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| Alex Sammoury | Susan M. Pratt | Jack Wheeler | Mike Kirkland |
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Alex
brings 30 years of
business and entrepreneurial experience
in the high technology industry to the Company. Prior to Managing
the Longmont Entrepreneurial Network was the Founder President and
CEO, of JPG Systems Technology a systems integrator. Mr. Sammoury
has held Senior Level International Sales/Marketing and Operations
positions with Storage Technology Corp., MiniScribe Crop, Data
Storage Marketing Corp., and GE Financial Services/Comstor. Mr. Sammoury is a graduate of the University of Colorado with a degree in International Relations and Economics. Mr. Sammoury is Vice Chair of the Longmont Downtown Development Authority, (LDDA) Vice President of the Boulder County Work Force, and a Longmont City Councilman. He also is a member of the Advisory boards for Centennial Bank of the West, board member of the SpitFire Group and ten LEN client companies. |
Susan
has been involved in economic development in both Boulder
County, the Northrrn
Colorado Region, and the Pacific Rim for over
30 years. Over those years her involvement with companies, whether
they be start-ups or companies that have existed for over 130 years, has allowed her a plethora of information that makes her an invaluable member of the LEN board. As Chairman of CTEK Colorado for 5 years, she helped create an organization that will continue to sustain a vibrant Colorado economy. She attended the University of Colorado, was a member of the Governor’s Japanese Initiative, was a founding member of the Japan American Society of Colorado, worked tirelessly in creating the Longmont Japanese connection which has brought many Japanese companies to Longmont, and supported bright, young people many years before the word incubator and entrepreneur came into vogue. For many years she has supported a number of non-profit endeavors, is a member of the Boulder County Business Hall of Fame, was a finalist in the Ernst and Young Colorado Entrepreneur of the Year, a former member of the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce, past Chairman of CTEK Colorado, and sits on a number of advisory boards for small businesses. Today, Pratt owns and operates Pratt Properties. |
Jack is the founder of MicroPhage Inc., an early stage clinical diagnostic company located in Longmont, Colorado. MicroPhage specializes in the rapid detection of pathogenic bacteria and identifying their resistance to specific antibiotics.
Jack is a serial entrepreneur in the field of clinical
diagnostics and has been responsible for the founding of both
MicroPhage and Xtrana Inc., each successful Colorado companies
specializing in human clinical diagnostics. Mr. Wheeler has over
30 years experience in the clinical diagnostics field, with
extensive experience in both international and domestic sales,
marketing, business development and strategic planning. |
Mike is the founder and president of
Kirkland & Company, CPA’s, P.C.
He and his team specialize in serving the tax, accounting
and consulting needs of small and medium-sized businesses and
the individuals who own them.
In practice as a CPA for nearly 25 years, Mike is a
specialist in helping business owners with everything from
entity selection to financial statement preparation, SBA loan
packaging, and tax planning.
His long-time involvement in the Boulder County business
community has helped him to develop an excellent referral
network for aspiring entrepreneurs. Mike currently serves on the Board of Directors of Longmont United Hospital. He is also on LUH’s Finance Committee and Quality Action Committee. For the past five years, Mike has served on the Board of Directors for The Tiny Tim Center, a developmental preschool and therapeutic outreach program in Longmont. Mike’s prior board positions include the Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce – treasurer and chairman, Boulder County Partners – an organization which provides mentors to at-risk youth, and Hopes Float – an organization which provides physically and/or mentally challenged children and adults the opportunity to fish on specially-adapted boats. Prior to moving to Longmont, Mike was a Senior Manager in the tax practice of BDO Seidman in Los Angeles. |
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| Kevin Cudney | Eric Hozempa | Allison Clossen | |
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Kevin
is a senior partner and co-chair of the Corporate &
Securities Group of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, a regional law
firm with 175+ attorneys and
offices in Denver,
Washington, D.C.,
Las Vegas and Albuquerque. Prior to joining Brownstein, Mr. Cudney
led the Western
states regional corporate and securities
practices of two national law firms. Mr. Cudney specializes in private equity, mergers and acquisitions and securities transactions. Over his career, he has contributed substantial time and energy to capital formation and commercial transactions for start-up and development stage businesses. Mr. Cudney currently sits on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement, LEN and CTEK Denver Ventures at Stapleton. He is also a member of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of CTEK, Inc. To learn more about Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, visit their web site at www.bhfs.com. |
Eric grew up in Longmont and has witnessed many changes in Longmont and the St. Vrain Valley since graduating from Longmont High School in the early 80s. As the Exectuive Directors of the Longmont Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Denver Foundation, Eric works to build and steeward the community endowment and connect a new generation of residents to the community through philanthropy.
Prior to working for the Foundation, Eric was employed as a
consultant with Richard Male & Associates (RMA) specifically in
the of fundraising and marketing.
Prior to his work with RMA, Eric worked with a variety of
small to large Colorado nonprofits that focus on volunteer
management, health care, the environment and arts and culture
issues. His work
experience includes: Program Manager for Metro Volunteers,
Director of Development for Dental Aid, Development Director for
Eco-Cycle and Membership Manager for Rocky Mountain PBS where he
was charged with raising over 5.7M annually for the station's
annual giving program. |
Allison is
the new is the Branch President of Colorado Community Bank in
Longmont. Throughout her career in banking she has assisted
new and seasoned businesses owners achieve their goals for
nearly 19 years. |
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