About BoldLeaders.
The intention of our collaborations and projects is to invent new reference points and vocabularies for how people work together, while allowing for individual perspective. We think of our programs as laboratories for the development of new ways for people and communities to interact based on alignment rather than agreement.
Our organization is a virtual one, with a consortium of consultants, practitioners, and educators. This allows us to tailor our programs to best meet the needs of the client as well as reduce costs. Nearly 100% of our funding goes directly to programs.
Our core principles are the actions we take throughout all of our programs. We ask all of our participants to join us as we:
Mind The Gap
Inspired by the automated British voice that repeatedly urges train passengers in London to “mind the gap” between the platform and the train, we note that life is a function of
relationships. We exist in relation to ourselves, our thoughts, and the people, communities, organizations and institutions around us. The gap between is often a space of misunderstanding and assumption. By minding this gap we push beyond perceived limitations and tap into creative ways of thinking which often lie dormant in the gap. By minding the gap we free ourselves from being a prisoner of reaction.
This phrase also represents our core belief that by focusing on the space between where we stop out of fear and habit and new possibilities begin, we are able to transform how people interact with the world. Minding the gap also speaks to the place between individual people and whole communities where misperceptions about history and intentions limit interaction. By minding the gap between what we know and what we don’t know we are able to cultivate a vast landscape of possible interaction and collaboration.
Collaborate
All of our program participants find themselves involved with others. They will come into contact with divergent perspectives. They will discover, often for the first time, that their answers may not be the only answers. As BoldLeaders, we are looking for what works and what has not worked versus who and what is wrong. As a first step, we ask groups to consider that that the source of lack of collaboration in a group may be conflicting objectives rather than individuals who are in conflict with one other. We explore how to make choices and decisions in groups, as we become both students and teachers of this enigmatic skill.
Use Mindful Language
Life arises in language. Our thoughts, which occur in words, determine our actions. Interchangeable words often have very different meanings. Talk and speak. Circumstances and obstacles. Decide and choose. As BoldLeaders, we strive to replace the inherited, automatic language that cultivates fragmentation with mindful, careful language that promotes coordination, collaboration and integration between people and within communities.
Participate
Participation is a basic human resource. Human beings react. We participate in our world from the very beginning. Over time, participation subsides until we stop. Our programs are participatory. BoldLeaders don’t get to hide out.
Go One Step Beyond
We ask our participants to come to the place they always stop, whether in human interaction, physical activity, or in their own thoughts and their work. We ask them to stop — consider — and take one step beyond that usual stopping place. We ask our participants to say “I am worth it” as they consider that they are, indeed, worth a step beyond the usual. Many of our programs incorporate physical activities that demonstrate the value of going one step beyond.
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These five platforms are based on the fundamentals of experiential education. They inform the way we design all of our programs. We think of them as rooms in a house — and creating each individual program is like building a house.
Availability & Permission
Most presenters assume that you are available and open to what they have to say. More often than not this is not the case. History and preconceptions block availability. We ask our participants to consider new attitudes and challenge current notions. At BoldLeaders, everything is up for grabs. We ask everyone to get comfortable feeling uncomfortable.
Permission is bedrock to availability. We ask permission to present new ideas. You are free to feel whatever you feel. Even anger. Once permission is granted, profound listening occurs and BoldLeaders become available to endless, new possibilities. Availability and permission are critical first steps. We do not move on until they are in play.
Self Expression
We make an impact where our participants historically shut down. Whether it is through art, mountain climbing, music, or skiing, we ask our participants to look at their own self concepts, exploring the thoughts that accompany “I am” and shatter self-imposed boundaries.
Inspiration
We introduce BoldLeaders to a wide array of inspiring people and organizations: Peace Jam, The National Renewable Energy Lab, Facing History are but a few of many examples. We expose them to social entrepreneurs, business leaders and government officials. They are able to ask questions and explore possibilities for their own communities.
Integration
We challenge all of our participants to integrate what they learn with BoldLeaders into their lives. We talk about what actions they will take, who will support them, how they can expand and advance ideas at home, and who they can talk to and collaborate with in their own communities.
Support
We are very dedicated to following up with each and every one of our participants. in fact, we are in contact with over 85% of our program alumni. We connect participants with one another and with programs, organizations and schools all over the world. We work hard to cultivate and maintain ongoing contact with and between BoldLeaders through Facebook, our own social network, and Skype — and through follow-up programs and informal get-togethers. Our programs do not have an end nor do they have boundaries. This is an extremely important part of what we do.
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We are always asking questions and monitoring our own effectiveness. By maintaining a focus on these questions we try to ensure that our participants are engaged and cultivate core competencies and valuable activities in their own communities.
- Are we communicating with people in terms that are understandable, meaningful and worthwhile?
- Do we require each participant to engage fully and generate the program with his or her unique fingerprint on the process, rather than having him or her be a consumer of a controlled agenda that is heavy with theory?
- Will our work substantially influence the participant’s communities through post program, on-the-ground action that makes a real difference? Will the participants follow up with action and effort?
- Will our programs serve them in their life by cultivating competencies of courage, compassion and creativity?
- Are we keeping our attention on real-world experience they will gain after the program?
- Does our program design include all the stages that we have learned are required and valuable?
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The following results provide an overview of seven Bold Leader programs between 2007 and 2011 with participants from Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Kenya, Nigeria, Slovakia, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. Information regarding participants, background on the countries, areas, or populations, program goals, program specifics, partnerships, measures and short-term results are available by downloading the document.
Comprehensive Short-term Results
The following conclusions were drawn using data from six programs (seven groups, as 2009 EYL included a Roma and US group): 2011 April Sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) Young Leaders, 2010 SSA Young Leaders, 2009 SSA Young Leaders, 2009 Emerging Youth Leaders (EYL) Program (US/Roma Teens), 2009 Cyprus-American Scholarship Program (CASP), and 2007 Kenya Bold Leaders Project.
In pre- and post-program surveys, participants consistently reported a perceived increase in their:
· awareness of different cultures, perspectives, and diversity;
· interpersonal skills;
· intrapersonal skills;
· desire and commitment to community engagement;
· project development skills; and
· knowledge surrounding civic engagement.
The following graph compares the overall percent increases between the participants’ before and after scores for the six dimensions across the six programs (seven groups).
Similarly, for 2007 CASP program, the majority of participants reported that the program was good at increasing awareness and appreciation of different cultures, perspectives, and diversity, interpersonal skills, problem solving and conflict resolution skills, and commitment to community involvement.
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Michael Donahue, Co-Director
Twenty years of transformational program design and delivery, a background in classical and applied psychology, and specialization in group dynamics and dialogue makes Michael an expert resource for any learning initiative. Michael has spent the last decade working with thousands of teens and adults from around the world, including teachers, parents and coaches who impact young people. Michael often serves a motivational speaker for groups that have included the Institute for International Education and the Orbis Institute. For five years, Michael contracted with College Summit, helping establish that organization as a recognized change maker in education. From 1987–1996, Michael also led programs for one of the most recognized and successful adult education programs in the world.
Michael has designed and led programs in conflict resolution, leadership development, civic engagement, diversity & inclusion, organizational management, effective communication and project design and completion. His work spans anything from single and multi-day trainings with school districts, corporate groups and nonprofits to year- long projects with the U.S. Department of State. His passion for the transformational power of conflict has led him to work with marginalized people in the United States, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Western and Central Europe.
Michael’s work with teens and educators on the divided island of Cyprus over the last seven years is well established and recognized by the United Nations, the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia and several on-island NGOs. Michael’s skill at bridging the gap between transformational and informational learning has created a dynamic shift in youth leadership on the island and sustained participation from hundreds of past participants in BoldLeaders’ projects.
Brady Rhodes, Co-Director
Brady Rhodes is an educator, consultant, facilitator and program developer with over 20 years of experience in international education, wilderness travel, urban immersion, conflict management, classroom teaching, mentoring, and coaching. Brady has developed and managed 13 large-scale international exchange programs with the U.S. Department of State, AMIDEAST, Orbis-Slovakia and the U.S. Embassy in Nicosia, Cyprus. Focusing on leadership, conflict resolution and civic engagement programs with young people and adults who live in areas of conflict around the world, these programs have impacted hundreds of future leaders.
Brady has been a science, leadership and writing instructor at a Denver school, a Project Director and Lead Facilitator of an at-risk teen mentoring program. He also spent three years as Executive Director of the Children’s Diabetes Camp of Colorado. Brady has a Master’s degree in Experiential Education. He is a trained and experienced mediator, holds a license in Special Education and contracts with several youth agencies around the city as a facilitator and trainer.
 Andrea Godshalk, Project Manager and Facilitator
Andrea has been working with BoldLeaders since 2006. She is committed to young people, large-scale community art, and sustainable food systems and urban design.
 Jennifer Ruskey, Home Stay Coordinator and Facilitator
Jennifer Ruskey is a creative facilitator, organizer, educator, mother, woodworker, and artist with more than 25 years experience creating community events, original curriculums, youth trips, and fine art. Jennifer's accomplishments include: decorating the Salt Palace Convention Center, Grand Openings, Art Shows as well as many local community events. She has received grants from the U.S. Embassy and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Jennifer has organized national and international youth programs. She has a BA in Fine Arts, an MA in Secondary Education with endorsements in TESL and Curriculum Development. Jennifer has been one of the core staff members of BoldLeaders since 2001. She organized and facilitated two eight-week exchange programs between young people from Denver, Colorado and Belfast, Northern Ireland. Jennifer is a facilitator, coordinator, coach and one of the “do-it-all” members of our team.
 Corinne Domahidy, Project Manager and Facilitator
Corinne is a self-described builder. She has extensive international experience and has been creating community-based projects from the ground up for the past ten years. As a nonprofit leader, Corinne’s mission has always been to create opportunity for all that are willing to do the work. She is an accomplished and certified personal and professional development coach. She is also a very powerful fundraiser and organizer and has successfully chaired several high profile events.
Corinne is the proud mother of two boys and an active participant in her children’s school. In her spare time, Corinne can be found rock-climbing, mountain biking with her husband, Steve, hiking up or skiing down mountains with her family or curled up with a great book.
Corinne's multiple efforts have included initiatives to benefit the orphans of Malawi, leadership training with emerging African leaders, and programs to provide free fitness classes to the single mothers of Colfax Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. In her early 20’s Corinne was fortunate to travel the world as a participant in an international study program in Russia, China and Nepal. She lived in London for almost three years where she studied and worked as a nutritional counselor. Corinne also spent six months traveling through Central America. She taught English to local women in Nicaragua where she also helped create an education and training program for street children. Corinne recently returned from Cambodia where she identified an orphanage to assist. On her return, she created a partnership between that orphanage and a Denver based school. Corinne truly lives a life she loves and lives it powerfully.
 Ashara Ekundayo, Project Manager and Facilitator
Called a “Cultural Jedi” by her peers, Ashara Ekundayo is a communicator, visionary educator, eco-community activist, and a social entrepreneur. Through her consulting firm, BluBlak Media, she works to cultivate and market creative, strategic and sustainable partnerships that manifest their professional goals while addressing love, humanity, and justice.
In 1998 Ekundayo founded the Pan African Arts Society which utilizes African and African Diasporic art forms and concepts to celebrate “Blackness”, increase public engagement and confront social issues and health disparities. The Society also encourages social liberation through lectures, performances, exhibitions, and publications. Sponsored events have included the Denver Pan African Film Festival, the “Café Nuba” spoken-word & music showcase, and the “Soul’d Roots: Food & Media Justice Institute.”
Ashara has worked with creative luminaries such as Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Vincent Harding, Abiodun Omowale of The Last Poets, Dead Prez, and Gil Scott Heron to explore and expand the legacy and contributions of people of African descent and to inspire and empower the “now-generation” to tap into their divine capacity. She is a powerful speaker and can be heard on Colorado Public Radio stations and FreespeechTV. Ashara has served as a Fellow with Oakland-based Green For All and is currently writing a guidebook to help redefine and extend the conversation on “going green” in communities of color.
Ashara is the Strategic Partnerships/Eco-Equity consultant and the GetFRESH curriculum administrator at The GrowHaus, an indoor, interactive farm and community space in Northeast Denver. GrowHaus grows food, addressing healing, and develops green jobs. She is also the Manager of Eco-Arts through the Lyrical Minded Project in the San Francisco Unified School District. Ashara works daily to remember, reclaim and reintroduce ancestral lessons for future generations in honor of her community and the planet.
 Marla Rodriguez, Project Director
Marla Rodriguez is the manager of public relations and marketing at one of Denver’s oldest educational institutions, the Emily Griffith Opportunity School. In this role, she also oversees the school’s PR, brand management, market research, and community relations efforts. Prior to entering the education arena, Rodriguez worked as an executive in sports PR, most recently at the University of Denver (2000 – 05).
An active community member, Rodriguez volunteers with Colorado Youth at Risk, a drop-out prevention program. She also participates on the diversity committee for Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics. Born in Colorado Springs, Colo., Rodriguez is a 1988 graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism. She also holds a Master’s degree in sports administration from St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida. A former collegiate swimmer, Rodriguez participates in triathlons and ran the Portland marathon in 2006.
 Brenna O’Rourke, Project Director
Brenda works as an Information and Reporting Officer for the IRC in Chad, Africa. She has a Master’s degree in Sustainable International Development and Coexistence and Conflict from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She also has a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations: Peace and Justice Studies from Tufts University. Brenna has lived in Africa for the last two years. Before moving to Chad, lived in Rwanda as part of the national Unity and Reconciliation Commission (NURC), working in the field of Civic Education. Before joining BoldLeaders, Brenna worked in South Africa as an educational consultant to an “at risk” youth organization, Conquest for Life.
 Charlie Smith, Project Director
Charlie Smith is a true champion of youth discovering their power and expressing their potential without abandon. He has served in a number of capacities to empower people to own their own experiences in life. He has served as an AmeriCorps NCCC member, a Habitat For Humanity construction supervisor, and a Mile High Youth Corps Crew Leader. Most recently he has worked in rebuilding an inner city high school as a 9th grade Social Studies teacher and coaching policy debate with the Denver Urban Debate League. Charlie also serves as a mentor with Colorado Youth at Risk and is currently working towards his facilitator certification.
A true believer in the power of critical dialogue, Charlie has facilitated Socratic seminar sessions at Manual High School and at Metro State College of Denver where he achieved his bachelors degree in History. He has also developed another creative forum for dialogue and expression with Tbolt Cafe which is an open mic for youth and local artists at Manual High School. He is passionate about learning different perspectives and loves to share his own perspective through his music and photography.
 Wendy Talley, Project Director
For over 23 years Wendy has worked as a Social Worker with vulnerable populations from people experiencing serious mental health issues, homeless families and at risk youth developing programs and policies. For the past three years she has initiated a consulting practice, which includes working in communities to address issues related to the social determinates of health (i.e. food access, employment, education, mental health, and housing).
Wendy’s passion is to create an environment where the state health and integrated wellness prevails, where the community spirit is fed by civic engagement, the body is nurtured with live food, and the minds of the adults and young people are stimulated by the power of creation. She enjoys reading, nature, laughter and family.
 Tamera Drozd, Washington D.C. Coordinator
Tamera delights in her role as “mom” — not only to her son but also to the numerous international teens she has worked with who call her their “American mum”. Tamera has more than 10 years experience in international youth development focusing on youth in conflict areas of the world. She is the founder of Young Adults Supporting Peace (YASP) International which brings young adults from conflict areas of the world together to support one another as they support peace. A resident of the Washington D.C. area, Tamera is a coordinator for BoldLeaders projects during their time in D.C.
Tamera has led all-volunteer international teams working with international youth on peace, reconciliation and leadership skills in Northern Ireland and Cyprus. One of her most rewarding roles was that of Executive Director for the Cyprus Friendship Program during its successful inaugural year in 2009.
Prior to her work in the field of youth development, Tamera spent 15 years in the aerospace industry. She has a MS in Mathematics and is passionate about tutoring high school math students for local schools.
 Jenna Hanchey, Team Leader/Facilitator
Jenna is currently a Masters candidate at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where she studies Communication. She is especially interested in the intersectionality of culture, gender, race and class. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Tanzania for two years, where she worked extensively with local teenagers, teaching math, physics, English, and HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention. Partnering with Tanzanian teachers and American volunteers, Jenna secured funding for and facilitated five week-long Life Skills Seminars for Tanzanian secondary school students. She also co-organized and led a trip that brought students from the village to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro. Jenna is passionate about teenagers: putting them back in touch with their basic human resources, encouraging them, and watching them change our world. Fluent in Swahili, she works at CMLE in translation and language training, as well as facilitation.
 Hannah Ricks, Washington D.C. Support
and Alumni Coordinator
Hannah Ricks received her BA in International Affairs from the University of Colorado as well as a certificate in Peace and Conflict Studies. She spent much of 2011 in Kigali, Rwanda, working for the As We Forgive, Rwanda Initiative, and participated in the creation of the documentary film in July and August of 2011. Hannah’s tasks include managing the new Monitoring and Evaluation program and overseeing communications such as newsletters and blog posts. She is the volunteer ed for the LCJP Restorative Justice program, and has participated in several different conferences to facilitate an agreement for the perpetrator of a crime that addresses the harm caused by his/her actions and make it right according to the needs of the victim.
Hannah loves to travel and has lived in Egypt for three months where she learned to speak Arabic and then traveled to Turkey, Syria, Jordan, and Israel where she studied (through experience) the political and religious conflicts of the area. As a part the “Middle East Studies Program” through Best Semester in Washington D.C., Hannah currently lives in D.C. and supports BoldLeaders projects there as well as facilitates BoldLeaders Alumni activities.
Sara Noel, MA, Outreach Director, Amizade Global Service Learning
Sara Noel recently earned dual Master’s degrees in International Studies and Conflict Resolution. Sara, who grew up in Denver, has extensive travel, work and study abroad experience that began with in high school when she participated in an exchange program in Chile. Since then Sara has traveled all over the world including a year spent teaching English in Hungary and, most recently, working as a State Department Intern at the United States Mission to the OSCE in Vienna.
 Shaye Worthman, Intern
Shaye is a Master’s candidate in International Development with a concentration in International Education at the University of Denver's Korbel School of International Studies. She has worked on educational development projects in Guatemala and has taught high school and college-level English in Mexico. Shaye has also collaborated on a number of research projects resulting in four professional publications and various professional presentations. Shaye was recently named a Fulbright Scholar to study for a PhD in Mexico.
Ryan Dolan, Intern
Ryan Dolan is a graduate of Regis University where he majored in International Business and Finance and minored in Leadership Studies. Ryan has a commitment to providing kids around the world with the tools they need to deal with the adversity in their life so they can courageously impact the people and things they truly care about. In his future, Ryan sees himself playing a pivotal role in the training and development of the next generation of global leaders. He is excited about working with BoldLeaders because he visited Kenya while he was in the fifth grade. Since then he has had passion to give back to the people and the country. Ryan wakes up everyday grateful for his family, his good friends, and the people that have mentored him because he knows without guidance and support he would not be where he is today.
 Brooke Retherford, Intern
Brooke Retherford is a Colorado native and will be graduating from the University of Denver, Korbel School of International Studies as a Master of Conflict Resolution. Before moving back to Colorado, Brooke has worked as logistic coordinator as well as led sea kayaking, hiking, and canoe expeditions in Alaska, Mexico, Patagonia, the Amazon and the Rocky Mountains for the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Through her experiences, Brooke has been able to coach leadership, communication, and conflict resolution skill development as well as technical skills to both teenagers and adults. She has explored remote places by canoe, kayak, and foot, driven by her desire to learn, explore, and find adventure in beautiful places. Brooke is a passionate educator who believes that experiential education, cross-cultural experiences, and programs like BoldLeaders are the key to understanding the world in which we live, broaden our perspectives, and find common ground. Brooke has wilderness medicine training since 2004 and is a trained facilitative mediator.
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Michael Garramone
Michael is a business trainer and consultant. He supports executives, managers and operations teams as they strive to make their organizations more successful. His began his career as an electrical engineer, shifting into engineering and project management. As his career evolved, he began to train business personnel for high performance and business system profitability. He has worked in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Thailand, India, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Italy, France, England, Germany, Austria, Portugal, and Wales. Garramone has participated and contributed in our Cyprus-focused workshops on six occasions over the past four years and in the Kenya BoldLeaders Project. He is the Co-Founder of BoldLeaders and the Director of the Valuable Work Consortium.
Happy Haynes
Haynes is a Special Assistant to the Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, leading the district’s efforts to build and maintain meaningful community partnerships that advance student achievement and reduce the truancy and dropout rates. Happy joined the staff of Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper in July 2003 as his City Council liaison, a job for which she was uniquely prepared, having just completed 13 years as a member of the Denver City Council. Haynes was first elected to the Council in 1990. She served for three terms and as its President from 1998 to 2000. Haynes has been a leader in guiding city policies that support children and families. She has been actively involved in welfare to work, education reform and workforce development issues.
Before she was elected to the City Council, Ms. Haynes worked as an Administrative Aide to the former Mayor of Denver, Federico Peña. She has also worked as a professional facilitator, assisting communities across the county with strategic planning and collaboration, leadership development and diversity training. She serves on the board of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, is a founding board member of the Mile High Youth Corps, sits on the board of the Foundation for Educational Excellence, and is a Trustee of the Colorado Chapter of The Nature Conservancy.
An advocate of life-long learning, Haynes completed two years of law school and received a Master’s degree in Public Affairs from the University of Colorado Denver in August 2002. She also is a graduate of Leadership Denver, the Denver Community Leadership Forum, the Rocky Mountain Project and the State and Local Project at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Dr. Robert Hazan
Dr. Hazan is Chair and Professor of Political Science at The Metropolitan State College of Denver. He has been an associate at the Institute for the Study of Israel in the Middle East since Fall, 2001. He is a founding member of the Middle East Study Group of the ADL and is a member of the Board of Advisors of the Mizel Museum where he sits on the Education Committee.
Dr. Hazan grew up in Istanbul, Turkey and was educated in France and the United States. He received his doctorate from the Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His research and teaching concentrate on political theory, political economy, international affairs, and the politics of the Middle East. In conjunction with his ongoing research in political science and international studies, Dr. Hazan has participated in academic conferences in Cuba, Germany, England, Israel, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Turkey.
Leslie Matthews, RN, JD
Leslie is currently the Managing Partner for the law firm, Matthews & Matthews. She has been licensed to practice law since 1986 and has practiced in both state and federal courts in Texas and Colorado. Leslie has a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and, before entering law school, she worked as a trauma intensive care RN. Leslie graduated from the the University of Houston Law School where she was in the top ten percent of her class.
Ms. Matthews has held a significant number of leadership positions in multiple fields. She serves as Litigation Counsel for Lyondell Petrochemical Company in the 1980’s where she handled the entire litigation docket and a multi-million dollar litigation budget. After a number of years of leadership training, Leslie worked as a consultant to multiple fortune 500 companies and produced breakthrough results in operations and profitability for companies in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Leslie went on to serve as Vice President of Matrix Operations for Sirna Therapeutics, a biotech company headquartered in Boulder Colorado. She was responsible for major improvements in the efficiency and performance of all research operations. Sima was purchased by a major pharmaceutical company, in part as a result of her success in working with the research teams. Leslie also took on an interim position as City Manager for the City of Northglenn, Colorado when they needed to transform the way the City did business in order to deal with a financial crisis.
Leslie believes that inspirational leadership can produce unexpected and significant shifts in the results that people can produce. She has a history of causing unprecedented results and well as training others to do so.
Glenna Norvelle
Glenna recently became the president and chief executive officer of Denver Kids Incorporated. Prior to this, Glenna served as a Special Assistant to the Superintendent of Denver Public Michael Bennet, now a United States Senator representing Colorado. Glenna was instrumental in developing school/ community partnerships for the District including such initiatives as the City/DPS Collaborative Partnership, the Youth Mentoring Collaborative and the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Partnership.
Glenna has a long history of service to the community and is the past executive director of Colorado Youth at Risk. She has also worked in the Denver Office of Strategic Partnerships. She is a member of the Denver Public Schools Mill Levy Bond Oversight Committee and has served on the State’s Rocky Flats Environmental Monitoring Council.
Tony Shawcross
Tony Shawcross is the founder and executive director of Deproduction. After graduating magna cum laude with a degree in Marketing and Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Tony worked briefly in marketing and advertising in the IT industry before leaving to focus on socially relevant film and video production. Tony has worked for Little Voice Productions, the Colorado State House of Representatives, the Pan African Arts Society, and Free Speech TV. He has been a presenter in over 100 media education courses with the Rocky Mountain Independent Media Center, Denver Community Television, the Alliance for Community Media, and various local schools and universities. Tony is an experienced video producer with hundreds of films and videos produced for local and national television, film festivals, and community screenings.
Chad Steele
Chad is an accomplished computer engineer with 9 U.S. Patents, a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Computer Software Engineering. He is president and founder of a boutique software consulting firm. He has consulted with Fortune 100 companies on both technical and leadership issues and has designed and implemented software and websites for Microsoft, Sun, Qwest, EchoStar, Frontier Airlines, the State of Wyoming, the State of Colorado, and many other clients. He has served as a board member, mentor, coach, and facilitator for numerous youth organizations. As a volunteer, he helped launch BoldLeaders programs in Colorado, Northern Ireland and Cambodia.
He recently published a transformational book “”. The book is a guide that helps people to distinguish their values from their valuables and then empower themselves and others.
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Education Partners
Dr. Tamra Pearson d’Estree
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Africa Friends
Adventure Partners
Housing Partners
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Katie Rogers
I don’t believe that I have ever been as nervous as I was when I boarded the plane for Europe this past summer. I didn’t know what I was going to experience at BoldLeaders, what I was going to learn, or even who I could trust. Not only did I make incredible friends, learn a ton, and see part of the world, but I began to re-shape who I was. There was so much of “me” that I changed throughout the program. Instead of saying life-altering (which it really was), I choose to say self-altering.
BoldLeaders gave me the knowledge, the will and the determination to make a difference in my world. If more teenagers had the opportunity to experience what I have, then my generation would have the skill to put a foot down and become true leaders.
Ari Helland
The BoldLeaders program I was a part of was awesome. I had the time of my life with people i barely knew and began to love like family. I began to see different perspectives and opinions. It really opened my eyes to the world around me.
Dinorah Avendano
This program has given me the tools to be BOLD, to be different from anybody else and serve. To change one person. To acknowledge and love. Everyone always says BE the change you want to see in the world and I say I AM A BOLD LEADER! SOON ENOUGH YOU WILL SEE ME CHANGE THE WORLD!! Thank you very much BoldLeaders. It is a gift to have been a part of this program, and I can’t wait to see the many more lives that will be triggered by this organization!
Nikolas Moonwalker Rybár
The BL program made a difference for me in serving and facing problems. I take every challenge and solve it more easily than before… my self confidence grew massively :-) Michael and Brady help make teens look at themselves and they are making a huge change… step by step… teen by teen.
Juraj Vozár
The program had given us an opportunity to see the world, realize that we can do big things in our future, not just to be an observer and dream about them. But more important, especially for me, they showed us a big world, and the power of motivation and self confidence.
Andrea Vozárová
At first I would like to say, that this programme gave me lot of new experiences, knowledges and different view of the world and things that are happening around me. I was in USA and I met a lot of great people from different countries and nations. I learned how to be more open, how to solve some problems and how I can be better leader like i am! This programme was one of the best thing in my life.
Things like this programme can change your life, so just catch the chance and do first step. and exactly, BE BOLD!
Kristyna Hrubanova
The BoldLeaders experience left something in me that will stay forever. I learned completely new things about myself, improved in listening to others, which I believe is one of the most important things in life. I met so many inspirative people and went to places which I will never forget.
Tabitha Linda Amondi
BoldLeaders came at a time when I least expected anything good out of life. My world revolved around academics, family, friends and watching movies… I learned to open up, to tackle issues that would otherwise be holding me down, and to let the cup flow and empty out all the worries and disappointments. I got to appreciate leadership and the power of youth, I marveled at what I could do, the ideas of change were unimaginable. I got to blossom and all I wanted was to share the freedom of will, choice and perspective with others.
Eunice Buhler
BoldLeaders… was a truly moving and remarkable experience. The growth and development of acceptance was an inspiration.
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