January 2019 Newsletter

GOVERNMENT
term. The BOAA performs an important
quasi-judicial function for Greenwood
Village by reviewing and deciding on
variance requests from our residents
presented at monthly hearings. Alecia is a
new Victim’s Advocate for our Greenwood
Village Police Department. At Cherry Creek
Presbyterian Church, Alecia and her
husband Mike are active members and she
serves as an Elder and a Stephens Minister.
For the last seven years, as part of the
Challenge Foundation she has mentored a
young girl who is now a senior in high
school. In local politics, Alecia is active and
serves on the board of a local organization.
A background in corporate finance and
business development, raising three
children, involvement in numerous
organizations and boards and a heart for
service has prepared her well for this
season in life to give back to this lovely
community of Greenwood Village and the
greater Denver metropolitan area.
Thomas Foottit,
District 4
Board of Adjustments
and Appeals
Tom Foottit has been a
resident of Greenwood
Village for the past 19
years. He has a B.S.
degree in Mathematics
earned from Montana
State University and a J.D. in Law which he
earned from the University of Denver. He is
a licensed attorney who has practiced
business and commercial law in Colorado
for more than 28 years. Prior to becoming
an attorney, Tom was a certified public
accountant employed by a national
accounting firm where he focused on
banking and other financial institutions. He
also was instrumental in launching a
regional airline where he was its Treasurer
and Vice President of Administration. The
airline provided essential air services to
several states located in the Northwestern,
Rocky Mountain and Midwest regions of
the United States. Tom was active in the
U.S. Naval Reserves. He has been active in
his Greenwood Village community and its
association and has served on the
association’s board of directors as
President and Treasurer and has chaired
the community’s Architectural Control
Committee. Tom enjoys the many outdoor
opportunities in Greenwood Village and
Colorado. He, along with his English
Shepherd, can often be found walking the
many trails throughout the community and
at the Cherry Creek Reservoir. He enjoys
photography, remodeling and
woodworking in his spare time. He has two
daughters who live on the East Coast and
three grandchildren.
Richard Easton,
District 2
(reappointment)
Planning & Zoning
Commission
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.
Henny Lasley,
District 1
(reappointment)
Planning & Zoning
Commission
Henny Lasley, a 20
year resident of the
Village, is pleased to
be re-appointed to
the Planning and
Zoning Commission representing District 1.
Henny enjoyed her first term on P&Z
Commission listening and learning about
balancing the needs and desires of our
citizens with a vibrant business community
that makes Greenwood Village such a
unique place to live, work and play. Henny
enjoys engaging in conversations with
residents about the future of our City.
Henny currently serves as the Executive
Director and is a co-founder of Smart
Colorado, a non-profit, dedicated to
protecting Colorado youth from the
unintended consequences of legalized and
commercialized marijuana. Henny also
serves on the Emeritus Trustee Board of
Colorado Ballet.
Henny and her husband Bert have three
adult children, all of whom graduated from
CCHS.
Brian Strandes, District 3
(reappointment)
Planning & Zoning
Commission
I have lived in Greenwood
Village since 2003 with my
wife Holly and our three
sons, Alex, Jack, and Luke. I
own a staffing/recruiting
company, coach football,
baseball, basketball, and soccer. We moved
to GV because of the small town feel of the
community. One of our goals on the
planning commission is to preserve the
principles outlined in the Comprehensive
Plan.
Paul Wiesner, District 1
Planning & Zoning
Commission
Paul Wiesner was born and
raised in Greenwood Village
and is currently a resident in
District 1. Mr. Wiesner
served on the Greenwood
Village Board of Adjustments
and Appeals for two years
prior to being appointed to Planning and
Zoning. Mr. Wiesner is also the President
of the Green Oaks Homeowners
Association where he has served on the
board for over eight years. In 2017, Mr.
Wiesner completed his six year term on the
Board of the Tennyson Center for Children,
an organization dedicated to helping
children and families overcome abuse and
neglect. Professionally, Mr. Wiesner is the
CEO and majority shareholder of Realty
Connection, a technology company focused
on helping residential brokers recruit and
retain agents. He is also an owner and
director of Klondike Exploration that is
exploring for oil and gas on the North
Slope of Alaska. Mr. Wiesner graduated
from Claremont McKenna College and
received an MBA from the MIT Sloan
School of Business. He is married to Heidi
Wiesner and has three boys: Charlie, Luke
and Brodyn.
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