Speaker Presentations
Immigration Speaker Presentations
Alphabetical List of Speakers
- Ann Allott
- Phil Alterman
- John L. Barry
- Roy Beck
- Josh Bernstein
- Chuck Berry
- Joe Blake
- Dan Brennan
- Erin Brouse
- Ralph W. Christie, Jr. /a>
- Troy Eid
- Joe Greene
- Mark G. Heesen
- Brad Hendrick
- John Hickenlooper
- Richard D. Lamm
- Brenda Leffler
- Donald J. Mares
- David A. Martin
- Ann Morse
- Ved Nanda
- Deborah R. Norris
- Bill Owens
- Blake Pendergrass
- Governor Bill Ritter, Jr.
- J. Grayson Robinson
- Julien Ross
- Peter H. Schuck
- John Stulp
- Steven Summer
- John Suthers
- Peter A. Weir
- John Woodward
After listening to many perspectives and reviewing an extensive list of readings, the panel began its own deliberations. During the summer and into the fall, panel members weighed the research and opinions offered and engaged in discussions based on the information presented and panelists' own views and experience. They sought practical solutions rather than ideologically oriented outcomes and used a consensus process to identify underlying issues and develop recommendations. The result is the panel's report: Architecture for Immigration Reform: Fitting the Pieces of Public Policy
Speakers
State Officials
- John L. Barry Superintendent, Aurora Public Schools
- Troy Eid Former U.S. Attorney, District of Colorado
- John Hickenlooper Mayor of Denver, Colorado
- Richard D. Lamm Former Colorado Governor; Co-Director of the Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver; Professor
- Donald J. Mares Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
- Bill Owens Former Colorado Governor; Senior Fellow, Institute for Public Policy Studies at the University of Denver
- Bill Ritter Governor of Colorado
- John Stulp Commissioner of Agriculture, Colorado Department of Agriculture
- Steven Summer President & CEO, Colorado Hospital Association
- John Suthers Attorney General of Colorado
- Peter A. Weir Executive Director, Colorado Department of Public Safety
Immigration Attorneys
- Ann Allott Attorney, Allott Immigration Law Firm
- Phil Alterman Partner, Stern, Elkind, Curray & Alterman, LLP
- Brad Hendrick Special Counsel, Caplan and Earnest, LLC
Law Enforcement
- Dan Brennan Chief of Police, Wheat Ridge Police Department
- Brenda Leffler Homeland Security Branch of the Colorado State Patrol
- J. Grayson Robinson Sheriff, Arapahoe County
Business Representatives
- Chuck Berry President, Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry (CACI)
- Joe Blake Chancellor of the Colorado State University System
- Ralph W. Christie, Jr. Chairman, President & CEO, Merrick & Company
- Mark G. Heesen President, National Venture Capital Association
- Deborah R. Norris Vice President of Human Resources, Merrick & Company
Advocates
- Roy Beck Executive Director, NumbersUSA
- Josh Bernstein Immigration Director, SEIU (Service Employees International Union)
- Blake Pendergrass Organizer, FRESC (Formerly the Front Range Economic Strategy Center)
- Julien Ross Director, Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC)
Academic and Other Speakers
- Erin Brouse Immigration Consul, Canadian Consulate General - Los Angeles
- Ann Morse Director, Immigrant Policy Project, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
- Ved Nanda Professor and Director of the Ved Nanda Center for the Study of International and Comparative Law, University of Denver
- Peter H. Schuck Author and Simeon E. Baldwin Professor of Law at Yale Law School
- John Woodward CIA Intelligence Officer; Adjunct Professor at George Washington University; Attorney and Author
