Steve Ducoff, executive director of the Pikes Peak Lodging Association, has a lot of worries — difficult economic times, razor-thin margins and increasing taxes. But he says there are some bright spots. The Quizno’s Pro Challenge cycling event will bring 6,000 room nights to Colorado Springs, and the U.S. Women’s Open golf tournament will provide [...]
Continue reading …Christina McGrath has a degree in architecture, was an El Pomar Foundation fellow, sits on the board of the Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, and took over in January as executive director of the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region — and she’s only 25 years old. We spoke with McGrath at her COPPeR [...]
Continue reading …Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado is a nonprofit that distributes 11 million pounds of food annually to more than 400 agencies in 31 counties. Numerous organizations and thousands of people depend on it. The organization found itself in troubled waters last year, firing its executive director, who had been in place for [...]
Continue reading …Tom Gonzalez has been CEO of the Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross since April. Prior to that, he worked for the Boy Scouts of America for 17 years. How did the economic downturn affect the ability of the Red Cross to raise money? The Red Cross is affected in two ways when [...]
Continue reading …Dr. Toni Green finds it hard, impossible really, to maintain any distance from her patients. A surgeon who recently opened a new practice associated with Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Green specializes in the type of surgeries that breast cancer patients undergo. “I chose this type of surgery because it allows me to build a relationship [...]
Continue reading …As senior vice president of Peak Vista Community Health Centers, Pam McManus juggles the needs of a staff of more than 630 doctors, nurses and administrators at 18 outpatient clinics. Peak Vista provides primary care services to low-income, uninsured working families from all over the Pikes Peak Region. What are the biggest challenges facing Peak [...]
Continue reading …Kyle Campbell has become the face of homebuilding and land development in Colorado Springs. As the head of Classic Consulting, Engineers and Surveyors, a subdivision of Classic Homes, he oversees the company’s numerous land development and infrastructure projects. In November, after 15 years with the group, he was installed as the president of the Colorado [...]
Continue reading …A native of Colorado Springs, Michele Carvell has been executive director of Pikes Peak Country Attractions Association since 1999. Prior to that, she was executive director of the Manitou Springs Chamber of Commerce from 1990 to 1998. She was instrumental in increasing tourism to Manitou, and helping to brand the town as a fun, quirky [...]
Continue reading …Tom Daschbach is president and CEO of TD Support Services, a government contracting, medical staffing and security services company. He served in the Air Force for 27 years, and served as vice president of business and Industry development for the Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce for six years before starting his business. You started the [...]
Continue reading …Jerry Fritsche’s long career in investment banking began in almost 40 years ago, when he went to work as a stockbroker in Colorado Springs. In 1992, he founded Fritsche Capital Group, which now maintains offices in Colorado Springs and Los Angeles. The company is an independent corporate finance advisory boutique thataims to provide sophisticated corporate [...]
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