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• Oversees all departments and programs
• Media spokesperson
• Member of the Governor’s Cabinet and Senior Staff
• Economic Development Commission member
• Acting Secretary of Technology
• Homeland Security Task Force member

• OEDIT Marketing, Public/Media Relations, Advertising
• Primary Media contact
• Statewide Branding Initiative
• Branding Assessment Program
• Advancing Colorado Initiative
• eNewsletters (editor/publisher)
• Colorado Tourism Public/Media Relations

• Supervise Small Business, Minority Business, Research, I.T., Front Desk
• Economic Development Commission
• Enterprise Zones
• Webmaster & Database Administrator
• Advance Colorado Center Liaison

• Business Development Representative and Economic Development Commission projects
• Reseach: Fact Book, Business Climate at a Glance

• Operation and maintenance and security of all network servers

• Complete support to Director and as needed to all program areas of OEDIT

• Reception

• Division administration and management
• Business development functions in designated region
• Prospect distribution and management
• Marketing programs
• Job Training programs

Counties
Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas, Jefferson

• Business development functions in designated region
• Primary contact for Community Assessment Programs
• Community Assessments
• Follow-Up Assessments

Counties
Baca, Bent, Cheyenne, Crowley, Elbert, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Las Animas, Lincoln, Logan, Morgan, Otero, Phillips, Prowers, Sedgwick, Washington, Yuma

Keith Snodgrass– Western Colorado Business Development Representative

• Business development functions in designated region
• Lead BDR for community assessments in designated region
• Energy and Mineral Development Programs
• Manufacturing Programs

Counties
Archuleta, Delores, Delta, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Lake, La Plata, Mesa, Moffat, Montezuma, Montrose, Ouray, Pitkin, Rio Blanco, Routt, San Miguel, San Juan

Pete Roskop– North Central Colorado Business Development Representative

• Business development functions in designated region
• Lead BDR for community assessments in designated region
• Legislative Liaison and Lobbyist
• Colorado First Program
• Space and Aerospace Programs

Counties
Clear Creek, Gilpin, Grand, Jackson, Larimer, Summit, Weld

Chuck Broerman – South Central Colorado Business Development Representative

• Perform business development functions in designated region
• Lead BDR for community assessments in designated region
• eSynchronist Software Program Implementation and Expansion
• Retention Programs
• Business Ambassador Program, CEO Exchanges, Business Recognition and Awareness Program

Counties
Alamosa, Chaffee, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, El Paso, Fremont, Mineral, Huerfano, Park, Pueblo, Rio Grande, Saguache, Teller

Chris Shapard - Director, Biosciences and Emerging Technologies

• Business development functions for designated industries
• Federal Economic Development and Grant Programs
• Business Development Representative liaison to Advance Colorado Center

(Biosciences and Emerging Technologies BDR including Nanotechnology, Photonics, Renewable Energy, etc.)

Jonita LeRoy – Communications and Information Technology Business Development Representative

• Business development functions for designated industries
• Colorado Tech Week
• Rural Technology Assessment Program
• Governor’s Science and Technology Commission

Becky Chandler – Business Development Specialist

• Provides administrative assistance to Business Development Representatives
• Marketing/Branding assistance

• Any Business Finance Division Staff Person

• Division administration and management
• Primary contact for general questions regarding Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG)
• Primary contact for Infrastructure Grants (funded with CDBG)
• Primary contact for Venture Capital Authority
• Primary contact for Business Incentives from the Colorado Economic Development Commission
• Secondary contact for Business Loan Funds/Revolving Loan Funds(funded with CDBG)
• Secondary contact for Feasibility Study Grants (funded with CDBG)
• Secondary contact for Certified Capital Companies (CAPCO)
• Contact for Private Activity Bonds
• Business Finance eNewsletter

Ken Gabriel – Manager, Business Loan Funds

• Primary contact for Business Loan Funds/Revolving Loan Funds(funded with CDBG)
• Primary contact for Feasibility Study Grants (funded with CDBG)
• Secondary contact for general questions regarding Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG)
• Secondary contact for Infrastructure Grants (funded with CDBG)
• Secondary contact for Enterprise Zones
• Contact for Private Activity Bonds

John Reece– Manager, Business Venture Funds

• Primary contact for Certified Capital Companies (CAPCO)
• Secondary contact for Venture Capital Authority

Tom Funk – Business Finance Specialist

• Primary contact for Business Incentives from the Colorado Economic Development Commission
• Secondary contact for Venture Capital Authority

Virginia Davis – Coordinator, Business Finance Divisions

• General Business Financing-related Questions
• General Finance Division Questions

Manager, Specialized Finance Programs

• Primary contact for Business Incentives from the Colorado Economic Development Commission

• Oversight of 15 SBDC centers performance, Return on Investment of federal and state dollars and review of 15 centers of federal and state compliance
• Liaison with Small Business administration (SBA) and OEDIT
• Marketing and outreach
• SBDC eNewsletter

• Day-to-day operations management of the SBDC statewide network
• Liaison with subcenter directors
• Program manager for Leading Edge Entrepreneurial Training Program
• Financial and Fiscal Manager of SBDC Network
• Statewide Leading Edge Graduation at Governor’s Mansion

Bette Brennan – Business Assistance Specialist

• Hotline for basic information on starting your own business
• Home page for Occupational Licensing requirements
• Where to set up a legal structure
• Resource Guide on line or mailed out start up information
• Businesses expanding to Colorado
• Adding employees
• Certification questions
• Assists with Walk-in, email and letter requests
• Initiate SBDC counseling potential start-up companies

Kim Guthrie – Administrative Assistant

• Assists with Leading Edge Graduation
• SBDC Resource Guide
• 1419 Counseling Evaluations
• Chrisman Impact Study
• MIS Reports

• Collaborates with other state agencies, the private sector, federal agencies, state chambers of commerce and regional business councils throughout the state to expand opportunities for minority and women business owners
• Liaison between the minority business community and Governor's Office
• Minority Business Office eNewsletter

• Assist in organizing seminars throughout Colorado covering topics of interest to companies new to exporting or new to market

• Division administration and management
• Colorado company export requests and other activities re: Canada, Australia and New Zealand
• Colorado export statistics
• International Trade Media contact
• State point-of-contact for Colorado with the U.S. Trade Representative's Office

Stephanie Garnica – Director of Latin American Trade

• Colorado company export requests and other activities re. Latin American and Caribbean countries
• Oversees the Colorado Mexico Trade Office in Guadalajara, Mexico

Leslie Plomondon – Director Asia, Africa & the Middle East

• Colorado company export requests and other acitivities re. Asia, Africa and the Middle East
• Oversees ITO's Honorary Representative in Japan

• Colorado company export requests and other activities re. Europe and Russia

Sandi Moilanen– Director, International Investment & Initiatives

• Inward foreign investment program that includes proactively promoting Colorado to foreign companies, working with both ITO and the domestic business development staff
• Manages the Honorary Investment Office in Munich, Germany
• Colorado Opportunities eNewsletter
• Tradeshow Programs
• Business development functions relating to international investment

Claudia Kutz – Trade Specialist

• General ITO inquiries
• Assists with export requests and other activities in Latin America, Canada, Australia and other regions
• Intern program (manage & train interns and coordinate schedules)
• Governor’s Export Award process
• International Trade eNewsletter

• Division administration and management, including Colorado Welcome Center program
• Lead staff for the Tourism Promotion Committee, including the CTO marketing and advertising campaign, Official State Vacation Guide and www.Colorado.com

Monica Brooks– Tourism Program Specialist

• Industry Relations – email communications and database maintenance
• International Promotions – oversees program, in-state rep, German & UK in-market reps
• Ambassador Program – lead staff for the Education & Research Committee, including grassroots outreach program
• Governor's Colorado Tourism Conference - lead staff for Planning Committee; oversees overall conference planning
• Tourism eNewsletter

Scott Campbell– Heritage Tourism Program Manager

• Oversees development of statewide heritage tourism program
• Manages and secures partnership funding from Colorado Historical Society and other organizations
• Serves as State of Colorado point of contact for regional and national heritage tourism efforts

Sara Bell– Program Assistant for the Colorado Tourism Office

• Administers Statewide and Travel Region Grant Program
• Contact for kid’s maps & information
• Film Commission contact – handles all phone and email inquires. Updates database and works with local community contacts

Cindi Meharg– Colorado Welcome Center Program Manager
Phone: 970-858-9335

• Oversees all Colorado Welcome Center operations, including Colorado Welcome Center Managers and Assistants
• Maintains and implements CTO brochure display policy and OSVG distribution
• Colorado Welcome Center Travel Counselors Conference

Jacque Spacek – Administrative Assistant, Colorado Welcome Center, Fruita
W: 970-858-9335

• Recruits and trains volunteer Travel Counselors
• Brochure inventory
• Liaison between “Certified Folder Display” rep and the Center brochure committee
• Liaison with Fruita community and Colorado Department of Transportation

Kendra Rhoades – Manager, Colorado Welcome Center, Burlington
Phone: 719-346-5554

• Manages Burlington Center operations and staff
• Brochure inventory
• Recruits and trains volunteer Travel Counselors
• Plans Study tours for effective Travel Counseling

Nellie Perry – Assistant Manager, Colorado Welcome Center, Burlington
Phone: 719-346-5554

• Assists with and helps provide training for volunteer Travel Counselors

• Oversees accounting, budgeting, and personnel and facilities for the Office

• Handles monthly budget updates, reconciles balance sheet accounts and assists with quarterly close and year-end reports
• Financial reporting for SBDC Program
• Wire transactions for international vendors

• Processes departmental invoices and reimbursements and procurement
• Initiates and coordinates Interagency transactions