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About
Mizel Institute Board of Directors
Larry A. Mizel
Founder, Mizel Institute, Chairman and CEO, MDC Holdings
Herbert Buchwald
Chairman of the Board and President, BPR Management Corporation, Principal, Herbert T. Buchwald, P.A.
Michael Burg
Founder/Shareholder, Burg Simpson Personal Injury Lawyers
David P. Cohen
Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
David H. Engleberg
Anne Hillary
Community Activist and Philanthropist
Arlene Hirschfeld
Life-long Community Leader
John Ikard
Director, FirstBank Holding Company
Walter Isenberg
Co-founder, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sage Hospitality
James A. Lustig
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, United Capital Management
David D. Mandarich
President and Chief Operating Officer, MDC Holdings, Inc.
Andy Miller
Managing Principal, Miller Frishman
Courtney Mizel
Founding Director, CELL
Michael Pollak
Co-founder, Hyde Park Jewelers
Blair Richardson
Managing Partner and Co-founder, Bow River Capital Partners
Rick Sapkin
Founder and Managing Principal, Edgemark Development
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Jordan Clark
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Sarah Scott
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Meg Robbins
Education & Special Projects Coordinator
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Special Projects Coordinator
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