Typically, they are composed of 15-20 accomplished citizens from various walks of life, selected on the basis of their personal experience, judgment, and openness to a variety of ideas and perspectives. Panel members bring a wealth of experience to the process.

The distinguished members of the 2009 Immigration Issues Panel:

• Don Ament - Former Colorado Secretary of Agriculture
• Polly Baca - President & CEO, Baca Barragan Perez & Associates
• Richard Ballantine - Publisher, The Durango Herald
• Barbara Bauer - President, Global Sight Partners
• Linda Childears - President & CEO, Daniels Fund
• Pete Coors - Chairman & CEO, Coors Brewing Company
• Carolyn Daniels - Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
• Jim Griesemer, Chair - Director, Strategic Issues Program
• Steve Halstedt - Managing Director, Centennial Ventures
• Del Hock - Retired CEO & Chairman of Public Service Company of Colorado
• Richard Koeppe - Retired Superintendent of Cherry Creek Schools
• Wayne Murdy - Former Chairman, Newmont Mining Corp.
• Ved Nanda - Vice Provost for Internationalization, University of Denver
• Kay Norton - President, University of Northern Colorado
• Kim Patmore - Former Executive Vice President & CFO, First Data Corp
• Dick Robinson - CEO, Robinson Dairy
• Marguerite Salazar - President and CEO, Valley-Wide Health Systems
• David Trickett - President, Iliff School of Theology
• Jerry Williams - Associate Research Professor, University of Colorado Denver
• Ron Williams - President, Gary-Williams Energy Corporation