Daniel Canete was a student of the Colorado State Music Department from 2000 to 2004. Daniel attended CSU as an out-of-state student on a piano scholarship in pursuit of a Music Performance degree for both percussion and piano performance. After graduating CSU with a Music Performance degree in Percussion, Daniel later went on to attend the University of North Texas for studies in a Masters of Music in Percussion Performance while also teaching Music Theory and Applied Percussion. Prior to completing his degree at UNT, he left to pursue a calling in a law-enforcement career.  Daniel has always believed in being a steward to either serve or give back to the community. Although no longer a performer or involved in a music scene, Daniel continues to serve his community as a police officer in Dallas, Texas.

Linda Cates holds two degrees from CSU: a BA and MA in Speech Communications with an emphasis in rhetoric as well as radio and television. Linda spent her professional career as a high school teacher specializing in speech, mass media, and American Literature and Composition. At Overland High School in the Cherry Creek School District she created a Multicultural American Studies class which was a 2 hour block class combining American history and literature, a required course for all juniors. Upon their retirement, she and her husband Bob (who holds two degrees from CSU and played basketball and baseball for CSU in the 1950's) moved from Denver back to Fort Collins where they have continued their support of the university. They have financed scholarships in both athletics and Communication Studies as well as donating to the new on-campus stadium. Linda joined the Liberal Arts Development Council in 2011 as a way to channel her love and appreciation for Colorado State University.

Tonya Everist is from a very small town on the wide open Eastern Plains...hometown Kit Carson, Colorado. She attended CSU from 1983-87 as a Boettcher Scholar and graduated with a BA in Speech Communications. Tonya was actively involved with the CSU Intramural Dept, Tri Delta Sorority and Preview CSU while in college and has served on the CSU Alumni Board 2004-07, chaired the CSU Gala 2006, and has spoken at many Speech classes and CSU Boettcher events since graduation. Tonya is a Stalwart Ram fan, long-time football season ticket holder, and a sports fan overall. She has worked in the Denver Advertising market for 30 years in various roles. Currently, Tonya is the Strategic Marketing Director for WOW! Internet, TV & Phone, a telecom company based in Denver and operating 17 markets outside of Colorado. She is passionate about CSU, her friends, family, travel and living life fully. Go Rams!

Amy Hoeven is from a small rural town on the eastern plains and is a fourth generation native of Colorado. After she graduated from CSU in 1995 with a degree in Liberal Arts, she used her Communications and Technical Journalism training to pursue a career in communications and community outreach in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. In 2010, Amy was named Young Professional of the Year by the Fort Collins area Chamber of Commerce. Amy understands the importance of storytelling and believes everyone’s story adds value to their communities. In 2017, she was the Executive Producer of Who I Am, a Virtual Reality documentary film showcasing the work of first-generation CSU students mentoring immigrant and refugee high school students in Fort Morgan. Her ability to observe the environment around her, interact with people and recognize human connections allows her to be a compassionate and active member of society.

Al Howard received his Bachelor’s degree from CSU in Psychology in 1969. After graduation, he served 6 years in the U.S. Air Force as a Communications and Electronics Maintenance Officer at multiple Air Force facilities in the United States and Panama. After separating from the Air Force, he earned his CPA certificate in California and worked in both public and private companies in finance, human resources and corporate administration and as a small business financial consultant working with small businesses on a variety of financial matters. Currently semi-retired while continuing to work as the Chief Financial Officer of a San Francisco based venture capital firm.

Greg Mark grew up on CSU’s campus. His dad was an English professor and his mom a graduate. He spent the better part of his more than a quarter-century in the academy teaching at Rutgers. He left Rutgers to be the dean of DePaul’s law school, where he now teaches.  He is a specialist in legal history, especially the legal history of the American economy and the business corporation.  He teaches contracts, corporate law, corporate finance, and legal and constitutional history. Before becoming a professor, Greg was a prosecutor in the Office of Independent Counsel dealing with Iran/contra and began his legal career as a law clerk to The Hon. Bruce Selya of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. His graduate training was in history at Harvard and in law at the University of Chicago, where he was an editor of the Law Review.

Kimberly Miller earned her MA in English from Colorado State University in 1991 following her BA in English from the University of Florida. After graduation she continued at CSU as a lecturer in composition and literature, and worked as a freelance writer. For the past 20 years, Kimberly has served the Poudre Landmarks Foundation (PLF) as curator and former chair of the Avery House Historic Costume Collection. She is currently Vice President of the PLF Board of Directors, and has also served on the boards of Opera Fort Collins and the Fort Collins Chapter of National Charity League. She and her husband Brian have established the CSU O'Connor Miller English Scholarship and also support the CSU LEAP Program. They have two children, Drew (CSU 2018) and Caroline.

Jim Vidakovich runs his own media consulting business in Los Angeles, California. Combining his media sensibilities with a keen business expertise, he has earned the reputation as a top media strategist and business solutions specialist. His client list includes such high profile media companies as NBCU where his roster of internal clients include: NBCU Network & Cable Television Entertainment; NBCU News (TODAY SHOW- MSNBC); BRAVO; USA Network; Syfy; OXYGEN; Telemundo; and FANDANGO.  He has also worked with AMC Networks; A&E; ABC; ABC FAMILY; BBC; CBS; DISCOVERY;  Disney Kids; FOX Movie/Television; History Channel; Hollywood Records; Lifetime Television; NETFLIX; OWN; SHOWTIME; STARZ; SONY TV/Movies; TNT/TBS;  in addition to many Fortune 100 Companies. Globally, he has worked with such prestigious companies as Schlumberger (Worldwide) and GenRe (Worldwide). Other clients throughout Europe include: MCE (Management Center Europe), located in Brussels, Belgium; International Management Institute (IMI), Dublin, Ireland and Management Center Turkey (MCT), Istanbul, Turkey. Jim is a former award winning television news reporter. One of his career “highs” was the eleven years he spent working with Sesame Workshop, (Formerly: Children’s Television Workshop-CTW) most noted for Emmy award winning Sesame Street. He holds a Master’s Degree from Colorado State University in Communications, and lives in Sherman Oaks, CA.