Butterfly Effect Theatre of Colorado (BETC)
Theatre as a catalyst for a better world.
Lauri McNown (Board President. Chair of Development) came to CU as an undergraduate and is still in Boulder decades later. Along the way she completed a PhD in Political Science and is now retired from teaching in that department. Her field of study and teaching was the American Presidency. She and her husband, Robert (now retired Professor of Economics), have taken full advantage of academic sabbaticals and leaves. They have
Rob Miles (Board Vice President) is a retired business executive with extensive international management experience. Rob worked for Ball Corporation based in Broomfield, Colorado, for 24 years, including his role as SVP Global Sales, and most recently as VP and General Manager for Ball Packaging in Mexico and Central America. He and his wife Jan, now live in Breckenridge. Rob is an avid sailor and traveler, and enjoys having the
Elizabeth Barrekette (Board Secretary) grew up in New York City and also lived in Australia and the UK before moving to Boulder with her family. She has a degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA from Columbia University in New York. Elizabeth has worked as a management consultant for Booz Allen Hamilton and as a marketing strategy executive for Vodafone plus other organizations around the
Erika Mori (Board Treasurer, Chair of Finance) Born in Hawaii and raised in Colorado, Erika Mori holds a BA in Public Relations and a minor in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. She splits her time between acting and her established career as a management consultant, with deep expertise in organizational design, process improvement, and change management across industries. Erika’s first experience with BETC came about when she
Julie Walker (Chair of Governance) is originally from the East Coast where she attended undergraduate school at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, a small liberal arts school with a robust pre-professional theatre program. After college, she moved to Boston where she spent two years at the American Repertory Theatre working in production for the mainstage and the graduate school. Julie moved to Denver in 1991 to attend the University of
