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:
Peter Laird
Salesforce		Vice President:
Kristen Rasmussen
Galvanic Engineering		Treasurer:
Dan Kowal
Kowal Family
Secretary:
Claire Goodwin
Laird Family		Immediate Past President:
James Sipes
IEEE, Denver Section		Executive Director:
Courtney Gooding
Historian:
Vacant		SRC Chair:
Jody Oaks		Grand Awards Judging Coordinator:
Erin Comstock
Regular Member:
Kayla Ahr
University of Colorado, Denver		Regular Member:
David Debrecht
CableLabs		Regular Member:
Barb Ganong
Society for Petroleum Engineers
Regular Member:
David Holm
SLV Regional Science Fair		Regular Member:
Hassaan Idrees
IEEE, Denver Section		Regular Member:
Bob Morrow
Denver Health Pediatric Dentistry
Regular Member:
Dolly Morrow
Denver Health Pediatric Dentistry		Regular Member:
Ryan Patterson
Galvanic Engineering		Regular Member:
Adam Pender
Lockheed Martin
Regular Member:
Judy Prester
Dr. Larry Sveum		Regular Member:
Josh Redmore
CableLabs		Regular Member:
Susan Storm
SLV Regional Science Fair
Regular Member:
Larry Sveum		Regular Member:
Peter Teasdale
Kowal Family		Regular Member:
Sara Volz

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 20 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins Foothills Campus

November 15 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at TBD
November 15 – Deadline for Sending Fund-raising Packets
January 10 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Summit Middle Charter School in Boulder
January 15 – 990 Report Due to IRS
January 15 – Charitable Solicitation Form Due to Colorado Secretary of State
January 31 – 1099 Reports Due to IRS

March 1 – Deadline for Teacher of the Year Nominations
March 21 – SRC Meeting; 9 a.m. via Zoom
March 27 – Pre-interview Project Reviews Begin

April 11 – 13 CSEF at Colorado State University
April 13 – Board of Directors Meeting; 12 p.m. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins
April 30 – Corporate Report Due to Colorado Secretary of State

May 10 – 15  – Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ

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

August 31 – End of Fiscal Year