Workshop Leaders
Breckenridge, Colorado
Simon Barker, Managing Partner
As BMCG’s Managing Partner, Simon provides issues and crisis management advice and counsel to clients spanning high-profile protests, leadership transitions, M&A, cyber-attacks, active aggressor events and a broad range of ethical, financial, and social issues.
Erin Bossen, Senior Consultant
Erin is an Emmy award-winning journalist and media strategist with extensive experience in crisis communications, reputational risk assessment, and emergency response, having held roles in both higher education and news media.
Rebekah Carmichael, Senior Consultant
Rebekah is a senior strategist with 20 years of experience in the federal government and higher education, specializing in real-time crisis response, planning and issues management, and stakeholder-centric communications.
Kent Cassela, Senior Advisor
A retired U.S. Army officer with more than 20 years of active-duty service, Kent has held a variety of leadership positions and has led crisis management and communications response around the world.
Jennifer Rettig, Partner & Client Lead, CBCP
Jen leads the development of BMCG’s crisis readiness assessment methodology and supports clients through the development of crisis management exercises, business resiliency, crisis and communication plans, and facilitated crisis management planning sessions.
Pam Roskowski, Senior Advisor, Security Management
Pamela Roskowski holds extensive policing, emergency management, security, public safety policy and executive leadership experience and accomplishments developed through a 40 year career including Municipal, County, State and University public safety service, including her roles as University of California San Francisco Chief of Police.
2026 Leadership Retreat
Breckenridge, Colorado
July 22 – July 24
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL!
Register by May 15
SAVE $300/PERSON
(Combine with the discount of $250/person for groups of 3+ for a total savings of $550/person!)
Retreat price includes:
- 2-night stay at the all-suite Residence Inn Breckenridge
- dinner upon arrival
- daily breakfast
- lunch & snacks during sessions
- hosted happy hour
- a copy of Managing Partner Simon Barker’s book “Preventing Crises at Your Institution”
Past attendees have included:
- AVPS & VPs in:
- Advancement
- Academic Affairs
- Communications
- Legal
- Student Affairs
- Risk/Business Continuity
- Chief of Staff to President
- Police & Public Safety Leadership
- Key Leaders with a role in their institution’s response to significant issues, crises, or events