2 Boulder residents named CO Governors Fellows

Boulder residents Elan Greenberg and Sebastian Corradino named 2023-24 Colorado Governors Fellows.

CiviCO, a nonprofit that cultivates civic-minded leaders, announced 29 Colorado business executives and community leaders as 2023-24 Colorado Governors Fellows. The Colorado Governors Fellowship program prepares mainly private and nonprofit sector leaders for opportunities to deepen their understanding of Colorado state government and statewide public policy issues. CiviCO received more than 80 well-qualified applicants to the Colorado Governors Fellowship program.

“I am thrilled to welcome the newest cohort of Governors Fellows through the continued partnership between CiviCO and the Colorado Governor’s Office. These fellows will gain valuable experience from this program and go on to help ensure Colorado is the best place to live, work and run or start a business,” said Governor Jared Polis.

This year’s Governors Fellows are:

Emilie Aries - Denver, Bossed Up.  

Josh Beard - Fort Collins, Liquor Store Services, Inc. (DBA Bullfrog Wine/Spirits, Mulberry Max Wine/Spirits)

Jonathan Byars - Denver, Amazon

Alana Lipscomb - Colorado Springs, Kingdom Builders Family Life Center

Sebastian Corradino - Boulder, Archway Communities

Stephanie Einfeld - Steamboat Springs, Northwest Colorado Health; CEO,

Kimberly Gold - Colorado Springs, The Gold Standard

Elan Greenberg - Boulder, Flock Safety

Kathryn V Harris - Denver, ActivateWork

Laura Hartman - Eagle, Adam Palmer Sustainability Fund

Vanessa Huerta - Denver, gener8tor

Kate Kalstein - Denver, Kate Kalstein Consulting

John Karner - Greeley, City of Greeley – left position at City of Greeley

Jamie Leben - Denver, Xcel Energy

Hannah Lee - Denver, Arbor Impact Advisors

Azarel Madrigal - Alamosa, First Southwest Community Fund

Malikah Marrus - Colorado Springs, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs- p 

Landon Mascareñaz - Denver, Colorado Education Initiative / The Open System Institute

Andrea Miller - Denver, Delta Dental of Colorado

Trevor Nolan - Colorado Springs, Summit Advanced Program Consulting- 

Ellie Reynolds - Littleton, 76 Group

Julie Rodriguez - Pueblo, Black Hills Energy- 

Morgan Seibel - Denver, WeeCycle

Brandon Stam - Grand Junction, Downtown Grand Junction Partnership

Ames Stenson - Centennial, City of Englewood, Englewood Municipal Court

David Thurow - Grand Junction, Prosono

Mike Treiser - Denver, Google

Katherine Wetzel - Broomfield, DaVita, Inc.

Brandon Zelasko - Denver, SE2

CiviCO, formerly Quarterly Forum, has established a legacy over the past 23 years of convening Colorado’s top leaders across all sectors and industries in a non-partisan environment to strengthen connections, leadership and community engagement. Since 2016, CiviCO has graduated 151 fellows who are now leading and serving predominantly across the state of Colorado. 

Thanks to partnerships with the State of Colorado and former administration officials, the Colorado Governors Fellowship Program enables participants to shadow members of the Polis Administration, statewide agencies, regional, county and municipal-level leaders, and work on real-time public policy projects with a government client, as well as engage with faculty at the University of Colorado-Denver School of Public Affairs, and Cabinet-level or senior administration officials within Colorado.

“The program is committed to creating spaces and platforms for leaders to grow from a place of seeking to understand Colorado’s rural/urban divide, diversity of thought, political affiliation, and the value of civic engagement and multi-sector leadership,” said Ryan Heckman, chairman of CiviCO.

To learn more about CiviCO and the Colorado Governors Fellowship program, please go to www.livecivico.org