Trustees
Visionary Leadership Board of Trustees 2009
The Colorado Episcopal Foundation is led by skilled, dedicated and hard–working trustees. Representing a variety of professions and experienced in business and finance, the trustees are hands–on participants in Foundation management and programs. Their responsibility as church leaders includes active participation in their home congregations.
Brian R. Bennett (2010) 1st Term
Colorado Springs
Brian Bennett is the President and Founder of BennCo Advisors, an independent, fee based investment advisory firm. His financial services career spans 4 decades, working with such companies as EF Hutton & Co., Boettcher & Company, and D. E. Frey & Company, Inc. Besides his entrepreneurial business experience, he also has experience in real estate development, property management, and cable television. Brian is the co–founder of the Front Range Flyer, a monthly newspaper for private pilots and aviators along Colorado's Front Range. The recipient of many awards in his field, Mr. Bennett is involved in various Community Organizations, such as the East Colorado Springs Rotary Club and has served in various non–profits boards, among them Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the Pikes Peak Region, CCCS Greater Dallas, Chapel Perpetual Endowment Trust Fund, Regis University Endowment Fund, and the Better Business Bureau of the Pikes Peak Region. At Chapel of Our Saviour Episcopal Church he serves on the Vestry and the Finance Committee overseeing the Endowment Fund. In his spare time Brian can be found entertaining guests at home or out on the golf course. Brian is married to Becky and they are parents to three grown children.
Richard Boblit (Dick) (2010) 2nd term
Pagosa Springs
Dick Boblit retired from a business career that has included stints as a business manager and chief financial officer for medical practices and positions in the auditing and accounting fields. He currently attends St. Patrick's Episcopal Church and previously attended St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church in San Diego, and his church involvement has included financial committee and Senior Warden roles. His community activities include extensive work with Pop Warner and Little League baseball teams and youth football and baseball coaching.
The Rev. Sally Brown (Standing Committee Representative)
Denver
The Reverend Sally Brown was ordained deacon in 1987 and serves at St. Andrew's Church in Denver. She was first elected to the Standing Committee in 2003 as the Clergy Member representing the High Plains Region and was re–elected in 2006 to serve a second and final three–year term. Sally's particular areas of interest on the Standing Committee are congregational development, the Holy Orders process, and our evolving diocesan mission commitment to the UN Millennium Development Goals. Within our diocese, Sally currently serves on the Diaconal Council, High Plains Executive Committee, Advisory Committee for the Sudanese Community Church, Bishop's Advisory Committee for Admission to Ministry (Diaconate), and works weekly at the St. Francis Center where she has served as a volunteer for 16 years. Sally is a member of the North American Association for the Diaconate and is involved locally in aspects of community ministry primarily serving the poor in the Denver metropolitan area.
Carolyn Daniels (2011) 2nd term
Denver
Carolyn Daniels, a native of New Jersey, moved to Colorado following graduation from the Harvard Law School to clerk for the Hon. William Doyle of the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Following her clerkship, she joined the Denver firm of Holme Roberts & Owen LLP where her practice has focused on employee benefits and executive compensation. She has served on the boards of several nonprofit agencies that have focused on education and human services issues. A member of St. John's Cathedral, she serves on its Vestry and is a member of the Urban and Social Concerns Commission and the Stewardship Education Committee.
The Rev. Susan DeGavre (Kipper) (2011) 1st term
Aurora
Kipper was born in San Antonio, Texas and has lived in various parts of the United States as well as in Latin American and the Caribbean. She graduated from Randolph–Macon Woman's College with a degree in Biological Sciences focusing on Human Development and from the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia. Ordained in 1991, she served in parishes in Virginia, Massachusetts and Vermont. Most recently, she served as an interim rector in Aurora, Colorado. Kipper retired in the spring of 2007 and moved to Denver to be near family and friends. She is the mother of three children and six grandchildren. Prior to ordination, she worked in child development programs for fifteen years. She was the director of several day schools and children's programs as well as an educator with the Fairfax County Office for Children, developing education modules for preschool teachers and directors. She also started her own consulting business focusing on child development issues. Her interest in children and education has continued during her time in ordained ministry. During her time as an ordained priest, she has been involved in numerous outreach programs, including Habitat for Humanity, starting a sliding scale childcare program for working mothers, sponsoring two refugee families from the Sudan and providing support to start NESEI, a program to build secondary schools in southern Sudan. She continues to be interested in ways to provide support to the less advantaged in this country and the world. In her leisure time, she likes to travel, garden, read and play with her grandchildren.
Sue Gallanter (2008) 1st term
Denver
Sue Gallanter, currently employed as senior vice president of community development of a multi–state not–for–profit organization, has a 17–year track record of success in designing and implementing major gift campaigns for large non–profits and hospitals. Her previous work was in the mining industry, specializing in technical research, both in her own firm and for others. A member of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Denver, Sue served as chairman and a board member of the Colorado Episcopal Foundation in the 1990's. She is a board member of the Auraria Library Council, Community Resources, Inc., and Community Shares of Colorado, in addition to being a member of the Rotary Club of Denver.
The Rt. Rev. Robert J. O'Neill (Rob) (Bishop)
Diocese of Colorado
The Rt. Rev. Robert J. O'Neill, 10th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Colorado, was Rector of the Parish of Epiphany in Winchester, Massachusetts from 1991 until 2003. Bishop O'Neill was extensively involved in the planning and development of the new Barbara Harris Camp and Conference Center for the Diocese of Massachusetts, an $18 million undertaking that was dedicated in 2003. He served as Vice President and Co–President of the Massachusetts Episcopal Clergy Association, was a mentor for the diocesan Outward Bound programs, and helped establish the Diocesan Youth Leadership Academy. Prior to moving to Massachusetts, Bishop O'Neill served for 10 years as Canon Educator at Saint John's Cathedral in Denver where he designed and implemented a comprehensive educational program. He also served as chaplain at Children's Hospital.
The Rev. Michael Wm. Richardson (2011) 2nd term
Parker
The Rev. Michael Wm. Richardson is the rector of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church in Parker. He is a past board member and treasurer of Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity and serves on the Board of St. Matthew's Preschool. Michael enjoys spending time with kids at camp and various retreat programs for children and youth. Michael is the father of two daughters and enjoys hiking, camping and fishing in the Colorado mountains with his family.
Anita Sanborn (President)
Centennial
President of the Colorado Episcopal Foundation, Anita brings to the Foundation over 25 years of progressive management experience in a variety of not–for–profit settings. With an undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Georgia State University, Anita has been a resident of Colorado since 1987. Anita served as Executive Director of the Alzheimer's Association Rocky Mountain Chapter from 1987 through 1998, and as Vice President for Chapter Services for the National Alzheimer's Association until 2001. Most recently she was a consultant to the Center for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. She is married to Robert Thomson, and they are the parents of two adult sons.
John Sneed (2010) 2nd term
Fort Morgan
John is the President and CEO of Fort Morgan State Bank. As a community banker, John is very active in both his local parish, St. Charles the Martyr Episcopal Church, as well as in the local community. John is a former stewardship chair and vestry member at St. Charles and enjoys giving talks about money and people's relationship with money. John hosts a weekly radio show, "Your Money Matters." He serves on the Fort Morgan Community Hospital Foundation board, Morgan Community College Foundation, and the Fort Morgan Airport Advisory Board. A private pilot, Sneed also enjoys rafting and camping.
William Sweeney (Bill) (2011) 1st term
Boulder
William Sweeney has held a variety of management, financial, and legal positions in various companies in the technology and communications industries. He is an attorney. He attends church at St. Aidan's in Boulder where he is a member of the Vestry and clerk and treasurer. He is a member of the board and treasurer of St. Benedict Health and Healing Ministry. He is also a member of the Board of Stewards of Canterbury Colorado.
John Thornbury (2010) 2nd term – Chairman
Niwot
John is a commercial real estate appraiser (MAI) who primarily does compliance review work for financial institutions in Colorado. He is also the National Assistant Director of Screening for the Ethics and Counseling Division of the Appraisal Institute. He has an MBA degree in real estate and finance from Ohio State University. He is a member of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Boulder where he was Senior Warden for three years and is currently chair of its Endowment Committee. John has been married to his wife Amy for 18 years and they have two daughters.