Board of Directors

Board President: Dr. Ron Benham

Ron is a family therapist and counselor who specializes in work with couples. He has been interested in Jungian Psychology since college in the 1980s. In a previous career he was a pilot and flight instructor. He would like to invite and welcome you to become involved with our programs to learn about Carl Jung's transformational ideas.

Board Secretary and Communications Coordinator: Patti Gassaway

Patti practices shamanism, plays Tibetan singing bowls, and writes. She used to manage an academic department but has fallen into retirement like a kid falling among berry balls at a gym. She acts as secretary to BFJ and works hard at having fun.

Board Treasurer: Bob Bongiovanni

Bob Bongiovanni (MA, Liberal Studies, Regis University) has been lecturing on Jungian topics since 1995. From 1997 - 2017, Bob provided weekly lectures for the Jungian Circle in Denver, a group dedicated to the spiritual and religious implications of Jungian theory. For over 35 years, Bob’s main area of interest has been the application of Jungian thought to social justice and public health; his presentations, programs, and curricula have impacted thousands of people across the United States. He currently serves as Treasurer of BFJ and as a lay minister at Highlands Church Denver.

Peggy Budai

Peggy is a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Adult Nurse Practitioner in Older Adult and Palliative Care at UCHealth in Northern Colorado. She became interested in Jungian psychology a few years ago and loves exploring dreams, myths and images. She is married and has three step-daughters. She loves to spend time with her family and two dogs. Her favorite Jung quote is “The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.”

Sharon Stein

Sharon is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She received her MSW from the University of Denver in 1973 and joined the staff of Children’s Hospital Department of Child Psychiatry. While there she specialized in therapy, evaluations, training and teaching and was on the faculty of the University of Colorado Health Science Center. She left the university in the 1980s to go into private practice and began her study of Carl Jung. Since then, she has specialized in psychodynamic and depth psychology with an emphasis on dream work and personal mythology. She has studied with Marion Woodman, Roger Wolger and Brian Weiss. She has lead numerous workshops and lectured on her personal myth of The Black Madonna.