Board of Directors' BiographiesJohn IkardPresident First Bank Holding Company Affiliated with 1st Bank of Colorado since 1981, Mr. Ikard has served as President of First Bank Holding Company since October 1999. Also, he has been a member of the Board of Trustees of Denver's The Children's Hospital Foundation since 2003. Dave Liniger Chairman of the Board, Co-Founder RE/MAX International, Inc. Mr. Liniger co-founded the real estate franchise organization in Denver in 1973. RE/MAX is now a network of 108,000 Sales Associates in 5,600 independently-owned and operated offices in 56 countries around the globe. The RE/MAX Balloon is one of the most widely recognized logos in the business world. Gail Liniger Vice Chairman of the Board and Co-founder RE/MAX International, Inc. Gail Liniger was born in St. Louis, Mo. and received her marketing degree from Southern Illinois University. She moved to Denver, Colo. in 1973 - was the first employee to join RE/MAX - and the same year was promoted to Vice President. She became Executive Vice President in 1978 and was elected President in 1979. In 1991, she was named Chief Executive Officer and in April 2002 was made Vice Chairman of the Board. In 1988, Liniger was recognized as one of the top ten U.S. women for her outstanding achievement in business, the arts and public service. In 1989, she was awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the state of Colorado in the real estate and construction category by the international accounting firm of Ernst & Young, and Inc. Magazine. John Sieber President Sieber & Company Mr. Sieber currently serves as President of Sieber & Company, a real estate development consulting firm in Douglas County, Colorado. He has spent 35 years in the real estate industry. In addition, he is a founding member of the Southeast Business Partnership, an organization of government and business leaders committed to the economic vitality and sustainability of the South Metro Denver region. Angela Baier Director, Marketing & Sponsorship Cherry Creek Shopping Center Ms. Baier currently leads the marketing, public relations, community relations and sponsorship opportunities for Cherry Creek Shopping Center. She was previously a zoo industry leader, most notably as CEO/Executive Director of the New York State Zoo and VP of Marketing for the Denver Zoo. In addition, Baier served as Denver's first Director of Marketing under Mayor Hickenlooper. She currently serves on the DIA Vision Team, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Metro Denver Convention & Visitors Bureau and has actively supported two SCFD reauthorization campaigns. John Fielder Nature photographer, publisher, teacher, environmental activist Mr. Fielder founded Westcliffe Publishers in 1981 and is author/photographer of 39 books. He opened John Fielder's Colorado gallery in 2002. He serves as an original member of the Board of Great Outdoors Colorado, the state's lottery-funded natural heritage protection mechanism. A recipient of Sierra Club's Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography Mr. Fielder resides in Summit County. Drew Lautrup, CFP® Vice President Merrill Lynch Mr. Lautrup has worked with private clients for the past 10 years, specializing in lifetime income planning and estate planning. He has also been a member of the Board of Trustees at Jefferson Unitarian Church in Golden since 2004. Lynne D. Valencia Vice President of Community Relations KUSA-TV, Gannett, Inc. Ms. Valencia, Vice President of Community Relations for 9News, has been in the Denver media for more than 15 years. She sits on numerous boards and is very active within the Hispanic community. Valencia is also adjunct faculty for the University of Denver. Mary Ricketson Mary Ricketson is Dean Emeritus to the University of Denver College of Law and currently University Professor, University College. She has previously served as the Director of the Colorado Lawyers Committee, as a Deputy District Attorney, an Assistant Colorado Attorney General and as an arbitrator and mediator. She has served on numerous boards and commissions including service as the president of the Colorado Woman's Bar Association, president of the CWBA Foundation, president of the Colorado Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and as a trustee of the Dian Fosey Foundation and the Denver Dumb Friends League. Mary has won awards for both professional and community accomplishments including the Edwin Wolf Award, from the National Lawyers Committee, the Community Service Award of the Hispanic Bar Association, the Mary Lathrop Award and the Mile High Council of Girl Scouts, Women of Distinction Award. She is a member of the Denver and Colorado Bar Associations, the Woman's Bar Association, the American Law Institute, the American Law Foundation and is referenced in Who's Who in America and Who's Who in the West. |
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