May Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY
COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS
The following citizens were appointed and/or reappointed by the Greenwood Village
City Council to serve on the various Village boards and commissions:
For more information on how to serve on a
Village board or commission, please call the City
Clerk’s Office at 303-486-5752 or email Susan
Ortiz, City Clerk, at sortiz@greenwoodvillage.com.
Susan Calonge, District 2
Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Richard Easton, District 2
Planning & Zoning Commission
Susan and her husband, Ned, have been
residents of Greenwood Village for 26
years, raising three children in the Cherry
Creek School District. She earned her
Bachelor of Science in sociology from
Lewis and Clark College. Susan interned
with the National Council of Jewish
Women following at-risk youth in the court system of
Portland, Oregon. After returning to Colorado, she accepted a
teaching position in the Wellshire Parents’ Day Out program.
Retiring from early childhood education, she partnered with
her cousin to create parenting support products including her
book, titled Parent Cue Cards: Tantrum Tamers. Susan has
served as an Elder at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, Board
liaison for Parents Day Out teachers, monthly parent
newsletter publisher, president and active member of Chapter
CW, P.E.O. (a philanthropic educational organization) and Boy
Scout leader. She is currently volunteering at Freedom Service
Dogs when she is not walking her own dogs, working in the
garden and participating in charity knitting groups. She is
frequently found skiing or sailing with her family.
Toren Mushovic, District 3
(reappointment)
Board of Adjustments and Appeals
Toren has lived in Greenwood Village with
his wife Roni and their two sons, Henry
and George, since leaving active duty in
the U.S. Navy. He earned his BA (2000) at
Tulane University and JD (2007) at UCLA
School of Law and has practiced law for
almost 11 years. His early experience was as a JAG in the
Navy where he prosecuted criminal matters and practiced
international and operational law on General Odierno’s legal
staff at Multi-National Force — Iraq. After moving to
Greenwood Village, Toren started working for the global law
firm Hogan Lovells, where he focused his practice on white
collar investigations. In 2015, Toren became the Chief
Operating Officer for IMMUNOe Health & Research Centers
and sits on the Board of Directors for Veros Biologics. Lastly,
Toren is currently a candidate for Colorado’s House District 3,
which includes Greenwood Village. Toren loves the outdoors
and spending time with his family.
Rich has lived in Greenwood Village for
over 24 years with his wife Diane and three
children, Dave, Dana and Scott. He earned
his BSEE and MBA degrees from the
University of Southern California. Rich
started his business career as an engineer
with Southern California Edison Company
before entering management consulting with Arthur Young, Ernst &
Young, EDS and Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting). At
Accenture, Rich was a Partner responsible for Network Operations at
Southwestern Bell, now AT&T. Rich has continued to provide consulting
services to a number of small businesses in the local area including
Adventos, Wheat Ridge Cyclery, RMU Skis, Rhythm Medical LLC and
Proudfoot Cycles. He also manages a family owned commercial real
estate investment company. He supports the local community by
volunteering at First Descents, an organization that helps young adult
cancer survivors, the Breckenridge Ski Patrol and was formerly a Grass
Roots Leader with the Livestrong organization. Rich has a number of
outside interests including traveling with his wife, cycling, skiing,
backpacking/hiking and fly-fishing.
Hima Yerraguntla, At Large
(reappointment)
Arts and Humanities Council
Hima joined the Arts and Humanities
Council of Greenwood Village in January
2016. She and her family have moved often
and lived in various states across the
country, but fell in love with Colorado ever
since they moved here in 2014. She
strongly believes in education for all and advocates promoting Arts and
Education in communities working closely with the council members,
leaders and local organizations. She has used her personal and
corporate experience as a Management Consultant to lead efforts in
developing community projects to build a Library, Science Center and
relevant programs. She enjoys traveling with her daughters who are in
college now. She seeks every opportunity to give back to the
community. As a member of “Making a Difference (MAD) Friends,” a
group of Colorado-based friends committed to philanthropy and social
change, she and her friends collaborate with non-profit organizations in
Colorado such as Family Tree, Hunger Free and Open World Learning to
provide volunteers, practical management training and financial
support.
PG. 8 GV NEWSLETTER | MAY 2018