boardcomm: Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Walter Berger, Board Chair
Walter Berger is the President of Berger Consulting, a firm he started in 2005 to help non profits with business and organizational issues, strategic planning and fund raising. His extensive background with wealth management firms such as Northern Trust and Mellon Private Wealth Management has given him a unique perspective on how affluent individuals approach philanthropy. Experience in the for profit sector has given him exceptionally strong skills in business organization, marketing strategy, financial management, and the development and implementation of business plans. (Read More) email: walter.berger@stemhigh.org

Matthew Smith, STEM Board Member
Matthew Smith is Vice President of Engineering for United Launch Alliance (ULA) headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In this role, Smith has company-level responsibility for engineering personnel, processes, tools, products, technical oversight and launch readiness certification activities. Matthew is a member of the Governor’s Systems Transformation Sub-Committee for the P-20 Education Counsel.
Email: matt.smith@stemhigh.org

Darrell Phippen, Board Member
Darrell is privileged to be a design manager for United Launch Alliance (ULA) leading a team of engineers creating new payload accommodation interface hardware between the launch vehicle and our nation’s newest space assets. After receiving his BS in Mechanical Engineering his career has led him through solar energy projects in the US, Spain, Mexico and and Somalia, as well as structural design, test and launch support of launch vehicles and satellites. Outside of ULA and STEM Academy Darrell is currently a board member of an art museum, manager of an art studio, president of the Douglas County Farm Bureau, elder in a local church, husband and father of five children.
Email: darrell.phippen@stemhigh.org

Kim Sasko, Parent Board Member
As Senior Director of Oracle’s On Demand Global Delivery Organization, Kim is responsible for Global Incident and Event Management services. Prior to joining Oracle, Kim was the first-ever Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) client executive for Hewlett-Packard (HP). In 2003, Kim was promoted to Vice President of the HP Services Americas Operations and IT organization. Kim holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Indiana University and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Denver. Kim and her husband Hal are the parents of three children, including twins, who will be sixth graders at STEM in 2011. (Read More)
Email: kim.sasko@stemhigh.org

Suzanne Stromberg, Parent Board Member
Suzanne Stromberg serves as a Senior Instructor and Director of Undergraduate Internships in the Department of Communication at University of Colorado Denver. Her areas of specialty include the college to career transition process, business communication, experiential education, and web based education. Additionally, she consults and coaches business professionals in a variety of areas, including presentation skills, career development, and peak performance. Ms. Stromberg lives in Littleton with her husband and three children, ages 4, 9, and 11. Her eldest will be a sixth grader at STEM in the fall of 2011.
Email: suzanne.stromberg@stemhigh.org