Christin (she/her/hers) joined CBCA in February 2017. She is a past participant of CBCA’s Leadership Arts program and a recipient of CBCA’s Cultural Leadership Award in 2016. Christin is a seasoned professional with 30 years experience in non-profit and for-profit leadership and management. Her expertise includes strategic planning, communications, public relations, marketing, sales, development and fundraising. She has experience working with organizations in many industry sectors spanning consumer, business-to-business and nonprofit.

Most recently, she was senior director of public relations and social media for Barnhart Communications. Prior to that, she was executive director of Ballet Nouveau Colorado (BNC), a $1.3 million non-profit performing arts organization, which served the greater metro Denver area for many years. BNC included a nationally acclaimed contemporary dance company (now Wonderbound); a highly respected school for ballet and dance training (now Colorado Conservatory of Dance); as well as community and education programs. Her professional experience also includes owning and operating a small business in Denver for over 10 years, which was one of Denver’s top PR firms, Schenkein, Inc. There, she led and managed teams that implemented award-winning national, regional, and local PR programs with measurable results.

Other relevant arts experience includes 13 years on the board of trustees for Colorado Ballet, including serving as a past board co-chair, marketing chair and on the executive and long-range planning committees. She is currently active with Denver School of the Arts, where her two daughters are both vocal music majors. Christin has been a resident of Denver since 1994, when she relocated from Chicago. Originally from Bay City, Mich., she received her B.A. in Communications from Michigan State University.

Meredith (she/her/hers) is thrilled to be at CBCA and making a positive impact through arts & culture and community partnerships. Meredith oversees all of CBCA’s programs, including Leadership Arts and alumni activities, Colorado Attorneys for the Arts, monthly cultural events for CBCA members, quarterly Arts + Industry Forums, the annual Business for the Arts Awards and the biennial Economic Activity Study. She also manages CBCA’s social media communications. Formerly, Meredith worked as a nonprofit strategy consultant at Corona Insights and in patron services for Curious Theatre Company. In her limited free time, she is President of the Smith College Alumnae Club of Colorado and a regional Alumnae Admissions Coordinator for the mountain states. You can chuckle at her on stage at the Bovine Metropolis Theater and other local venues where she performs long-form improv comedy.

Karlie (she/her/hers) joined CBCA in October 2018. With seven years of experience in non-profit arts, her roles have ranged from operations to fundraising with her expertise being in marketing and development. Most recently, she was Marketing & Development Manager at Breckenridge Music where she managed an organizational rebrand and helped increase contributed revenue streams through grant writing, soliciting sponsorships and assisting with individual donor campaigns. She has worked for organizations such as Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, the Denver Art Museum and MAINSITE Contemporary Art Gallery, as well as volunteered extensively with RedLine and MCA Denver. She currently serves on the board of Culturehaus, the Denver Art Museum's young philanthropist group.

She holds a Master’s degree in Arts Development and Program Management from the University of Denver and an undergraduate degree in English Literary and Cultural Studies from the University of Oklahoma. When she isn’t working to advance Colorado’s creative economy by connecting art organizations and businesses through unique membership and sponsorship opportunities, she enjoys exploring the diverse music scene across Denver, riding her bike through the city and adventuring in the mountains.

Seattle local, Adriel (she/her/hers) is excited to join CBCA as their Administrative Assistant. Adriel’s experience includes working with nonprofit organizations and businesses where she has utilized her cross training in both nonprofit programming and development to help further their missions, raise awareness, and connect individuals to causes they care about. Adriel brings a strong enthusiasm for her local arts and cultural industry and is passionate about youth access to and engagement with the arts. When she’s not working toward completing her Masters of Art Development and Program Management from the University of Denver, you can find Adriel hiking with her dog Budha or attending Denver’s various arts and culture events.