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James C. Pribyl

James C. Pribyl

Board Chair

Biography

James C Pribyl provides public policy management services specializing in natural resource and communications issues. During his 35 years in the telecommunications industry, Pribyl served in state and federal government affairs positions at several national telecommunications companies. He was chief government affairs executive at Level 3 Communications, a global internet network provider based in Colorado. Pribyl has served as chief of staff to a governor and has worked for two US senators. He has consulted on election campaigns for governor, U.S. Senate, and president. Pribyl has served on the Colorado State Parks Board, Greater Outdoor Colorado Trust Fund, and the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission, where he served as chair, and on the board of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains.

A graduate of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN, Pribyl is a former U.S. Air Force officer. He and his wife, Pat Heinz-Pribyl, a former public school educator and principal, live in Frisco and Louisville. They have three daughters and six grandchildren.

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