2009-2010 South Metro Denver Board of Directors(Click on name to see profile) Mark Ryan, Snelling Professional Services - Board ChairJohn Brackney, South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce - President & CEO Nicole Ament, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck - Chair Elect Dean Murphy, American Civil Constructors - Past Chair L.G. Chavez, Burt Automotive Network - Executive Committee Member at Large Bill Myers, United Healthcare - Vice Chair, Public Policy Tammy Fernandez, University of Phoenix - Vice Chair, Executives in Leadership John Stickel, Wingate by Wyndham - Vice Chair, Events & Visitors Bureau Kevin Sullivan, Wong Strauch Architects - Vice Chair, Economic Development Group Ken Bacon, Littleton Adventist Hospital Gary Barbosa, Lockheed Martin Jean Barker, Kaiser Permanente of Colorado Cheryl Braunschweiger, ALMC Mortgage Greg Cottrell, Cottrell Printing Lisa D'Ambrosia, Minor & Brown Gayle Dendinger, CAP Logistics Michael Hommel, Designs by Sundown Marion Jenkins, QSE Technologies Rick Koontz, Wells Fargo Peter Moore, Polsinelli Shughart Karen Newman, University of Denver Daniels College of Business Wendy Woods, Nexus Financial Services Bret Yoder, Clifton Gunderson |
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Ms. Ament is a Shareholder in Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck’s Denver office and a member of the Real Estate and Land Use groups. Focusing on commercial real estate transactions and land use development, her representative transactions include real estate acquisitions and dispositions, financing, public-private partnerships, development and governmental approvals. Ms. Ament recently represented the developer of Fitzsimons Village in its negotiations with the City of Aurora and the Aurora Urban Renewal Authority, resulting in the largest urban renewal incentive package in the City of Aurora. The incentive package will facilitate the redevelopment of a 35 acre site into a mixed use development with retail, offices, residential and a hotel and conference center. Additionally, Ms. Ament has led negotiations with local governments on notable development projects, including Landmark Properties' development of 1,700 acres at Denver International Airport which involved negotiations with the City of Denver, the City of Aurora, Denver International Airport and four separate school districts. Ms. Ament has also represented multiple corporations in large real estate portfolio acquisitions, dispositions and financing. Ament shepherded KSL Capital Partners' $1.8 billion acquisition of ClubCorp. She provides ongoing representation to ClubCorp in relation to its 170 golf courses, country clubs and business clubs. Ms. Ament actively represents Vail Resorts on real estate development including acquisitions, entitlements, association formation, and all other aspects of new development. Ms. Ament is a graduate of the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and Trinity University. Ms. Ament serves as the chair of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Group. She was named to the 2008 Class for Leadership Denver and the 2006 "50 for Colorado." |
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Bill Myers, United Healthcare Vice Chair, Public Policy www.uhc.com Bill Myers is Vice President for Governmental Affairs at United Healthcare, a leading national Health Care provider. Prior to joining the United Healthcare, Bill worked as Assistant Vice President - Colorado for Qwest Communications for 10 years and prior to that in campaigns and politics. Bill worked in Washington D.C. as the legislative director for a member of Congress from North Carolina in the early 1990’s. He later served as deputy campaign manager of a U.S. Senate campaign in Colorado. Bill received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University. He and his wife, Kim, have two children and live in south Denver. |
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During her 10-year tenure, Fernandez has held many prominent positions at University of Phoenix, including regional director of marketing and enrollment for the New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkansas campuses. An accomplished leader and champion for education, Fernandez has been recognized by the University with numerous awards for exceptional service, top performance for growing her team and the campus and the impossible dream award, which recognizes people that think outside the box to get the job done. She also makes significant contributions to the local non-profit and business community. With a passion for giving back to the community, she led the Denver campuses to donate more than 400 hours last year volunteering at various organizations such as the Denver Rescue Mission, Habitat for Humanity, The Children’s Hospital, the Salvation Army and the Colorado Humane Society. In addition, Fernandez is an active member of the South Metro Women in Leadership Board, South Metro Leadership Program, the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Aurora and the Student Leadership Board. She is also the Vice Chair of Leadership Initiatives for the South Metro Chamber of Commerce, is the Membership Director for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce and is on the Board of Directors for the YMCA. She is also a finalist for The Denver Business Journal’s 2009 Outstanding Women in Business Award, which will be announced next month. Under her leadership, the University has been selected as a 2009 winner of the prestigious Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility, presented by a national organization that recognizes companies that make work manageable and successful, and was a recent finalist for the Aurora Chamber of Commerce’s Business of the Year award. Fernandez is a graduate of University of Phoenix, earning a bachelor’s of arts in management as well as a master’s degree in business administration. . |
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John began working in the hotel industry while completing his studies at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT. Although he graduated with a degree in Business Finance with a minor in Economics, John soon discovered a passion for hospitality and never looked back. With his operational experience and familiarity with the Wingate brand, John found a spot on the opening team for Wingate by Wyndham-Denver Tech Center in 2003. Once the hotel was up and running, John quickly from Front Desk Manager to General Manager. Since joining Bozeman-based Oasis Management as a consultant in 2005, John has been part of the opening teams for the new Wingate by Wyndham hotels in Henderson, NV and St. George, UT. He sees each as an exciting new challenge, and looks forward to helping many more hotels to optimize their revenue performance and operational efficiency. John became a partner in Oasis Management in January of 2010, and while he remains the GM of the Denver Wingate, he has assembled an excellent team of hotel professionals at the property that allows him the ability to devote time and attention to each hotel that Oasis manages. |
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Kevin Sullivan, Wong Strauch Architects Vice Chair, Economic Development Group www.wsarchitect.com Kevin Sullivan's bio information will be available soon. |
Mr. Bacon has 12 years of service with Centura.Most recently he served as president and CEO of Parker Adventist Hospital since 2001.He also held positions as budget and finance manager, director of managed care for hospital contracting finance systems for Porter Adventist Hospital, Parker Adventist Hospital Centura Health from 1991 - 1996.In 1997, Mr. Bacon moved to Texas, where he served as chief financial officer and then president and CEO of Texas Medical Center until his return in 2001. Mr. Bacon holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Union College in Lincoln, Neb., an MBA from Southwest Texas State University and a CPA from the State of Colorado. |
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Mr. Barbosa is an active Board Member on the Colorado – Math, Science, Technology & Engineering Education Council (COMSTEC) and the South Metro Denver Board and STEM Committee. In addition to civic responsibilities each of these boards are focused on improving the K-16 educational pipeline. Gary Barbosa is a graduate of Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. Gary Barbosa also has a Masters of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University. |
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A natural leader, you’re most likely to find Cheryl at the forefront of whatever she’s involved in, helping the people she’s working with come up with solutions that work for best for them. She approaches work – and life – with passion, integrity, solid business judgment and a commitment to contributing to the community and those she works with. Her areas of expertise include general management, business start-up and ownership, financial management, marketing and sales, business planning, and community leadership. Cheryl is a member of the Board of Directors of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and chairs what is widely recognized as the best leads group within the Chamber. She’s a former chairperson of the City of Aurora’s Business Advisory Group. She was nominated as “Outstanding Woman in Business” by the Denver Business Journal in 2008 and has received numerous other awards and recognition for her outstanding accomplishments. |
Greg Cottrell, Cottrell Printing www.cottrellprinting.com Greg Cottrell's bio information will be available soon. |
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Lisa is an experienced transaction attorney who advises her clients in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate, private equity and financing transactions. Prior to joining the Minor & Brown team, Lisa graduated cum laude with distinction from the University of the South in 1989 with a B.A. in political sciences. She continued her education in the M.B.A. program at the University of New Orleans. Lisa graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1993 and earned her Legal Masters degree in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1994. A true believer in community involvement, Lisa is also an active member of the South Metro Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Committee. In addition, she is a sponsor of many community and national charitable organizations including: The Children’s Hospital, The Leukemia Foundation, The March of Dimes, The American Liver Foundation and The National Kidney Foundation. Lisa is the mother of three wonderful girls who help ensure that life never slows down. They remind her daily that everything you need to know in life you truly learn on the Kindergarten playground. Lisa is a member of both the Colorado and the Denver Bar Associations. |
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Recognizing the need for a venue for Colorado CEOs and leaders to be able to better work with each other, he founded The Colorado Business Roundtable in conjunction with the 23 roundtables of sister states and the National Business Roundtable in Washington, which advises the President. His personal motto is that, “It is good business to be a good neighbor.” As a result, he has supported the Colorado Department of Education in Lesson Study, Denver Public Schools in Distance Learning using 2-way satellite transmissions, and the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce in the development of WBE Certification. Internationally, he has been involved with moving and delivering a substantial amount of text books to 40 schools in South Africa and winter coats and other supplies to U.S. allies in Eastern Europe – Romania, Poland, and Albania. A great believer in the power of collaboration, he has co-developed software to magnify the results of cooperative efforts and has co-written a graduate level course with Colorado Christian University, which was taught collaboratively with approximately thirty business and civic leaders in the Fall of 2004. As an admirer of Buckminster Fuller, Mr. Dendinger has created the ICOSA™ award, modeled after the icosahedrons, a 20-faceted polygon, which was simultaneously awarded by twenty community leaders to twenty individuals for their work in the progression of the No Child Left Behind Act. CAP Logistics is the recipient of the 2008 Denver Metro Chamber Small Business of the Year, 2008 Governor’s Export Award, 2005 US Department of Commerce Export Achievement Certificate, 2005 Colorado Ethics in Business Award and 2004 Colorado Performance Excellence Foothills Award (State Baldridge Award for Excellence in Approach). |
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Designs by Sundown was named the South Metro Denver Chamber's Small Business of the Year for 2008. |
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Marion Jenkins, QSE Technologies www.qsetech.com Dr. Marion K. Jenkins, founder and CEO of QSE Technologies, has held many strategic C-level positions in technology, communications and operations, including Chief Operating Officer of NAREX, which provides artificial intelligence-based software for financial service companies, Executive VP and Chief Technology Officer at FirstWorld Communications, a DSL, Internet services, hosting and data center provider, VP of Sales Operations at Qwest Communications, through their acquisition and integration of LCI International, Chief Information Officer at USLD Communications, an integrated telecommunications provider, VP of Sales and Marketing at American Telco, Inc., a telecommunications company, and Senior Research Engineer with Exxon Production Research. Jenkins received his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Utah State University and his MS and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University. He is a contributing author to the book, Business Driven Information Technology, which was developed through the University of Colorado-Denver Graduate School of Business, and was published by Stanford Press. All proceeds for the book, which is being used widely in MBA programs around the country, go to CU Denver Graduate School of Business. |
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Rick Koontz is Senior Vice President and Business Banking Manager for Wells Fargo's Business Banking team for the South Suburban Denver market. He is based at Wells Fargo's Highlands Ranch location and manages a team of nearly 25 financial services professionals. Koontz has more than 25 years of financial services experience and has worked for Wells Fargo and its predecessors for over 20 years, the majority of which has been spent in Business Banking in the South Denver market. A native of Kansas, Koontz has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and an M.B.A. from Wichita State University. He and his wife, LeAnn, have two sons, Kyle and Jared. |
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During his twenty-nine years of practicing law in Denver, Peter has been the lead attorney in the following representative transactions: • Asset sale of an eighteen-store chain of sporting goods stores • Stock sale of a Minnesota manufacturing company • Acquisition of numerous commercial printing companies for a national consolidator • Purchase and sale, under a variety of structures, of numerous Colorado businesses • Lead counsel for the wind-up in sixteen states of a 90-store national equipment rental company • Reorganization and wind-up counsel for several law firms and businesses. Peter currently serves as outside general counsel for numerous Colorado-based businesses. Mr. Moore is dedicated to helping the community. He currently is a member of the Board of Directors of Geneva Glen Camp and is a past Board member of the Swallow Hill Music Association. He is a founding member of the Bench and Bar Society for the Mile Hi Chapter of the American Red Cross, a member of the Colorado Lawyer’s Committee’s Homeless ID Task Force, and an active member of the South Metro Denver Chamber’s Economic Development Group, Legislative Action Committee, and Business Leaders for Responsible Government. Peter is a graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S. 1978) and the University of Denver College of Law (J.D. 1981). He lives in Greenwood Village, Colorado with his wife Gina and their three children, Patrick, Brian, and Lisa. |
Dr. Karen L. Newman assumed her position as dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver in May of 2005. Before that she was the dean of the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond for six years. Prior to becoming a dean, she served on the faculty of Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business for 15 years where she was Associate Dean for Graduate Business Programs from 1993-1996. Dean Newman is the co-author of the book Managing Radical Organizational Change, published in 1998, and the co-editor of the book, Handbook of Cross-cultural Management, published in 2002. She is the author or co-author of about 40 scholarly articles and book chapters on topics such as organizational change, workplace commitment, cross-cultural management practices, and organizational careers. While Newman served a t the University of Richmond, the Robins School of Business undertook an ambitious strategic plan to become a top choice school for students. The number of faculty increased by 20%, teaching quality improved, research quality made great strides, student-faculty research was developed, the number of students studying abroad quadrupled, class sizes declined by over 10%, and the curriculum was made more rigorous. Dean Newman led a complete overhaul of the MBA program, energized the Management Institute, and undertook a capital campaign for an addition to the Robins School Building. Dean Newman earned the Ph.D. degree in behavioral sciences and an MBA from the University of Chicago's Graduate School of Business. She earned a B.S. degree with honors in economics from Purdue University. |
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Wendy Woods grew up in Ohio and received a Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from the University of Toledo. She relocated to Colorado in the mid-1980's and pursued a Master's Degree in Computer Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. After 20 years in the Information Technology field, Wendy changed careers and became licensed as a Financial Advisor. |
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