Members of the Transplant Leadership Council

Aubrey Ardema

Angela Arrington
5280 Fitness

Jeanni Barnthouse
Special Events Committee Chair, Executive Committee Member
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Chantal Behnan

Emily Briggs
Special Events Committee Member
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Brad Brockbank
Segue Consulting

Brian Cerise
Executive Committee Member
Steel Mountain Capital

Jon Cazares

Jen Clark
Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office

C.J. Chapman
Executive Committee Member
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Charlie Crichton
Special Events Committee Member
Kidneigh & Kaufman, P.C.

Angela Cupps
Long View Systems, Integrity Network Solutions

Russ Cupps
Executive Committee Member
West Metro Fire Protection District

Anastasia Darwish
American Transplant Foundation Executive Director

Karen Dean
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Level 3 Communications

Kim Delashmit
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Orange

David Ehrlich
Executive Committee Member, American Transplant Foundation Board Member
DBE 1156 LLC

Abigail Eldridge
Fresenius Medical Care

Susan Fakharzadeh
Founding Co-Chair, Executive Committee Co-Chair
Western Energy Alliance

Brad Farber
Founding Co-Chair, Executive Committee Co-Chair
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Cindy Hart
Special Events Committee Member
Marriott

Chris Hennessy
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Accuro Medical Products

Jenifer Henderson
Porter Transplant Center

 Melissa Hooley
Anton Collins Mitchell LLP

Lindsey Idelberg

April Jones
American Transplant Foundation Board Member
Jones Law Firm, PC

April L. Jones
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Colorado Affordable Legal Services

Nicole Lang
Special Events Committee Member
Udall for Colorado

James Lustman
Lustman Capital, LLC

Gavin Maitland
Marketing and Program Committee Member
BoomCom! Inc

Brian M. McCary

Timur Monis
Student

Lauren Napheys
Student

Michele Patarino
Collaborative Health Solutions

Elizabeth Peros
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Lathrop & Gage, LLP

Liz Pistentis
Special Events Committee Member
Office of Economic Development & International Trade

Chris Shelvock
University of Colorado Hospital

Sangeeta Singh
Aurora Public Schools

Jessica Smith
Marketing and Program Committee Member
Aurora Public Schools

Stephanie Sommers

Brandon Tabata
Special Events Committee Member
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Matthew Travis Tanner

Amanda Treharne
Marketing and Program Committee Member
University of Colorado Hospital

Danny Veith
Denver Police Department

Tamra Ward
Colorado Concern

John Warner

Matt Weiss
Marketing and Program Committee Chair, Executive Committee Member

 

Leadership – Founding Co-Chairs

Susan Fakharzadeh: Director of Business Development, Western Energy Alliance

Susan Fakharzadeh is director of business development for a nonprofit organization that services the energy industry in the intermountain West, with an extensive background in marketing and business development. She has been a volunteer with the American Transplant Foundation since joining Team Transplant in 2009; since then, she has supported the Foundation through fundraising, recruitment, strategic planning, and extensive volunteer work on Team Transplant in 2010, including her favorite role to date: the Team Transplant blogger.

Susan has been touched personally several times by the power of transplant, most notably through an uncle, who received a lifesaving heart transplant in 1998, and her father, who gave the gift of eyesight to two people when he passed away suddenly in 2008. Susan looks forward to participating in Team Transplant in 2011 and exploring other opportunities to support the Foundation’s core mission.

Brad Farber: Associate, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Brad is an Associate in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Denver office and a member of the Real Estate and Corporate & Business departments.

Brad is actively involved in many political campaign initiatives in Colorado and Washington, D.C. Prior to joining BHFS, he worked on Barack Obama’s Campaign for Change, coordinating all aspects of Jewish community outreach and business community outreach in Colorado. He has also worked as a congressional intern for U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, including helping on Senator Daschle’s 2004 campaign.

Previously, Brad was an associate at Dewey & LeBoeuf in Washington, DC and interned for The Honorable Philip S. Figa of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado and for the NYC District Attorney’s office.

Brad’s father, Steve Farber, is the founder and chairman of the board of the American Transplant Foundation. Brad’s brother, Gregg, became a living kidney donor for their father in 2004.

Matthew Travis Tanner: Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch

Matthew Travis Tanner began working for Merrill Lynch after a recent move from Denver to Atlanta. Previously, at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Matthew’s focus was on advising foundations and nonprofits, as well as philanthropically minded individuals with a focus on mission driven investing. In the past, Matthew worked for Wells Fargo Advisors (formerly Wachovia Securities) and AT&T.

Matthew received his Master’s in International Administration from the University of Denver where he also received his Bachelor’s degree. He has extensively studied non-profit management and the unique aspects of fundraising, fiduciary responsibility, and international economics and governance.

Matthew has volunteered with nonprofits throughout Colorado, and was a founding steering committee member for the Clyfford Still Museum’s 1944 Society, on the American Lung Association’s Leadership Council, and recently completed the Metro Chamber of Commerce’s Transit Alliance Citizens’ Academy.

Outside the office Matthew enjoys traveling and music. Often combining the two, he recently traveled to Lyon to see his favorite band, Arcade Fire, in concert.

Matthew has taken a personal interest in the American Transplant Foundation following the understanding that his sister may someday need a kidney transplant. Furthermore, his father received a kidney transplant, and after his death, Matthew was privileged to see the impact organ and tissue donation has on the lives of others. Matthew feels personally aligned with the cause of the American Transplant Foundation and is excited to see how he can make a difference.

 

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