Colorado Springs World Affairs Council-
Staff
Karen Burghart
Executive Director
Karen Burghart has been the Executive Director of the Colorado Springs World Affairs Council from 2015 to 2021 and 2022 to present, ...
TERRI BROWNING
International Visitor Program Manager
A University of Georgia graduate, Terri commissioned in the US Army as a Signal Officer in 2001, and did a total of 13 years in, ...
Board of Directors – Officers
CAROL ZANMILLER
Board Chair
Carol Zanmiller has a long career in the space and defense industry. She started her career in engineering, working all aspects of space, from building and launching satellites, working with on-orbit satellites...
STEVE RECCA
Vice Chair
Steve Recca is Executive Director of the Center for Human Security in the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College
CARRIE SECHEL
Treasurer
Throughout Carrie’s 25+ year career, she’s worked with a diverse set of clients, from Fortune 500 companies like JP Morgan, ...
Board Directors
KRISTINE BELL
Director
Kristine Bell is a highly skilled and seasoned researcher with over seven years of experience specializing in topics central to homeland security, to include historical and contemporary ...
MARTIN BURLINGAME
Director
Martin Burlingame is the Division President of One80 Binding at One80 Intermediaries with offices in the US and Canada. He focuses on specialty insurance and is a Lloyds ...
Aaron Esparson
Director
Aaron is an avid advocate for civic engagement, promoting democratic participation and community involvement through public programming, local partnerships, and educational ...
HILARY DUSSING
Director
Hilary Dussing spent over 33 years in the petroleum energy business and held numerous senior and executive level positions with several ...
CHIP FRAZER
Director
Chip Frazer is a 27-year US Army Veteran, having spent time on five continents and in some amazingly interesting countries. He served as an Intelligence and Information
SCHUYLER FOERSTER
Director
Following an Air Force career in which he served as a senior advisor in security and arms control ...
ALPHY JOHNSON
Director
During his career as an international hotelier, Alphy has enjoyed the opportunity to work in the Europe, Asia, Middle East and the Americas, at both the executive
JIM RIX
Director
Jim retired from the Air Force after 27 years of service in a wide range of intelligence and information operations roles, deploying for 3 conflicts. He was a Latin America Foreign ...
JOY SCHULZ
Director
Joy Schulz is a Teaching Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Joy holds a Ph.D. in the History of American Foreign Relations from the University of Nebraska ...
Emeritus Directors
KARL SCHNEIDER
Emeritus Director
Karl Schneider has 22 years of experience in the United States Army as a Special Forces Officer (Green Beret), and Foreign Area Officer. Karl has served all over the world from South Korea, Europe, Turkey, Africa, as well as ...
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