Brandon Craven
Chair
Brandon is a third year student, majoring in Jazz/Commercial Guitar Performance and Music Business. This is his 3rd year on the CU Denver Live! team. He enjoys hikes, concerts, movies, cooking, and spontaneous adventure. He loves playing soccer and exploring all the sights, sounds, tastes, and culture that Colorado has to offer.
Teiriana Ibarra
Cultural Event Planner
Teiriana is a sophomore at CU Denver getting a dual emphasis in Music Business and in Recording Arts with a minor in Photography. She is stoked to be on the CU Denver Live! team. She is also a Peer Advocate Leader who works with first year students. In her free time, she learns Korean, exploring what Colorado has to offer, anything that has to do with music, binge watching, and making memories with her friends.
Charles Tulip
Marketing Coordinator
Charles or Chuck, is a freshman at CU Denver currently a Pre-Business student, but looking to major in Accounting and Finance in the future. He is very excited to be apart of the CU Denver Live! team. When hes not promoting awesome events, he enjoys to spend his free time playing softball across the state as well as going to other states to play. He also has a passion for exploring our beautiful state through rock climbing. When the colder months hit expect to find him losing his voice cheering on the Avalanche and religiously watching football games.
Maria Tsuruta Cultural Events Planner Maria is a senior at CU Denver majoring in Music Business. She is excited to be a part of the CU Denver Live! team creating fun and exciting events for the student body. She spends her free time cooking, enjoying music, attending barre classes and enjoying everything CO has to offer. But whenever she has the chance to travel, she is the first one on the plane back to Japan or somewhere exciting and new!
Lauren Pfefferle
Student Events Specialist
Lauren joined the CU Denver and Anschutz Medical Campus at the inception of the Office of Events & Partnerships. As an Event Operations Coordinator she works with the many departments on campus along with Student Events and Activities and CU Denver Live! to create impactful events for students, staff, and faculty. When Lauren is not at a CU event, she is off hiking, biking, climbing, or searching for the newest restaurant spot in the city.
Zack Strober
Senior Director Events and Partnerships
Zack has been planning major events for CU Denver and the Anschutz Medical Campus for more than six years, including commencement ceremonies, block parties and New Student Convocation. The Office of Events & Partnerships was created in June 2016 to bring these events under one roof with student events and activities and CU Denver Live!
Zack is a Northern California native who’s been in Denver since 2005. He is the father of twin boys and loves taking his family skiing, hiking, camping and to the beach once a year. photo by BobbyJoe Photography