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Residential & Commercial Forecasts
7:30 to 8:50 a.m. (75 minutes)
PLENARY
Breakfast Keynote: The National Outlook
What does the future hold for housing starts, home sales, prices and mortgage rates in 2022 and beyond? Dr. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, will outline the
latest data and provide his predictions for the nation’s housing market during the COVID-19 era.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
• Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, National Association of Realtors
n SESSION OBJECTIVE: Students will gain insight into forces driving the national real estate market, including interest rates, inventory, new-home construction, price appreciation and affordability.
Our instructor also will examine what factors are likely to shape the market in 2022. The session features a keynote presentation from one of the nation’s leading experts on residential real estate.
(Format: keynote presentation; student Q&A.)
COMMERCIAL – Breaking Ground I
9:05 to 10:05 a.m. (60 minutes)
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of
development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
PANELISTS
• Paul Sizemore, Community Development, Neighborhood Services Dir., City of Ft. Collins
• Ben Snow, Economic Health & Housing Dir., City of Greeley
• Sarah Crosthwaite, Economic Development Dir., Town of Johnstown
• Stacy Miller, Dir. of Economic Development, Town of Windsor
• Robert Paulsen, Planning Mgr., City of Loveland
n SESSION OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about the many current, and planned, commercial real estate projects throughout the Boulder Valley, providing insights into what specific developments
— and types of developments — are ongoing within the region. The session features presentations from economic development professionals and planning officials representing the region’s top
markets. (Format: panelist presentations; student Q&A.)
Lot Wars
9:05 to 10:05 a.m. (60 minutes)
RESIDENTIAL
Competition for residential lots has become fierce, with high demand for housing prompting developers and home builders to vie for available land. How does supply and demand affect the price of
available land, and what cities stand to gain the most in terms of housing development?
MODERATOR
• Tyler James, Broker Associate, RE/MAX Alliance
PANELISTS
• Landon Hoover, Owner/CEO, Hartford Homes
• Jason Sherrill, Owner/CEO, Landmark Homes
• Jason Pock, VP/Land Acquisition, Richmond American Homes
n SESSION OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about what factors are driving competition for available lots, as well as what cities and towns are best-poised to accommodate increased demand for
housing due to availability of land, water and metropolitan districts. Students will be instructed on demographic and commuting patterns that affect new-home supply. (Format: panelist presentations;
moderated panel discussion; student Q&A.)
Breaking Ground II
10:20 to 11:20 a.m. (60 minutes)
COMMERCIAL
Communities throughout Northern Colorado are seeing a wave of new commercial construction, with some projects in the planning stage and others already emerging from the ground. Our panel of
development directors will provide a complete rundown of the region’s top projects. This panel is a huge hit year after year!
PANELISTS
• Walt Elish, Community Development Dir., Town of Berthoud
• Cody Bird, Economic Health Dir., Town of Wellington
• Patrick Giron, Economic Development Dir., City of Brighton
• Tony Chacon, Dir. of Economic Development, City of Longmont
• Lucas Workman, EDC Coordinator, Town of Erie
n SESSION OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about the many current, and planned, commercial real estate projects throughout the Boulder Valley, providing insights into what specific developments
— and types of developments — are ongoing within the region. The session features presentations from economic development professionals and planning officials representing the region’s top
markets. (Format: panelist presentations; student Q&A.)
Affordable Housing: Strategies & Obstacles
10:20 to 11:20 a.m. (60 minutes)
RESIDENTIAL
Rapid escalation in housing prices has heightened the need for creative affordable-housing solutions in Northern Colorado. But some projects are getting built. What are some creative solutions to
the affordable-housing crisis, and what role do private groups and governmental agencies such as CHAFA play?
MODERATOR
• Bob Choate, Partner, Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC
PANELISTS
• Terry Barnard, Multi-Family Outreach Mgr., CHFA
• Kristin Fritz, Chief Real Estate Officer, Housing Catalyst
• Cheri Witt-Brown, Exec. Dir., Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity
• Ryan Rodgers, SVP/Development, Pedcor Investments LLC
n SESSION OBJECTIVE: Students will learn about factors that affect housing affordability, including supply, demand, municipal growth and zoning policies, inflation and supply-chain issues.
Students will be introduced to a variety of governmental and private-sector initiatives to build affordable housing in the region, as well as how potential buyers can qualify. (Format: panelist
presentations; student Q&A.)
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SPEAKER BIOS
DARIN ATTEBERRY permitting processes necessary to acquire and protect vested development rights.
Market President Mr. Choate received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law
Elevations Credit Union and Bachelors of Science from the University of Texas at Austin College of Communication.
Darin Atteberry is market president for Elevations Credit union. He is a current member and previous chair of the Larimer County Planning Commission,
Prior to that, he was the ccity manager for the city of Fort Colli, a and a current volunteer and prior trustee for the Overland Mountain Bike Association, a
position he has held since December 2004. local nonprofit dedicated to public lands and trail development.
As city manager, Darin led the city government through a time of
transformational change, moving the organization from a “trust SARAH CROSTHWAITE
us” model to one that uses a data-driven, performance based Economic Development Manager
approach. Darin is an advocate for community collaboration Town of Johnstown
and has built strong relationships with both public and private Sarah Crosthwaite is a California native from the City of Redlands.
sector partners. He serves as Vice Chair of the Alliance for Innovation and is a member She holds an undergraduate degree in Political Science from
of the Center for Public Safety Excellence Board of Directors. In 2013, Darin was named California State University, San Bernardino. She received her
Entrepreneur of the Year by the Colorado State University College of Business. In 2016 graduate degree in Public Administration from California State
he was elected as a Fellow with the National Academy of Public Administration. Recently, University, San Bernardino in December 2017. She recently
Darin received the Colorado Governor’s Citi- zenship medal, recognizing him as a leader began her position as Economic Development Manager for the
who serves the public with innovation, operational excellence and progressive vision. Town of Johnstown. Her efforts focus on business retention
Prior to coming to Fort Collins, Darin worked with cities in California, Washington, and and expansion, along with attraction and development of major
Georgia. He attended Harvard University’s Senior Executive Program in State and Local corridors within the community. Prior to her current position she served as the Economic
Government. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and Master of City Planning Development Specialist for the City of Fort Morgan for two years.
at Georgia Institute of Technology. He received a Bachelor of Science in City and Regional
Planning from California Polytechnic State University. ASHLEY DAVIDSON
Director of Operations
TERRY BARNARD Cortland
Ulti-Family Outreach Manager Ashley Davidson has more than a decade of property
CHFA management experience spanning across multi-family, mixed
Terry Barnard is an affordable housing real estate professional use, office, retail, and garage operations. She brings extensive
with more than 22 years of experience in multifamily mortgage expertise in leasing across multiple real estate sectors and
lending, underwriting low income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity providing direct support to tenants to ensure their success.
investments, tax credit allocation, and asset management. Terry Ashley is unique in her industry in that she truly values the
has worked for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority partnership between tenant and landlord and believes it has a
(CHFA) for over 17 years and currently manages the Multifamily positive multiplying effect on the community. Through unique
Production and Outreach activities within the Community contract structures, marketing assistance, and program development, she aims to give a
Development Division. He also spent nearly 6 years with positive experience to our tenants. Ashley holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from University
Enterprise Community Investment in multifamily lending and tax credit syndication. He is of Texas at Austin in Government.
an accredited LEED Green Associate.
WALT ELISH
CODY BIRD Business Development Manager
Planning Director Town of Berthoud
Town of Wellington Walt Elish, business development manager for the town
Cody Bird is the town planner for Wellington and is responsible of Berthoud, has been active in economic and community
for overseeing the planning and zoning department, building development for more than 25 years. During that time he has
department, and all planning, development and building activities worked on the local and state and regional levels and successfully
of the Town. Cody has a master’s degree in urban and regional implemented two county–wide economic development
community planning from Kansas State University, and is certified partnership organizations.
with the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP). Cody
served a similar capacity as the city planner for Derby, Kansas
before relocating to Wellington in 2017. STAN EVERITT
Broker/owner
LARRY BUCKENDORF Everitt Cos.
Corporate Counsel Stan Everitt has resided in Fort Collins and Windsor since 1953.
Journey Homes He has worked in the family business since childhood, beginning
Larry earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from as a general laborer at the Everitt Lumber Yard. Over the years,
Colorado State University (’88) and Juris Doctorate (JD) from the the family business became Everitt Cos. and were prominent real
University of Kentucky College of Law (’94). estate developers in the region.
He is general counsel and a principal of Journey Homes LLC, Stan’s interest was in home building and residential development,
the largest privately held homebuilding operations in Northern and managed those divisions of the Everitt Companies from the
Colorado and Crow Creek Construction, LLC, a pipe infrastructure mid-’80s until 2016, when the company consolidated. Since
Company. Mr. Buckendorfoversees the internal management that time, he has continued to focus on residential development in Fort Collins, Windsor,
of homebuilding operations and direction of all development Severance and Sheridan ,Wyoming. Over his career, he has overseen the development of
projects. Mr. Buckendorf has extensive land development, project management, finance, many subdivisions in Fort Collins, such as Oakridge, Timber Creek, Fossil Creek Ranch
legal and accounting experience. Mr. Buckendorf has worked with Mr. Demaske since and other smaller developments. In Windsor and Severance, he has planned and built
2001, both focusing on developing the market position of the homebuilding operations. In Timber Ridge, Hidden Valley, North Shores, Soaring Eagle Ranch Westwood Village,
addition to homebuilding, the Journey Homes organizations develop numerous apartment and Tailholt. In total, he and his family have developed thousands of lots, built hundreds
projects and formerly banking operations prior to the sale of Advantage Bank in 2019. Larry of homes and developed innumerable commercial offices, retail centers, apartments
is a member of the Colorado Bar Association and Colorado Board of Accountancy (CPA- and industrial sites. Overall, Everitt Cos. developments have a sterling reputation of
inactive). quality, innovation, and heightened appreciated value, giving their customers great value
while ‘raising the bar’ in Northern Colorado. Stan continues to be involved in residential
TONY CHACON development, as well as leading a program known as The Legacy Project here in Northern
Redevelopment Program Manager Colorado. He and his wife, Sara, have been married 49 years, have two children living in
City of Longmont Windsor and seven grandchildren.
Tony Chacon serves as redevelopment manager with the
city of Longmont and brings with him more than 25 years’ KRISTIN FRITZ
redevelopment and economic-development experience working Chief Real Estate Officer
in local government. He has worked previously in such capacity Housing Catalyst
for several jurisdictions, including the city & county of Denver, Kristin Krasnove Fritz, Chief Real Estate Officer, has been with
Westminster and Aurora. He is a member of the American Institute Housing Catalyst since 2011. Prior to joining the organization
of Certified Planners and has served on a number of boards Kristin worked as an urban planner for over ten years. Her
focused on brownfields redevelopment and affordable housing. planning work focused on the relationship between health and
the built environment, sustainability, housing, and transit-oriented
BOB CHOATE development. At Housing Catalyst, Kristin led the development
Partner of Redtail Ponds, Village on Redwood and Village on Horsetooth.
Coan, Payton & Payne LLC She began her career in California’s Bay Area where issues
Bob Choate’s practice is focused on complex real estate of affordable housing have dominated community conversations for many years. As a
development and associated corporate transactions, as well as developer, she has a passion for incorporating health and sustainability into housing and
heavy civil construction. strives to create high quality housing that is both affordable and beautiful. She holds
Prior to joining Coan Payton & Payne, Mr. Choate spent many a master’s degree in City and Regional Planning from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and a
years as corporate counsel for local governmental entities in bachelor’s degree in Development Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
Northern Colorado, and has extensive experience navigating the
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SPEAKER BIOS
PATRICK GIRON TYLER JAMES
Director / CEO / President Broker associate
Brighton Economic Development Corporation Re/Max Alliance
A proud Colorado native, Patrick joined the Brighton Economic Tyler is consistently a top producing agent, belonging to REMAX
Development Corporation (Brighton EDC) in July of 2016. Patrick Hall of Fame and a yearly member of the prestigious RE/MAX
came to the Brighton EDC after spending 13 years with the city Platinum Club. Prior to joining The Kinzli Team, he spent 15 years
of Denver at the Denver Office of Economic Development, most in the hospitality industry and most recently at the Convention
recently as Economic Development Supervisor, where he led and Visitor Bureau. He was a leader in his industry and was a
a team of business development representatives in business destination expert for people visiting and moving to the area. This
retention and expansion activities for Denver and implemented extensive knowledge of Fort Collins has made Tyler the Kinzli
many components of Denver’s annual economic development Team’s “Fort Collins Expert.”
strategic plan. He also worked as a Business Analyst and Business Specialist in workforce
development while in Denver. Prior to working in Denver, Patrick was a manager in the DEANNA MCCRERY
telecommunications industry for several years with MCI Worldcom, TCI, and Rhythms Broker Associate
NetConnections leading national deployment teams and handling high profile escalations The Group INc.
for large business customers, among other duties. Deanna started with The Group in 1991 as the receptionist. From
that role she transitioned to other administrative roles within The
JAKE HALLAUER Group and became licensed in 1994. Her entire real estate career
President / Principal has been with The Group specializing in residential real estate,
NAI Affinity working both resale and new construction. She works with large
Jake is the President of NAI Affinity (formerly known as Chrisland, builders like Village Homes and Lennar along with local builders.
Inc.). The Affinity Real Estate Partners family of companies She has been involved in more than 2000 transactions. She holds
includes NAI Affinity, a Northern Colorado based commercial several additional real estate designations. Deanna has enjoyed
real estate brokerage which is an affiliate of NAI Global, and being involved in the community having served on the boards of Junior League, Respite
Affinity Partners, LLC, a real estate investment and development and WomenGive. She is also a trustee for the Women’s Foundation of Colorado. In 2007,
company. Jake has brokered numerous real estate transactions. she took a two-year sabbatical and worked for a year as a concierge at The Bellagio. She
Notable transactions include: the sale of The Preserve at the has 2 children and 4 grandchildren all who live in Colorado.
Meadows, a 220 unit Class A apartment community in Fort
Collins, brokerage of development land for approximately 2,500 multifamily units (including PATRICK MCMEEKIN
market rate, LIHTC and age restricted projects), representing Midwest Engineered President of Land Development / Principal
Systems, Inc. in the acquisition of a 47,000 square foot manufacturing building in Loveland, Hartford Homes
CO and subsequently brokering a lease for the facility with Rubadue Wire, representing Patrick McMeekin is the vice president of land development and
Rodelle, Inc. in a 30,000 square foot expansion of their existing Fort Collins, CO facility. a partner at Hartford Homes. At Hartford, he oversees acquisition
of real estate, project entitlements, and horizontal development. In
LAUREN HANSEN addition to the above, he manages the corporation’s water-rights
Retired CEO portfolio. He has worked on development projects in all the major
Information and Real Estate Services, LLC (IRES) Northern Colorado municipalities, which together total more than
Lauren Hansen retired as the CEO of IRES LLC in early 2022. 5,000 units. Prior to joining Hartford in 2016, he was the chief
She led the organization since its formation in the mid 1990s. operating officer at Water Valley Land Co. Patrick is a graduate of
Her earlier career included a decade as the Executive Officer Colorado State University.
of the Estes Park Board of Realtors, followed by the Executive
Director role for Tri-City Services, the regional MLS (Multiple STACY MILLER
Listing Service) serving Fort Collins, Greeley and Loveland. Tri-City Director of Economic Development
Services eventually merged into the larger regional MLS, IRES. Town of Windsor
A self-proclaimed database geek, she guided IRES through the Stacy Miller has been Windsor’s Director of Economic
transition from a national MLS provider to a custom designed system that launched in 2001 Development since 2011. She has over 21 years of experience
– the same year Apple introduced the iPod and Napster reached 26M users. Since that serving communities throughout the Front Range. Prior to
time, the IRES MLS system has continually evolved and received national recognition for coming to the Town of Windsor, Miller worked as the Director of
innovation and customer satisfaction. Business Retention and Expansion for the Northern Colorado
Economic Development Corporation. She also served the City of
LANDON HOOVER Lakewood as an economic development specialist. Miller received
Owner/CEO her undergraduate degree in Journalism, Public Relations and
Hartford Homes Advertising Media from the University of Northern Colorado. Miller is also a graduate of the
Landon Hoover joined Hartford Homes in 2012 and ascended University of Oklahoma Economic Development Institute.
from an analyst to vice president of land development to
president, eventually acquiring the company in 2016. Prior to MAX MOSS
Hartford Homes, Hoover was a strategy and operations consultant President
for Deloitte Consulting. Hoover has a bachelors of business HF2M Colorado Inc.
administration in finance and business honors from The McCombs Max grew up in Texas as the son of a Texas high school football
School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin. He serves coach. A graduate of Rice University, Max spent 10 years in
on the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District (PVFPD) and Habitat the high tech industry with IBM and others before moving into
for Humanity Fort Collins boards. commercial real estate with Trammel Crow and CBRE in Austin.
Max spent 8 years in commercial real estate endeavors in Austin.
AMANDA HUSTON The next 10 years were spent leading an ownership team of a
Partner diverse commercial real estate portfolio across the country. This
Coan, Payton & Payne LLC included hotels, office/industrial properties and development and
Amanda Huston focuses her law practice on corporate and real oversight of multi city operating businesses in North Dakota serving the Bakken Oilfield.
estate related matters including: purchase and sale transactions; This broad background has served well in the town planning for Montava. Montava is an
business organization; land planning and development; and ambitious master planned community in Fort Collins built on the foundation of local food
commercial loan transactions. production, conservation of natural resources, new urbanism design where walking and
Ms. Huston holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of biking are emphasized over car dependent sprawl. A complete community that includes
Northern Colorado. She majored in communication studies and schools, community parks, public civic facilities and services, businesses and Natural
minored in political science. Ms. Huston also earned a Master Areas. In order to provide a predictable and affordable water system for this project Max’s
of Arts in communication studies from the University of Northern team is currently pursuing a creative water solution as well.
Colorado while serving as an instructor of public speaking and first year experience
courses. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Huston worked at the Greeley Downtown BOB PAULSEN
Development Authority where she developed a passion for helping businesses become Current Planning Manager
successful. Ms. Huston graduated Order of the Coif from the University of Denver Sturm City of Loveland
College of Law in 2016, earning a certificate in corporate and commercial law. While in law Bob Paulsen moved to Northern Colorado in 2006 to become
school, she served as an articles editor on the Denver Law Review and as editor in chief of the Planning Manager for the City. He has always had a passion
Race to the Bottom, a collaborative blog covering current laws and regulations governing for planning, the built environment, and working collaboratively
corporations. She was also a recipient of the Excellence in Land Use Law Student award on innovative design ideas. He studied planning at the University
from the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute. of New Mexico and received a bachelor’s of arts in American
After law school, Ms. Huston clerked at for the Honorable David M. Furman at the Studies at The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington.
Colorado Court of Appeals. Prior to joining Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC, Ms. Huston spent He has worked in both the public sector as a planner and planning
6 weeks in an intensive Spanish immersion program in Spain. She is a member of the manager for the City of Albuquerque and in the private sector
Colorado Bar Association (Business Law Section) and the Denver Bar Association. as a planning consultant for URS and at his own planning consulting business. Bob is a
member of the American Institute of Certified Planners and runs the City’s development
review team.
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JASON POCK BENJAMIN SNOW
VP/Land Acquisitions & Entitlements Economic Health & Housing Director
Richmond American Homes City of Greeley
Jason Pock is Vice President of Land Acquisition & Entitlements Ben Snow serves as director of economic health and housing for
at Richmond American Homes. He is a native of east Denver. He the city of Greeley, where he actively works to drive economic
obtained a B.S. from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from development and prosperity for residents of Greeley and Northern
the University of Denver. He holds active law and title insurance Colorado. Previously, he served as the president of the Rapid City
producer licenses. He has worked in land acquisition and land Economic Development Partnership, a public/private nonprofit
entitlements in the home building industry for more than a decade. organization in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Prior to that, he
was based in metro Denver and served in several economic-
development leadership capacities, including executive director
RYAN RODGERS for the Parker Economic Development Council, president and CEO of the Parker Chamber
SVP/Development of Commerce, and business development manager for the Denver South Economic
Pedcor Investments LLC Development Partnership.
Ryan Rodgers graduated from Purdue University with a B.A.
in Political Science and Psychology, and he graduated with a CHERI WITT-BROWN
Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University Maurer School of Executive Director
Law. After graduation Mr. Rodgers joined Barnes & Thornburg Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity
as an associate in the Creditors’ Rights and Real Estate practice Cheri Witt-Brown joined Greeley-Weld Habitat for Humanity
groups. His legal practice focused on working with institutions in in 2015 and has served as its Executive Director since May of
restructuring, bankruptcy, and acquisitions along with commercial 2016. Cheri brought to GWHFH 28 years of experience in land
and real estate transactions. Mr. Rodgers joined Pedcor in 2011 development, general contracting, banking, non-profit, and
and has led multifamily development in multiple states, including Colorado, increasing leadership.
Pedcor’s multifamily portfolio by thousands of units. Cheri led Greeley-Weld Habitat’s team to co-develop with
Commonwealth Companies a 12-acre, 95-unit affordable
GABRIELLE RUBINSTEIN housing community, 27 Habitat homes, and 68 Commonwealth
Development Manager townhomes and cottages to replace half of the affordable homes lost in Evans during the
Buckingham Cos. 2013 flood. Cheri and the Greeley-Weld Habitat Development team’s next project is a
Gabrielle Rubinstein has been in the real estate industry 40-acre affordable community that will bring 491, climate friendly, housing units to Greeley
since 2016, and serves as the development manager for the in partnership with Greeley based Richmark Companies. The City of Greeley City Council
Buckingham Cos., an Indianapolis-based national multifamily appointed Cheri in 2021 to serve as a board member on the city of Greeley Water & Sewer
developer. She is responsible for site selection, due diligence and board.
entitlements in Colorado, Florida and Indiana. She is working on
several Northern Colorado projects. CLYDE WOOD
Previously, she specialized in the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Vice President of Commercial Development, Northern Colorado
for the multifamily market, having worked in Colorado, South McWHINNEY
Carolina and Oklahoma. She is an Indiana University undergraduate with a master’s degree As Vice President of Commercial Development for McWHINNEY,
in finance. Clyde is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and ultimately
executing on commercial development opportunities in Northern
RYAN SCHAEFER Colorado. Clyde leads the commercial team through all phases of
CEO / Principal the development cycle, from conception to completion, including
NAI Affinity market analysis, underwriting, zoning research, consultant
Ryan Schaefer is CEO of NAI Affinity and manager of Affinity selection and oversight, permitting, construction, and project
Partners LLC. Over the course of his 20+ year career, Schaefer close-out. He is also responsible for negotiating leases and
has brokered hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of transactions, fostering relationships with the broker community to ensure McWHINNEY is on “first call”
including residential and commercial land, investment sales, list for brokered opportunities. Clyde holds a dual Bachelor of Arts in Communications
industrial facilities, anchor retailer transactions, restaurants and and International Relations from Syracuse University and earned his Master of Real Estate
corporate office and medical buildings. Schaefer co-founded Development (MRED) from the University of Southern California.
Chrisland Inc. in November 2003. Chrisland changed its name to
Affinity Real Estate Partners Inc. in February 2019. LUCAS WORKMAN
Economic Development Coordinator
DENNIS SCHICK Town of Erie
Broker / Owner Lucas Workman has worked in the Economic Development
RE/MAX Alliance Industry in various capacities at the regional, international and
Dennis Schick is a managing broker and owner with RE/MAX municipal level. He is a motivated and creative problem solver
Alliance. RE/MAX Alliance in Northern Colorado has 300 brokers with professional expertise in social entrepreneurship, fostering
and an additional 700 brokers with Alliance throughout the Front entrepreneurial ecosystems, workforce development systems
Range. He also has ownership in Home Mortgage Alliance and program management, negotiating development and
and Alliance Insurance. Dennis has more than 30 years of new commercial agreements and building strong fruitful relationships
construction experience. He has been with RE/MAX for 16 years with stakeholder. For the past 2.5 years Lucas has worked for the
and represents builders, buyers and sellers throughout Northern Town of Erie, one of the fastest growing communities in the Front Range. Before his current
Colorado. position, Lucas was employed at Zayo Group where he worked on CSR initiatives and
business development. He co-founded Fair Fiber, a startup with a sustainable and ethical
JASON SHERRILL commitment to Peruvian alpaca farmers, worked in Ecuador for workforce development
CEO and at Upstate Colorado ED Corp attracting primary employers.
Landmark Homes
Jason partnered to form Landmark Homes in 2005, prior was a LAWRENCE YUN
partner in multiple home building ventures starting in 1995. As Chief Economist
Chief Executive Officer and Founder at Landmark, Jason focuses National Association of Realtors
on product development, company vision and strategies, and Lawrence Yun is Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of
banking/partner relations. Since the inception, Landmark Homes Research at the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. He
has delivered over 2000 homes. As a graduate from Colorado oversees and is responsible for a wide range of research activity
State University with a BS in Landscape Architecture in 1988 for the association including NAR’s Existing Home Sales statistics,
he applies his design and planning background to all aspects of Affordability Index, and Home Buyers and Sellers Profile Report.
Landmark Homes product concepts, planned communities and market placement. He regularly provides commentary on real estate market trends for
its 1.4 million REALTORS®.
PAUL SIZEMORE Dr. Yun creates NAR’s forecasts and participates in many
Interim Director of Community Development and Neighborhood economic forecasting panels, among them the Blue Chip Council and the Wall Street
Services Journal Forecasting Survey. He appears regularly on financial news outlets, is a frequent
City of Fort Collins speaker at real estate conferences throughout the United States, and has testified before
Paul Sizemore is the Interim Director of Community Development Congress. He also participates in the Industrial Economists Discussion Group at the Joint
and Neighborhood Services for the City of Fort Collins, CO. He Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. He has appeared as a guest on CSPAN’s
is a professional planner and public administrator with nearly Washington Journal.
18 years of experience in municipal governance in Florida and Dr. Yun received his undergraduate degree from Purdue University and earned his Ph.D.
Colorado. He has been with the City of Fort Collins for 8 years. from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Paul’s background includes comprehensive planning and zoning,
transportation and Transit Oriented Development planning, as well
as project and program management. He is an alumnus of the University of Miami and the
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