representative from the Boulder Arts Commission, on which she has served since 2016, and as chair since 2020. Born in New York and raised in New Jersey, she graduated from Boston College with a BA in English and from Boston University with an MS in Journalism. She worked for numerous magazines and newspapers while living in Washington DC for 12 years. She moved to Boulder in 1993 with her husband Michael Leccese and daughter Nora, soon to be joined by son Vito. In 1995, she co-founded Fountainhead Communications LLC, and since then has been writing and editing books, reports, and articles about design and the environment, focusing in recent years on sustainable and resilient cities, equitable development, and creative placemaking. Kathleen enjoys travel and exploring arts and culture, including choral singing. She also frequently enjoys performances, films, exhibits, and events at the Dairy Center.
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- Founder and CEO of Native Fashion
- Founder and President of Native Max New Media
Kelly Holmes, Mnicoujou Lakota from the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota, calls herself an inspirational storyteller, in hopes to strengthen connections to culture and identity by inspiring and empowering readers while sharing stories with the world.
Kelly is the founder and President of Native Max New Media, an award-winning global multimedia brand with a constellation of platforms and networks that expands indigenous talent across print, digital, web, mobile, video, events, e-commerce and partnerships. She is also editor-in-chief of Native Max Magazine, a glossy publication which features the fashion, culture, and lifestyle of Native American and First Nations people.
The idea behind the formation of Native Max Magazine was the brainchild of Kelly. After working as a model, writer, designer, and stylist, Kelly decided to create her own business. Kelly felt that by launching a magazine that features Native talent she can better promote self-esteem, self-respect, and pride in Native communities.
Kelly is also the founder and CEO of Native Fashion in the City, a global network and platform committed to strengthening the impact and influence of Indigenous Fashion around the world by supporting the next generation of Indigenous fashion talents.
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- Boulder City Council Liaison
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- Co - Founder of Colectivo Cultura
- Director of Community Partnerships at the Center for Community
- Manuela Is Director of Community Partnerships at the Center for
Manuela is Director of Community Partnerships at the Center for Community-based Learning and Research (CU Engage) at the University of Colorado - Boulder, where she cultivates and sustains relationships between CU Engage and the greater university community to carry out collaborative projects that advance the public good. Manuela's diverse work history on projects and initiatives that serve immigrant, border, and other marginalized communities has focused on issues of social justice and equity, be it language access, affordable and quality housing, or reproductive health. Raised both in Guatemala and the United States, she is bilingual and bicultural.
Manuela is a co-founder of Colectivo Cultura, a group of artists and non-artists that work to promote the artistic and cultural expressions from Latin America in and around Boulder County and has been a key player in organizing the Noches de Peña at the Dairy. She is one-half of the DJ duo Manuela y Sebastián playing music in Spanish on KGNU Community Radio.
Manuela holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Colorado, as well as Master of Public Health and Master of Public Administration degrees from the University of Michigan. She's a translator, a certified medical interpreter and an advocate for language access policies, as well as an active member of the Colorado Translators Association and the American Translators Association.
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- Executive Director
- Join Dairy Arts Center 's Executive Director
@thedairy.org Melissa Fathman is thrilled to join …
Osman Parvez earned his Bachelors in biology with a concentration in environmental science from Siena College and an MBA in finance from the University at Albany. His graduate work was focused on investment analysis and modeling of collateralized securities. A scientist at heart and finance was the closest thing to science in the business world.
Since his first experience with an investment bank, his professional work has largely been in the finance and real estate industry. Prior to House Einstein, Osman co-founded Silver Fern Homes. Outside of the real estate industry, he last served as the Associate Director of Capital Markets for Republic Financial in Denver. Over the years, he's co-founded several start-up companies, served on boards for non-profit organizations, and worked for consulting companies. He founded his real estate company, House Einstein in 2013.
His passions include adventure travel, skiing, running, cycling, hiking 14ers, camping, and motorcycling. He has a love affair with nature and the wilderness. Osman also enjoy learning how things work and craftsmanship. Living a mindful lifestyle is a priority and has a regular yoga and meditation practices. He also gives back to the community, through his service to area non profit organizations and joined the Board at the Dairy Arts Center in 2021.
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- Technical Director, Grace Gamm Theater
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- Agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
- Literary Agent, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
- Literary Agent, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency Shannon
Shannon Hassan is a literary agent at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, where she represents authors of a wide range of books for adults and kids. An arts lover and advocate, she has served on the board of several nonprofits, and is drawn to the diversity and community spirit of the Dairy Arts Center.
Prior to becoming an agent, she was acquisitions editor at Fulcrum Publishing, a corporate attorney at Arnold & Porter in New York, and received her JD from Harvard Law School. She lives in Boulder with her husband and teenage twins, who enjoy playing the drums and dancing at the Boulder Ballet School.
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- Development Manager
- Senior Operations Manager at the Dairy
Shay Wescott serves as the Senior Operations Manager at the Dairy. A lifelong lover of independent film, she also assists in programming the Friday Night Weird series at The Dairy's Boedecker Theater. Shay is also on the programming committee for the Crested Butte Film Festival. Originally from upstate New York, she holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Ithaca College and moved to Colorado in 2014. Shay first discovered The Dairy Arts Center as a volunteer and immediately felt at home. She is incredibly proud to represent the arts and the community here in Boulder.
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- Staci Lupberger - Director, CU Anschutz Health and Wellness Center
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- Events and Human Resources Manager
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- Artist in Residence at the Denver Art Museum
- Creative Director of Nakota Designs, and Executive Director
Walt Pourier, Creative Director of Nakota Designs, and Executive Director of the Strong Hold Society is Oglala Lakota, from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Walt's focus - through his art and design and through the many creative movements he supports - is to share messages of hope, inspiration, and healthy way of life outlooks. His outreach efforts have included youth movements, language revitalization campaigns, suicide prevention, ending domestic violence, food distribution, etc, which have reached many communities.
Bill has been a ticketing professional for 22 years and served as Patron Services Manager for 10 years with the Town of Parker/Parker Arts (PACE Center/Schoolhouse Theater). He has also managed the Box Offices of Houston's Ensemble Theatre, the Denver Art Museum, and Littleton's Town Hall Arts Center, among others. Before his career in ticketing, he worked in television and concert production for many years both in Denver and in Los Angeles where he grew up. He is very pleased to be a part of the dynamic team at The Dairy Arts Center!