Advisers

Shadowcliff Advisers

Leslie Friesen

Louisville, KY

Advisor: Web & Design

Leslie Friesen has more than 30 years experience as a professional graphic designer, which she brings to this "professor of practice" position. Prior to joining the faculty as Power Agency Designer-in-Residence in 2002, she was the Art Director and head of the Creative Services Department for a public relations firm for 17 years. Her projects there ranged from publication design (magazines, newsletters, brochures, annual reports), to internal communications, to logo...

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Terry Woodbury

Kansas City, MO/Denver, CO

Advisor: Giving, Board Development

Terry discovered Shadowcliff’s magic on a week-long retreat with 40 members of his Kansas City congregation in 1976. Six of those individuals have since served as managers, staff or on the board. He designs and facilitates processes that change an organization’s or community’s culture, and coaches CEO’s through organizational transition. He and Eldonna have 3 children and 7 grandchildren. They divide their time between a western Kansas ranch and Denver.

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Ariana Friedlander

Fort Collins, CO

Advisor: Board Development

Ariana Friedlander, MPA is a community organizer, a social entrepreneur and the Founder of Rosabella Consulting, LLC. She works with leaders doing business as UNusual. Ariana specializes in fostering positive change in an organization’s culture so it remains relevant in the 21st century. Ariana received the 4th Annual Quid Novi award for Innovative Thought for EntrepreNerds™. She has her Master’s in Organizational Leadership from the University of Delaware and her...

Ariana Friedlander, MPA is a community organizer, a social entrepreneur...

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Ellen Stein Wallace

Denver, CO

Advisor: Board Development

Ellen has 35 years of policy, program planning and development experience. She received her MSW from the University of Denver and is also trained in mediation. Ellen has consulted with state domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, working with the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV), the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and as the Interim Executive Director for the Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (now Violence Free...

Ellen has 35 years of policy, program planning and development...

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Bob Mann

Fort Collins, CO

Advisor: History, Facilities

Bob is a retired co-director of Shadowcliff. He continues to develop and inspire Shadowcliff programming with his wisdom and wit. As a former director, Bob is an invaluable resource to the Board about all things related to Shadowcliff and more. Bob is also very active in creating partnerships for Shadowcliff, and probably planning a future Shadowcliff workshop as you read this.

Bob is a retired co-director of Shadowcliff. He continues to...

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Randal Friesen

Denver, CO

Advisor: Facilities

Randal Friesen, Architect – Randy first came to Shadowcliff at age 7 in 1962 and has been actively participating on a regular basis since moving to Denver in 1980 after graduating from KSU. Randy participated on the board with founders Warren and Patt Rempel, working through the transition of SC to non-profit status and new directors Bob and Judith Mann. He has been very involved in facility upkeep, and redesign/...

Randal Friesen, Architect – Randy first came to Shadowcliff at...

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Dave Claggett

Advisor: Facilities

Trevor Gardiner

Advisor: Facilities

Alexander Thompson

Santa Fe, NM

Advisor: Programming

Alexander Thompson is an artist and cultural organizer. He served as the Program Director at the Foundation for Contemporary Arts for six and a half years where he stewarded the nomination, application, and selection processes for the organization’s grant programs. Prior to his work at FCA, he served as the Associate Artist Program Manager and Interim Director of Education and Engagement at New York Live Arts while maintaining an active dance...

Alexander Thompson is an artist and cultural organizer. He served...

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