The Odyssey School - Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is made up of 10 - 15 members, including, at a minimum:

3 parents
2 teachers
5 community members
The Executive Director (non-voting member)
The Board may also include a school founder.

Each member serves for three years.
For more details, please see the Odyssey By-Laws below. To see Financials, go to the Financial Transparency Page.

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Our Data Story

2011-2012 Meetings
August 1, 2011 Retreat - Agenda & Minutes
Mon, September 12 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, September 21 at 4 PM Agenda & Minutes
Mon, October 3 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, October 19 at 4 PM Agenda & Minutes
Mon, November 7 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, November 16 at 4 PM Agenda & Minutes
Mon, December 5 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, December 14 at 4 PM Agenda & Minutes
Mon, January 9 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, January 18 at 4 PM Agenda
Mon, February 6 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, February 15 at 4 PM
Mon, March 12 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, March 21 at 4 PM
Mon, April 9 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, April 18 at 4 PM
Mon, May 7 at 5 PM - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, May 16 at 4 PM
Mon, June 11, 2011 - Executive Committee Mtg.
Wed, June 20 at 4 PM

2010-2011 Board Agendas & Minutes
2009-2010 Board Agendas & Minutes

Odyssey By-Laws
Governance Policy & Decision Making

You can email the Odyssey Board at board@odysseydenver.org.

Board Members as of August, 2011

AMY BERK ANDERSON, Ph.D. Asst. Commissioner for Innovation & Choice Colorado Department of Education	Amy was a member of the group that started Odyssey back in 1998. At the time, she was living in Boulder and pregnant with her son, Elliot. After moves to Seattle and San Francisco, Amy and her husband chose to move back to Colorado and live in Stapleton so their two children could attend Odyssey. Prior to joining the CDE, Amy was the Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Donnell-Kay Foundation in Denver where her work focused on public school choice, new school development and transformation, and strategic planning and financing of quality education options. She also worked as a researcher and policy analyst with Augenblick, Palaich & Associates, ran her own consulting firm, and served as Director of New School Development for the Colorado League of Charter Schools. Anderson holds a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation from the University of Colorado and lives in Stapleton with her husband, Andy, and two children, Elliot and Marley.

BILLY BROWN Styker Spine
JON EXALL Odyssey Teacher	bio

MARCIA FULTON Executive Director	I was born and raised in Des Moines, Iowa, the fourth child of six very loud children. To get into my family you had to sing and play cards—preferably Bridge. I graduated from Roosevelt University in Chicago with a degree in liberal studies, and spent the next several years singing in three-part harmony with my two sisters around the Chicago area. After a tour of the corporate life, I decided to follow my passion for education and return to graduate school to pursue a teaching degree. I learned a great deal getting my Masters degree at the University of Colorado at Denver in Curriculum and Instruction. Most importantly, I learned to choose your classes well—I met my soon to be husband on the first day of class. Bill and I married just as I finished my program and I got a job teaching at Ponderosa Elementary in the Cherry Creek district. I taught there for nine years before coming on board as math consultant at Odyssey, thinking it was just a short term opportunity to try a new experience and to spy on the school I hoped our children, Ben and Elena, would someday attend. That day came the following year, when Elena started Kindergarten and I became the Director of Education. We moved to Stapleton just before Odyssey did, and Ben enrolled the next year. I am excited to be going into my 10th year at Odyssey and into my fourth year as the Executive Director. I love being a part of this community. It is a gift to watch all of our children learn and grow together.
HEATHER EVERSLEY JOVEL Clifton Jones Dvlp.	bio


HEATHER LAMM Board Chair JParnter - Maroon Ventures, LLC	Ms. Lamm is a Partner at Maroon Ventures, a professional services firm focused on digital media. Headquartered in Crested Butte, Colorado, Maroon Ventures connects emerging business opportunities with traditional media companies to help them execute in local markets. Prior to becoming a Partner with Maroon Ventures, Heather was an Executive Vice President at MediaNews Group, the fourth largest newspaper company in the US, with properties throughout California, the Rocky Mountains and the Northeast. From 1999-2004 Heather was Chair of the Board of Directors at Third Millennium, a non-profit, non-partisan advocacy and education organization. Heather holds an MBA in entrepreneurship and organizational behavior from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in political science from Brown University
ANDREW MOHRAZ Board Secretary Attorney Holme Roberts & Owen LLP	Andrew Mohraz is an attorney at Holme Roberts & Owen in the firm's Denver office. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, intellectual property litigation, securities law, and white collar defense. Andrew previously worked at Public Strategies, Inc., a business consulting firm in Austin, Texas, and at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. Andrew holds a bachelor degree in History from Northwestern University, a master in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a law degree from Southern Methodist University. Andrew joined the board in January 2010.
ALICIA ECONOMOS Principal, Vista Communications

RUFUS NAGEL Odyssey Parent

ILLANA POLEY Past Chair Senior Associate SE2	Illana Poley joined the Board in the Spring of 2008 as a community member. She lives in Stapleton with her husband, Mike Baksa, and is a Senior Associate with SE2, a Denver-based communications firm specializing in public issues. Her clients include a variety of for-profit, non-profit and government agencies. Much of her work involves communicating about education issues to the general public, community leaders and elected officials. Prior to working for SE2, Illana was the research director for the statewide Referendum C campaign and spent five years at the Colorado State Auditor's Office conducting program evaluations and legislative audits. Illana is a fourth-generation Colorado native and a graduate of Fairview High School in Boulder. She holds a degree in government from Harvard University.
PETER SHERMAN DPS Principal	Peter Sherman moved to Denver in 1999 to become the first Adventure Coordinator for Odyssey after teaching in public schools in California and for Outward Bound in North Carolina, Oregon, and California. His two years on the Odyssey staff were some of his most exciting professional experiences to date. Peter left Odyssey to pursue educational administration leading to two years as assistant principal at the Jeffco Open School, four years as principal at Park Hill K-8, and now in his fourth year as principal at Valdez Elementary School in northwest Denver. At Valdez, Peter has led many turn-around efforts, including the implementation of a dual-language program and “Innovation” status. Peter is thrilled to return to Odyssey as a parent representative on the Board. When working at Odyssey, Peter met his wife Linnea Krizsan. They now live in Stapleton with their two sons Ry and Max. Ry is in first grade this year.

JASON SHIROFF Odyssey Teacher

JUSTIN SILVERSTEIN Board Treasurer Vice-President Augenblick, Paliach & Assoc.	Justin joined the Board in the Spring of 2010 as a community member. He is a Vice President of Augenblick, Palaich and Associates, a Denver based education policy consulting firm. Justin’s focuses on school finance issues and works with both states and school districts in addressing the fiscal issues facing public schools. He lives in Stapleton with his wife Jenn and their two kids, Cooper and Chloe. Justin has helped coached the Odyssey tennis team the past three years. He is a Colorado native who attended Heritage High School in Littleton and then went on to study accounting at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

ERIN WILHOITE Vice President, HotHouse Media	bio