Chairman
Dennis Miceli
Senior Vice President
The Wright Group Services

Joined Excelsior Operations Board May 20, 2008

Dennis has over 30 years of experience in the Colorado insurance marketplace. He specializes in the mid-market, i.e., employers with 25-500 employees; providing guidance and resources to achieve their goals and objectives as they navigate the impact of healthcare reform. Dennis has worked for national insurance carriers and has managed and grown agencies in Denver. He specializes in wellness and claims management, and provides strong guidance in the evaluation of everything from partially self-funded plans to HRA Defined Contribution Plans. Dennis provides his clients with innovative strategies that work and brings employers creative and effective solutions to manager those employee benefits programs.

Experience
• Senior Vice President - The Wright Group Services Denver, CO
• Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Van Gilder Insurance Denver, CO
• U.S. Life, Principal Life Insurance Co. Denver, CO

Education
• Bachelors of Science Management - St. Joseph's Calumet College Whiting, IN

Licensing, Professional Organizations
• Life/ Health, Property & Casualty Insurance
• Past Board Member of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
• Current Chairman of Excelsior Youth Center
• Colorado Group Insurance Association member
• Colorado HR Association member
• Boulder HR Association member

Vice Chairwoman
Cynthia Hansen

Joined Operations Board on November 16, 2006

Other Involvement with Excelsior:  Co-Chair for Ever Upward Gala (2006 and 2007)

Brief Work History: 

• Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch with a practice focused on overall wealth management strategies and financial planning
• Primarily work with corporate executives and privately-held businesses to create, preserve, and transfer wealth
• Comprehensive expertise in finance, structuring investments and strategy
• Previously, held Executive positions in finance, strategy, business development, marketing and new products in the Cable TV and Telecommunications industry
• Commenced career as a CPA at Touche Ross (now Deloitte and Touche)
• Executive MBA from the University of Denver and Accounting degree from the University of Northern Iowa
• Current charitable commitments include:
  Corporate Board of the Cancer League of Colorado
• Village Bank Fundraising Committee (micro-credit lending on a global basis)
• Member Connections Committee of the Colorado Society of CPA's
• Public Affairs Council of the Denver Chamber of Commerce
• Secretary of the Alliance of Professional Women Foundation Board

Previous charitable/volunteer activities include:
Women in Cable and Telecommunications, ArtReach, and multiple Committee Chairmanships and Officer positions for athletic programs at Chaparral High School and Ponderosa High School

Personal:

• Married for 26 years to Craig, my High School Sweetheart
• Have 3 children who are in California; Cassandra is married to Doug Heald and they live in Sacramento, Zach is a senior at Asuza Pacific University and Elyse is a sophomore at Santa Clara University
• Enjoy golf, books, music, and wine tasting excursions
  

Secretary Treasurer
Wendy Warren

Joined Operations Board on June 21, 2007 and was a member of the Foundation Board from 2006-2010

Other involvement with Excelsior: 
Initially Wendy joined Excelsior's Ever Upward Gala committee in 2005 and served as co-chair of the Gala committee for three years-2006, 2007, and 2008.  In 2006, Wendy joined Excelsior's Foundation Board; served as Secretary/Treasurer during fiscal year 2009; and resigned in 2010, in order to focus attention on a substantial business project.  In 2007, Wendy joined the Board of Directors and is currently in her second term.

Brief work history and/or areas of expertise utilized as a Board member: 
Wendy has nearly 25 years in the cable and satellite industries, spanning management/leadership responsibilities for business and information technology teams focused on subscriber billing, as well as, computer system upgrades/conversions, given mergers/acquisitions and business transformation projects.

Brief history of organizations with which you have done charitable/volunteer work: 
Wendy led the Alliance of Profession Women's Outreach program in 2005 and has held various positions on two Homeowner Association Boards in FL and CO.

Other interests: 
Reading, paper crafting, and international travel.

Director
Jim Peters

Joined Operations Board on January 18, 2007

• Jim brings a wide-ranging background in juvenile justice, law enforcement, and community involvement to the Board. Jim currently presides over Revocation Hearings as an Administrative Law Hearing Officer for the Colorado Parole Board and is also involved as a legal consultant on cases involving crime victims, juveniles, and domestic violence.
• A native Coloradoan, Mr. Peters is a graduate of Regis High School in Denver and attended Marquette University, Schiller International University in Heidelberg, Germany, and the University of Colorado School of Law. As a high school student, Jim attended dances and socialized with residents of Excelsior's predecessor entity, the Good Shepherd Home.
• Following law school, Mr. Peters joined the 18th Judicial District Attorney's office (Arapahoe, Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties) and prosecuted traffic, misdemeanor, juvenile, and felony cases involving serious sexual assaults, child abuse, complex white collar crimes, and first degree murders for over 20 years. In 1996 and again in 2000 Jim was elected as the District Attorney for the Judicial District. As District Attorney, Mr. Peters directed a number of programs that focused on adolescents. In addition to a Juvenile Prosecution Unit, Mr. Peters spearheaded a Juvenile Diversion Program, a Special Habitual Juvenile Offender Program, and collaboratively created a Juvenile Assessment Center (JAC) to identify and intervene with at-risk and juvenile delinquents at an early stage.
• Mr. Peters currently serves as the Chairman of the Governor's Executive Clemency Advisory Board and as a Commissioner on Colorado's Access to Justice Commission. He is on the Board of Directors of the Sky Cliff Stroke Recovery and Adult Care Center and the Board of the Denver Regional Explorer Scout Program. Jim and his wife have a son studying at Santa Clara University. He enjoys skiing and spectator sports and the human interaction involved in Colorado's political system.

Director
Amos Martinez

Joined Operations Board on October 16, 2008

Education:
Ph.D. in Public Administration from University of Colorado at Denver (1996)
Master of Public Administration from University of Colorado at Denver (1994)
Master of Criminal Justice from University of Colorado at Denver (1987)
Master of Social Work from University of Utah (1978)
B.A., Psychology from University of Northern Colorado (1975)

Professional Experience:
Adjunct Professor Argosy University (September, 2006-Present day)
Clinical Social Work and Professional Counseling Supervisor and Consultant (September, 2005-Present day)
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies Program Director (April, 1990-August, 2005)
Administrative Officer III (1989-1990), Investigator (1988-1989)
Colorado Department of Human Services --Youth Corrections Diagnostician/ Youth Assessment Coordinator (1987-1988)
Denver District Attorney's Office - Criminal Investigator (1985-1987)
Police Department, Grand Junction, Colorado Police Sergeant (1984-1985)
Police Detective (1982-1984), Police Officer (1981-1982)
National Council On Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Mesa County, Grand Junction, Colorado Executive Director (part time) (1981-1983)
Mesa County Valley School District #51, Grand Junction, Colorado School Social Worker (1978-1980)
Salt Lake County, Utah Detention Center Youth Counselor (1977-1978)
Colorado Department of Institutions - Youth Services Grand Junction, Colorado Juvenile Parole Counselor (1975-1976)

Teaching Experience:
Colorado School of Family Therapy Program Director (2005-2007)
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs Graduate School of Public Affairs Adjunct Instructor (1998-2005)
University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work Adjunct Instructor (Winter/Spring Qtr. 1990)
Metropolitan State College Denver, Colorado Criminal Justice Administrative Behavior Instructor (Fall Semester 1989)
Metropolitan State College Denver, Colorado Criminal Investigations Course Instructor (Spring Semester, 1990)
Adams State College, Graduate Counselor Education Grand Junction, Colorado Counseling Special Client Population Instructor (Spring Semester, 1988)
Mesa State College Grand Junction, Colorado Introduction to Human Services Sociology Instructor (Fall Semester, 1982)
Mesa County Alcohol Education Program DUI Police Procedures Instructor (1981-1985)

Director
Dr. Zelda DeBoyes
Board Member: November 17, 2011
B.S.B.A., 1981, Metropolitan State College
Master of Science in Legal Administration MSLA
M.B.A., 1985, University of Colorado at Denver
Ph.D., 2009, University of Denver

Dr. Zelda M. DeBoyes is the Court Administrator for the Aurora Municipal Court in Aurora, Colorado. She has managed all non-judicial court functions for this limited jurisdictional court since 1992. As a council appointee, Dr. DeBoyes reports directly to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Aurora. She is principally responsible for the operational divisions of Case Management, Probation, the Marshals' Office, Jury Services and Court Information Technology. She is also the Department Director for the Aurora Detention Center. Prior to this appointment, Dr. DeBoyes was the Operating Section Manager for the Denver County Court's Traffic Division and was the Management Analyst in the Court Services Division of the Colorado Judicial Branch.

Committed to her profession and community, Dr. DeBoyes has served and remains active in a variety of organizations. She is the Chair of the Juanita Gray Community Service Award Committee through the Denver Public Library. Dr. DeBoyes recently served as a commissioner with the Colorado State Commission on Judicial Performance (2002-2011). She also served as a Board Director for the National Center for State Courts and the Leadership Institute for Judicial Education (2002-2008). Dr. DeBoyes is a Past President and Board Director of the National Association for Court Management (1994-2001). She is a graduate of the African-American Leadership Institute, the Aurora Citizens' Police Academy, and has served on the boards of the Lowry Family Center, Northeast Women's Center and Marcus Walker Track Club.

In February 2012, the Metro State Alumni Association recognized Dr. DeBoyes with the 'Giving Back' Award. She is the recipient of the prestigious National Center for State Courts' Distinguished Service Award. She received the Elks' Leadership Award in 1999. In 1997, the Denver Chapter of the American Alumni of University Women recognized her as a Trailblazer in her profession.

Director
Marcia Lujan

Joined Operations Board on June 15, 2000

• Board Chairperson 2008-2010
• Bachelor Degress Business Columbia College
• Chief Financial Officer at L.C. Fulenwider, Inc.
  

Director
Richard O. Jones

Founding Board Member, January, 1973

Other involvement with Excelsior:

• Co-Founder (1972)
• Board Chairman 1973-1984
• Campus Acquisition Committee
• Construction Committee
• Legal Committee
• Board Development Committee
• Nomination Committee
• CEO Search Committee

Brief work history and/or areas of expertise utilized as a Board member:

• Attorney: Assistant AG, Texas (1958 - 1960)
• Regional Counsel, Federal Highway Administration (1970 - 1994)
• Private practice (1960 -1965/1994 to present) specializing in eminent domain, contracting, environmental compliance and  highway-related  legal issues. Special Counsel to E-470 Public Highway Authority, Northwest Parkway Authority, The World Bank (India Study); and Colorado DOT. Researcher/Author for National Academies' Transportation Research Board (TRB)
  Legal Research Studies (LRS) on American Indian Law; Tort Liability and Risk Management; Fourth Amendment Search and Seizure. Context Sensitive Design of Highways (Distinguished Lectureship 2004)

Brief history of organizations with which you have done charitable/volunteer work:

• Youth church worker with teens in Texas, Virginia and Colorado (1962-1978);
• Volunteer probation counselor (1970 - 1974);
• Founding President, Christian Conciliation Service of Denver
• Founding Board member, Christian Legal Society of Metro Denver
• American Association of State Transportation Officials

Other interests:
Studying history and theology; golf; windjamming; back-packing.

Director
Jerry Maglio

Joined Operations Board on January 20, 2005

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Brief work history and/or areas of expertise utilized as a Board member:

Jerry Maglio has been a successful senior marketing with many involvements in the media and entertainment field over a 30 year period. He most recently was executive vice president of marketing for Starz Entertainment Group LLC (SEG).

Prior to coming to SEG, Maglio served as the top marketing executive with three cable companies- American Television & Communications (now Time Warner Cable), Daniels & Associates, and United Artists Cable. At the latter two, he also was responsible for negotiating network programming contracts. Maglio was the founding president of Rainbow Programming Services Inc. in 1980.

In 1991 he formed Maglio & Associates, Inc., a Denver-based investment, entrepreneurial, and consulting firm that has provided strategic assistance to a wide range of clients in the media industry,

Maglio won both the Vanguard Award for Marketing from the National Cable & Telecommunications Association and the One-of-a-Kind Award from Cable and Telecommunications, a Marketing Society.  Maglio served as the volunteer president of CTAM in 1981.

Prior to his cable career, Maglio served as Club Manager of the Doubleday & Company's flagship profit center, The Literary Guild of America, plus the International Collector's Library.

Maglio, a native of White Plains, New York, received his undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and his Masters in Business Administration from Columbia University.

 

Director
Molly Ross

Joined Operations Board on August 17, 2006

Other involvement with Excelsior includes Excelsior Youth Foundation Board of Directors (2001-2009), Ever Upward Gala Co-Chair (2002-2004), Fundraising Committee Chair, Nominating Committee Chair, Investment Committee, Ever Upward Gala Committee Print Chair.

Molly Ross is currently President and Co-Owner of her family's two mineral management companies, Deltex Royalty Company, Inc. and LMA Royalties, Ltd.  She is also President of Swift Wings Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to spreading the message of hope for a sustainable future and partnering with other organizations working on sustainability initiatives.

Prior to her current positions, Molly worked in the commercial advertising business, as an Art Director, Account Manager, Production Manager, and Graphic Designer.  She has held positions at Amber Sky Illustrators and Channel 4 (KCNC) Television, Mercy Medical Center, Molly Ross Design and Schwing/Walsh, Inc. Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations.  She has also freelanced and designed for numerous for profit and not-for-profit organizations.  She has won several awards for design and illustration from the American Marketing Association and the Public Relations Society of America.  Molly has also worked as a metalsmith and jewelry designer, and is currently a sculptor.

Molly has extensive experience in the not-for-profit sector.  Her current positions include Rachel's Network Board of Directors, Sierra Club Foundation Board of Directors, American Solar Energy Society Board of Trustees, American Farmland Trust National Advisory Council/President's Council and Idanha Films Board of Directors.  She was a former Board Co-Chair of ArtReach, President of the Junior League of Denver, Steering Committee Chair of the Denver Urban Resources Partnership (USDA), and a Founder and Board President of the Center for Ethics and Social Responsibility.  Her non-profit experience includes strategic planning, marketing and PR, board governance, fundraising, advocacy, and event planning.

Molly lives in a solar home she uses as a retreat center for non-profits, and enjoys hiking, camping, travel and horseback riding.

Executive Director
Joan Gabrielson

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President/Chairman
Bill Harvey

Joined the Foundation Board in September 2007.

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Bill volunteers with many of our fund raising events including being on the committee for our Ever Upward Gala and Passport Party.

Brief work history : 
Bill worked for 25 years in the securities industry.  He was a Partner with Eastman Dillon in New York and was a Managing Director with Merrill Lynch in New York.  In Denver, Bill was President of Bosworth Sullivan.  Bill’s extensive knowledge of stocks, bonds and finance make him invaluable on Excelsior’s Finance Committee for the Foundation Board. 

Other interests: 
Bill has been married to Sally since 1956 and they have 3 children and 5 grand children.  He enjoys golf, tennis and travel.

Vice Chairman
Lois Paul

Joined the Foundation Board in

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Triumphant FACES Gala Chair 2011, 2012 & 2013

Secretary/Treasurer
Butch Shoup
Clifton Larson Allen

Joined the Foundation Board in 2011.

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Aurora Gateway Rotary Club Volunteer

Brief work history:
CPA
Member of Professional Advisors Board - Denver Foundation

Brief history of other organizations you have done charitable/volunteer work:
Past President Colorado State University Alumni Association
Past President Aurora Gateway Rotary Club
Treasurer & Board Member Aurora Symphony Orchestra

Other interests:
Travel and family

Director
Victoria Aguilar, Esq., SPHR
The AR Group

Joined the Foundation Board in 2012

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Triumphant Woman

Brief work history:
Employment and business law attorney

Brief history of other organizations you've done charitable/volunteer work:
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Board Member)
Audience of One Youth Center (Board Member)
National Hispanic Voter Educational Foundation (Board Member)
Rocky Mountain Minority and Supplier Distribution Council

Other interests:
Working out, reading, spending time with my four kids and husband of 20 years

 

Director
Zach Broyles
BNY Mellon Wealth Management

Joined the Foundation Board in 2012

Brief work history:
Senior Director, Vice President

 

Director
Kevin Burke
Hogan Lovells

Joined the Foundation Board in 2013

Brief work history:
Associate

 

 

Director
Dennis Miceli
The Wright Group Services

Joined Excelsior Operations Board May 20, 2008

Dennis has over 30 years of experience in the Colorado insurance marketplace. He specializes in the mid-market, i.e., employers with 25-500 employees; providing guidance and resources to achieve their goals and objectives as they navigate the impact of healthcare reform. Dennis has worked for national insurance carriers and has managed and grown agencies in Denver. He specializes in wellness and claims management, and provides strong guidance in the evaluation of everything from partially self-funded plans to HRA Defined Contribution Plans. Dennis provides his clients with innovative strategies that work and brings employers creative and effective solutions to manager those employee benefits programs

Dennis has been an active member of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, serving on the board in 1998, and had chaired the Membership Council for 5 consecutive years. In 1994 he led a group that established the Chamber Health plan for its members. He is currently a member of the Health Care Committee. He is a current member of the Colorado and Boulder Human Resources Associations, and is licensed in 18 states.

Other organizations Dennis was involved with include:

• Arapahoe Sertoma Club, 1992-95
• Denver Mile Hi Rotary 2006-2008
• Christ The King Education Foundation, VP/ Board Member 2004-2007
• Parish Director, Catholic Youth Recreation Association Baseball 1997-2003
• Frontier District Cub Scouts Pack Leader 2000

A Chicago native, Dennis and his wife, Jane, a practicing psychiatrist, have lived in Denver for over 30 years, and have two sons in high school. They are active skiers, snowboarders and golfers.

Director
Sarah Montgomery
Wells Fargo Private Bank

Joined the Foundation Board in 2013

Brief work history:
Vice President Philanthropic Specialist

Director
M. Sean Murphy
The Murphy Company

Joined the Foundation Board in 2011

Other involvement with Excelsior:
Finance Committee
Gala Sponsor

Brief work history:
President, The Murphy Companies
Former Hedge Fund Manager

Brief history of other organizations you've done charitable/volunteer work:
Denver Art Museum
Denver Botanic Gardens
Invest in Kids
Deafness U.K.
Salon D'Musee
St. Anne's Episcopal School

Director
William Schmidt
First Western Trust

Joined the Foundation Board in 201