The 2024–2025 Forever Buffs Advisory Board includes members from a variety of class years and disciplines.

Advisory Board Members

Jeffrey Anderson

Jeffrey Anderson (Jour '04)

Born and raised in Evergreen, Colorado, third-generation Buff Jeffrey Anderson graduated from CU in 2004 with a degree in Broadcast Journalism and a History minor and later earned an MBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. After starting his career in sports media, Jeffrey joined DISH Network in 2006 and spent 16 years there, ultimately leading operations and helping to shape video and streaming distribution including launches of their...
Lindsay Brown

Lindsay Brown (Engl, Edu '08)

Lindsay Brown is a proud graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, class of 2008. Originally from southern California, she has been a Denver resident for the last 13 years. Lindsay and her sister were raised as Buffalos by their parents (dad is class of 1977). Lindsay has been a high school English Language Arts teacher for the last 15 years, after graduating with her English degree and teaching credential...
Laura Bruns

Laura Bruns (EnvSt ’99)

Laura Bruns is an educator, entrepreneur, and adventurer. She earned a MA in Education from CU Boulder in 2005 and ran Cross Country and Track for the CU Buffs from ’96-’99.
James Coope

James Coope (Econ '93)

Since graduating from CU with a degree in Economics (BA, 1993), James Coope has worked in sales and marketing in a number of industries, including transportation, logistics, insurance, employee benefits, and financial technology. James also holds a graduate degree from Regis University (MBA, 2013). James is an avid outdoor enthusiast and loves spending time in Colorado’s mountains. You can find him skiing most weekends in the winter, and during the...
Dale Farrand (AeroEngr ’93)

Dale Farrand (AeroEngr ’93)

After graduating from CU on an ROTC scholarship, Dale Farrand started a career in the United States Army that allowed him to lead Soldiers all over the world.
Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan (EngrPhys ’16)

Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan (EngrPhys ’16)

Maithreyi Gopalakrishnan is the Founder and CEO of LiquidiFi, a company on a mission to make the $100 trillion global fixed-income market more transparent and accessible to individual investors. She is also a data science and engineering consultant at two other companies.
Kavya Kannan

Kavya Kannan (PolSci '22)

Kavya Kannan was born and raised in Colorado and is a proud CU alumni. During her time at CU Boulder, Kavya graduated summa cum laude in Political Science, focusing her research on analyzing sex trafficking patterns across states in India through understanding the current socioeconomic, legal, and cultural norms that affect women and girls in India today. Kavya also served as CU's first female Student Body President of South Asian...
Keith Knox

Keith Knox (PolSci '90)

After graduating from the University of Colorado in 1990 (BA Political Science), Keith Knox began a 33-year career with the County of Los Angeles working in the areas of budget, contracts, human resources, and public information. In 2019, Keith’s service culminated in an appointment by the Board of Supervisors to the position of Treasurer, Tax Collector and Public Administrator (TTC), becoming the 23 rd person to hold such office in...
John Leach

John Leach (Jour '74, MA ’79)

John Leach is an editor, educator and entrepreneur. He is the managing partner at Digital Strategies, a consulting firm specializing in digital strategy and content.
Anselma Lopez (Mgmt, Mktg ’07)

Anselma Lopez (Mgmt, Mktg ’07)

Anselma graduated from CU Boulder in 2007 with a Marketing and Management Degree from Leeds School of Business and a lifelong desire to support higher education and provide mentorship to future generations.
Royer Lopez

Royer Lopez (Mktg '18)

Royer Lopez (Mktg '18) is an experienced Marketing Professional who believes in the power of education and the impact representation makes in society. Born in Greeley, Colorado, he has been a lifelong Buff who was the first person in his family to attend and graduate from college. He's the oldest of three boys (all buffs!). During his time as a full-time student at CU-Boulder, he also worked full-time as a...
Anthony Martini

Anthony Martini (Hist, Jour '97)

Anthony Martini currently leads a communications team responsible for taking corporate-wide messaging and distributing it down to our hardest to reach workforce - the frontline.
Susan McFaddin

Susan McFaddin (ChemEngr '82)

Susan McFaddin is the President of Seven Generations, a real estate development and brokerage company. She consults on energy efficiency and zero energy home policy. She is a NREL Energy Executive Alumni and a Colorado Governors Fellow. Her Revive residential real estate development won the DOE Housing Innovation award for four years for proving how homes can put more energy on the grid than they use with good insulation, airsealing...
Laura Moore

Laura Moore (Psych '15)

Born and raised in Denver, CO, Laura Moore is a CU Boulder alumna and joined the Leeds Office of Diversity Affairs team as a Program Manager in September of 2021. Laura received her B.A. in Psychology with a minor in Multicultural Leadership Studies in 2015 as a Daniels Fund Scholar. After graduation, Laura worked for corporate Dave and Busters Denver where she worked for the Deposits and Accounting team and...
Olivia Omega

Olivia Omega (Bus ’01)

As a TEDx speaker, diversity and inclusion advocate, author, branding strategist and seasoned entrepreneur, Olivia has over 20 years of brand positioning and digital marketing experience across startup, nonprofit, and public and private sectors. During this time she has studied the importance of authenticity for both brands and individuals — and what it means for personal brands to show up in a genuine way. As senior director of marketing and...
Obinna Onyeali

Obinna Onyeali (Comm '09)

Obinna, a Colorado native and First Generation Nigerian American, values culture, heart, and communication as the pillars of his life. He is currently the Director of Education Partnerships for CareerWise, where he leverages his expertise to bridge educational and economic opportunity gaps. Obinna holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of Colorado Boulder and is passionate about serving his community, dedicating over a decade to guiding, motivating, and encouraging...
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Alyssa Radtke (Mgmt ’21)

Alyssa Radtke is a class of 2021 graduate from the Leeds Business school with a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in Operations Management, minors in Germanic Studies and German, and Certificates in Global Business and Social Responsibility & Ethics.
William Schafer (ChemEngr ’75)

William Schafer (ChemEngr ’75)

Dr. William Schafer has been involved in higher education for over 40 years at 8 different universities. He has served several national organizations including the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).
Lisa Stegall-Dookoozlian

Lisa Stegall-Dokoozlian (Mktg, Fin '87)

Lisa Stegall-Dokoozlian grew up in Boulder and graduated from Fairview HS, BS Business from CU Boulder, and 8 years later obtained a teaching credential and Masters in Special Education from CSU Fresno State. Lisa has held positions as marketing director (4 years), teacher (10 years), business manager/marketing director for Stanislaus County Office of Education/YES Company (6 years). In between working, she took time away to raise her three children including...
Lori Thompson

Lori Thompson (IntlAf '84)

Lori Thompson is strategy, marketing and business development professional with extensive experience in aerospace, defense, communications, and medical industries...
Darla Thompson

Darla Thompson (Soc '92)

Darla Thompson is Senior Project Director in the Inclusive STEMM Ecosystems for Equity & Diversity at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Darla directs SEA Change Biomedicine, a component of STEMM Equity Achievement (SEA) Change that supports systemic transformation in the academic biomedical and health sciences. Previously, she served as faculty and senior program manager for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Health Policy Research Scholars at The George...
Shu-Wei Tseng

Shu-Wei Tseng (PhDMus'10)

Known for her exceptional technique, musicality, and her programme versatility, Taiwanese-British musician Shu-Wei Tseng has performed as both soloist and chamber musician across four continents in major concert halls on the piano and cello. Shu-Wei joined the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland faculty in 2010 and is a Global Ambassador of CU Boulder, USA (DMA, 2010), with previous degrees from London's Royal Academy of Music. Alongside regular lectures/masterclasses and workshops she...