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Strategic Issues Program

Strategic Issues Program

State Government Panel

Each year the University of Denver convenes a non-partisan panel of citizens to examine an issue of particular importance to the people of Colorado. These panels, called Strategic Issues Panels, are "blue ribbon panels" in every sense of the word.

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 2010 The Future of State Government Panel are:

  • Don Ament - Former Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture
  • Forrest Cason - CFO, Mental Health Center of Denver
  • Linda Clark - Retired public finance executive
  • Rob Deline - President, Monaghan Management Corporation
  • Gary Dudley - Retired Tax Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP
  • Judy Giacomini - Vice President of Student Services, Northeastern Junior College
  • Jim Griesemer - Dean Emeritus Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
  • Jerry Groswold - Consultant and Retired CEO, Winter Park
  • Lowell Hare - Managing Partner, H & L Investments
  • Peggy Kerns - Director of the Center for Ethics in Government, NCSL
  • Dick Korpan - Retired Chairman, President & CEO of Florida Progress
  • Hal Logan - Co-Founder and Director of Basic Materials and Services LLC
  • Donna Lynne - President, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
  • Mary Lou Makepeace - Vice President, Gay & Lesbian Fund for Colorado
  • Ed Mueller - CEO, Qwest Communications
  • George Simon - Associate Clinical Professor and Academic Director of PMBA Program, University of Denver
  • Phil Tamminga - Former Executive VP, TriZetto Group
  • Phil Vaughan - President, Phil Vaughan Construction Management Inc.
  • Stephanie Villafuerte - Executive Director/President, Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center
  • Anne Warhover - President, Colorado Health Foundation
  • Jon Zeschin - President, Essential Advisors, Inc.