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, ...
Aaron Esparsen
Mission Support Coordinator
Aaron has a wide array of talents and provides general operational and program support across several areas. He is specifically responsible for membership matters. ...
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
SCHUYLER FOERSTER
Treasurer
Following an Air Force career in which he served as a senior advisor in security and arms control ...
Alphy Johnson
Secretary
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
RUSTY STEPHENS
Immediate Past Chair
Rusty Stephens is an experienced designer and strategy coach with a demonstrated history of ...
Board Directors
HILARY DUSSING
Director
Hilary Dussing spent over 33 years in the petroleum energy business and held numerous senior and executive level positions with several publicly traded
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
ALAN GREGORY
Director
ALFRED ORTIZ
Director
Alfred Ortiz is CEO of CSD Cyber, a provider of cybersecurity solutions. He has over 15 years of ...
CARRIE SECHEL
Director
Throughout Carrie’s 25+ year career, she’s worked with a diverse set of clients, from Fortune 500 companies like JP Morgan, ...
MARTIN TRUJILLO
Director
Martin L. Trujillo is a dynamic leader with a distinguished background in youth development, outdoor education, ...
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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