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Bob Titley has been one of Country Music’s most successful managers. He managed the careers of both Kathy Mattea and Brooks & Dunn from their inception for 15 years each. Combined they have been responsible for record sales in excess of 32 million units, 4 Grammy Awards, 23 CMA Awards, and 28 ACM Awards. The Country Music Association named him Manager of the Year in 1996. Along the way, Titley formed TKS Marketing which sold and managed corporate marketing programs with country music artists, with clients such as Kellogg’s, Coors Brewing, Lipton, and Panhandle Slim. Titley also has a long standing relationship with the northern plains reservations, having first visited Rosebud in South Dakota in 1975.



Heather is currently the Director of PR & Marketing for Pangea Organics, the largest cold-processed, organic soap manufacturer in the United States. In addition to bar soap, the Pangea Organics brand includes a full range of award-winning organic body and skincare products. A generous portion of Pangea’s profits fund The Pangea Institute, an emerging non-profit dedicated to researching and teaching all aspects of sustainable living and business practices. Prior to joining Pangea Organics, Heather was the Assistant Development Director of Community Food Share (CFS), a non-profit serving people in need of food assistance in Boulder and Broomfield Counties. At CFS Heather contributed her strengths to all fundraising and PR & Marketing efforts in support of the organization’s $1 million operating budget and mission to ensure that People in Boulder and Broomfield Counties are Food Secure. Prior to her work at CFS, Heather was the Program Manager of Fundación Amistad, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering relations between the United States and Cuba. Before devoting her time to the important work of non-profits, Heather served as the Account/Production Director of Rising Tide Studios, a cross media publishing company headquartered in New York City and producer of Silicon Alley Reporter, Digital Coast Reporter and Venture Reporter. Heather graduated from the University of Vermont with a B.A. in English and dual minors in Women Studies and Sociology.

Ira Chernus received his Ph.D. in Religion from Temple University in 1975. He has been teaching religious studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder for over 30 years. He teaches courses on religion and American society, religion and American political culture, and nonviolence. He has published eight books and many articles on these subjects. He has also been an activist for peace and justice throughout his life and is a frequent contributor to progressive political websites like www.commondreams.org and
www.tomdispatch.com.

Jason Mastrine is the General Manager of TicketsWest-Oregon. Before working for TicketsWest, Jason served as General Manager and co-founder of SCI Ticketing, a concert ticketing company created to provide musicians with a means of selling tickets directly to their fans. In addition, he was one of several managers who formed the Footprints Foundation & Gouda Causes - the philanthropic arm of The String Cheese Incident. In 1996, Jason received his Masters degree in Environmental Geochemistry from the University of Alabama, and spent several years working as a consultant in Boulder, CO, covering various Natural Resource Damage Assessments, and mining-related fish studies. While no longer in science, Jason has spent much of the past 10 years working to advance various social and environmental problems afflicting the U.S. Jason remains an active member of the Advisory Board from his office in Portland, Oregon, where he lives with his wife, Verity, and son, Julian.

Grew up working in a family commercial real estate business and has worked in the entertainment world as a Tour and Production Manager. He has been on a number of other boards and has served on the CA board for 1 year. He currently is on the Board of Trustees at The College School and is Chair of Development and the Alumni Association. Joseph and his wife Shana have two children, Melanie and Joe.

Executive Director, Interfaith Funders. Kathy Partridge was Program Officer with the Needmor Fund for ten years.  Her grantmaking focused on community organizing nationwide including the Southern states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, aw well as welfare reform with discretionary grants supporting independent media. Kathy served on the Interfaith Funders grantmaking committee from 1999-2003, and participated in the FBCO State of the Field research project.  She was a co-author of the National Network of Grantmakers Common Grant Application, and was awarded the honorary status of “Elder” at NNG’s 25th Anniversary in 2005.  Kathy has been an organizer in Mississippi, Europe, and Colorado on social justice, women's, and peace issues.  She’s led environmental, media and human service non-profit organizations in management, development, communications, and volunteer coordination, from the local to the international level.  She was a member of the Grassroots Global Justice delegation to the World Social Forum in Mumbai, India.   For more than twenty years, she’s been a radio host and producer at Denver-Boulder’s community station KGNU, and represented the station at an AMARC global community radio conference in Nicaragua in 1989.   She is a graduate of the University of Colorado (Peace and Conflict Studies) and is currently completing an MA at Regis University in Social Justice Philanthropy and Organizing, with research on how progressive philanthropists advance social movements through strategic grantmaking.

CMO, Mocapay. Lance has been building brands since 1991. His career began in the entertainment industry at Warner Bros. Studios and Touchstone Pictures both in marketing and creative development. Lance left Hollywood to pursue an agency-side career, domestic and international, working with Global 500 brands such as Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and Siemens. In 2003, Lance accepted a position with a start-up beverage company, IZZE. He spent four years co-creating what is today one of the most successful emerging brands in the industry. IZZE sold to PepsiCo in September 2006. After successfully launching 3 new products under the Pepsi banner, Lance accepted his new role as Chief Marketing Officer at Mocapay, an emerging mobile payment company based in Boulder, CO.


Project Director, Algae Systems; Co-Founder, Our Future Now
Atwood is employed full time by Algae Systems where he manages the development and commercialization of next generation algae to biofuel technologies. He has extensive experience in non-profit management, having previously directed a non-profit working primarily on passing legislation promoting social justice and healthcare reform, and currently serves on the board of directors for two other non-profits, Our Future Now and the American Rainbow Rapid Response. Every year Atwood coordinates a worldwide community of visionaries to the annual Burning Man event where they build large artistic installations and run workshops and lectures on a variety of topics including sustainability and human responsibility.

After obtaining his degree from the University of Utah, Mr. Smith returned to Boulder, Co to operate an independent record label. His journey then lead him to a job as a tour manager forrock bands for several years before opening up his own management company. Today, Mr. Smith is a partner in a Rock N' Roll VIP Concierge business based out of Manhattan, New York. His company cuts deals with today's biggest artists and the country's top fortune 500 companies.

Peter-Christian Olivo is a co-founder, Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer of Sage Canyon Advisors, LLC, a FINRA-member investment bank focusing on middle market mergers and acquisitions and business advisory services. In addition to Sage Canyon Advisors, Mr. Olivo also serves as the Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Circadence Corporation, a Boulder, Colorado-based industry-leading provider of wide area network (WAN) optimization technology, as the Chief Executive Officer of Bill Bass Concerts, Inc., a Denver-based live music promotion and production company, and as principal of PCO Consulting, LLC, a Colorado-based consulting firm providing advice to various clients in the live music and artist management fields. Prior to joining Circadence, Mr. Olivo served as an associate at the international law firm of Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. Mr. Olivo has volunteered his time for a number of local non-profit organizations over the years. In addition to serving on the Conscious Alliance Board, Mr. Olivo currently serves as a volunteer for Boulder County Cares, a community outreach program that provides services to Boulder’s homeless population.

Rick Hartman is a retired Naval officer, having served for 24 years in various operational and staff tours of duty in the U.S. Submarine force. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree and received his MBA from the University of Nebraska in 1997. He has been actively involved as a volunteer in the community as a coach for 11 years in youth soccer, baseball and softball, 15 years as an active member of the Parent-Teacher Association at his children's schools including three years as PTA President, 12 years as an adult leader with the Boy Scouts and various other church and community charitable organizations. He is currently employed by a privately owned government contracting company providing operations research support to the Navy and Department of Defense.
Tania Hollingsworth has worked in non-profit organizations and the human services field for over 12 years. Tania holds a Master's degree in social work and a B.A. in psychology and sociology. She is dedicated to her work helping others, with an emphasis on early intervention. Tania currently works as an early childhood specialist and mental health consultant/clinician at the Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties. She lives in Boulder, CO with her husband, dog and cat. She enjoys hiking, gardening, music and traveling.