Valerie Begalle has joined Cherry Creek Mortgage in Grand Junction as a senior loan originator and reverse mortgage specialist. Begalle brings to her position more than 10 years of experience in originating reverse mortgages in the Grand Valley. She specializes in education and offers classes on reverse mortgages to professionals as well as senior groups. […]
Jenette Traynor and Dani Wright have joined Hummel Real Estate in Grand Junction. Traynor has worked as a real estate broker in the Grand Valley since 2004, mostly with development properties. Traynor and her husband, Kerry, own and operate J & K Trucking and Excavation. They have begun the second phase of the Pear Meadows […]
Tim Tafoya is the new director of golf and recreation and Sarah Catlin is the new event coordinator at Bookcliff Country Club in Grand Junction. Tafoya has developed new activities and programs, including golf programs as well as tennis and fitness classes, basketball tournaments and poolside events. Catlin brings to her new duties decades of […]
Warren Swanson has been appointed president of SGM, a Western Colorado engineering, consulting and surveying firm. Swanson brings to his new position nearly 20 years of experience as a professional engineer. He’s worked for SGM since 2002, most recently as water services sector leader, providing design and consulting services for municipal water systems. SGM is […]
Shayla Kraft has joined Element Energy Advisors in Grand Junction as a commercial energy consultant. Kraft brings to her duties more than 15 years of experience in corporate sales, marketing, project management and business consulting. She holds a degree in mass communications from Colorado Mesa University. “We’re very lucky to have someone of her caliber […]
Sam Meyer has been promoted to vice president of the Grand Junction office for Shaw Construction and will be responsible for the overall leadership and direction of projects in Western Colorado. Meyer previously worked as a project manager and project executive and also managed the Wyoming branch for several years. He brings to his duties […]
Carma Brown, manager of the personal insurance department at Home Loan Insurance in Grand Junction, has earned Nationwide recognition for her community service. Brown received the 2016 regional community service award from Nationwide Insurance. Brown was selected from among Nationwide affiliate agents in a six-state region. Brown will be featured on a wall of fame […]
JoAnne Virgilio, a doctor with the Community Hospital Grand Valley Oncology, was among the participants in roundtable discussion about cancer research that included Vice President Joe Biden. The Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City hosted the event as part of an initiative under the Barack Obama administration to increase the rate of progress on […]
Family Health West has announced the election of members and officers to the board of trustees of the health care organization based in Fruita. The board officers include: Blaine Buck of Bighorn Consulting Engineers, chairman; Ken Palmer of Palmer Tax and Consulting, vice president; and Tom Oliver of Alpine Bank, treasurer. Dr. Michael Neste joins […]
Aerianna Preble of Parachute has been selected as the first recipient of college scholarships recognizing students pursuing careers in the energy industry in Western Colorado. Preble was named 2016 Colorado Energy Scholar. The West Slope Colorado Oil & Gas Association funded the scholarship program with a $25,000 contribution. The Colorado Mesa University Unconventional Energy Center […]