Susan Edmondson is Executive Director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation, a private foundation supporting the arts in the Pikes Peak region. Prior to assuming that position in 2003, she served for seven years as arts-and-entertainment editor at The Gazette in Colorado Springs. Susan also has worked for daily newspapers in Nevada and California. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and a master’s degree in public administration at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs. She serves on the boards of Colorado Springs World Arena, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum and the Colorado Springs Downtown Development Authority. She also is a board member and co-founder of COPPeR, the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region.

Jan Martin was first elected to City Council in 2007, re-elected for a second term in 2011 and now serves as President Pro Tem. She holds a B.A. degree in education from the University of Northern Colorado and an MBA in finance from Regis University. She is the owner of Martin Business Group, Inc. which specializes in information systems and business training for local organizations, and is also a part time instructor in the online MBA program at the University of Phoenix. Prior to serving on council, Ms. Martin's work on numerous boards and commissions has  included service as president of the Ronald McDonald House Charities Board, VP of the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum Foundation, and board seats with Citizen Project, Downtown Partnership and Leadership Pikes Peak Board of Trustees.

Monya Mitchell is a  Colorado native who attended the University of Boulder  where she graduated and received a  BA. in Criminal Justice. She is the currently serves as a Regional Sales Manager for the Southern and Western Colorado Sales Teams for CenturyLink and has worked in the telecommunications business field for 14 years. Throughout her tenure with CenturyLink  she has held various roles  throughout the company which includes Call Center/Vendor Management, Training, Operations Manager.  

 Cathy O. Robbins is Senior Vice President of the El Pomar Foundation, where she is responsible for taking a regional approach to grantmaking and overseeing nonprofit leadership initiatives, plus expanding training and technical assistance programs in rural Colorado. She is a recognized facilitator and leader in the field of nonprofit management and has 23 years experience as a nonprofit chief executive officer.  Since 1993 as an instructor at the University of Colorado, Graduate School of Public Affairs, she teaches nonprofit management curriculum. She is an Adjunct Faculty member for Community Programs for the Center of Creative Leadership, and currently is on the Advisory Council for the Inasmuch Foundation and Board member of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic.