Staff & Board Members

Vice President of Economic Development
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One of my favorites quotes is from Ron Kitchens, an economic developer, he says, “The Greatest Force of Change is a Job.” He also says, if you want to change your community for the better, you must work intentionally on creating quality, family-sustaining, wage-earning jobs in your community. I believe my role is to partner with our business community to ensure Douglas County has the optimal business environment for their success with diversity of people, of thought, and of landscape. Our diversity will make businesses and residents want to call Douglas County home.

When we work with companies to create quality jobs across industry sectors and skill sets and work with our education partners to create training programs to up-skill or re-skill individuals to compete for those jobs, we as an organization are playing a pivotal role of bringing multiple partners to the table to achieve the goal of creating a Douglas County for all.

I work hard to ensure Douglas County’s needs are being balanced for the entire population. Since 2017, I have served as the State Lead for National Skills Coalition Business Leaders United and created the model that is being used to create state chapters in 7 other states with 7 more being added in 2020.

Most recently, the National Skills Coalition presented me the 2019 Taking Care of Business Award. This award is presented to one individual in the country who has worked to increase the platform of skills policy at the Federal and State Levels.

I also serve as the Board Chair for the Boys and Girls Club of Douglas County and serve on the Advisory Board of the United Way.

And, the coolest thing so far, a large corporation who moved into Douglas County named their building “The Breezy.” I thought I would need to donate millions of dollars to get my name on a building!