Colorado Springs Movers & Shakers
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Christopher Gould, senior vice president of national program development and ministry relations for Salem Media Group, will move to Colorado Springs and also serve as general manager of 102.7 (KBIQ-FM), 100.7 (KGFT-FM), and 1460/101.1 (KZNT-AM/FM). Gould has been with Salem for nearly two decades, initially running Salem’s stations in Tampa, Fla., before he was promoted in 2011 to vice president of national program development. He was named to his current post in 2018.
Kathy Reak, Dina Worthen, Cheryl McCullough, Holly Taylor, Sarah Price and Melissa Williams have been promoted to new positions at Visit Colorado Springs. Reak became vice president of sales, replacing Pam Sherfesse, who retired. Reak joined the nonprofit in 1997. Worthen was promoted to senior sales manager. McCullough was named senior director of sports and events. Taylor was appointed group servicing manager. Price became group sales administrator. Williams was promoted to director of marketing.
Nancy Hartsfield and Michael Longo have joined Legend of Colorado Springs, an assisted living and memory care center in the Briargate area. Hartsfield is health care director and had been a nurse navigator and marketing liaison for Bridges Home Care. Longo is executive chef and had worked for both The Broadmoor hotel and the Glen Eyrie Conference Center.
Bradley Nathan has joined Bank Central in Colorado Springs as a private banking specialist. He started his banking career in 1993 and has worked at seven other banks, most recently with Community Banks of Colorado and UMB Bank, both in Colorado Springs.
Dr. Erik Wallace and Jacob Pruitt have been appointed and Mia Ramirez has been reappointed as trustees of the Colorado Springs Health Foundation by the Colorado Springs City Council. Pruitt is vice president of T. Rowe Price in Colorado Springs, where he heads the company’s high net worth and donor advised funds operations. Wallace is associate dean of the Colorado Springs branch of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and faculty associate for the Center for Bioethics and Humanities. Ramirez is a community partner at The Colorado Trust.
Greg Welch has become chairman of the Police Foundation of Colorado Springs, replacing Kyle Hybl, who served in the post since the nonprofit organization was formed in 2010. Welch is regional president of Independent Financial, while Hybl is president and CEO of El Pomar Foundation.
Terrell Brown, Seth Harvey and Amber Ptak all have been named to the board of directors of the Downtown Partnership in Colorado Springs. Brown is CEO of the Hillside Connection. Harvey is CEO of BlueStaq and Ptak is CEO of the Pikes Peak Community Health Partnership. Davin Neubacher of Navakai is chair of the Downtown Partnership board and Warren Epstein of Pikes Peak Community College is vice chair.
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