Values-Aligned Leadership Summit
Speakers for 2012
Featured Lunch Keynote Speaker
John Stossel
Host and Commentator, Fox Business Network
John Stossel joined Fox Business Network (FBN) in 2009. He hosts “Stossel,” a weekly program highlighting current consumer issues with a libertarian viewpoint, which debuted on December 10, 2009. His first shows covered health care, global warming, the novel Atlas Shrugged, “food police”, and the Road to Serfdom. Stossel also appears regularly on Fox News Channel (FNC) providing signature analysis.
Prior to joining FBN, Stossel co-anchored ABC’s primetime newsmagazine show, 20/20. There he contributed in-depth special reports and recurring segments on a variety of consumer topics, from pop culture to government and business.
His John Stossel specials asked tough questions facing Americans today. Sick in America delved into the debate between private vs. government health care. Stupid in America exposed the government school monopoly. John Stossel Goes to Washington revealed government growth under both parties, while Hype exposed media distortions.
Stossel has received 19 Emmy Awards and been honored five times for excellence in consumer reporting by the National Press Club. The Dallas Morning News named him "the most consistently thought- provoking TV reporter of our time" and the Orlando Sentinel said he "has the gift for entertaining while saying something profound." He is a graduate of Princeton University, with a B.A. in psychology.
Influence of Milton Friedman (video) - John Stossel
Additional Distinguished Speakers:
Dr. Lee Hieb, MD
Dr. Lee Hieb began her career in medicine at age four, accompanying her father on house calls along the back roads of Iowa. She graduated from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in Rochester, New York, and completed an Orthopaedic Residency in the US Navy. After serving as a general Orthopaedic Surgeon with the US Marine Corps, she returned to Rochester where she was the only woman to be appointed as the Louis A. Goldstein fellow of Spinal Surgery. Dr. Hieb has been in private practice for over 20 years, and this experience has led her to become an outspoken advocate for the free market solution to health care. Dr. Hieb has served on the board of the Arizona Medical Association, is immediate past president of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons, and a lifelong member of Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. She currently divides her time between an Orthopaedic practice in Iowa, chicken raising and caring for her husband and two sons.
Bob Chitester
Creator of "Free to Choose" PBS Television Series
Executive Producer of "The Power of Choice: The Life and Ideas of Milton Friedman"
President and CEO of Free to Choose Network
Bob Chitester is the Founder and President of Free To Choose Network, a 501(c)3 public foundation. Chitester is also President and CEO of Chitester Creative Associates, Inc. Chitester Creative Associates, Inc. founded The Idea Channel.
With David and Janet Friedman, Chitester is a partner of Free To Choose Enterprise, and manages licensing and sales of Free To Choose. Free To Choose is the award winning PBS TV series hosted by Milton Friedman, and also the name of Friedman's best-selling book based on the series. Chitester conceived the project and was Executive Producer of the series.
Bob was formerly President and CEO of the Erie, Pennsylvania PBS and NPR stations (WQLN and WQLN-FM). He received BA and MA degrees from the University of Michigan, and the Honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Allegheny College. He and his wife Carol Lovell, have four children and eight grandchildren.
Kevin Miller
CCU Executive in Residence
Distinguished Professor of Business and Leadership
Turn-Around Specialist and Public Policy Expert
Kevin Miller is the co-founder of a web-based services firm and the founder and president of Whitestone Miller, Inc. (WMI), a venture consulting firm. Through WMI, Miller has served Fortune 500 firms and privately held companies, with special focus on organizations in transition, including start-ups and turnarounds.
In the 1990s, Miller served first as the founding Dean and then as Distinguished Professor in the School of Business and Leadership at Colorado Christian University. Prior to that, he helped various organizations in transition, ranging from sectors such as insurance, to real estate, to higher education.
Miller is the co-founder and President of Whitestone Leadership Forum, a non-profit focused on Christian education and outreach. Miller is also the co-founder and presenter for Vanguard Roundtable, a discussion group for Christians focused on public policy and politics. He is a Fellow of the Centennial Institute, a public policy think tank, and author of the book: Freedom Nationally, Virtue Locally—or Socialism. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees from University of Oklahoma.
Bob Schaffer
Chairman of the Colorado State Board of Education
Principal of Liberty Common High School and Junior High
Bob Schaffer began his public service at the age of 25, when he was sworn-in as the youngest person to ever serve in the Colorado State Senate. After nine years, Schaffer transitioned to the U.S. House of Representatives where he represented Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District before voluntarily stepping down in 2003.
In the House, Schaffer helped reestablish limited government and a balanced federal budget. He worked tirelessly to ensure tax relief, to protect Social Security and Medicare, and to improve education—all the while making government smaller and more accountable. Both in public office and as a business owner, Schaffer has been a voice of optimism as he advocates for common-sense goals by firmly advancing Western traditions.
The son of retired public school educators, Schaffer is currently Principal at Liberty Common High School and Junior High—a charter school in Fort Collins, Colorado. Schaffer earned his B.A. from the University of Dayton. He and his wife, Maureen, have five children.
Thomas N. Scheffel, LL.M., J.D.
President Thomas N. Scheffel & Associates, P.C. Law Firm
CCU Associate Professor of Law
Thomas Scheffel received his Juris Doctor degree from Southern Methodist University School of Law in 1976 and a Master of Laws in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1977. He has been practicing law in Denver since 1977 and opened his own firm in 1986. Mr. Scheffel has also served as adjunct instructor for the American College Graduate School of Financial Services, and currently teaches Business Law and Non Profit Law as a Practitioner Professor at Colorado Christian University. Mr. Scheffel has been a featured speaker at various seminars throughout Colorado. Thom has earned the preeminent AV Rating given by Martindale-Hubbell. The AV rating identifies attorneys with very high to preeminent legal liability. He has served on the Metro Denver Advisory Board for the Salvation Army since 1985.
