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a number of
multifam-
ily projects
across the
country. In
his five years
with the
firm, he has
completed
projects of
varying scope
with the most
challenging being a midrise
apartment community that
spans two municipal jurisdic-
tions.
•
Jon Webb,
who leads the
firm’s urban
infill design
team. Since
starting in
2011, Webb
has success-
fully directed
the design
of numerous
communities,
including
LoHi Central,
a luxury urban infill townhome
community.
•
Kylee Gurney,
who joined
the firm
team in 2012.
During her
tenure, she
has overseen
the design
of numerous
multifamily
communities,
including
Kephart’s
first high-rise
building.
•
Nicole Williams,
who leads
the firm’s
construction
administra-
tion team.
Since joining
the firm in
2013, Wil-
liams has
shared her
construction
savvy and
attention to
detail and is adept at teaching
the young professionals at the
firm how to work with contrac-
tors and subtrades to ensure
that design is achieved.
•
Steve Martinez,
who has
an interest in
architectural
materials
and always
is looking for
new ways
to design
and build.
He joined
the team in
2001 and has
overseen the
design of more than a dozen
projects, including Veranda
Highpointe.
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Jason Thomas
joined
Trevey
Land and Commercial.
Thomas has more than 10
years of real estate experience
ranging from acquisitions to
development
to sales and
marketing. In
his new role
with the firm,
Thomas will
work directly
with Mitch
Trevey to
identify stra-
tegic retail,
land, indus-
trial and office properties for
investors.
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Michael Kercheval
was
named executive director of the
University of Colorado Boul-
der’s
CU Real Estate Center.
The appointment is effective
July 1.
Kercheval is a past president
and currently CEO emeritus
at the International Council
of Shopping Centers Inc. He
was the president and CEO of
ICSC from 2000 to September
2015. Kercheval has more than
20 years of experience in pri-
vate and higher education real
estate.
At ICSC, which grew from
30,000 to over 70,000 members
across more than 100 countries
under his leadership, Kercheval
worked with Wharton at the
University of Pennsylvania and
the University of Southern Cali-
fornia’s Lusk Center for Real
Estate. Previously, he was CEO
of Lend Lease Latin American
Realty Advisors and a real
estate investment banker with
Equitable Real Estate.
Kercheval will focus on
expanding CUREC’s capa-
bilities in providing real estate
careers for undergraduates
and graduates, as well as driv-
ing intellectual leadership and
delivering academic excellence
in real estate programs.
Kercheval earned his bache-
lor’s degree in economics, inter-
national affairs and political
science, graduating cum laude,
from CU Boulder. He has a
master’s and a doctoral degree
(all but dissertation), both in
economics, from Columbia Uni-
versity in New York.
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Scott Gregory
joined
Taylor
Kohrs
as a
project man-
ager with
more than 30
years’ experi-
ence in the
industry.
He has a
wide range
of knowledge
managing
projects in the
commercial, educational, retail,
municipal, federal and residen-
tial markets.
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The
Colorado/Wyoming
CCIM Chapter
recognized four
real estate professionals who
recently earned the Certified
Commercial Investment Mem-
ber designation.
Earning the designation are:
Brendan Clarke, CCIM, Colo-
rado Springs Commercial, a
Cushman & Wakefield Alli-
ance,
Colorado Springs;
Ashley
Elkin, CCIM, Savills-Studley,
Denver;
Katie Pierson, CCIM,
Industrial Property Trust,
Den-
ver; and
Bob Rizzuto, CCIM,
KW Commercial Real Estate
LLC,
Golden.
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John Patnode
joined
Nation-
al Healthcare Development
as managing director of design
and construction.
In this role, Patnode will over-
see all design and construction
efforts for the firm’s post-acute
and senior housing division.
Prior to joining the company,
Patnode was the managing
director of design and construc-
tion for New Dawn Memory
Care, a private, national senior
housing operator. Patnode
began his career in the South-
west, where he practiced profes-
sionally for over 20 years before
leveraging his experience into
national senior housing projects.
Patnode holds a degree in
interior design and is a licensed
general contractor.
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Scott Farrell
was promoted to
president of
i2 Construction.
Founder and former President
Allan Fries
will now serve as
chief execu-
tive officer.
Fries has
worked in
commercial
construc-
tion since
1975, and he
founded the
company in
1999. In his
role as CEO,
Fries will lead
the compa-
ny’s strategic
initiatives
and expan-
sion.
Farrell
brings exten-
sive experi-
ence in the
commercial
construction
industry to his new role. He
joined the company in early
2000 as project manager and,
most recently, served as vice
president and partner of the
firm. As president, Farrell will
oversee daily operations and
customer relationships for the
company.
Additionally,
Nathan Kugler
has been
promoted to
vice president
of operations
and
Clint
Schmitz
has
been pro-
moted to vice
president
of business
development.
Since joining
i2 in 2003,
Kugler has
worked his
way up from
site super-
intendent
to project
manager and
most recently
worked as
a project
executive
and partner. Schmitz has been
an integral part of the company,
leading its sales efforts since
2009.
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Fennemore Craig
announced
that
Troy Rackham
is the new
managing partner of the firm's
Denver office, succeeding Bruce
Dahl, who served in that capac-
ity since 2006, when Fennemore
Craig opened its office in Den-
ver. Dahl continues to chair the
law firm’s intellectual property
practice group.
Rackham
joined the
firm in 2011
and practices
in the areas of
medical neg-
ligence and
professional
malpractice
as well as
other forms
of complex
litigation,
employment and labor, and
civil rights law. Rackham regu-
larly advises legal profession-
als on ethics, malpractice and
professional liability issues and
authors a treatise on Colorado
legal malpractice litigation. He
earned his Juris Doctor from
William and Mary School of
Law and his bachelor's degree,
cum laude, fromWeber State
University.
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Elements
added
Chelsea
Turnock
as an account executive
at the furniture and architectural
products company’s Denver
headquarters.
As an account executive
within the furniture division,
Turnock will manage business
logistics for the entirety of a cli-
ent transac-
tion. She will
help clients
to maximize
their invest-
ment and
minimize
their long-
term cost of
ownership by
helping them
select solu-
tions that will adapt and change
with their businesses. Turnock
also will focus on incorporating
the latest workplace trends and
research into solutions for clients
across Colorado and Wyoming.
Turnock brings a strong back-
ground in business-to-business
sales. Prior to joining the com-
pany, she held a sales consultant
position with Paychex, a pro-
vider of integrated human capi-
tal management solutions for
payroll, human resources, retire-
ment and insurance services.
Turnock has a bachelor’s
degree in communication
studies from the University of
Northern Colorado.
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Ron Spraggins, CCIM, Shane
Spraggins
and
Ryan Spraggins
of
Commonwealth
received top
individual broker awards from
CoStar
for Colorado Springs.
The annual awards recognize
the firms and individual brokers
who closed the highest transac-
tion volumes in commercial
property sales in 2015 within
their respective markets. In
addition to earning individual
awards, the firm, which special-
izes in apartment sales, also
received a top firm award.
Commonwealth qualified
as one of the top commercial
brokerage firms in Colorado
Springs based on total sales
transactions closed during the
2015 year. In order to be selected
for this honor Commonwealth’s
overall transaction volumes
were evaluated by CoStar
against other commercial real
estate brokerage firms active
in its region, and subsequently
ranked among the top firms in
the market.
Commonwealth closed almost
$100 million in sales in 2015.
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Mary Boyle
joined
Newmark
Grubb Knight Frank
as an asso-
ciate broker.
Boyle is teaming with Execu-
tive Managing Director Tom
and Director Jon Tilton, where
she will specialize in tenant
and landlord representation,
focusing on the office market
throughout the Denver metro
area.
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Who’s News
Jake Kozlowski
Jon Webb
Kylee Gurney
Jason Thomas
Troy Rackham
Chelsea Turnock
Scott Gregory
Scott Farrell
Allan Fries
Nathan Kugler
Clint Schmitz
Nicole Williams
Steve Martinez
High Fives!
HDR, an international engi-
neering and architecture com-
pany, was among Denver
companies that opened their
doors to high school students
through the Denver Public
Schools CareerConnect pro-
gramMay 5.
Approximately 20 engineer-
ing students from East High
School attended the CareerX
Industry Exploration event,
participating in hands-on
activities, meeting engineers
and learning firsthandwhat it’s
like to work in engineering or
architecture.
CareerX Industry Explora-
tion events like the one at HDR
provide a first point of real-
world exposure to DPS stu-
dents interested in STEM fields
such as engineering, technol-
ogy, advanced manufactur-
ing, biomedicine and finance.
During the 2015-2016 school
year, more than 1,200 students
participated in CareerX events
at organizations including
HDR, Denver Health, Intertech
Plastics, RK Mechanical, and
the city and county of Denver
Office of Information Technol-
ogy.
More than 100 companies in
Denver are investing in their
talent pipeline by participating
in experiential learning activi-
ties through Denver Public
Schools CareerConnect. The
districtwide program links
more than 6,000 DPS high
school students with relevant,
career-focused courses, work-
place experiences and mentor-
ing.
“We’re seeing unprecedent-
ed support from companies
like HDR,” said DPS Career-
Connect Director Joe Saboe.
“They understand businesses
need to be involved in work-
force development and need
to reach students early in their
academic careers. They’re
welcoming students into their
offices with open arms.”
In addition to holding
CareerX events during the
school year, HDR is hosting
two high school interns from
DPS CareerConnect as part of
the CareerLaunch internship
program. The students have
been taking DPS CareerCon-
nect engineering classes in high
school andwill be able to apply
what they’re learning in the
classroom to an actual work
environment.
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High Fives! recognizes good deeds and accomplishments
by companies and individuals in the Colorado commercial
real estate industry. Please share your good news
and photos with us by emailing
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