BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Gretchen Hock

Gretchen has worked in the financial world with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the publishing realm in a variety of publishing houses including Harcourt Brace, and has taught in higher education at the University of Colorado, Boulder and Red Rocks Community College. She has undergraduate degrees in English, Political Science, Business and Accounting. She has her master’s degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies. She is now a small business owner with her husband, Dan Hock who is an optometrist. Gretchen has sat on many boards in her community including: Bootstraps Scholarship Foundation; Mount Evans Home Health Care and Hospice, Rocky Mountain Academy Foundation, and Evergreen Bluegrass Festival. She is an avid volunteer in her community with organizations such as The Girl Scouts of America, Camp Comfort, Children’s Hospital, Denver Read Aloud Program and various community events.

Kyle Stults

Kyle is a career finance professional with over 20 years of broad-based financial experience including developing and scaling financial operations and driving business development for numerous private and public entities. He has served as a Director and volunteered time on numerous boards including that of a local charter school.  Kyle was born and raised on a farm and ranch near Wray, CO and is a graduate of the University of Denver.

Thomas Tancredo

Tom was born and educated in Denver. After graduating from the University of Northern Colorado he began teaching Civics at Drake Junior High in Arvada, CO in 1970. He was elected to the Colorado State Legislature in 1976 and became the Chairman of the Education Committee and a member of the powerful Joint Budget Committee. He was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to be the Regional Director of the U.S. Department of Education in 1981 and served there for both the Reagan and Bush administrations. He left there to take over the Presidency of the Independence Institute where educational freedom (school choice) was the primary focus of research. In 1992 Tom wrote and gathered enough signatures to put the first school voucher proposal on the ballot in Colorado. In 1998 he ran for the U.S. Congress, was elected and served five terms. In 2007 he ran for the Republican nomination for President. He is a member of the “We Build the Wall” Advisory Board and remains involved in anti- illegal immigration activities.

Courtney College

Dr. Courtney College is an Evergreen High School graduate (class of '87) and 20-year pediatric dentist, and is privileged to be able to practice in her hometown as well as down the hill.  Her master's research was recognized nationally, and remains required reading for all candidates for the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry.  She has both served on the board of and volunteered for Kids In Need of Dentistry (K.I.N.D.).  Before children, she was the Colorado contact for the Special Olympics Special Athletes program, organizing dental screenings and mouthguards for Special Olympics athletes throughout the state.  Dentistry has taken her abroad on many international mission trips, including Uganda, Kenya and the Amazon River in Brazil. Dr. College has been voted by her peers as a 5280 Top Dentist every year since 2010. She lives in Evergreen with her husband Kenny (another EHS '87 graduate), daughters Sophie and Sauren, and an ongoing parade of dogs and horses!

ROBERT C. HANISCH

Mr. Hanisch's career spanned 45 years of involvement in the resolution of environmental issues throughout the United States. His responsibilities included serving as a research chemist, project manager and operational manager for federal and private sector organizations. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Hanisch was employed by TestAmerica Laboratories, the largest environmental laboratory network in the United States. His most recent position was that of the Western Region Director of TestAmerica's Customer Service Organization. Mr. Hanisch has been an active member of SERTOMA, participated in fundraising for WaterAid and supported the Blue Santa and Toys for Tots programs. He is currently active in the All American Beef Battalion, an organization that serves meals to veterans and active duty military and their families.