•  CEO, The Schuck Initiatives  2021 – present

•  Capitol Advantage (Owner)  2019 – 2021

Public Affairs Consultant

•  Vice President, Corporate and Government Relations,  2016 – 2019

Whiting Petroleum Corporation, Denver, CO

•  President, Colorado Senate  2015 – 2016

•  Colorado State Senator  2008 – 2016

•  Colorado State Representative  2001 – 2008

•  Owner, Advantage Marketing & Public Relations, Colorado Springs, CO  2000 – 2016

•  Office Manager, US Rep. Joel Hefley, Colorado Springs, CO  1994 – 2000

•  Director of Development, LifeSkills of Colorado Springs, CO  1992 – 1994

•  Marketing Director, CFS Inc., Huntington Beach, CA  1989 – 1991

•  B.A. Business Administration and Marketing / California State University

•  U.S. Army / Classified Weapons Custodian / Mountaineering & Survival Instructor

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND BOARDS (Current and Former)

•  Summit Homeschool Academy / Board President

•  Life Success International Academy / Board Member

•  National Sports Center for the Disabled / Sponsor and Program Participant

•  Pikes Peak Regional Council, El Pomar Foundation / Council Member

•  Colorado Statewide Internet Portal Authority / Chairman of the Board

•  Colorado Springs Therapeutic Recreational Aquatics Program / Volunteer

•  American Legislative Exchange Council / Board Member

•  Chins Up Youth and Family Services (Emily Griffith) / Board Member

Emilie has been working with children in schools and churches for over 32 years. She has a BS in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction. Emilie has taught grades 1, 3, 4, 6, and 8 in 3 different districts in both the public and private school settings. She was a children’s pastor for 16 years and has been teaching in the school setting for 16 years. She loves kids, parents, and learning new ways to help both thrive at home and school. 

Dr. Debora Scheffel earned her master's degree from the University of Denver in Special Education, her doctorate from Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) in Communicative Sciences and Disorders, and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of California, San Diego, Laboratory of Human Cognition.

Dr. Scheffel has been Dean of the School of Education at Colorado Christian University since September 2013. She previously served as a member of the Colorado State Board of Education, 6th Congressional District (2010 to 2016), and now represents the 4th Congressional District. She has served as Dean of Research at the University of the Rockies in Denver and Dean of the School of Education at Jones International University in Centennial, Colorado. She was Director of the Competitive Grants and Awards office, as well as Director of the Literacy Grants and Initiatives unit at the Colorado Department of Education.

Dr. Scheffel was also the Special Assistant of Literacy to the Commissioner of Education in Colorado. She has an extensive background in assessment, serving as director of academic assessment at two universities, and has been a visiting scholar at the United States Air Force Academy.