Kelli Bledsoe joined American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC), the fundraising and awareness arm for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, in 2022 as Corporate Partnerships Advisor for Georgia. In her role, Kelli is responsible for generating new business opportunities, securing sponsorships, cultivating current and prospective corporate partnerships, and increasing corporate revenue for the Georgia territory. She oversees corporate engagement through a variety of avenues including employee engagement and volunteerism, corporate giving campaigns, event sponsorships, and cause marketing.
For the past eight years, Jeremiah Unger has worked for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) as an Environmental Program Manager. Jeremiah focuses on water quality from roadway run-off. He is an active member of the Colorado Stormwater Council where he has created two committees from scratch and is currently the chair of the Post-Construction Committee.
The School of Public Affairs graduate program continues to shine and ranks #1 in Colorado as well as the Rocky Mountain Region, and is one of the top 30 in the nation. Each of these specializations also earned top rankings in the state: Environmental Policy and Management, Non-Profit Management, Public Management and Leadership, and Public Finance and Budgeting.
Maria Diaz Mize is Dominican-American and has lived in New York City, Ohio, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Maria is currently on her fourth year of working for City and County of Denver as a Pretrial Services Officer and is getting ready to pursue a doctoral degree in Criminology at Florida State University.
Professor Chris Weible and a team of fellow CU Denver researchers aim to shine light on threats to global democracies and provide solutions to some of society’s most pressing problems thanks to award funding from CU Denver’s Research Grand Challenges initiative.
Yazmin Castillo currently works on the development team at Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, where she has had the privilege of contributing to impactful projects aimed at inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Her journey with Girls Inc. began nearly 8 years ago as a work-study student through CU Denver, and since then, Yazmin has worn many hats within the organization.