BEL Commission

The Business Experiential-Learning Commission will develop, evaluate and implement a systemic solution for integrated work-based education and training to meet the needs of Colorado’s economy. The Commission focuses on three main areas: engaging business involvement in educating and training students and workers in partnership with the State’s K-16 education system, workforce system and related civic agencies; creating electronic access for students, interns, apprentices and workers to document skills they have obtained in the workplace, and to share that information with the K-16 system to support curriculum development; and leveraging existing resources to create a portal of information to connect students, job seekers, schools, employers, and civic agencies with experiential learning, training opportunities, and careers.

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BEL Commission Members

Noel David Ginsburg, Chair	CEO, Intertech Plastics, Inc
Ellen Golombek, Co-Chair	Executive Director, Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)
Thomas Bosshard	CEO, Pilatus Business Aircraft
Stephanie Copeland	Executive Director, CO Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Navin C. Dimond	CEO, Stonebridge Companies
Samuel Gilchrist	CO AFL-CIO
Robert (Bob) Hottman	CEO, Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman (EKSH)
Kim Hunter Reed	Exec. Director, CO Dept. of Higher Education
Phillip B. Kalin	CEO, Pinnacol Assurance
Jon Kinning	COO, RK
Richard Lewis, Jr.	CEO, RTL Networks
R. Roland Lyon	President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado
Todd D. Munson	Managing Director & Vice Chair, CO Market - JPMorgan Chase & Co.
H. John Oechsle	CEO, Swiftpage
Catherine “Katy” Quigley Anthes, PhD	Commissioner of Education, CO Dept. of Education
Jesus Salazar	CEO, Prosono
Kyle Sickman	Sr. Vice President, First Bank; Chair-Elect of the CWDC
Chris Terrill	CEO, Home Advisor
Stephanie Veck	Director, Colorado Workforce Development Council (CWDC)