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Manufacturing Entrepreneur
- Founder, Chairman & CEO of Intertech Plastics, Inc.
- Chairman & CEO of Intertech Medical, Inc.
- Founder, Chairman & CEO of CareerWise Colorado
- Founder of Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA)
Civic Leadership
- CareerWise Colorado, Founding Board Chair, 2014-Present
- Colorado Workforce Development Council, Board Member 2015-present
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Board Member 2015-present
- Colorado Business Experiential Learning Commission (BEL), Co-Chair, 2015-present
- Denver Public Schools, Career and Technical Education Council, Chair 2015-present
- Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Commissioner 2013-present
- Clinton Foundation: U.S. Youth Employment Action Network, Member 2014
- Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance (CAMA), Founding Board Chair 2012-2014
- The Leadership Initiative, Founding Member and Co-Chair, 2011
- Mile High United Way, Board Chair 2001 + 2009, Campaign Chair, 1997
- Denver Public Schools Foundation, President 2009
- Jewish Colorado, Board Chair 2008
- Colorado I Have A Dream Foundation, Board Chair of Founding Board 1994
- Wexner Heritage Foundation, Fellow 1994
- Young Presidents Organization, Member 1991
- Leadership Denver, 1988
Awards
- Anti-Defamation League’s 2016 Civil Rights Award, 2016
- Colorado Technology Association's Talent Champion, 2016
- Goodwill Community Leader Award, 2012
- Goodwill Industries Outstanding Volunteer Award, 2008
- Colorado Nonprofit Week: William Funk Award for building statewide community, 2003
- Leadership Denver Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2001
- Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award, 2000
Urban Peak Maverick Thinker Award, 2000 - Daniel L. Ritchie Award for Ethics in Business, University of Denver, 1998
- Honorary Doctorate, University of Denver, 1995
- Helen Phelps Award for Distinguished Service, Denver Public Schools, 1995
- Martin Luther King Social Responsibility Business Award, 1995
- Small Business Person of the Year, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1989