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BUSINESS & CULTURE
Local Visionary Mega-Entrepreneur, Venu (formerly Notes Live) CEO, Owner and CEO of Many Local Businesses, JW Roth
Director of the Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Center, Kia Palmer
Founder and Director of Colorado Springs Historic Walking Tours, Mary Louise Fiddler
Director of the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center, Brandon Eldridge
Cofounder and Financial Advisor at FRS Financial Group, Rick Stevens
Renowned Local Developer and Activist-Philanthropist, Steve Schuck
CEO of Anthem Music, Terryjosiah Sharpe
CEO of Colorado Springs Utilities, Travas Deal
President of Community Cultural Collective, Linda Weiss
Local Celebrity Chef, Brother Luck
CEO of Laugh 2 Success, Mel Austin
CEO and Exec. Dir. of Cottonwood Center for the Arts, John Khoury
Hosts of the Be Encouraged Podcast, Frank Sinclair and Lisa Sinnott
President and CEO of Colorado Springs Chamber, Johnna Reeder Kleymeyer
Chief Experience Officer for Pinnacle Advanced Primary Care, Travis Bockenstedt
Musician and Recent High School Graduate, Zach Goldman
Co-Owner of Network Colorado, Brian Lynch
CEO of Adventures Out West, Greg Wellens
Co-Founder and Director of Maker Minds, Chad Sahhar
Former CEO of the Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce, and CEO of Firma IT Solutions, Rodney Gullette Jr.
Emmy Award-Winning Television Producer in News and Christian Broadcasting, Pat McGuire
President of the Colorado Springs Area Labor Council for the AFL-CIO, Leslie Thompson
Advocate for “Never Go A Day In Your Life Without A Job!”, Pete Moyer
Official Spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Safe Neighborhood Coalition, Joel Sorenson
Founder of Angels of America’s Fallen and 2023 El Paso County Veteran Of The Year, Ret. Lieutenant Colonel Joe Lewis
President and CEO of the Southern Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce, Lola Woloch
Member of The Native American Advisory Council under the ELD in El Pomar Foundation, Brittney Marris
CEO of Task Force Mortgage and Founder of TFMT Racing, Jason Scott
Owner of Pizzaria Rustica and former Vice President of the Colorado Restaurant Association, Chef Jay Gust
Founder of CO Media Group, Exec. Publisher of North Magazine, and Host of the S. CO Bus. Forum and Digest Radio Program, Dirk Hobbs
President and CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, Doug Price
President and CEO of Colorado Springs Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Joe Aldaz
CEO and Executive Director of the Pikes Peak Workforce Center, Traci Marques
Owner of Lewis Custom Painting, Chad Lewis
Executive Director of Briargate YMCA and Executive Director of Association Healthy Living, Chris Sanders
President of the Pikes Peak Assoc. of Realtors and Managing Broker, and the Director of Agent Advocacy for Keller Williams Partners, Windy Bailey
Executive Director of the Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center, Col. (R) Robert “Bob” McLaughlin
Executive Director of Thrive Network, Heather McBroom
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade
Colorado Springs City Councilman Dave Donelson
Congressman Bill Redmond (ret.)
Republican Strategy Forum Trainer for Caucus and Assemblies, Brad Collins
Local Entrepreneur and 2023 Colorado Springs Mayoral Candidate, Andrew Dalby
Colorado Chapter Leader of Gays Against Groomers, Rich Guggenheim
Team Leader for Protect Kids Colorado, Mark Spengler
Chair of the El Paso County Republican Party, Vickie Tonkins
Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners, Taylor Rhodes
January 6th Grandma (local resident recently convicted on federal charges), Rebecca Lavrenz
Founder and Director of FASTER Colorado, Laura Carno
El Paso County Commissioner, Longinos Gonzalez
Chair of the Colorado Republican Party, Dave Williams
Commissioner of the 4th Judicial District Nominating Commission, Roland Rainey
Local Social and Political Operative, Laurel Anne Flahive
Colorado House Representative for D22, Ken DeGraaf
Colorado Springs City Councilwoman, Lynette Crow-Iverson,
District Attorney for Judicial District 4, Michael Allen
2+ year Prisoner for J6 Violations, Tom Hamner
President of the Log Cabin Republicans of Colorado, Valdamar Archuleta
El Paso County Clerk and Recorder, Steve Schleiker
Local Government Ministry Leader of Capitol Ministries, Lon Halley
Former President of the District 11 School Board, Colorado Springs City Council President, and Mayoral Candidate, Tom Strand
Former Candidate for Local House Representative District 20, Jason Lupo
Executive Director of the Truth and Liberty Coalition, Richard Harris
2024 CD5 Republican Candidate, Jeff Crank,
2024 HD15 Republican Candidate, Scott Bottoms
2024 HD15 Democratic Candidate, Jeff Livingston
Former Chair of Boulder County Republicans and Representative of First Choice Counts, Peg Cage
Republican Canvas Board Member Representative for El Paso County and Representative of First Choice Counts, Candice Stutzriem
Legislative Liaison for Colorado Convention of States Action, John Graboski
New County Commissioner-Elect and Current Fountain City Council Member, Cory Applegate
Local Conservative Political and Social Advocate, Darcy Schoening
District Attorney-Elect for Neighboring District 23, George Brauchler
New Colorado House District 16 Representative-Elect, Rebecca Keltie
Former CO Secretary of State, Former COS City Councilman, and COS Mayoral Candidate in 2023, Wayne Williams
Cybersecurity and Forensic Elections Expert, Mark Cook
HD 14 House District Rep and House Minority Leader, Rose Pugliese
Former El Paso County Commissioner for District 3 in El Paso County, Stan VanderWerf
Chairman of El Paso County GOP , Kendrick Davis
Vice Chair of El Paso County GOP, Saundra Larsen
Secretary of El Paso County GOP, Sheila Lapora
Retired Border Patrol Agent, Former Candidate for EPC Sheriff, and former Vice-Chair of the EPC GOP, Todd Watkins
Executive Director of CO State Shooting Association, Huey Laugeson
Policy Analyst at the Advance Colorado Institute, Michael Tsogt
FAITH & FAMILY
Senior Pastor of The Road @ Chapel Hills, Dr. Steve Holt
Liaison to the Faith Community for Congressman Doug Lamborn, Pastor Jeff Anderson
Director of Radical Resilience, Glenn Holloway
National Development Manager of Save the Storks, Luke Vercollone
Lead Pastors of Radiant Church, Todd and Kelly Hudnall
Co-proponent of the Colorado Life Initiative, Faye Barnhart
Director of Iranian Christians International, Mohammad Faridi
Co-founder and Director of Gateway Prayer Garden and FIRE Ministries, Audrey Beckett
Senior Pastor of Church For All Nations, Mark Cowart
Founder and Director of High Place Ministries, MaryAnn Robertson
Pikes Peak Region Director for Care Portal, Steve Ringelspaugh
Senior Pastor of Charis Christian Center, Lawson Purdue
Founder and President of Forging Pueblo, Pastor Quin Friberg
President and CEO of Life Network, Rich Bennett
Former President and CEO of Springs Rescue Mission, Larry Yonker
Local Ministry Family, Gerrod and Summer Groubert
Founder and Director of Starting Over on the Inside Prison Ministry, Mark Stalberg
Founder and Director of Prayer Surge Now, Dai Sup Han
Founder and Director of Full Armour Sports Teams, Jason Lupo
Professional Speaker & Christian Life Coach, Devin Christiansen
Senior Pastor of Church at Briargate and House District Rep, Scott Bottoms
As You Go Ministries, Victor Dawson
Founder and President of the KENNA Foundation, Kim Randall
Co-founder and President of Stories Of Antisemitism, Jeremy Jacobs
Founder and Owner of Four Feathers Counseling, Teresita Tirona
Founder and CEO of LEAD Alchemy Industries, Victoria Stone
Reporter/Producer Intern for The Peak News, Audra Gapper
Senior Pastor of Church For All Nations, Mark Cowart
Executive Director of Colorado for Life, Marcie Little
Director of Respect Life for the Catholic Diocese of Colorado Springs, Julie Bailey
Director of Building Lasting Relationships, Dr. Clarence Shuler a.k.a. “The Love Doctor”
Pastor of Calvary Fellowship Fountain Valley Church, John Bornschein
Founder of Worship Mob/Jesus Co – Worship Ministry, Sean Mulholland
New President and CEO of Springs Rescue Mission, Travis Williams
Rocky Mountain Bibles Owner, James Gagnon
Local Worship Leader and Songwriter of “Great I Am”, Jared Anderson
Director of Boundless and Young Adults at Focus on the Family, Host of The Boundless Show, Lisa Anderson
Co-Founder and Operations Manager of Crossfire Ministries, John Miller
EDUCATION
Former D49 School Board President, John Graham
Director of Government Relations for the Christian Home Educators of Colorado, Carolyn Martin
Superintendent of the Local D11, Michael Gaal
D20 School Board Member, Derrick Wilburn
Director of the Culture Impact Team and Colorado Ambassador for Patriot Academy, Ken Davis
D11 School Board Member, Jason Jorgenson
Superintendent of the Woodland Park School District, Ken Witt
Education Lawyer specializing in Parental Rights, Brad Miller
President of D20 School Board, Aaron Salt
Founder of Educate2Activate, Shelly Agostine
D49 School Superintendent, Peter Hilts
Leadership Consultant and Board Member of The Peak News, Linda Sommer
Adventures In Odyssey at Focus On The Family, Writer Producer, Director, and Voice Actor, Marshal Younger
Recent High School Graduate and Previous Student Representative to the D49 School Board, Caitlin McCreedy
2023 Daniels Fund Scholarship Winner, Israel Oketunmbi
Co-founder of the Rocky Mountain Women’s Network, Yolanda Edwards
Curator of History for the Pioneer Museum, Leah Davis Witherow
D11 School Board President, Parth Melpakam
D11 School Board Vice-President, Jill Haffley
District 11 School Board Member, Jason Jorgenson
School District School Teacher, Stacy Adair
Career and Technical Education and Postsecondary Options Director at Colorado Springs School District 11, Duane Roberson
President of the Board of Educating Children of Color, Cynthia Jacquet
MEDIA
The Gazette Editorial Page Editor, Wayne Laugesen
Former Local News-Talk Broadcaster and Host of the American Potential Podcast, Jeff Crank
COO and On-Air Host of Mountain Country 107.3 FM/Mountain Radio Group, Dave West
Entrepreneur, Former UC Regent, and 2022 Republican Nominee for Colorado Governor, Heidi Ganahl
SVP for National Programming and Ministry Relations for Salem Media, Chris Gould
1st Amendment Media member and Citizen Journalist of The Peak News, Jordan Baldwin
Local Media Personality, Johnny Joy
Satirical Political Activist, Scott Shamblin
Current Radio Host and Former Pueblo City Councilman, Randy Thurston
Writer and Director of film: “Why Stand With Israel?”, Brian Sanders
Director of Censored Evidence and Citizen Journalist for The Peak News, Jerry Kelly
Investigative Intern for The Peak News, Audra Gapper
Owner/DP/Director at The Schuermann Collective, Pete Schuermann
Salem Media On-Air Technician, Director and Producer, Owner/Operator of Armada Entertainment, and Peak Intern, James Fiddler
Film and Digital Media Teacher at Cheyenne Mountain High School, Jeff O’Brien
Program Director for BlissFest333 Film Festival, Colorado Short Circuit, and Indie Spirit Film Festival in COS, Ralph Giordano
Tech Intern for The Peak News, Seth Deibert
President and CEO of Divine Family Entertainment, Tami DeVine
Local Independent Film Actor, Quinton Blanche
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless.
Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.
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