CSAE 2025 Annual Awards and CAE Celebration Across Colorado
2025 Annual Business and Awards Luncheon / CAE Celebration
Each year, CSAE celebrates outstanding individuals and organizations across our community at our Annual Conference. t's time to celebrate the remarkable work being done within the CSAE community so please join us in honoring the following individuals and organizations who are the 2025 CSAE Annual Awards nominees:
Abbey Aguirre Executive Director, American Planning Association – Colorado Chapter
BizStream Rob Bean, Senior Strategist
Brian Stockman Executive Vice President & CEO, American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, Inc.
Brittany Tommelein Meeting Manager, Veritas Association Management
Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association
Craig Cheatham President and CEO, The Realty Alliance
Dr. Lynn Gangone, CAE (Retired) President and CEO, AACTE
Hotel Colorado Larry MacDonald, General Manager
International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Janet Randles CSAE Membership Committee Co-Chair and Lodging Manager, Triple Crown Sports
Kelsey Wood Director, Membership, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer
Kori Sulewski Deputy Director for The Greeting Card Association and for The American Cheese Society
Mary Beth Armbruster Director of Marketing and Membership, Reprographic Services Association and Co-Chair, CSAE Marketing Committee
Richelle Kemper Sr. Sales Manager, Marriott Westminster
Ryan Frylendund Director of Operations, Raffa Financial Services
Society for Human Resource Management Colorado State Council (COSHRM)
Stephanie Shark, Executive Director, Reprographic Services Association
Tara Holmes Executive Director, American Cheese Society Chief Staff Executive, Civica Management
----------------------- Judging Committee Our thanks to Paul Caputo, Executive Director, National Association for Interpretation, for serving as Chair of the Judging Committee Chair, and to the outstanding members on the Committee:
Glenda Mostek Executive Director, Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association
Brian Rossbert Executive Director, Housing Colorado
Mike Skinner Executive Director, Asphalt Pavement Alliance
Marilyn Stansbury CEO, Independent Electrical Contractors Rocky Mountain Chapter
Julie Whitacre Executive Director, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association
Join the nominees, judges and the CSAE Colorado association community at our 2025 Annual Conference June 4-6 to celebrate these nominees and all the content, insight, collaborations and experiences the Conference has to offer! Awards will be announced and presented at the Annual Business and Awards Luncheon on June 5. If you can't attend the Conference, please join us at the Luncheon! To purchase tickets or tables.
CAE Celebration Across Colorado Sponsored by Visit Pueblo
Join us at the Annual Business and Awards Luncheon on June 5 to also celebrate all the Certified Association Executives in our state!
Tyrone Adams, CAE, Colorado Association of Realtors Inc. and 2021/2022 CSAE Board President Alexander Alavi, CPA, CAE, EDUCAUSE Samuel W. Albrecht, CAE, Elbert County Community Foundation Jeffrey W. Arnold, MAM, CAE, Leading Associations Brenda Bailey-Hainer, CAE, American Theological Library Association Beau Ballinger, MBA, CAE, AARP Bryan Bernier, CAE, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Ryan Biehle, CAE, Colorado Academy of Family Physicians Timothy E. Blum, CAE, Mission Driven Richard G. Bowman, CAE, Resource Center for Associations Melanie Brandt, CAE, CEO, Geological Society of America Mya Lindberg Burns, CAE, Associate Director, Conferences, IASLC Gillian Harrison Cain, CAE, American Theological Library Association Rebecca Campbell, CAE, Colorado Society of Certified Public Accountants Shannon S. Carter, EdD, CAE, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Craig A. Cheatham, MBA, CMP, CAE, The Realty Alliance Katarina Cooke, MA, CAE, American Group Psychotherapy Association Katrina S. Crist, CAE Elizabeth Croll, CAE, Senior Director, Conferences and Events, EDUCAUSE Cheryl L. DeBaise, IOM, CAE, C&A Management Brenda Dreier, CAE, Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening Holly Duckworth, CMP, CAE, Leadership Solutions International/The American Mindfulness Association Nancy J. Erickson, MBA, CAE, Erickson and Associates Consulting, LLC Joshua Ewing, CAE, Colorado Hospital Association Edwin Douglas Farmer, CAE, Colorado Health Care Association Shelly Dee Fava, CAE, Metropolitan Denver Dental Society Lola M. Fehr, RN, MS, FAAN, CAE, Fehr Consulting Resources Teresa Fraker, FACHE, RN, CPHQ, CBN, CAE, Obesity Medicine Association Allison Gault, MBA, CAE, Medical Group Management Association Kimberly A. Gill, CAE, Civica Management and 2023/2024 CSAE Board President Joie Glenn, CAE, Retired Nikole Good, CAE, Air & Surface Transport Nurses Association Heidi May Gordon, CAE, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado Brian Green, CAE, National Business Officers Association Monica Groh, CAE, The Solution Ann Guiberson, CAE, Executive Director, The Masonry Society Susan Marie Hanf, MBA, CAE, Medical Affairs Professional Society Allison Hammer, CAE, Western Association of College and University Business Officers managed by Etherio Edward J. Hendrickx, CAE Roberta G. Herman, CAE, Council of Colleges of Acupuncture & Herbal Medicine (Retired) Michael Hoehn, CAE, International Association For The Study Of Lung Cancer Paul Hoiberg, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc Ronald Holder, CAE, MGMA Dean Holzkamp, CAE, Colorado Medical Society Ann Renee Hutchison, CAE, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce Tim W. Jackson, CMP, CAE, Colorado Auto Dealers Association (Retired) Sheri L. Jacobs, FASAE, CAE, Avenue M Group LLC Shannon Johnson, CAE David L. Kanagy, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc Corinne Knasinski, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc Betty Knecht, CAE, Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association James J. Krack, CAE, American Boarding Kennels Association Michelle Diane Kroeger, CAE, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. Ronald Kruzel, MA, CAE, Accreditation Review Council on Education in Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Henry C. Kyle III, CAE, The Kyle Group Laura C. Landwirth, CAE, LeadingAge Colorado Sharmion Linseisen-Kerley, CAE, MIPI Alliance Allison Mendrys, CAE, Associate Director, National Academy of Neuropsychology Lisa Michele Lawrie-Munro, CAE, American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers Catherine A. Leslie, CAE, Engineers Without Borders – USA Cybil Lovas, CAE, Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado Thad M. Lurie, CAE, ISPOR Julie B. Massaro, CAE, JBM Business Solutions LLC Rachel Massman, CAE, Executive In Transition C. Diane Matt, CAE, Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Noel Maye, CAE, Financial Planning Standards Board Sarah McVeigh, CAE, LeadingAge Colorado Dot Miller, CAE, The Solution Carl O. Norberg, CAE Todd Ohlheiser, CAE, Executive Director, Colorado Stone, Sand & Gravel Association and Colorado Ready Mixed Concrete Association and 2022/2023 CSAE Board President Anne O’Neill, CAE, OES Management, LLC Melanie J. Penoyar-Perez, CAE, Chief Operating Officer, Society for Mining Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. Ben D Price, CAE, National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Elizabeth Price, MBA, CAE Grant David Price, MBA, CAE, World Sign Associates AnnMarie Priest, CAE, Executive In Transition Jaclyn Reeves-Pepin, MBS, CAE, National Association of Biology Teachers Marilen Reimer, CAE, American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado Carlos Restrepo, CAE, Agilutions Sara Reynolds, MPA, CAE Brandy Richardson, CAE, KCA Inc Kristin Richeimer, CAE, Executive Director, CCAHM Sonia Q. Riggs, CAE, Colorado Restaurant Association Curtis Riskey, IOM, CAE, CBA Edward C. Rochette, CAE Lori A. Ropa, CAE, The Arc – Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties Alex Roth, CAE, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Dorothy J. Shadrick, MBA, CAE, Civica Management Stephen E. Shepard Jr, CAE, Denver Metro Building Owners and Managers Association Leslie Shivers, CAE, Financial Planning Association Thomas A. Spiess, CAE, American Snowsports Education Association Christa K. Stratton, MBA, CAE, Geological Society of America William J. Teutsch, FASAHP, CAE, Association of Surgical Technologists Inc Joan Tezak, CMP, CAE, Retired David Thorp, CAE, American Beverage Association Ellen Thorp, CAE Heather Tune, CAE Susan Marie Urbanczyk, CAE, American Burn Association Kristi Van Buren, MPP, CAE, Community Associations Institute Denise Wagner, MBA, CAE, The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis Sean R. Walters, CAE, Investments & Wealth Institute Anna Weaver-Hayes, CAE, Colorado Psychiatric Society Robert E. Weibel, CAE Sonji Medders Wilkes, CAE, Hemophilia Federation of America Kelsey Marie Wood, CAE, Associate Director, Membership, IASLC Marilee G. Yorchak, MBA, CAE
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