Learn About the 2019 Presenters
Steven Collis
Steven T. Collis is an equity partner at Holland & Hart LLP. In addition to representing some of the world’s largest organizations in complex litigation, he also chairs the firm’s nationwide religious institutions and First Amendment practice group, where he advises and assists a variety of religious organizations in a number of settings, including in the United States Supreme Court. A sought-after speaker, Steven teaches religious liberty law at the University of Denver’s law school and speaks across the nation on religious freedom to both academic and lay audiences. The U.S. State Department frequently asks him to host dignitaries from foreign countries to teach them about religious liberty law. He has been interviewed by and quoted in various news outlets, including Bloomberg, The Denver Business Journal, The Deseret News, The Washington Times, Law Week Colorado, CBN News and others.
Steven T. Collis is an equity partner at Holland & Hart LLP. In addition to representing some of the world’s largest organizations in complex litigation, he also chairs the firm’s nationwide religious institutions and First Amendment practice group, where he advises and assists a variety of religious organizations in a number of settings, including in the United States Supreme Court. A sought-after speaker, Steven teaches religious liberty law at the University of Denver’s law school and speaks across the nation on religious freedom to both academic and lay audiences. The U.S. State Department frequently asks him to host dignitaries from foreign countries to teach them about religious liberty law. He has been interviewed by and quoted in various news outlets, including Bloomberg, The Denver Business Journal, The Deseret News, The Washington Times, Law Week Colorado, CBN News and others.
Dilpreet Jammu
Dilpreet Jammu is a leader in the Sikh community, founder of the Colorado Sikhs, and Co-Director of the Khalsa School. He has served with The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado since 2013, and been board chair since 2015. In his time as chair he has grown the organization and worked to support clarity and focus to all organizational activities in order to strengthen the mission. Dilpreet brings his expertise as a business development consultant to the non-profit sector through this work.
Dilpreet Jammu is a leader in the Sikh community, founder of the Colorado Sikhs, and Co-Director of the Khalsa School. He has served with The Interfaith Alliance of Colorado since 2013, and been board chair since 2015. In his time as chair he has grown the organization and worked to support clarity and focus to all organizational activities in order to strengthen the mission. Dilpreet brings his expertise as a business development consultant to the non-profit sector through this work.
Deacon Geoff Bennett
Geoff Bennett graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Production & Operations Management. He worked as an energy trader in Houston, Texas, for 12 years before leaving the private sector in 2000 to work for Catholic Charities in Houston. There, he spent time doing case management for senior citizens and supervising the AIDS ministry and undocumented minors ministry. He moved to Denver in 2007 to become the Vice President of Shelter and Community Outreach for Catholic Charities in Denver, where he was responsible for agency shelters, emergency assistance, and immigration in Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, and the Western Slope. After being ordained as a Deacon in June of 2017, Geoff was given the opportunity to transfer from his role as Vice President of Shelters to become Vice President of Parish and Community Relations.
Geoff Bennett graduated from The Ohio State University with a bachelor’s degree in Production & Operations Management. He worked as an energy trader in Houston, Texas, for 12 years before leaving the private sector in 2000 to work for Catholic Charities in Houston. There, he spent time doing case management for senior citizens and supervising the AIDS ministry and undocumented minors ministry. He moved to Denver in 2007 to become the Vice President of Shelter and Community Outreach for Catholic Charities in Denver, where he was responsible for agency shelters, emergency assistance, and immigration in Denver, Fort Collins, Greeley, and the Western Slope. After being ordained as a Deacon in June of 2017, Geoff was given the opportunity to transfer from his role as Vice President of Shelters to become Vice President of Parish and Community Relations.
Pastor Del Phillips
Pastor Phillips is the Pastoral leader of The House Worship Center, a multi-cultural and multi-generational congregation in Denver. His leadership has impacted the Denver community in many ways, including as founder of the Colorado Coalition of Faith formed in response to Hurricane Katrina. The Coalition brought together Pastors, churches, community leaders and professionals representing nearly every facet of crisis support in Colorado. In the fall of 2013 he organized the Colorado Black Leadership Caucus which is comprised of key community organizations representing the interest of African Americans, including the NAACP (Denver/Aurora), Urban League, Greater Metro Denver Ministers Alliance, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Black Women for Political Action, Northeast Islamic Center and several others. Pastor Del provided leadership as Vice-President and President of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance from 2013-2016.
Pastor Phillips is the Pastoral leader of The House Worship Center, a multi-cultural and multi-generational congregation in Denver. His leadership has impacted the Denver community in many ways, including as founder of the Colorado Coalition of Faith formed in response to Hurricane Katrina. The Coalition brought together Pastors, churches, community leaders and professionals representing nearly every facet of crisis support in Colorado. In the fall of 2013 he organized the Colorado Black Leadership Caucus which is comprised of key community organizations representing the interest of African Americans, including the NAACP (Denver/Aurora), Urban League, Greater Metro Denver Ministers Alliance, Colorado Black Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Black Women for Political Action, Northeast Islamic Center and several others. Pastor Del provided leadership as Vice-President and President of the Greater Metro Denver Ministerial Alliance from 2013-2016.