2024 Planning Team
Jill Marek
Executive Director, Event Organizer, Curator
Leah Rybak
Marketing + Communications Director, Speaker Selection Committee
Andrew Dengate
Art Director, Speaker Selection Committee
George Gerchow
Lead Sales Director, Past Speaker
Stephanie Ralph
Director of Speaker Coaches, Past Speaker
Kiarra Grant
Brand Manager, Graphic Designer, Storyteller
Angie Hildebrand
Culture Manager, Speaker Selection Coordinator
Justin Hildebrand
Speaker Selection Committee
Meri Louko
Sales Director
Cailin Ellis
Sales Director, Marketing Manager
Dave Servinsky
Public Relations Lead, Sponsorship Coordinator, Speaker Selection Committee, Past Speaker
Gretchen Reid
Community Engagement Lead
Mike Lewis
Event Experience Designer, Logistics Lead
Jason Ardell
Event Experience Designer
Melanie Ash
Event Experience Designer
Eligar Sadeh
Alumni Lead, Community Building and Relationships, Past Speaker
Erin Robison
Lead Speaker Coach
Ashley Girodo
Event Day Production
Sarah Messina
Speaker Coach
Molly Ren
Speaker Liaison, Stage Manager
Sharon Cavanaugh
Speaker Coach
Stacy Smith
Speaker Coach, Past Speaker
Jenn Kaye
Speaker Coach
Catherine Krueger Sullivan
Speaker Coach
2024 Advisory Board
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Andrew Dengate, Chair
Andrew finds peace at the crossroads of a good sweat and a crisp beer, or between wildness and beauty, or even somewhere near an engaging conversation and a talented acoustic performance. He is a professional artist, currently working with a restaurant group to manage and provide creative solutions for nine businesses. He also provides graphic solutions for Breckenridge Tourism Office and The Colorado Trail Foundation.
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Leah Rybak, Vice Chair
Owner of LMR Consulting, a local boutique strategic marketing agency, Leah is a storyteller at her core, whether that be writing content for a website or crafting creative and compelling copy for ads and flyers. Her background includes vast experience and interest in content creation and management, digital marketing, advertising, and marketing.
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Linsey Hempel, Treasurer (interim)
Currently the Executive Vice President of Finance and Strategy for Pinnacle Mountain Homes, Linsey's professional canvas is painted with diverse strokes, offering strategic business guidance and specialized support in accounting, software, systems, and finance. Her expertise is sought after across multiple businesses, where she is known for her smart, hardworking, and dedicated approach to fostering growth and efficiency.
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Stephanie Ralph, Secretary
Stephanie Ralph started working in libraries in 2003. She has held positions at every level of the organization, including serving as the Library Director in Grand County and as the current Director of the Summit County Library. She is the recipient of the Special District Association of Colorado: 2018 James T. Walker Leadership Award 2018. She is a 2021 TEDx Breckenridge Speaker and a TEDx Speaker Coach.
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George Gerchow
George is currently Head of Trust at MongoDB and was formerly Sumo Logic's Chief Security Officer & SVP of IT. George Gerchow brings over 20 years of information technology and systems management expertise to the application of IT processes and disciplines. His background includes security, compliance, and cloud computing disciplines.
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Alex Rae Cooper Metzger
Alex Rae is a leader of People and Culture at The Pinnacle Companies in Frisco, Colorado. She attended Humboldt State University in northern coast of California where she studied International Finance and Spanish. Alex Rae is passionate about our mountain community and loves to help create a space where people can grow and flourish.
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Jill Marek, ex officio
Jill Marek has established herself as a leader and pioneer in creative direction, events and experience strategy by delivering purpose-driven results while integrating an empowering objective that stimulates people to take action. Her versatile background includes experiences with companies and clients such as Internet Pictures Corporation (iPix), the White House, Marcus Buckingham (clients: Gap, Cisco, Hilton, Patagonia), The Anthony Robbins Companies and more.