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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.

2023 Officers

Officers

Chair Jeff Thompson

Consultant

UCHealth

Chair-Elect Hollie Velasquez Horvath

RVP ‐ State Affairs and Community Relations

Xcel Energy

Past Chair Bill Wichterman

Managing Agent/President

Porteos/The San Juan Company

Vice Chair Bruce Porter

Executive Vice President/General Manager

Weitz

Secretary David Patterson

Managing Director

Falck Rocky Mountain

Treasurer Rita Connerly

Shareholder

Fairfield and Woods, P.C.

2023 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

Michael Gifford

President

Associated General Contractors of Colorado

The Honorable Mike Coffman

Mayor

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 Danielle Jurinsky

Council Member, At-Large

City of Aurora

The Honorable Angela Lawson

Council Member, At-Large

City of Aurora

The Honorable Steve Sundberg

Council Member, Ward II

City of Aurora

The Honorable Dustin Zvonek

Council Member, At-Large

City of Aurora

Jason Batchelor

Interim City Manager

City of Aurora

Craig Maraschky

Executive Director

Aurora Housing Authority

Mark Seglem

Superintendent

Aurora Public Schools

Austin Akers

CEO

Bison Operating LLC

Dave Eddy

Colorado Site Director

The Boeing Company

Alex Schatz

Regulatory and Legal Affairs Manager

Brannan Companies

Tom Kooiman

Director of Business Development

Brinkmann Constructors

Carolynne White

Shareholder

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Nicole Milo

System Director Government and Community Affairs

Centura Health

Leah Ramsey

Managing Partner

Chelsea Investments, LLC

Sarah Grobbel

Assistant Superintendent, Career, Innovation & Student Engagement

Cherry Creek School District

Jenny Hawk

Corporate and Community Development Specialist

Children’s Hospital Colorado

Shelly Schneider

Regional Vice President Government & Education

Cigna

Shawn McGoff

Head of Commercial Banking, EVP

Citywide Banks

Brian Cain

Chief Sustainability Officer

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

Tim Bertoch

Vice President

Consolidated Investment Group

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

Managing Director

Falck Rocky Mountain

Mike McGinnis

Co-Managing Shareholder

Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Heather McDaniel

Land Development Director – CO & NM Region

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

Tony Pass

Senior Vice President, Public Sector

KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.

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.

Tim Lack

Principal

Martin/Martin, Inc.

Scott Rausch

President & Chief Executive Officer

The Medical Center of Aurora

Mike Martin

Senior Vice President

Merrick & Company

Brian Holland

Business Development Executive

Mortenson Construction

Allen Crosswell

Managing Principal

Newquest Crosswell Development

Derek Schoeneberg

Regional Vice President

NorthPoint Development

Kim Mendoza Cooke

Director Regulatory Policy

Occidental Petroleum Corporation

Scott Ingvoldstad

Western Region Leader

Olsson

Chris Fellows

Principal

Painted Prairie

Shelby Noble

Vice President, Public Finance Investment Banking

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

Terry Plymell

Senior Director Systems Engineering

Raytheon Intelligence & Space

Mike Pietschmann

Client Relations, Founding Principal

Redland

Jason Kleinhelter

Director of Project Development

Saunders Construction, Inc.

Steve Coffin

Owner

Steve Coffin Strategies, LLC

Marcus Johnson

Business Manager

Turner Construction Company

Jeff Thompson

Consultant

UCHealth

Bruce Porter

Executive Vice President/General Manager

Weitz

Andy Klein

Owner/Principal

Westside Investment Partners

Hollie Velasquez Horvath

Senior Director – State Affairs & Community Relations

Xcel Energy

The Honorable Rod Bockenfeld

Honorary

Honorary

Brad Pierce

Honorary

Honorary

Bob Roth

Honorary

Honorary