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SupportingCMU.org 27 FALL 2018 • VOLUME 8.1 COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY of six national tennis ratings directors for USTA. He works to provide leagues and tournaments for more than 20,000 Colorado tennis players and puts together schedules for 120 tennis courts around the state. 2000s Kelly Britton, '01 Kelly is currently working as community relations officer at Mosaic. Mosaic provides a life of possibility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. She graduated with a degree in psychology, a program she enjoyed for the challenge. During her time at Mesa, she met her husband, Chris, of 18 years and stays in touch with friends she made along the way. Kelly and Chris Marc Mancuso, '01 Marc just celebrated 15 years with the Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department, where he is currently the parks supervisor. Through his involvement with the Junior College World Series he was connected with Major League Baseball's Play Ball youth initiative. The intent of Play Ball is to spark more baseball interest in inner city locations. Marc has been fortunate to attend two out of the last three MLB All Star games while hosting youth clinics. This summer he also attended the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, where he helped with field prep. His wife, Dana (Voorhees), is also a CMU alum and they have two kids together their son, Ryder, 14, and daughter, Jamyson, 9. have two boys 10 and 7, and a 2-year- old blue merle miniature schnauzer who they adore. This past year, Kelly joined the Alumni Association Board of Directors and is excited to get more involved and give back to CMU. She was inspired to volunteer by the passionate group of volunteers she works closely with at Mosaic. Keith Ehlers, '01 Keith and a partner recently opened up a new RV park in the heart of Colorado's wine country called Palisade Base Camp. He has spent most of his career in land development and planning, and he's continuing to work in that sector. He and his wife, Brandi, enjoy getting involved in their local community and are raising two children ages 5 and 1. 2018 WHO'S WHO YOUNG ALUMNI This is the inaugural year of the Who's Who Young Alumni program, which honors graduates from the last ten years who are under the age of 40. These individuals have distinguished themselves through a high level of professional accomplishments early in their career. They must demonstrate a commitment to CMU through volunteering, leadership and/or contributions. Dom Lewis, '13 Seattle Seahawks Social Media Producer Lewis is one of only 32 social media managers in the National Football League and in 2015 he was a part of the digital media team that won the NFL Content of the Year award. Since graduating from the mass communication program, Lewis regularly video conference calls to classes to share his experiences and serves as a peer mentor to mass communication students. Nick Lopez, '11 Assistant Attorney General State of Colorado In the four years Lopez has served as assistant attorney general he has obtained judgements totaling $14 million County Swiftwater Rescue team and the Clifton Fire Department. Cassidee Shull, '11 Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology Executive Director In 2012, Shull started as the first executive director of the Colorado Association for Viticulture and Enology. Since that time, she has revamped the organization into one of the premier wine-related associations in the U.S. She also helps produce the Colorado Mountain Winefest, which USA Today named the best wine festival in the nation in 2017. Shull was the keynote speaker at CMU's second annual Hospitality Management Networking Reception and is a regular guest speaker at classes. • on behalf of the people of Colorado. He has litigated and argued cases in various jurisdictions and has obtained judgements on behalf of fraud victims, injured patients and wildlife in Colorado. From 2016-2018, Lopez served as Denver Alumni Chapter chairman and is still an active alumni member. Geoffrey Mattson, '15 Doyle Trading Consultants Research Analyst and Office Manager In his current role, Mattson works closely with clients to provide cutting- edge insight and analysis on U.S. and global energy markets to more than 800 decision-makers from energy companies and financial institutions worldwide. He regularly volunteers with the Mesa County Search and Rescue, the Mesa Nick Lopez, Cassidee Shull, Dom Lewis and Geoffrey Mattson (not pictured) were honored at the Alumni Association annual meeting this past July.