FrontRange Board of Directors

Kit Ambrose, President

Kit, a 3rd generation Colorado native, has been in IT consulting for 14 years, and before that was a school teacher in Boston where he taught Math and Woodworking to 7 - 12 graders. He is currently employed with Microsoft Corporation and has a wonderful family including his wife, Lori, and 2 sons, Spencer 8 and Lincoln 5. Kit is the chair of the Alumni Fundraising for the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College, and was a Steering Committee member for Social Venture Partners of Denver.

Jimmy Miller, Treasurer

Jimmy has extensive experience in all aspects of the banking industry. He has strong community connections, and serves on wide variety of non-profit boards, including the Urban League and the national Earth Force office.

Nicole Veltze, Secretary

Nicole is the Principal of Skinner Middle School. She joined the board in March of 2005, but has been a longtime advocate of Earth Force programs in several schools in Northeast Denver. While serving as principal of Cole Middle School during the 2003-04 school year, Nicole was instrumental in working with FrontRange Earth Force to develop the Cole Middle School reform model.

Asia Dorsey

A student at Thomas Jefferson High School, Asia Dorsey first exposure to Earth Force was as a participant in Earth Walk. Since that first experience with our organization, Asia joined our Youth Action Board in 2005, before going on to join our Board of Directors.

Dave Fulton

David Fulton, Ph.D. is the Assistant Principal at Skyland Community High School. A former high school math and history teacher, he remains interested in ways to engage students in authentic learning, which is why he is proud to serve on the board of FrontRange Earth Force.

Mark Kay

Mark has over fifteen years of business experience in areas of manufacturing, software, consulting, and business development and is currently employed by Deloitte Services LP. He joined the Earth Force board in 2004 because of the organization’s ability to engage kids as problem solvers and involved citizens of their schools and communities. Mark holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Penn State University and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. He, his wife, and their three children live in Lakewood, Colorado.

Maureen Maxwell

Maureen Maxwell handles media relations and policy analysis for a non-profit community health association. She returned to her home state of Colorado in 2005 after two decades in Washington, D.C., where she was public relations manager for government affairs for a national physicians' association. Previously, she conducted research and handled media relations for a national environmental organization, and was a legislative aide and press secretary in the U.S. House of Representatives. Maureen earned a BA in history and MS in natural resource economics, both from Colorado State University.

Vince Meldrum

Vince Meldrum is the President of Earth Force, Inc. the national organization associated with FrontRange Earth Force. He has been active in the academic and nonprofit world for over 20 years, as an educator, program developer and executive. Vince is a member of steering committees for programs such as the World Water Monitoring Day, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, and Service Learning United. He is also a member of the Michigan Task Force on Social Studies Assessment, the General Motors Educational Advisory Council and the Ethos International Advisory Board.

Lori Potter

Lori Potter has been an environmental lawyer in Denver for 25 years, first with the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund and currently as a partner at the firm of Kaplan Kirsch Rockwell. She is active in the Denver non-profit community and has taught environmental law.