MEET THE BOARD
Stephen
W. Donelson, Esq.,
Board President,
is a partner of Donelson Goodwin
& Juarez, P.C. and has been practicing law in the Denver
metropolitan area since 1991. In addition to his juris
doctorate degree, he holds an LLM in taxation from
Denver University and an MBA with an emphasis in finance
from the University of Colorado. Steve focuses
primarily on commercial transactions and estate
planning.
Steve is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and
the Adams/Broomfield County Bar Association. In
addition to serving on the NNDC Board, he is an active
member of Rotary and is current president of the Front
Range Community College Foundation Board.
Brad Harvey,
Board Treasurer,
has
been President/CEO of Horizons North Credit Union for
nearly
ten years. He has worked in the financial services
industry for over 22 years. Brad is a graduate of the
University of Colorado – Boulder, with a BS in Business
Administration. Brad is involved in many community
boards including the Metro North Chamber of Commerce,
Treasurer of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools Education
Foundation, the Suncorp Corporate Credit Union
Supervisory Committee, and the Rocky Mountain CUES
Council Board of Directors.
Fred Hoyt,
Board Secretary,
is
President and CEO of Bornengineering, a consulting
engineering firm.
Fred grew up in the Midwest and received a Bachelors
degree in civil engineering. Following graduation, Fred
spent three years as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Sierra
Leone, West Africa on a road and water supply
construction program. He then spent 10 years with a
national architectural/engineering firm in Chicago
becoming the director of civil engineering for the firm
while obtaining an MBA. Fred acquired Bornengineering
in 2002. Fred is involved in the Metro Chamber of
Commerce, Urban Land Institute, NAIOP, South Metro
Chamber of Commerce, Denver Homebuilders Association and
serves on the board of the ACE Mentoring program for
Denver Public Schools.
Wayne Dodge,
Board Member,
has
owned and operated Dodge Sign Company, located in
Northglenn, for over twenty-three years. He and his
wife Carol along with his two children, Tyler and
Claudia, are residents of Northglenn. Wayne and his
family are active volunteers in the community helping
seniors each month with yard cleanup, painting and
landscaping through the City's Senior Cleanup Program.
He volunteers for the Adopt-A-Trail program, the "Snow
Busters" program, Safe Street Halloween, and as Master
of Ceremonies for the July 4th parade. For many years
his company donated over 1200 lbs of watermelon during
the City’s July 4th
celebrations. Wayne is an active member of the
Northglenn/Thornton Rotary Club, serves as Team Captain
for American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, and
through his business helps to raise funds for local
youth organizations
Lisa Abeyta,
Board Member,
has lived in Colorado since 1992. At that time, she
came here to
obtain
her Masters of Business Administration at the University
of Colorado at Denver. She fell in love with the state
and a boy and has been here every since. Lisa works as
a Commercial Loan Officer for Liberty Savings Bank.
With their sixteen locations, Lisa “loves the fact that
Liberty, allows her to focus on what is right and makes
sense for the customer.” Lisa has over twelve years of
experience in sales and services within the Banking,
Pharmaceutical, and Retail industries. She currently
serves on several committees and advisory task forces
for a variety of local groups including the Metro North
Chamber of Commerce, Adams County Economic Development,
and the City & County of Broomfield
Bill Sullivan,
Board Member,
has
been involved in community, organizational and economic
development in Cleveland, New York, Puerto Rico,
Madison, and Denver for over 30 years. Bill was
instrumental in the development of Neighborhood Capital
Corporation, a national capital corporation that was
formed to provide more financial resources to non-profit
housing developers. Bill was appointed by Gov. Owens to
serve on the Colorado State Housing Board from 1999 –
2003. He received the James E. Johnson Fellowship from
the Fannie Mae Foundation. In June of 2005, Bill
assumed the role of Interim Executive Director of NNDC
following the resignation of the director. In January
2006, Bill was named as the permanent Director
Jay C. Barry, Board
Member, is a member of Barry & Associates, Inc.,
an
independently
owned and operated company that provides real estate
development and consulting services, project and program
management services, residential and commercial sales
and leasing services. Barry has over ten years
experience in real estate sales and over eighteen years
in leasing and management services. In 2004, Barry
was instrumental in obtaining a Coldwell Banker
franchise; thus, changing the company name to Coldwell
Banker, Barry & Associates, Inc. Currently, Jay is
working at the Cherry Creek location of Coldwell Banker
in order to evaluate the differences between leading a
small local real estate office versus a large national
organization.
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