The Leadership Team
Where the Excellence Begins
Serving the community for more than 25 years.
Colorado Mathematics Awards is a collaborative project with the following organizations and their members:
American Mathematics Competitions – MAA
Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Colorado Department of Education
Colorado Math Circle
Colorado MATHCOUNTS
Rocky Mountain Section – MAA
CMA Steering Committee Members
David Carlson, PhD
CMA Co-Founder and Co-Chair
Policy Analyst, Colorado Dept. of Agriculture (retired)
Founder, Ethics and Ecological Economics (EEE) Forum
Denver
Rhonda Naylor
CMA Co-Chair
Campus Middle School, Denver (retired)
National Board Certified Teacher:
Adolescence Mathematics
Past President, Colorado Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Englewood
Sheila Davis, MD MS
Health Chair
Rocky Mountain NAACP State Conference
Boulder
Raymond Johnson, PhD
Mathematics Content Specialist
Colorado Dept. of Education
Denver
Pius Kamau, MD
President, Africa America Higher
Education Partnership (AAHEP)
Denver
Sally Lambert
Lambert Engraving
Math Club founder and coach
Steamboat Springs
Michael Zhang
Student, Cherry Creek High School
TEDx Speaker
TEDxCherryCreekHS Organizer
Co-founder, Equity Learning
Denver
CMA Advisors
Dr. Timothy (“T.J.”) Tsai
Associate Professor of Engineering
Harvey Mudd College
Claremont, CA
CMA student honoree, 1997-2002
Paul Gulman, PE, NSPE
National Society of Professional Engineers of Colorado
MATHCOUNTS
Wheat Ridge
In Memoriam
Richard (“Dick”) Gibbs
CMA Co-Founder and Co-Chair (1996-2023)
Professor Emeritus
Dept. of Mathematics
Ft. Lewis College
Past Chair, American Mathematics Competitions Committee