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:
Dr. Parisa Bazazi

Regular Member:
David Debrecht
CableLabs

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:
Dr. Larry Sveum

Regular Member:
Julie Tannehill
Society for Petroleum Engineers

Regular Member:
Peter Teasdale
Kowal Family

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

November 14 – Board of Directors Meeting; 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at TBD

January 9 – 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 20 – SRC Meeting; 9 a.m. via Zoom
March 26 – Pre-interview Project Reviews Begin

April 9 – 11 CSEF at Colorado State University
April 11 – Board of Directors Meeting; 12 p.m. at Colorado State University, Fort Collins
April 30 – Corporate Report Due to Colorado Secretary of State

May 9 – 14  – Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA

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

August 31 – End of Fiscal Year