A colleague sent us this powerful photograph from a recent march in Florida. Thousands of parents, children and educators marching for school choice.
They marched to support a bill that will strengthen Florida’s tax credit scholarship program, that provides funds to low-income families to attend one of 1,300 qualified private schools. There are currently 28,000 students taking advantage of these scholarships.
The Denver Post carried an op-ed online by ACE’s Executive Director Norton Rainey on the defeat of a tax credit bill that would have given low-income families access to quality private schools.
ACE has lots to celebrate during its Tenth Anniversary this year, and we can think of no better way than with a special luncheon with former Governor and presidential candidate Mitt Romney!
Governor Romney is a great advocate of school choice, and we are honored to have him join us for this one-time luncheon in support of ACE.
This luncheon is proudly brought to you by the Luncheon Host Committee and presented by our generous sponsors:
ACE 10th Anniversary Spring Luncheon with
Governor Mitt Romney
Thursday, May 27, 2010
12 PM - 1:30 PM
Denver Marriott City Center
To RSVP visit www.acescholarships.org/romney
There is a cost to attend; visit our online registration page for details
Like us, Governor Romney recognizes the social and economic benefits to improving graduation rates and producing a well-educated workforce. He knows that our financial well being tomorrow depends on the quality of our education system today.
So please consider joining us for what should be an exciting celebration. This will be a unique opportunity to hear one of our nation’s leading policy experts discuss the critical issue of reforming our public school system so every child has access to a quality school.
Attendees will receive a complimentary, autographed copy of Governor Romney’s new book just released today, “No Apology: The Case for American Greatness.”
We look forward to seeing you as we celebrate ten years of providing hope to at-risk children!
Seating is limited for this one-time event, so please visit our online registration page at
www.acescholarships.org/romney; all proceeds benefit ACE, a 501(c)(3), and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed under the law.
Luncheon Host Committee
ACE Board of Trustees
William Armstrong, Chairman, Cherry Creek Mortgage Company
Don Bailey, Chairman & CEO, Triton Investment Company
Kendall Bailey, Arby’s/ The Bailey Company
Bill Bergner, President, Berco Resources, LLC
Richard N. Brown, Denver
George Caulkins III, Greendeck Capital
Jay Cleary, Principal, Financial Designs, Ltd.
Terry Considine, Chairman & CEO, AIMCO
Alex Cranberg, Chairman, Aspect Energy
Peter Dea, President & CEO, Cirque Resources
Steven Farber, President and Founding Partner, Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber and Schreck
John Fox, Chairman, MWHC Holding Inc.
Mike Fries, President & CEO, Liberty Global
Steve Friess, Friess, Inc.
Charlie Gallagher, Chairman & CEO, Gallagher Enterprises
Francisco Garcia, Founder & CEO, Garcia International
Caleb Gates, Retired V.P. & Principal, Denver Investment Advisors
Henry Gordon, President, Strata Capital
John Ikard, President & CEO, FirstBank
Bud Isaacs, Chairman, RIM Operating
Mike Kennedy, President, Kennedy Real Estate Investments
Don Law, President, Prima Exploration
John Leede, Manager-Exploration, Leede Operating Company
Dick Lewis, Chairman & CEO, Avant Premium Water
Scott Lowery, Chairman, CEO & President, Collect America
Tom Marsh, Executive Vice President, Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Anne McCarthy, Executive Vice President, Western Union
Ed McVaney, Retired President & Founder, J.D. Edwards
Julie Mork, Managing Director, ECA Foundation
Jim Mulvihill, Principal, Black Creek Capital
Ralph Nagel, President, Top Rock LLC and Chairman of ACE Board of Trustees
Michael W. O’Shaughnessy, President, Lario Oil & Gas Company
Jack Overstreet, President, Legacy Energy
Bill Owens, Colorado Governor 1999-2007
Roger Parker
Tom Petrie, Vice Chairman, Executive Client Coverage Group, Merrill Lynch Petrie
Jim Piccone, President, Resolute Natural Resources
Paul Rady, Chairman & CEO, Antero Resources Corporation
Ben Rainey, President & CEO, The Pando Group
Walter Rakowich, CEO, ProLogis
Scott Reiman, President, Hexagon Investments
Blair Richardson, Partner, Bow River Capital
Dick Robinson, Co-Chairman, Robinson Dairy
Jeff Ross, President and CEO, Ross Aviation
Dick Saunders, Chairman & Treasurer, Saunders Construction Company
Rick Schmitz, Partner, SKS Ventures, LLC
Vince Schmitz, Chairman, Citywide Banks
Scot Sellers, CEO, Archstone-Smith
Mark Sexton, CEO, Evergreen Energy, Inc.
Eric Sipf, Chairman, Imerica
Chris Smith, President, Cochlear Americas
George Solich, President, Cordillera Energy Partners, LLC
Dell Van Gilder, President, Van Gilder Insurance Corp.
Luis Villarreal, President, Save Our Youth
Bonnie Vivian, Retired President & CEO, Denver Biomedical
Jim Wallace, Partner, BWAB Exploration
Eric Weissmann, Managing Director, Kachi Partners
Peter Wells, Chairman, Wells Property Holdings
Scot Wetzel, Chairman, United Western Bank
Pat Wiesner, President, Wiesner Publishing
Wayne Williamson, Partner, Plexus Capital
Don Wolf, CEO, Quantum Resources, LLC
Earl Wright, President & CEO, AMG National Trust Bank
ACE Board of Advisors
Ben Addoms, President, Quintess
Robert Attai, Partner, Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP
Brad Billingsley, Partner, Lockton Companies
Tony Bolazina, President, Northern Trust Bank
Lindsay Brown, Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle
Judy Cain, Partner, EKS&H
Blake Carlson, Partner, Carlson Associates
Melissa Corrado-Harrison, First Vice President, Merrill Lynch
Michael Davis, Associate, Greenberg Traurig
Debbie Donner, President, Han Chaparral
Rick Eldridge, President and CEO, Intuitive Insurance Corporation
Nate Ford, Partner, Faegre & Benson, LLP
Eric Holt, Managing Director, Bessemer Trust
Mike Hommel, Owner, Designs by Sundown
Patrick Johnson, President, SimonDavis, Inc.
Hendrik Jordaan, Partner, Holme Roberts & Owen, LLP
Brian Jumps, Partner, Kamlet Reichert, LLP
Randy Kenworthy, Managing Partner, Caddis Capital
Kurt Kittleson, President, Concord Energy
David Livingston, President, United Western Bank
Bruce MacDonald, President, MacDonald Hardwood Floors
Tate McCoy, Executive Vice President, Lockton Companies
Bryan Miller, Vice President, InnerWorkings
Tim Miller, CEO, Synergy Services Inc.
Kevin Mitchell, Partner, RedCloud Capital, Inc.
Marcus Mollmann, Owner, New West Investments
Todd Neugebauer, Partner, CHx Capital, LLC
Rick O’Donnell, President, Acton Foundation for Entrepreneurial Excellence
David Puchi, Managing Director, Baceline Investments
Tim Schafer, Principal, Schafer Thomas, P.C.
Joseph Smith, Partner, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott, LLP
Jerry Sommer
Josh Stewart, CEO, X Jet
Shawn Stigler, Partner, Stigler, Wussow & Braverman Ltd.
Mike Ward, Owner, Mike Ward Infiniti
Eric Wolf, Partner, Bow River Capital