Anna Welker, Bar Manager at the Hotel Revival and the Creator of the "Zero Proof, Zero Judgement" beverage program for Hyatt.

Steve Wilson has found success by using his passion and intuition as a guide in preservation, investing, collecting contemporary art and farming. A native Kentuckian, Wilson actively pursues community development projects aimed at revitalizing urban, cultural and architectural landscapes, and offering alternatives to suburban sprawl. Wilson and his wife Laura Lee Brown are the founders and creative force behind 21c Museum...

Dr. Chris Vitelli serves as the Superintendent/President for the Merced Community College District with more than 18 years’ experience in management and administration, including senior administration-level experience serving in various capacities, including Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Student Services Officer (CSSO), Chief Instructional Officer (CIO), and Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO). Vitelli’s value of...

Adam Schlegel is the owner of Chook Charcoal Chicken, in addition to CEO of Cumulus Etc, a consulting company focused on food, beverage, agriculture and sustainability. Initiatives include Chook, Denver Public Market and Snooze an AM Eatery. Adam’s experience spreads across multiple sectors and disciplines in entrepreneurship, management and socially conscious business practices. In 2006, Adam and his brother Jon founded...

Dave Runyon is the founder and executive director of CityUnite, a role in which he acts as a consultant to faith, business, and government leaders to help them unite around common causes and make a positive impact in their communities. Dave is passionate about following the biblical commandment to love our neighbors and inspiring others to do the same. To that end, he started a neighboring movement in 2010 that has now spread...

Rebecca Parekh is the CoFounder and CEO of THE WELL — your one-stop shop for wellness. Prior to founding THE WELL, Rebecca was the COO for Deepak Chopra Radical Well-Being and a Director at Deutsche Bank Securities where she held various positions including Head of Cross Product Sales and Head of the US Private Institutional Client Group. She is on the Board of Directors for Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation and an...

Zachary T. Neumeyer is a businessman and civic leader. He is the Chairman of Sage Hospitality Group and is the Vice Chair of Mobile Accord. He is or has been an investor and board member of companies in the technology, communications, manufacturing, senior housing, banking and service industries. He also works on K-12 education reform in Colorado and nationally.

Zack’s civic focus is ensuring that every child in...

Jessi Kalambayi is the interim Program manager for the Ready for American Hospitality Program, and case aide for public benefits at the ECDC African Community Center. Jessi graduated with a Bachelor’s of Sciences in Pschology and a minor in Africana studies at the Metropolitan State University of Denver and has worked within the non-profit sector with organizations like the United Nations Association of Boulder county as a...

Nnadagi Isa is the CEO of The Lor Company, a sustainability lifestyle firm whose mission is to welcome more Black communities into a healthy, sustainable lifestyle through household essentials. The Lor Company has in-house brands such as; Lor Tush, Geekin' Blend Coffee, and more. Nnadagi is a multi-hyphen creator, musician, designer, and marketer, receiving RIAA Certified 2x Platinum plaque from Warner Records.

LAURA LOUISE GREEN, LPC is a licensed psychotherapist, organizational consultant, and founder of Healthy Pour. After working in the hospitality and drinks industry for two decades, Laura utilizes her knowledge and skills as a trained mental health professional to facilitate training, growth, and healing within the hospitality industry and other creative sectors. After receiving her license to practice as a psychotherapist,...

Heather Ciszczon, VP of Development and Design, joined NuovoRE having worked with the team in her previous roles at Two Roads Hospitality and Hyatt. In her twenty-year-plus career, Heather has vigorously led collaborative teams for numerous national award winning hotel, golf club, spa, restaurant, and resort residential projects across the country. Heather’s hospitality career got its start while still in high school as...

Molly Casey is the NINE dot ARTS Chief Curator and Co-founder, Molly leads, mentors, and supervises interdisciplinary creative teams through the research, curation, acquisition, and installation of a range of national art experiences. Her leadership and consulting expertise includes working directly with private and public sector clients on everything from curated corporate art collections to robust community art plans....

Jon Buerge is the Chief Development Officer at Urban Villages, responsible for new company acquisitions, corporate growth, and strategic positioning of all real estate assets. Previously, Jon oversaw real estate and expansion activities for national restaurant chains as Director of Development and Real Estate for CraftWorks Restaurants & Breweries. Jon earned a JD and MBA from the University of Colorado, where he served...

Silvia Vasquez-Lavado is a humanitarian, adventurous mountaineer, explorer, social entrepreneur, and the author of the critically acclaimed Memoir, "In The Shadow of the Mountain." In 2016, Silvia Vasquez-Lavado became the first Peruvian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest in Nepal. By 2018, she completed climbing the 7 Summits (otherwise known as the tallest mountain on each continent), becoming the first openly gay woman to do so....