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Board of Directors

Our network of change-makers

Our members

Leaders converge

Representatives from Aurora Economic Development Council member organizations are invited to join our Board of Directors. This group of change-makers from the private and public sectors brings expertise and passion about economic development and the business community.

2024 Officers

Officers

Chair Hollie Velasquez Horvath

RVP ‐ State Affairs and Community Relations

Xcel Energy

Chair-Elect Rita Connerly

Shareholder

Fairfield and Woods, P.C.

Past Chair Jeff Thompson

Consultant

UCHealth

Vice Chair Bruce Porter

Executive Vice President/General Manager

Weitz

Secretary David Patterson

Regional Managing Director/Vice President

Falck Rocky Mountain

Treasurer Bill Wichterman

Managing Agent/President

Porteos/The San Juan Company

2024 Directors

Board of Directors

Kasia Iwaniczko MacLeod

Managing Partner

5280 Consulting Group, Inc.

The Honorable Chaz Tedesco

Commissioner, District 2

Adams County

Sam Bailey

Manager, Economic Development Policy

Amazon

Matthew Keeney

President

AOR Inc.

Bill Holen

Commissioner, District 5

Arapahoe County

Jeff Barratt

President and CEO

Associated General Contractors of Colorado

Allen Crosswell

Managing Principal

ATEC at The Aurora Highands

The Honorable Dustin Zvonek

Mayor Pro-Tem, Council Member, At-Large

City of Aurora

The Honorable Françoise Bergan

Council Member, Ward VI

City of Aurora

The Honorable Curtis Gardner

Council Member, At-Large/Mayor Pro Tem

City of Aurora

The Honorable Stephanie Hancock

Council Member, Ward IV

City of Aurora

The Honorable Danielle Jurinsky

Council Member, At-Large

City of Aurora

The Honorable Angela Lawson

Council Member, Ward V

City of Aurora

The Honorable Steve Sundberg

Council Member, Ward II

City of Aurora

Jason Batchelor

Interim City Manager

City of Aurora

Naomi Colwell

President/CEO

Aurora Chamber of Commerce

Craig Maraschky

Executive Director

Aurora Housing Authority

Michael Giles

Superintendent

Aurora Public Schools

Austin Akers

CEO

Bison Oil & Gas IV, LLC

Alex Schatz

Regulatory and Legal Affairs Manager

Brannan Companies

Tom Kooiman

Director of Business Development

Brinkmann Constructors

Carolynne White

Shareholder

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Greg Toler

President & CEO

Centerpoint Integrated Solutions

Leah Ramsey

Managing Partner

Chelsea Investments, LLC

Dr. Jennifer Perry

Deputy Superintendent

Cherry Creek School District

Christy Dobson

Executive Director of Corporate and Community Relations

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Shawn McGoff

Head of Commercial Banking, EVP

Citywide Banks

Rich Coolidge

Public Affairs Manager

Civitas Resources, Inc.

Joe McCleary

Chief Business Officer

Colorado Golf Association

Jon Lehmann

Senior Director, Government & Regulatory Affairs

Comcast

Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee

President

Community College of Aurora

Marc Cooper

President

Cooper Development Inc.

Bill Butler

Chairman and CEO

Corporex Colorado

Laci Knowles

Managing Director

D.A. Davidson & Co.

Rita Connerly

Director

Fairfield and Woods, P.C.

David Patterson

Regional Managing Director/Vice President

Falck Rocky Mountain

Mike McGinnis

Co-Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Heather McDaniel

Regional Land Development Director CO/NM/AZ/UT/NV

Horrocks

Paul Hyde

CEO

Hyde Development LLC

Shaun Egan

CEO

Iron Woman Construction and Environmental Services LLC

Dan Green

CEO and Co-Managing Partner

JAGreen Development LLC

Tiffanie Stasiak

Managing Partner

Kutak Rock LLC

Blake Fulenwider

Vice President

L.C. Fulenwider, Inc.

Ken Puncerelli

CEO

LAI Design Group

Randy Hertel

Executive Vice President

Majestic Realty Co.

David Le

Principal

Martin/Martin, Inc.

Scott Rausch

President & Chief Executive Officer

The Medical Center of Aurora

Mike Martin

SVP and Chief Operating Officer

Merrick & Company

Brian Holland

Business Development Executive

Mortenson Construction

Derek Schoeneberg

Regional Vice President

NorthPoint Development

John Olsson

Chief Relationship Officer

Olsson

Kim Cooke

Director Regulatory Policy

Oxy

Chris Fellows

Principal

Painted Prairie

Shelby Noble

Managing Director, Special District Group

Piper Sandler & Co.

Steven Marshall

President & Chairman

Port Colorado

Bill Wichterman

Managing Agent/President

Porteos/The San Juan Company

Keiffer Garton

VP, Market Officer

Prologis

Dane Hill

Asset Manager

Property Reserve, Inc.

Terry Plymell

Senior Director Systems Engineering

Raytheon

Mike Pietschmann

Client Relations, Founding Principal

Redland

Jason Kleinhelter

Director of Project Development

Saunders Construction, Inc.

Steve Coffin

Owner

Steve Coffin Strategies, LLC

Brandon Valdez

Project Executive

Turner Construction Company

Jeff Thompson

Consultant

UCHealth

Bruce Porter

Executive Vice President/General Manager

Weitz

Megan Waldschmidt

Vice President

Westside Investment Partners

Hollie Velasquez Horvath

RVP – State Affairs & Community Relations

Xcel Energy

The Honorable Rod Bockenfeld

Honorary

Honorary

Marsha Berzins

Honorary

Honorary

Brad Pierce

Honorary

Honorary

Bob Roth

Honorary

Honorary