Providing local youth in need the opportunity to become future leaders and build a stronger community through positive life skills and value based martial arts education and training
Beth Flambures
GForce Powersports
President, Board of Directors, Pilsung Youth Initiative
Beth and her husband, Brent, operate one of Denver's most successful ATV and off road dealerships. Beth became pationate about whe martial arts can do when she saw the impact it had on her own children. Her family train at Action Martial Arts in Golden, Colorado. She has served as President of the Pilsung Youth Intitiative since January 2008.
Sara Webb
Jefferson High School
Board of Directors, Pilsung Youth Initiative
Sara is a high school English and Reading teacher who has been working with at-risk youth and teens in Jefferson County for 10 years. She has 11 year old twins, Brett and Chloe. Sara started her involvement with the ATA seven years ago when Brett became a Tiny Tiger. Now, the whole family trains at Action Family ATA in Golden, Colorado. Brett and Chloe are both 2nd degree black belts and 2009 Colorado State Champions in several areas. Sara is a blue belt and loves training with her kids as well as all of the other kids and adults at Action Family. Sara, Brett and Chloe all value taekwondo as one of the most important part of their lives. In fact, when Chloe was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in December of 2008, her doctor’s credited her participation in taekwondo as one of the key factors in stabilizing her diabetes. All three of them consider the instructors, students, and families at Action Family a part of their own family. swebb@jeffco.k12.co.us
Jeffrey A. Girod
Deloitte Services, LP
Board of Directors, Pilsung Youth Initiative
Jeff is a Senior Program Manager for Deloitte Services, LP, one of the “Big Four” accounting and professional services firms. He holds a BA from University of Oregon and an MBA from Babson College. Jeff is a Captain in the US Army Reserves and has over 21 years of military experience. He has previous board experience as both the Treasurer and President of the Plainfield Public Library Board of Trustees in Plainfield, NJ. Jeff and his family moved to Colorado four years ago and began their experience with Tae Kwon Do shortly after. Jeff is currently a Second Degree Recommended Black Belt, two-time Colorado State Champion, and an Instructor Trainee. His wife, Heather and daughters, Parker and Ellie, are each First Degree Black Belts from the Conifer Paragon School. Jeff joined the Pilsung board in order to help others realize and achieve their own personal goals and dreams.
Jesse King
Fulcrum Advisors
Friend, Pilsung Youth Initiative
A consultant in the arenas of leadership, organizational development and philanthropy, King has assisted numerous corporate, government, and non-profit leaders with projects ranging from strategic planning, to operational reorganization, including capacity assessments, and organizational cultural projects. He is presently a founding partner and managing director of Fulcrum Advisors, a privately held consulting firm supporting philanthropic activity and leadership development.
He also works as an adjunct trainer with the federal government's Office of Personnel Management and as adjunct staff for the Center for Creative Leadership. King is active in the Colorado community and serves as the chair of the Chinook Fund and a board member for the Denver Community Foundation. He recently completed service on the board of the Colorado Association of Funders.
King's prior positions and assignments have included an executive position with the Daniels Fund, a management position with the Rockefeller Foundation and leadership positions with the Children's Defense Fund, Black Community Crusade for Children, and Colorado Outward Bound School.
Jesse trained in the martial arts and achieved the rank of 2nd Degree Black Belt. He is also a certified instructor.
William Hauptman
Paragon Martial Arts
Advisor, Pilsung Youth Initiative
William is the founder of Paragon Martial arts. He has over 30 years of martial arts training and martial arts instruction experience and over 25 years owning and operating martial arts schools and clubs in Iowa, Arkansas and Colorado. Currently he and his instructors have over 2,000 students that train in operations that he started. He has been recognized with the American Taekwondo Association's Instructor of the Year Award, and has the title of Master Instructor with a Gold Collar, representing the ATA's highest achievement in martial arts instruction. He is also the former Head Coach for the prestigious World Demo Team that represented martial arts values around the world. Currently William is developing staff to open a series of Paragon Martial Arts schools in the Denver area.
Faun G. Hauptman
Portfolio Fine Homes Group | Fuller Sotheby's International Realty
Sponsor, Pilsung Youth Initiative
Faun is one of Denver's Top producing real estate agents. Her team was the highest producing teams for the Sotheby's International Realty in the Denver area in 2007 and 2008. Faun grew up in the Denver area and has an undergraduate degree in Public Relations from the University of Southern California (USC) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from the University of Denver (DU). Her prior positions include a public relations position at Hill & Knowlton, Las Angeles, a Corporate Communications Director for Big O Tires, Inc and an Investor Relations Director.
She trained in the martial arts and achieved her 1st Degree Black Belt in 2005. She understands the impact that the martial arts can have on our youth and is a active contributor to the Pilsung Youth Initiative.