Who’s Coming – 2023
2023 MBArk2Boulder Registrants (through 1/3)
Nika Andabak – Cornell University Johnson Graduate School of Management ’24
Sara Axelrod – Crusoe Energy*
Sean Ansett – Founder, At Stake Advisors*
Kyra Atekwana – Head of Strategy and Customer Success, ShelfLife (Brooklyn, NY)
Chris Bentley – Co-Founder, Pet Sustainability Coalition
Madeline Blankenship – University of Georgia Terry College of Business ’24
Jenn Blazejewski – VP and Head of Global Strategy, Timberland (Boston, MA – REMOTE)*
Hannah Bogatin – Colorado State University GSSE ’23
Mary Boling – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’24
Yvon Brousseau – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/SEAS ’22
Michele Burchfield – Founder and CEO, Blume Honey Water (Pittsburgh, PA)*
Bill Capsalis – Executive Director, Naturally Boulder
Emmily Chang – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business
Gordon Chang – UC Davis GSM ’23
Stephen Cowan – Founder and CEO, Beyond Microgreens*
Brian Deegan – Colorado State University GSSE ’23
Adya Djoko (Vancouver, BC)
Carly Dominick-Sobol – Colorado State University GSSE ’22
Kelly Donahoe – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’24
Catherine Dong – Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health ’23
Kirsten Dotson – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management ’23
Alexandra Dunne – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’24
Deborah Dworkin – Founder, Dr. Mushroom
Scott Dye – Director of Sustainability, Vital Proteins (Jacksonville, FL)
Hannah Emery – Colorado State University GSSE ’23
Conor Fay – Vanderbilt University Masters of Marketing ’23
Ben Fenton – Managing Partner, BFG Partners*
Shenna Fitzgerald – Marketing Director, Creative Alignments
McKiernan Flaherty – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Christopher Fogler – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Sam Gardner – Colorado State University GSSE ’23
Janet Genser – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’23
Pierce Gibson – Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business ’24
Seth Goldman – Co-Founder of Honest Tea and Eat the Change, Executive Chairman of Beyond Meat (Bethesda, MD – REMOTE)*
Francesca Governali – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/SEAS ’24
Nicole Grabsztul – Controller, Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery
Sophie Greenberg – University of Georgia Terry College of Business ’23
Noa Greene – University of Colorado ’25
Donato Grimaldi – University of Pennsylvania SAS ’23
Yaqi Grover – Stanford University Graduate School of Business ’24, Partner, Lever VC
John Grubb – Managing Partner, Summit Venture Management*
Jess Halter – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’22
Amanda Hartt – Lead Market Analyst, New Hope Network
Lucas Haskins – UC Davis GSM ’23, Serafin CSG
Gary Hirshberg – Former CEO and Chief Organic Optimist, Stonyfield Organic (Londonderry, NH – REMOTE)*
Davey Holmes – Brand Manager, Sola Sweet (Chicago, IL)
Jessie Hook – Bard College Graduate Program in Sustainability ’24 (Taos, NM)
Shane Houska – Vice President, First National Bank of Omaha
Theresa Huckleberry – Duke University Fuqua School of Business ’24
Jurriaan Kamp – Editor in Chief, Kamp Solutions (Santa Barbara, CA)*
Gene Kelly – Professor of Pedology, Colorado State University*
Jacob Kennedy – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’25
Samantha Kilpack – University of Utah Eccles School of Business ’23
Amy Kirtland – EVP Innovation and Growth, KeHE Distributors*
LeeAnn Kittle – Director of Sustainability, Denver Public Schools*
Rachel Koch – University of Oklahoma ’23
Rick Kotze – Sustainability Manager, Stonyfield Organic
Mike Kraft – Director of Finance, Propeller Industries
Eric Lantz – Senior Manager and Wind Analysis Lead, National Renewable Energy Laboratories*
Meghan Lape – Founder and COO, Conscious Impact Financial Planning
Ben Lerman – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Michelle Lishnevsky – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Paloma Lopez – Founder and CEO, Future Fit Foods*
Hunter Lovins – Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions*
Sarah Lyons – University of Colorado Leeds MENV ’23
Trevor Mayo – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Roma McCaig – SVP Impact & Communications, Clif Bar (Seattle, WA)*
Audrie McCauley – Senior ESG Analyst, CoBank
Pam McCoy – Recruiter, Creative Alignments*
Alex McMillan – Farm Manager, University of Colorado Boulder
Diana Mercer – Senior Executive Recruiter, ForceBrands*
Jane Miller – CEO, Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery*
Mindy Montgomery – Vice President ESP & Corporate Sustainability, CoBank*
Valerie Moreyra – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management ’24
Lucy Morrison – Community Engagement Coordinator, Agricultural Institute of Marin (San Francisco, CA)
Nathaniel Morrison – UC Davis GSM ’23
Kimberly Morrow – Account Executive, Touch Source
Suzie Murphy – VP of Technical Services, Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery
Anna Norman – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/SEAS ’23
Marielena Octavio – Duke University Fuqua School of Business ’24
Lauren Pacheco – Standards Specialist, New Hope Network
Ashley Pagenstecher – Community and Conference Manager, New Hope Network
Rooshi Patel – University of Georgia Terry College of Business ’24
Ellice Perez McIntosh – Director of Partnerships, Refraction AI (Austin, TX)*
Joshua Phan-Gruber – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’24
Jamie Pindyck – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Rick Polito – Editor in Chief, Nutrition Business Journal
Carter Purcell – University of Michigan Ross School of Business/Erb Institute ’25
Sonya Query – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Courtney Quinn – Yale University School of Management ’23
Basia Raczynska – Manager – Market Research, New Hope Network
Doug Radi – President, Sweet Loren’s*
Joseph Raff – Yale University School of Management ’24
Anna Reves – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Claire Reining – University of Colorado MENV ’23
Jeannie Renne-Malone – VP Global Sustainability, VF Corporation*
Mark Retzloff – Founder of Alfalfa’s, Horizon Organic, and Aurora Organic Dairy*
Michael Rhodes – Co-Founder, GNRGY Jobs
Alexandra Ritz – Bard College Graduate Program in Sustainability ’24
Lizette Ritz – Executive Director, Green Bronx Machine (Bronx, NY)
Stephen Ritz – Founder and Professor of Sunshine, Green Bronx Machine (Bronx, NY)*
Becky Robinson – University of Oklahoma ’24
Joao Rocha – Yale University School of Management ’24
Gianna Rosenbach – Content Creator, New Hope Network
Micah Rosenberg – USC Marshall School of Business ’23
Lydia Roth – Duke University Fuqua School of Business ’24
Rachel Saidman – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business/MENV ’24
Zac Salinger – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’23
Luke Schneider – CEO, Refraction AI (Austin, TX – REMOTE)*
Stefan Schwartz – Director of Programs, Headwater Foods/University of Michigan Ross School of Business ’23
Aaron Shapiro – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business/MENV ’25
Darcy Shiber-Knowles – Director of Operational Sustainability & Innovation, Dr. Bronner’s (Oceanside, CA)
Mo Siegel – Founder, Celestial Seasonings and Board Member, Whole Foods Market*
Curtis Simpson, former Senior Director Global Sourcing, Dollar Shave Club (Los Angeles, CA)
Paddy Spence – Former CEO of Zevia, Founder of SPINS (Los Angeles, CA)*
Montana Stevenson – Responsible Sourcing and Human Rights Manager, Danone North America
Aubrey Suber – University of Colorado MENV ’23
Julia Sweitzer – UCLA Anderson School of Management ’23
Jess Tierney – Marketing, Sweet Loren’s
Terry Tierney – Board Member and Former CEO, Daiya Foods*
Chris Toorani – University of Indiana Kelly School of Business ’24
Drew Torbin – Founder & President, Black Bear Energy*
Joelle Trubowitz – University of Colorado Leeds School of Business ’24
Aaron Vadakkan – University of Colorado ’25
Jamie Vandenberge – Relationship Manager, Huntington National Bank
Grant Vandenbussche – Interim CEO, Fifth Season (Pittsburgh, PA)
Christina Wang – Stanford University Graduate School of Business ’23
Rachel Warren – University of Colorado ’25
Andy Whitman – Managing Partner, Loft Growth Partners*
Matt Williams – Director of Supply Chain, Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery
Andrew Winston – Bestselling Author (Old Greenwich, CT – REMOTE)*
Chris Woodburn – Denver Public Schools
Colleen Woodruff – Duke University Fuqua School of Business/Nicholas School of the Environment ’24
Zeynep Yekeler – Yale University School of Management ’22
Simi Zic – Sales Operations, Rudi’s Rocky Mountain Bakery
* also a presenter