Staff Directory
Divisions
- General
- Accounting
- Business Development
- Business Funding & Incentives
- Colorado Creative Industries
- Colorado Innovation Network (COIN)
- Film, TV & Media
- International Trade
- Marketing & Communications
- Minority Business Office
- Small Business Programs
- Tourism
General
Ken Lund
Executive Director
Aaron Kennedy
Colorado's Chief Marketing Officer
Karla Tartz
Deputy Director, Strategy & Operations
Noel Mattison
Director, Operations
Jennifer Cassell
Legislative Liaison & Policy Advisor
Adam Zarrin
Executive Assistant
Savannah Krieg
Office Manager
Accounting
Internal Budget Manager & Human Resources Coordinator
Kim Henderson
Accounting Technician
Business Development
Michelle Hadwiger
Director, Business Development
Tom Binet
Business Development Manager
Sam Bailey
Business Development Manager
Dave Ferrill
Business Development Field Representative
Kari Linker
Director, Regional Development
Noah Aptekar
Business Development Specialist
Reed Rowley
Programs and Partnerships
Robert Whalen
Business Representative
Cory Buckman
Business Intelligence Analyst
Business Funding & Incentives
Jeff Kraft
Director, Business Funding & Incentives
Virginia Davis
Division Coordinator
Sonya Guram
Manager, Bioscience Discovery Grant Program
John Reece
Manager, Business Investments
Kevin Tilson
Manager, Venture Capital Authority and Interim Enterprise Zone Manager
Bob Todd
Manager, Community Development Block Grant Business Programs
Colorado Creative Industries
Margaret Hunt
Director, Colorado Creative Industries
Jeanette Albert
Program Administrator
Sheila Sears
Manager, Arts Education
Christine Costello
Program Specialist
Colorado Innovation Network (COIN)
Catherine Grassman
Executive Director
Kelly Underell
Deputy Program Manager
Film, TV & Media
Donald Zuckerman
Commissioner of Film, TV and Media
Lauren Grimshaw
Program Manager
Courtney Potts
Program Assistant
International Trade
Sandi Moilanen
Director, International Division
Jorge Diaz
Program Administrator, CO-EXist & International Trade Office
Stephanie Dybsky
Director, Trade & Investment for Europe, Middle East & Africa
Stephanie Garnica
Director, Trade & Investment for the Americas
Marketing & Communications
Kathy Green
Director, Marketing & Communications
Michelle Bechamps
Brand Manager
Ryan Nisogi
Marketing Technology Manager
Holly Shrewsbury
Communications Manager
Minority Business Office
Leroy Romero
Manager, Minority Business Office
Small Business Programs
Kelly Manning
State Director, Small Business Development Centers
Bette Brennan
Small Business Navigator
Joey Jenkins
SBDC Project Assistant and CRD Coordinator
Sara Knudsen
SBDC Special Projects Manager
Alex Markovich
SBDC Associate State Director
Tourism
Al White
Director, Colorado Tourism Office
John Ricks
Associate Director, Colorado Tourism Office
Kelly Barbello
Manager, Industry Relations & Welcome Center Program
Mike Driver
Director, International Marketing & Public Relations
Laura Grey
Program Manager, Heritage & Agri-Tourism Program
Amber Kollman
Marketing & Public Relations Program Manager
Liz Pistentis
Program Specialist
Colorado Welcome Centers
- Nellie Perry
Assistant Manager, Colorado Welcome Center, Burlington (719) 346-5554- Kendra Rhoades
Manager, Colorado Welcome Center, Burlington (719) 346-5554- Heidi Roth
Manager, Colorado Welcome Center, Fruita (970) 858-9335