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The management of the affairs of No Excuses Unlimited is vested in a Board of Directors. The current Board consists of the Board Chairperson, Treasurer and three Directors. In addition, an Advisory Committee currently assists the Board.

Disabled Skier  Competition

Disabled Skier  Competition



Program for Disabled Skier


Board Chairperson
Chris Waddell


Chris was a member of the team for over a decade. With numerous medals behind him, he has has continued to be involved in the adaptive community. His many accomplishments include being the first paraplegic to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro; a member of the Paralympic Hall of Fame and the US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame; founder of The One Revolution Foundation; one of the Dalai Lama's Unsung Heroes of Compassion; and, one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People. Chris is a TV personality, a motivational speaker, an educator, an innovator, and clearly, still an athlete.



Treasurer
Rick Simms




Director
Susan Burgstiner


In 1996, CTAM of the Rocky Mountains began its support of the team through a fundraising event known as SkiTAM. Susan has been involved with SkiTAM since its inception as Social Chairperson and Administrator. President of Marketing On Demand, Susan increased her interest in supporting the team by joining the No Excuses Unlimited board in 2007.



Director
Kelley Fox


Director
Willie Stewart





Advisory Committee

Chuck Ellis


Chuck started his career in sales and marketing with General Foods. He joined Group W Cable in 1982 and remained there until Westinghouse sold their cable business in 1986. He transitioned to Warner Cable through the merger which created Time Warner in 1992. He became Executive Vice President of Operations until 2002 when he was named Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. In addition to his professional roles, he was active in industry organizations serving on the Cable Advertising Bureau, Women in Cable and Telecommunications, CTAM and CTAM's Educational Foundation Board and co-chair of SkiTAM for a number of years. He is currently active in a number of charity and community service organizations including the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation of Fairfield County, Fairfield Young Life and Cancer Care of Connecticut. He is also deeply involved in the Appalachian Service Project.


Trygve Myhren, President - Myhren Media Inc.


Mr. Myhren is president of Myhren Media, Inc. and Myhren Ventures, LP, private investment firms in Denver and Vail. He is also serving as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at University of Denver. In 2006, he served as U.S. Chief of Mission at the Winter Paralympic Games in Torino and Sestrierre, Italy. He also currently serves as trustee of the Denver Art Museum, on the board of AdPay, Inc., the Advisory Board of American National Bank and is a member of the Colorado Forum. He is a past board member at JD Edwards, Verio, Turner Broadcasting, Peapod, Continental Cablevision, Citizen's Bank, R.I. Hospital and U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team Foundation. His posts in the corporate world included President of Providence Journal Company, Chairman/CEO of American Television & Communications Corporation and Chairman of the National Cable TV Association. He is a member of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame, the Cable Hall of Fame and is a founder or co-founder of six cable networks including Food Network, NW Cable News and E! Entertainment.



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