If you have an interest in serving on our Board of Directors, please contact info@rmarts.org for more information.
Ann Afton
RMAA Co-Chair (2015-Current)
Human Resource Committee
Ann was the Director of Programs at Families First, a non-profit specializing in child abuse prevention and treatment and has a background in conflict resolution. She sings with the Denver Women’s Chorus.
Heidi Shriver
RMAA Co-Chair (2019-Current)
Administrator, Montview Conservatory for the Arts
Heidi Shriver recently retired after a 30-year career as a public educator. Heidi continues to enjoy working with kids of all ages, particularly fostering their talents in the arts. She was happy to join the RMAA Board because she has long admired the wonderful music and community created by the Denver Gay Men’s Chorus and the Denver Women’s Chorus.
Jamie Henderson
Board Member (2017-Current) – Secretary
Private Attorney
Jamie Henderson is a Stanford Law-educated attorney who has represented the Denver LGBT community for 29 years. He sang baritone with DGMC from 1991-1995. He is a founding member of the Colorado LGBT Bar Association and is active in SQUID Swim Team and St. Barnabas Episcopal Church.
Karen Tran
Co-President, Denver Women’s Chorus (2021-Current)
Red Rocks Community College
Karen (she/her) currently works for Red Rocks Community College in Financial Aid, where she uses her passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion to help make higher education accessible for all students, especially those in underserved communities. She is a graduate of Colorado State University with a BA in Spanish and Economics and has experience in banking, loans, and finance. Karen has been singing with the Denver Women’s Chorus since 2017, has served in various leadership roles on the Chorus Council since 2019, and is currently Co-Chair of the DWC Equity Committee and Co-President of the DWC. As a Denver-born advocate for social justice, she is happy to give back to her local LGBTQ+ community.
Stephen Wertz
Co-President, Denver Gay Men’s Chorus (2021-Current)
Stephen has over 40 years of experience in the Arts in various capacities around the country including NYC as a performer, producer, director, designer, and more. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre Performance, a Master of Music Degree in Music Education, and an Advanced Graduate degree in School Administration. He is currently an Assistant Principal in Denver Public Schools. Stephen has been singing with DGMC for the last six years and has been a section leader, a council member and Production manager for all performances for the last three years.
Mark Heneghan
Co-President, Denver Gay Men’s Chorus (2021-Current)
Mark is a trained security practitioner with over 20 years of experience in the fields of information technology and information security and holds multiple certifications. He has been singing with the DGMC since 2016 and served roles in chorus section leadership, IT, production, and chorus council; he now shares leading the chorus with co-president Stephen Wertz. He also enjoys lending his volunteer time to the Denver Women’s Chorus. An avid reader and technology fan, he always makes time for his nieces and nephews.
Erik Laitos
Board Member (2020-Current)
Consultant, Slalom Consulting
A native of Denver and active in Denver’s LGBT+ community, Erik Laitos has long been an admirer and supporter of the Denver arts scene. A huge Star Trek fan, Erik can recite from the Declaration of Independence and is an obsessive geographer and historian. He is a consultant at Slalom Consulting focusing on growth strategy, the public sector, and diversity & inclusion work and a volunteer docent at Historic Denver.
Stephen Hutt
Board Member (2021-Current) – Treasurer
Assistant Director, Penn Center for Learning Analytics
Stephen is currently the Assistant Director of the Penn Center for Learning Analytics. His research sits at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Affective Computing, and Education with a special emphasis on supporting students from typically under-represented groups. Stephen is originally from the UK but completed his PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder, during which time he also sang with DGMC.