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Advisory Board

Trygve Myhren

Tryg is a well respected and highly successful senior media executive with over 30 years of experience across a number of industries. He currently serves as chairman of the University of Denver Board of Trustees. From 1981-1988, Tryg was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Television Communications (now known as Time Warner Cable). He served as chairman of the Executive Committee of the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) from 1981-1991 and is a member of the Cable Television Hall of Fame. Tryg was President of the Providence Journal Company from 1990-1996, leading an operation that included newspapers and magazines, cable television systems, broadcast television stations and cable programming networks. He co-founded seven programming networks, including such popular brands as E! Entertainment Television and The Food Network. Tryg now heads Myhren Media, Inc., a private investment firm focused on telecommunications, software and enabling technologies.

In addition to his many business accomplishments, Tryg is also involved in numerous charitable and philanthropic activities raising funds to support the training expenses of disabled skiing athletes. In 2006, he served as the Chef de Mission for the United States delegation to the Paralympic Games in Torino, Italy and he recently was inducted into the Colorado Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame.

Tryg received his B.A. Degree from Dartmouth College and his MBA from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth.

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Madolyn Jones

Madolyn is a business leader and community volunteer recognized throughout the Metro Area for her strong, ongoing efforts to improve the lives of disadvantaged young adults. She is an Associate with BBC Research and Consulting in Cherry Creek where she manages a variety of disparity study and market research projects across the country.

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Brianne Yoshimoto

Brianne is a Marketing and Public Relations professional with strong experience in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Her business experience includes key roles at Bally Total Fitness and the Hilton Corporation. Nonprofit experience (in Chicago) includes President of the Mayor’s Fitness Council and President of the Associate Board of Girls on the Run-Chicago.

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MiDian Holmes

MiDian is the Regional Operations Director for Technisource of the SFN Group (a strategic workforce solutions company). She is a tireless community advocate, using her operational and communication skills to lead many and varied development efforts in the City of Denver.

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Ed Wingfield

Ed is a successful real estate broker and entrepreneur. He is the owner of Ed Wingfield Realty, which he founded in 2001. He is also a very active community leader/volunteer, with a passion for working with special needs kids. He has received numerous accolades for his achievements, including the KOA Kids Who Count Award, the Channel 9 News Kids Who Count Award and the Optimist Award.

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Jacqueline Cradle

Jacqueline owns and operates three child care centers in the Metro Denver area. She also volunteers with numerous organizations dedicated to helping children from low income families. She serves on the boards of the Mayor’s Office of Education and Children and the Colorado Healthy Preschool Program.

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Trey Baker

Trey is an Associate Attorney in the health care practice group at Pryor, Johnson, Carney, Karr, Nixon, P.C. (PJCKN) in Denver. Prior to joining PJCKN, Trey worked in the Washington, D.C. office of Congressman Bennie G. Thompson and as a mentor and coordinator for the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service. Trey is a member of the Colorado, Denver and National Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Sam Carey Bar Association (serving African-American attorneys in Colorado).

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