Congratulations to Mt. Columbia Peak!!

We are excited to announce the graduation of our 42nd Black Belt class – Mt. Columbia Peak! With 22 participants, this is our largest class of the 2015 year (18 City and County of Denver employees, 4 outside participants).

In as little as 4.5 days, this class:

Learned tools to identify and eliminate waste
Experienced 3 Gemba Walks (Public Works, Central Park Rec Center, and Community Planning & Development) and presented an in-depth process analysis for each
Discussed change management techniques and their place in facilitating change
Applied process improvement tools in a 3-hour simulation
Presented 22 amazing ignite presentations with over 60 innovation ideas!

We cannot express enough how proud we are of this class. It is our distinct honor and privilege to have had the opportunity to teach them, and we can’t wait to hear of all the great things they will do.

Congratulations Mt. Columbia Peak!

danielpeakacademy

Daniel joined the Peak Academy team in the summer of 2014. Daniel has his Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible & Theology from Simpson University in California, as well as a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver. Daniel served for two years in the AmeriCorps VISTA program in New York City where he was involved in various community and disaster preparedness programs with World Vision and the American Red Cross. Daniel has also taught English overseas in Suwon, South Korea. Daniel lives in Lone Tree, Colorado with his wife, and enjoys hiking, reading, and volunteering with their church.