Board of Directors

Scott Martinez, Chair, is deputy city attorney for the City of Denver. Previously, he was an associate in the litigation department at Holland & Hart in Denver. He developed the congressional and legislative district maps for Colorado following the 2000 Census, and was the key witness in the appeal of the congressional district boundaries initially adopted by the state legislature.

Kathleen Beatty is a professor and dean emeritus in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado at Denver. Beatty has been an educator and administrator in Colorado for more than 20 years. She has served on boards and committees for many non-profit organizations, including the Colorado Nonprofit Association, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Women's Foundation of Colorado and Rose Community Foundation. She also served on the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce.

Michael Brewer is executive director of the Brett Family Foundation. He was executive director of the Western Colorado AIDS Project before moving to the Front Range to attend law school at the University of Denver. His work has included legal and policy advocacy for the state's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community, and he served on GLBT panels for Mayors Wellington Webb and John Hickenlooper. He also served as chairman of the board of the ACLU of Colorado.

P. Barclay Jones directs community outreach and services at the University of Colorado's Leadership Resident Academic Program at Williams Village, which teaches students about leadership and helps develop leadership skills and competencies. He previously was vice president of assets for Family Success at Mile High United Way and held positions with the Daniels Fund, Denver Foundation, Hunt Alternatives Fund and the Urban League of Metro Denver.

Linda Morton was mayor of Lakewood from 1991-1999. Prior to that, she was a city councilwoman for 10 years. She also has served as chair of the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and on the board of the National Association of Councils of Governments. She currently manages her own consulting company.

Tim Sweeney is executive director of the Gill Foundation, which is dedicated to advancing equality for all people regardless of sexual orientation or gender expression. He was an early leader in the struggle to confront the AIDS epidemic and continues to be a leader on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans. A native of Billings, Mont., he studied European history at the University of Montana.

Penfield Tate III is a shareholder with the international law firm Greenberg Traurig, was a candidate for mayor of Denver in 2003. He served as state senator from 2001-2003 and in the Colorado House of Representatives from 1997-2000. In addition, he has served as executive director of the Colorado Department of Administration during the Romer administration, as an aide to former Denver Mayor Federico Peña, and as a transition team co-chair for Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper.