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		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 Butler
Historian:
Vacant		SRC Chair:
Jody Oaks		Grand Awards Judging Coordinator:
Erin Comstock
Regular Member:
Lucy Adams
Dr. Larry & Carol 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:
Jeff Hardy
IEEE
Regular Member:
David Holm
SLV Regional Science Fair		Regular Member:
Peter Laird
SalesForce		Regular Member:
Eric Lyche
Society for Petroleum Engineers
Regular Member:
Bob Morrow		Regular Member:
Dolly Morrow		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 & Carol 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 9 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at SPUR Hydro Building, Denver

November 11 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Colorado State University
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 20 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. TBD
January 31 – 1099 Reports Due to IRS

March 1 – Deadline for Teacher of the Year Nominations
March 23 – SRC Meeting; 9 a.m. via Zoom
March 31 – Pre-interview Project Reviews Begin

April 11 – 13 CSEF at Colorado State University
April 20 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. via Zoom
April 30 – Corporate Report Due to Colorado Secretary of State

May 12 – 17  – Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA

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

August 31 – End of Fiscal Year