CSEF Board of Directors

The Colorado State Science Fair, inc. Board of Directors is comprised of individuals recruited from the organizations that sponsor the Colorado Science and Engineering Fair. Each sponsoring organization is allowed up to two voting members on the board. These dedicated board members represent the non-profit organization and set policies for running the CSEF.

The Board of Directors meets five times during the year (September, November, January, April & July) to see that the overall mission of the organization is being met. The BOD is governed by the CSSF, Inc. By-Laws and is responsible for the policies that relate to the non-profit organization and the running of the state science fair.

The current Board of Directors members are:

President:
James Sipes
IEEE, Denver Section		Vice President:
Peter Laird
Sales Force		Treasurer:
Dan Kowal
US Department of Commerce/NOAA
Secretary:
Kristen Rasmussen
Galvanic Engineering		Immediate Past President:
Josh Redmore
CableLabs		Executive Director:
Courtney Gooding Butler
Historian:
Vacant		SRC Chair:
Jody Oaks		Grand Awards Judging Coordinator:
Erin Comstock
Regular Member:
Lucy Adams
Dr. Larry Sveum		Regular Member:
Kayla Ahr
University of Colorado, Denver		Regular Member:
John Bahr
CableLabs
Regular Member:
Barb Ganong
Society for Petroleum Engineers		Regular Member:
Erin Golden
University of Colorado, Denver		Regular Member:
Claire Goodwin
Peter Laird
Regular Member:
David Holm
SLV Regional Science Fair		Regular Member:
Hassaan Idrees
IEEE, Denver Section		Regular Member:
Eric Lyche
Society for Petroleum Engineers
Regular Member:
Bob Morrow
Denver Health		Regular Member:
Dolly Morrow
Denver Health		Regular Member:
Ryan Patterson
Galvanic Engineering
Regular Member:
Adam Pender
Lockheed Martin		Regular Member:
Brian Scriber		Regular Member:
Susan Storm
SLV Regional Science Fair
Regular Member:
Larry Sveum		Regular Member:
Peter Teasdale
Katie Kowal		Regular Member:
Sara Volz
Alternate Member:
Judy Prester
Dr. Larry Sveum		Alternate Member:
Samantha Sands
University of Colorado, Denver

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. policies specific to the board of directors include:

Colorado State Science Fair policies specific to running the Colorado Science & Engineering Fair include:

The following are resources intended for use by the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors:

September 1 – Start of Fiscal Year
September 21 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins Foothills Campus

November 9 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Colorado State University (moved to Zoom due to weather)
November 15 – Deadline for Sending Fund-raising Packets
January 15 – 990 Report Due to IRS
January 15 – Charitable Solicitation Form Due to Colorado Secretary of State
January 13 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Summit Middle Charter School in Boulder
January 31 – 1099 Reports Due to IRS

March 1 – Deadline for Teacher of the Year Nominations
March 15 – SRC Meeting; 9 a.m. via Zoom
March 28 – Pre-interview Project Reviews Begin

April 3 – 5 CSEF at Colorado State University
April 5 – Board of Directors Meeting; 12 p.m. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins
April 30 – Corporate Report Due to Colorado Secretary of State

May 11 – 16  – Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Columbus, OH

July TBD – Board of Directors Retreat
July 31 – Deadline for Claiming Fiscal Year Contributions & Expenses

August 31 – End of Fiscal Year