
I'm the ONLY candidate with proven financial experience.
Compare resumes: Learn more about my experience and first term highlights managing, investing, and distributing more than $100 million in funds for Summit County taxpayers.
Relevant Experience
- Elected Summit County Treasurer in 2018
- Board Member, Colorado State Investment Pool (CSIP), County Retirement Income Security Program (CRISP), County Personnel Board
- Served for 3 years as Deputy Treasurer prior to election
- Served two and a half years in the Summit County Finance Department
- Served as Treasurer for Summit County Democrats
- Served as Treasurer, Board member, Wellington Neighborhood HOA
- Assisted local veterans in finding local resources during foreclosure
- Counseled peer counties and municipalities in oil & gas divestiture
- Assisted Continental Divide Land Trust and Colorado Open Lands merger
First Term Highlights
- Divested County from oil/fossil fuels
- Worked with Building Hope to promote mental health
- Increased interest earned on County investments by 226%
- On pace to increase discretionary revenue by 400%
- Quadrupled County investment portfolio from $20 to $80 million
- Generated over $3 million for County programs like Open Space, Childcare, and Public Safety
- Saved an estimated $20k in labor costs by reforming payment processing
- Closed over 50 unnecessary County bank accounts and minimized non-invested funds
- Increased transparency and accountability by separating County and non-County funds
- Joined forces with local business owners to modernize state law on paperless transactions
- Increased education opportunities for staff
- Increased online payment options for locals
- Introduced online chat to improve availability during COVID
Education
- BA, Business, University of Redlands
- MBA, University of Redlands
- Graduate, CMC Leadership Summit
Personal
- Two-time All-American Golfer
- Certified PGA Apprentice and instructor
- Head Coach, Summit Tigers HS Golf Team
- Spouse Elisabeth, daughter Zoe, age 16