Linda Weise
President & CEO
Linda Weise is the president and CEO of Opus Creative Industries, a 501(c)3 dedicated to workforce development in the creative industries. She has dedicated her life to providing access to quality arts and cultural experiences and learning for people of all ages.
She created Opus Creative Industries to secure jobs in underserved, creative industries. She developed the PBS early childhood music and literacy program, Simple Gift Series.Â
She is the founder of the Colorado Springs Conservatory (CSC). She established the Conservatory in 1994 to bring world-class performing arts education to the region.Â
Linda has resided in Colorado Springs since 1992, where she currently lives with her husband, Keith Wells, and daughters, Christina and Kelsy.
Chris Robertson
Operations & Program Director
Kelsy Wells
Accountant Specialist
Programming Mentors and Counsel
John Bourbonais
Creative Technologies
Kelly Hurtado & Joint Initiatives
Early Childhood Enrichment
Renee Cristler
Navigator
Culinary & Hospitality
Keith Wells
Program Director & Lead Mentor
Tony Phillie
Opus Culinary Team
Jay Gust
Ascent Restaurant Group
Justin Miller
Head Chef, the Broadmoor
Board of Directors
Deborah Hendrix
Board Chair Executive Director,
Parents Challenge
Catania Jones
DHS: Children, Youth & Family
Services Director
Jim Smith, Ph.D.
Executive Director,
The Vanguard School
Julie Golden
Reagional Wealth Strategist,
Forvis Mazars
Mike Sullivan
Human Resources
Expert
