Tag: Executive Director
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Tourism outlook: Pent-up travel demand will boost visitor numbers in the Pikes Peak region
Colorado Springs tourism leaders are optimistic that visitors will return to the Pikes Peak region in near-record numbers as the two-year-old COVID-19 pandemic fades from view. Officials believe Americans are ready to take vacations after two years of trying to avoid infection, and they are spending heavily to bring those visitors to the region. Visit…
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Lisa Roy expected to lead Colorado’s Department of Early Childhood
Lisa Roy is expected to become the executive director of the newly created Department of Early Childhood. Roy is the sole finalist for the position, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday. The department launched March 1 and oversees many early childhood programs that previously were overseen by the Colorado Department of Human Services and the Department of…
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Colorado Springs lands top 10 ranking among best U.S. cities, topping Denver
Colorado Springs cracked the top 10 in the Milken Institute‘s annual best-performing cities list, placing ahead of both Denver and the Springs’ U.S. Space Command rival, Huntsville, Ala. The Springs is ranked ninth in the latest listing, up from 17th last year and the highest spot the city has reached in the 23 years the California-based…
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Colorado city ranks top 10 in ‘best-performing cities’ list
Colorado Springs cracked the Top 10 in the Milken Institute‘s annual best-performing cities list, placing ahead of both Denver and the Springs’ U.S. Space Command rival, Huntsville, Ala. The Springs is ranked ninth in the latest listing, up from 17th last year and the highest spot the city has reached in the 23 years the California-based…
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Despite pandemic, Colorado Springs tourism season ‘historic’
The Pikes Peak region’s tourism industry bounced back from the COVID-19 pandemic in a big way this summer, posting numbers one tourism industry executive called “historic.” Doug Price, CEO of Visit Colorado Springs, said you can credit the March arrival of Southwest Airlines at the Colorado Springs Airport for boosting visitor numbers to historic levels.…
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Meet the Denver Broncos’ community development ‘dream team,’ which is regarded as one of the best
Hanging on Allie Engelken’s office wall is a sign that reads “I’d rather try and fail, rather than fail to try.” This is often the rallying cry of the Broncos’ community development team, which Engelken oversees. It’s made of only four people: Engelken, executive director; Liz Jeralds, senior manager; Katie Shuster, the coordinator; and Bobby…
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Redistricting commissioners clash over prisoner reallocation
Some of the commissioners charged with redrawing Colorado’s congressional maps have raised objections to a law requiring them to count state prisoners where they lived prior to their incarceration, instead of where they’re locked up, drawing sharp responses from members of the panel who back the prisoner reallocation law. While only a minority of commissioners…
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Broncos promote Darren Mougey to director of player personnel
The Broncos and GM George Paton have promoted Darren Mougey to director of player personnel, after spending nine seasons in Denver’s front office. Mougey most recently served as the Broncos’ assistant director of college scouting in 2020. ‘Be the trailblazer’: Kelly Kleine’s rise in NFL sparked by late father’s belief in her dreams “Darren is…
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Broncos make a landmark hire with addition of Kelly Kleine
The Broncos hired Kelly Kleine as their executive director of football operations/special advisor to the general manager, the team announced Monday. Kleine has spent the past 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, serving various roles in the front office. She is believed to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive in the NFL. She officially started…