Anna Stout, Mayor, City of Grand Junction Anna Stout was elected to the Grand Junction City Council in 2019 for District C and currently serves as the President of Council/Mayor. Anna has lived […]

Conor Hall, Director of Outdoor Recreation Industry, Office of Economic Development and International Trade Conor hails from the mountains of Southwestern Colorado. He attended Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana where he served as the Co-President of the […]

Lidiane Mocko, Principal, CRM Growth Strategy Lidiane Mocko is the founder of CRM Growth Strategy, a consulting firm that specializes in Salesforce Solutions. Originally from Brazil, Lidiane […]

Ron Bertasi, Chief Executive Officer, GIS WebTech Ron joined GIS WebTech in 2016 and has helped the company become the GIS technology leader in the economic development market. GIS WebTech is the […]

Susan Blansett, Energy & Industry Consultant, Colorado Workforce Development Council As an Energy & Industry Consultant shared between the Colorado Workforce Development Council and the Colorado Rural Workforce Consortium, Susan works to […]

Brad McCloud, Area Manager, Community Relations Western Colorado, Xcel Energy Professionally, Brad McCloud is the Area Manager, Community Relations in Western Colorado for Xcel Energy. Brad has worked at Xcel for just over 3 years […]

Mike Scholl, Planning and Economic Development Professional, Ayres Associates I have two decades of nationwide planning experience with consultants, community groups, and most recently as economic development manager for the City of […]

Bolstering Colorado's Economy: Polis Administration Secures Modeling & Simulation, Cybersecurity Firm for Expansion in Colorado Springs Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) announced today […]

Tim Wolfe, Director, Colorado Tourism Office Timothy Wolfe serves as Director of the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) working to build tourism economies while protecting what makes Colorado special. He […]

Tamira Jenlink, LLCEDC President/Race Director Leadville Race Series Coming from a 25+ year career in outdoor related industry, with a distinct focus on the intersection of health and movement and interpersonal and […]

Tricia Allen, Chief Program Officer, EDA for Black Communities Tricia Allen is the Chief Program Officer for The Economic Development Association for Black Communities. She is responsible for developing program […]

Mark Nager, Partner, Greater Colorado Venture Fund Co-Founder of Startup Weekend and former CEO of UP Global and Chief Community Officer at Techstars. Since 2009, Marc has been a leader of the startup […]

Brian Rose, Deputy Director, Region 9 EDD Brian joined Region 9 Economic Development District of SW CO, Inc. in early 2018, after spending the previous fifteen years as a commercial lender in […]

Helen Roe, Business Loan Fund Program Director, Business Incubator Center After more than two decades of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur on the Front Range, Roe moved to Grand Junction and went back to college, […]

Thea Chase, Founder & CEO, AccompanyCO Ms. Chase has 25+ years of broad expertise in the areas of economic and business development including; the design, start, and management of programs and […]

Melissa Glick, Founder/Business Coach, Peak CEO Melissa is a values-driven business coach, serial entrepreneur, former CEO, non-profit founder, speaker, advisor and real estate investor, now, living a […]

Chris Beall, Deputy Secretary of State, Colorado Secretary of State Mr. Beall serves as the deputy to Secretary of State Jena M. Griswold, a constitutional officer of the State of Colorado and the head of the Colorado […]

Tim Komarek, Associate Professor of Economics, Regional Economic Development Institute, Colorado State University Tim Komarek is an Associate Professor of Economics. He works in urban and regional economics, resource economics, and local public finance. His academic […]

Meredith Moon, Chief Economist, Metro Denver EDC Meredith Moon currently serves as the Chief Economist and Director of Economic Competitiveness at the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation after […]