Potential Champions From 2nd Round Dream City Discussions
Champions - Health
TOPS Community Health Partnership (Kandi Buckland) Visiting Nurses Cycling clubs El Paso County Medical Society El Pomar Beth-El Clear Channel Radio Evercare Senior Assistance American Heart Association American Diabetes Association Juvenile Diabetes Association Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Pikes Peak Mental Health UCCS Gerentology program Centro de la Familia Cedar Springs hospices YMCA local hospitals El Paso County Health Department Kaiser
Champions - Education
Area Superintendent Council "All Pikes Peak Educates" Academy International School All Pikes Peak Reads Alpha Delta Kappa Area School Districts Arts Business Education Consortium Association of Commercial Realtors Beauty Schools Biblical/Ministry Colleges Big Brothers & Big Sisters Blair Business College Boy Scouts Boys & Girls Club Business Center for Non-profit Excellence Chamber of Commerce (Black, Hispanic, Colorado Spring) Chapman College Charter Schools Children's Literacy Center Chin's Up Churches and Youth Groups Coaches (sports, career, life) Colorado Christian University Colorado College Colorado Council of Higher Education Colorado Department of Education Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind Colorado Springs Business Journal Colorado Springs Chinese Language School Colorado State Representatives/Senators Colorado Technical University Colorado Technology Incubator Community Partnership for Child Development Corporate Training Programs/Departments Culinary Institutes Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region Day Care Providers Early Childhood Educators El Paso Council El Paso County Commissioners Foreign Exchange Student organization Fort Carson Gazette - Newspaper in Education Program Girl Scouts Global Link Government organizations Head Start Higher Education governing bodies Home School Associations (local chapters) Imagination Celebration Intellitec International Reading Association (local chapter) Internship Programs JASSC - Japanese American Society Job Shadowing Programs Junior Achievement King Soopers Leadership Pikes Peak Massage Schools Montessori Schools NAACP New Initiative: Non-profit children resource clearing house Non-profits Paraprofessionals Parents PEAK Education Phoenix University Pikes Peak Community College Pikes Peak Family Connections Pikes Peak Library District Pikes Peak Mental Health Pikes Peak Work Force Pima Medical Institute Pioneers Museum Private Schools Professional Associations PTA Regis University Retired Teachers (PERA) Ridefinders Silver Key Speakers Bureaus Students Target Teachers United Way University of Colorado - Colorado Springs University of Southern Colorado Division of Continuing Education Urban League Urban Peak USAFA Foreign Language Department Volunteer Pikes Peak Walmart Western Strategies World Affairs Council YMCA
Champions - Economy
Dave Gardner, of Save the Springs Brian Fritz, of Transition Town-Manitou Eric Drummond, Mayor of Manitou Springs Transition Town organization at large. Peak to Plains, to facilitate local food systems. Southern Colorado Sustainable Communities, for education.
People
Eric Cefus (Executive Director of Catamount Institute and PPSBN)
Eric Drummond (Mayor of Manitou Springs)
Daphne Greenwood (UCCS Professor)
Al Loma (please provide an association for him)
Terrence McWilliams (Military Liason for El Pomar Foundation)
Gary Markel (Colorado Springs Economic Development Corp. )
Jim Null (UCCS professor)
Mike Schmidt (Ensemble Ventures, LLC)
Organizations
Pikes Peak Sustainable Business Network Peak to Plains Pikes Peak Community FoundationPikes Peak Area Council of Governments
Colorado Springs Entrepreneurs Group
Local Chambers of Commerce Southern Colorado Sustainable Comm. City of Fountain City of Manitou Springs The Broadmoor Council of Neighborhood Associations PPAAA CUB-ECS
Champions - Environment
Municipal utility departments throughout region (gas, electric, water, stormwater, etc.) El Paso County Solid Waste Management Plant nurseries Landscape architects & planners (public and private) Garden clubs and community garden programs (PPUG, AFGC, CMG, HAS, etc.) City of Colorado Springs Sustainability Coordinator Carrie McCausland Green Cities Coalition of the Pikes Peak Region Recycling Coalition of Colorado Springs All secondary educational institutions (what about K-12 participation?) in area (UCCS, CSU extension, PPCC, CTU, Colorado College, etc.) Ft. Carson Sustainability Program Fountain Creek Watershed District PPACG Catamount Institute Sierra Club (and local branches of other national or international environmental groups) Audubon Society Nature Conservancy Palmer Land Trust Colorado Mountain Club Southeast Colorado Renewable Energy Society (SECRES) Trails and Open Space Coalition (TOSC) American Solar Energy Society (ASES) City and County Park and Recreation USAFA: Office of Public Works, instructors and students involved in relevant curriculum, others? US Forest Service, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado Springs Forestry Department Colorado State Parks Colorado Division of Wildlife
Champions - Transportation
PR and CS Rambling Express and other transportation companies Garbage companies Olympic Training Center CDOT Union Pacific FREX Mike Merrifield City and county Planning Dave Krauth (city traffic engineer) Dream City transportation circle group Dept of Public safety Colorado Cross Disability Coalition Norwood developers Banning Lewis developers Green Cities Coalition Ralph Routon Jon Weiss (Independent) Local media….TV, radio, the Gazette Airport C/S Medicine Wheel Volksmarch Harley Davidson Dist 11 transportation PPRTA Military bases Colleges Bob Gardner John Morse Jan doran CONO CSIC ARC Bernie Herpin COS city council Downtown Partnership COS City Manager COS Mayor Silver Key CSPD El Paso County reps Teller County reps Surrounding city mayors TOPS Ecumenical Social Ministries Chamber of Commerce Sherri Rittenhauer (Mtn. Metro) HBA members Defense contractors
Champions – Built/Planned Environment
TOPS (Trails & Open Space) School Principals TOSC (Trails & Open Space Coalition Stormwater Enterprise C. S. Utilities Green Cities Coalition Downtown Partnership Neighborhood Associations El Pomar CONO (Council Of Neighborhood Organizations) PPACG (Pikes Peak Arena Council of Governments) Colorado College / UCCS / Pikes Peak Community College HBA (Home Builders Association) Developers Land Co La Plata Classic Norwood Banning Lewis Ranch Developers Grecco Housing Master Gardeners Peak to Plains Alliance Barry Noreen Elected Officials – City, County & State – All Pikes Peak Region City & County Planning Departments and Commissions All City & County Departments SOCO USBGC (Southern Colorado United States Green Building Council) Chamber of Commerce – All Catamount Institute Rotary Clubs / All Community Clubs Independent Gazette The Pioneer All Newspapers Sierra Club – Jane Ard-Smith PPUW QLI (Pikes Peak United Way – Quality of Life Indicators) Participating Organizations Manitou Springs Climate Action Committee Humane Society Camp BowWow / Pet Daycare Groups Sustainability Offices @ Military Bases All Regional Military Facilities/Commands – Air Force Academy, Fort Carson, Peterson AFB, NORAD, Schriever AFB Christopher Juniper Frank Kinder Rocky Mountain Solar National Association of Evangelicals Religious Organizations Defense Contractors SAME (Society of American Military Engineers) SPEA (Society of Professional Engineers & Associates) AIA (American Institute of Architects) APA (American Planning Association0 AICP (American Society of City Planners) ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers) Silver Key Senior Services ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects) Partnership for Community Design
Champions – Social Wellbeing
ARC of the PP Region Resource Exchange Cheyenne Village Local school districts Hancock Senior Center Silver Key West Center for Intergenerational Learning Meals on Wheels Golden Circle YMCA El Pomar Economic Development Council Center for Creative Leadership Diversity Forum Jay Patel Gary Bostrom – Utilities Peter Udall – Community Roundtable David Lyons – Project Elevate PP Mental Health Homeward Pikes Peak Bob Holmes Copper/Peak Radar PILLAR Experience Pikes Peak – Terry Sullivan Marian House Urban Peak PP Restorative Justice Council Community Roundtable TESSA Ecumenical Social Ministries Citizens Project Chambers of Commerce – Women’s Hispanic, Rising Professionals, etc Laura Newman – Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort Steve Bartolin – Broadmoor CONO Homefront Cares SET Peak Vista Katie Carroll – BBB Colorado College PPCC UCCS CASA Gill Foundation Mary Lou Makepeace Mary Ellen McNally Black Latino Alliance – Joe Barrera Willie Breazell Pride Center John Weiss – Independent Parks & Rec - Paul Butcher Matt Mayberry Bemis Fine Arts Center
Community Champions – Community Engagement
Project Hometown Aspen Diversified Industries Pikes Peak United Way Volunteer Center Local media outlets Pathways Access Center City Council Operation 6035 Pikes Peak Interfaith Religious Clergy Alliance Downtown Churches organization Good Works Coalition Citizens Project National Alliance on Mental Illness YMCA Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services El Pomar Foundation Colorado Springs Diversity Forum School District Community Liaisons Community Centers Senior Center Council of Neighborhood Organizations Junior Achievement Center for Creative Leadership Fine Arts Center Center for Progressive Leadership Downtown Partnership Convention and Visitors Bureau COPPeR DOVIA Gay and Lesbian Fund for Colorado NAACP/Urban League Apartment and Housing Associations Colorado Springs Young Professionals Chamber Rising Professionals Humane Society Latina Initiative/LULAC City Transit Young Life Pride Center Military Affairs Council Cheyenne Mountain Resort (and other large businesses) DHS Big Fish (marketing)
Community Champions – Arts Culture and Recreation
Kim Bayles/Kimballs Theatre Cinco de Mayo organizers Greek Fest Kwanza & Juneteenth Native American Festival/Pow Wow East Indian Festival/Jay Patel Mali Hsu (Co Springs Chinese Cultural Institute/Lunar New Year) Jack Quinns Kerry Wilson 233-3301 Ceol Ceili Vets Group Tibetan Horn group Dave Gardner Shell Acker – D20 Schools I.D.E.A. Space @ CC Bemis Art School Mike Cellan Bridge Gallery Don Goode TOPS (Trails and Open Space) Colo Springs Cycling Club (CSCC) Phil Long Dealerships Faricy Boys Nathan Newbrough, Colo Springs Philharmonic Out Loud Men’s Chorus Rotary Club Ormao Colorado Springs Dance Theatre Colorado College Dance Pikes Peak Community College Dance Glen Whitehead, UCCS Music Director Theatreworks/Murray Ross Pam Shockley, UCCS Chancellor UCCS CC/Dick Celeste PPCC REGIS City Council TESLA (science) COPPR/Bettina Swigger Peak Radar Springs Culture Cast KRCC Warren Epstein Pioneers Museum/Matt Mayberry Junior League Business of Arts Center City of Manitou Commonwheel Enthusiastic El Paso County Commissioners Visitors Bureau Colo Springs Children’s Chorale Youth Symphony Performing Arts for Youth (PAYO) Children’s Museum Independent/John Weiss Black Rose Acoustic Society Western Jubilee Art Klein, builder (for arts center) Chuck Murphy, builder (for arts center) Imagination Celebration/Deborah Thornton Suitcase Art People Mary Mashburn Cottonwood Arts Academy/Institute Gallery 210 Lara Reilly Rubbish Gallery Steve DeBartello/The Broadmoor Bea Bradenburg Foundation Susan Edmonson Luma Gallery @ FAC & Broadmoor/Tracy Miller Fine Arts Center John Hazelhurst (arts district, public, government, the Business Journal & FAC) El Pomar Foundation Gay and Lesbian Fund/Mary Lou Makepeace Pikes Peak Community Foundation/fund for the arts Pikes Peak Arts Council Kat Tudor Holly Parker Smokebrush Marvin Boyd (board of Colo Springs Conservatory) Linda Weiss/Colo Springs Conservatory US Olympic Centered Life USA Swimming Donna Guthrie Women’s Film Festival Playwright Festival Arts Business Education Consortium Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation/Joyce Robinson, dir. Kinfolks/Josh Shugas Bristol Brewery Rico’s/Rico’s/ Richard Skorman Brett Andres (visual artist, alum Savannah School of Arts & Design) Opera of the Rockies YMCA Martille Rowland Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center World Arena Studio Bee (at Pikes Peak Center) Gallery of Contemporary Arts (GOCA @ UCCS) FAC Modern Nosh (Mary Vandezande had exhibit there) Japanese Association of Colo Springs (JASSC)/Paul Mauryama Indie Film Festival/Matt Stephenson Lavender Film Festival Rocky Mountain Women’s Film Festival Mayor Rivera – said we’d be a green city! Mayor of Manitou Springs Mayor of Woodland Park Poetry West New arts foundation in Woodland Park DaVinci Academy Eagleview Middle School Arts Academy Chris Stanek @ CC (arts & ed) Culinary arts/Patti White 471.1767 Jan Johnson/Ormao Artistic Director Deborah Thornton (Kennedy Center Imagination Celebration) Priscilla/Principal @ Queen Palmer Elementary Sherryt Fairchild-
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Sheryl Cline
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LeRad Nilles
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Emerging Leaders Program @ El Pomar/Theo Gregory Center for Creative Leadership Susan Saksa First Congregational Church/Benjamin Broadbent First Presbyterian First United Methodist Unity Church Susan Rissman Terra Verde Warehouse Restaurant Norwood Homes Chuck Benson (architect, visual arts) State Games/Theo Gregory Colo College Summer Arts Festival/Karin Henricksen Atomic Tom Elroy (vibrant arts community—wrote article) Cucuru (Old Colorado City) Steve Wood (Manitou Springs) John Lawson Rodney Wood Rockey (Manitou) Manitou’s list of artists Photographers Carol Daas (Dass?)/UCCS Gwen Fox Blue Fox Photography FAC Curator Pikes Peak Library/Paula Miller & husband, Jay John Atkinson Sean O’Neallie (knows everyone) Intel Corp…some tech people…fine arts benefactors Balloon Festival (organizer) Douglas Marts 548-4988 Angela Ann Cesario
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PILLAR/Bonnie Rielly, director 633-4991 Commissioner Sallie Clark Council Member Jan Martin Rep Mike Merrifield Horse riding/Penrose Equestrian Center/Norris Matt Carpenter (Ascent, Garden of Gods 10 miler, founder of Incline Club) Parks & Rec Director Colorado Mountain Club Mountain Chalet REI Garden of Gods Visitors Center Rock Ledge Ranch Glen Eyrie Musician Community Joe Uvegas Charlie Hall John Wise Sweet Adelines Colo Springs Chorale London Winds Tri Lakes Center for the Arts/Monument/Dennis Phillips Air Force/Band of the Rockies/Falconeers/Jazz Ensemble/Dance Retired Assoc Air Force Sports Corp/Tom High School Programs (ALL –music, theatre, art, dance, poetry) Aaron Anstett/Poet Laureate Lois Hayna/Poet Laureate Emeritus Colo Festival of World Theatre Colorado Springs School Fountain Valley School (FVS) Michael Gorman Richard Skorman & Patricia Seator/The Inner Space Two Left Feet
Champions - Safety
Police Chiefs in the County Fire Chiefs in the county City Council members County Commissioners Manitou Springs Restorative Justice Group School Superintendents in the County Colorado Springs Home Owners Association Colorado Springs Neighborhood Watch Association
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