DSCI_Full_Board_Candidate_List_Final.xlsx

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1	Name	Title	Organization / Company	Primary Rationale	Best Board Role	Good Fit for Chair	Good Fit for Secretary	Good Fit for Treasurer	Could Help Raise Money	Connection Value	Recommended By	Conversed with the Individual?	Experience with DSCI

2	Jonathan Spitze	Finance / Civic Professional	Denver finance network	Strong financial discipline, governance mindset, practical oversight.	Treasurer / Finance Committee		Possible	Yes	High	High	Cherish
3	Steve Segal	Senior Business / Civic Leader	Denver civic-business network	Institutional credibility, donor confidence, mature board presence.	Board Member / Fundraising Lead		No	Possible	Very High	Very High	Cherish		Event participant. Member for several years.
4	Christian Thomas	International / Economic Development Professional	Colorado diplomacy / public affairs network	Direct mission alignment with international civic relationships.	Board Member / External Relations		No	Possible	Medium	High	Cherish		DEDO.
5	Amy Dodenhoff	Director	Venture Partners at CU Boulder	Strategic governance, institutional partnerships, strong analytical mindset.	Treasurer / Strategic Governance		Possible	Yes	High	High	Cherish
6	Daniel Wachter	President & CEO	Colorado Symphony	Nonprofit sophistication, fundraising ecosystem credibility, cultural leadership.	Board Member / Fundraising Advisor		No	Possible	Very High	Very High
7	Nona Shipman	Director	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Reliable governance, education partnerships, steady organizational temperament.	Secretary / Governance		Yes	Possible	Medium	Medium	Cherish		Collaborator of Mongolia Symposium. Long time UB collaborator.
8	Martha Tracey	Senior Advisor / Connector	Colorado venture and civic ecosystem	Strong connector, trusted introductions, strategic civic relationships.	Board Member / Connector		Possible	Possible	High	Very High	Cherish
9	Allison Hamilton Scheck	Deputy City Manager	City of Wheat Ridge	Operational discipline, procedural continuity, governance reliability.	Secretary		Yes	Possible	Medium	Medium	Cherish
10	Raymond H. Gonzales	President	Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation	Regional influence, institutional credibility, external positioning.	Board Member / External Influence		No	Possible	High	Very High
11	Allen Darnell	Senior Principal	Catalyst Group	Senior strategic perspective, thoughtful governance contribution.	Treasurer / Strategic Board Member		Possible	Yes	Medium	High
12	Aimee Meester	Executive	Madison Taylor Marketing	Communication discipline, organizational clarity, visibility support.	Secretary / Communications		Yes	Possible	Medium	Medium	Cherish
13	Henry Ward	Business Dev / Civic Professional		Business development. Young entreprneur focus	Board Member						Cherish
14	Ubaldo Ciminari	Strategy/Connector	CisLunar Industries	Outreach, community.	Board Member					High	Cherish
15	Keiichiro Shimada	CEO	Narravity/Innovative Space Carrier	Bilingual Japanese/English. Senior strategic. Influential.	Board Member					High	Cherish		Has been to several events. Met Cherish through Janice who was on a Takayama delegation trip.
16	Chihiro Hodges		With Takayama Committee	Bilingual Japanese/English. Senior strategic. Influential.	Treasurer/Finance Committee			Yes			Cherish
17	Susan Weller		Chair Takayama Committee		Secretary		Yes				Cherish		Member and long time particpant in Takayama. Current Chair Takayama.
18	Mark Dillen	Co-Chair of the newly established Denver–Dnipro City Partnership Board,	Co-Chair of the newly established Denver–Dnipro City Partnership Board,	International experience, nonprofit leadership, strategic vision, and a deep commitment to citizen diplomacy. During a distinguished career as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, he served in senior diplomatic assignments in Europe, including extensive work in public diplomacy, international partnerships, and cultural affairs. Throughout his career he worked closely with municipal governments, civil society organizations, and international institutions to build lasting relationships across borders.		Yes					Cherish		Member and founding member of Dnipro Friendship city process. Active with DEDO and HRCP.
19	Anders Tornquist	Honorary Consul/Enterprise Transformation Leader			Board Member						Cherish		Has been to mulitple events.
20	Julia Cositin	Horary Consul/CyberQuibits CEO		Friendship city. Has served on board of Sister Citites Ft Lauderdale.	Board Member						Cherish
21	David Howard			City of Denver activist. Daughter travelled to Brest with DSCI.	Board Member/Brest Co-Chair.						Cherish		Member. Daughter travelled on a Brest delegation years ago.
22	Carol Spahn	Former Director Peace Corps/Current Faculty	University of Denver/Korbel School	International Background	Board member					High	Janet	met at Peace Corps Connect
23	Nicolle Ingui Davies	Director, Denver Public Library/former Colorado State Librarian		Expressed interest in past about Sister Libraries	Board member					Moderately high	Janet	met two years ago about Sister Libraries
24	Myrna Ann Adkins		Founder, Spring Institute		Board member					High	Erika Taylor		Years of experience with DSCI!
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