2023 Summer-Fall Mentors

Please take time to review each Mentor’s profile and details about who they feel they can best help and how. If you don’t feel any of the below mentors will meet your specific needs, don’t hesitate to contact Operations Director Amy Corstorphine at events@naturallycolorado.org to discuss your participation.

If you’re ready to apply to become a potential Mentee, please fill out the application by August 15.

Click tiles to see biography and mentorship details from each Mentor. Please note that each Mentor has a limited number of Mentees they have agreed to work with for this cohort, usually between 1 and 4 Mentees.

Aaron Falber

Aaron Falber

Customer Collaboration (supply chain) Manager, Danone

Andy Whitman

Andy Whitman

Managing Partner, Loft Growth Partners

(And, involved as BOD member, observer or advisor to 9 current and many prior companies).

Alec Hopkins

Alec Hopkins

Principal at Sauce Consulting, LLC

Allison Reser

Allison Reser

Sr. Project Manager, Pet Sustainability Coalition

Benji Fitts

Benji Fitts

Director, Customer Education (SPINS)

Blake Waltrip

Blake Waltrip

President and CEO, Lyrical Foods (Kite Hill Brand)

Brett Vegas

Brett Vegas

Sage V Foods - Head of Sales and Marketing
Element Farms - Investor
BEERMKR - Founder/CMO
Prime Shrimp - Board Advisor

Charlie Stewart

Charlie Stewart

CEO Green Belly Foods

Cristin Leimer

Cristin Leimer

Director - Industrial Planning at Danone

Dan Hansfield

Dan Hansfield

Founder of DataSmith

David Rachlin

David Rachlin

Founder & CEO of Tradepromoguru.com LLC, a start up SaaS platform for optimizing CPG companies’ pricing and trade promotions for sustainable, profitable growth.

Elaine Powell

Elaine Powell

Director, Sales Services, Hershey

Jourdan Samel

Jourdan Samel

Director of Sales for Evo Hemp & Oat Boss. Head of consulting at Brand Collectives

Kara Janowsky

Kara Janowsky

Sonder Accounting - Founder, CFO, Accountant

Kelly Perkins

Kelly Perkins

President/CEO - Spinster Sisters Co.

Kelsey Courser

Kelsey Courser

Chief Marketing Officer for Roots Farm Fresh

Maggie Pendleton

Maggie Pendleton

Associate Account Director at Haberman

Mark Retzloff

Mark Retzloff

Chairman of Natural Habitats America, Semi- retired--on Board's of Mad Ag, The Kitchen Coop, Natural Habitats , Traditional Medicinals...others listed above

Mary Tarczynski

Mary Tarczynski

Principal, Client Solutions Lead, Parabolic (winding down from Naturally Bay Area board)

Regan Ebert

Regan Ebert

Board Member for Nulixir and TableTrust Brands

Sari Kimbell

Sari Kimbell

Coach, Food Business Success
President, Colorado Food Works

Stephen Cowan

Stephen Cowan

Software sales to natural products entrepenour. Started BeMicro in 2018. Originally from south suburbs of Chicago. Love the outdoors and nature. CEO and founder of BeMicro.

Stephen Menyhart

Stephen Menyhart

Owner and Chief Consultant, Molto Cuore

Travis Green

Travis Green

VP Global Vanilla, ADM Rodelle

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