About

BAR ADMISSIONS

· 1993 – State of Georgia

· 1996 – State of Colorado

· 1999 – United States Supreme Court

· 1999 – United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit

· 1999 – United States District Court for the District of Colorado

EDUCATION

Brown University, B.A. 1989

     - Varsity Cross Country and Track, 1984-1989

University of Georgia School of Law, J.D. 1993

     - Articles Editor, Georgia Journal of International & Comparative 

       Law, 1992-1993

SERVICE

· Durango Devo, Inc. a Colorado 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Corporation

    - Community development mountain bike program serving ages 

       2-99+

    - Assisted co-founders by creating the Bylaws, preparation of the 

       501(c)(3) documentation to obtain tax-exempt status

    - President of the Board of Directors 2014-2018

    - Board of Directors – 2007-2018

          o Served as an initial director on the Board of Directors

          o Guided Devo from nascent program of 16 through rapidly 

              growing organization of 1000+

          o Managed Devo through 3-year transition period

          o 2008-2009 Strategic Planning 

          o 2016 Strategic Planning 

          o Managed solicitation, interviewing and selection of Executive 

              Directors

          o Team effort to create an efficient and functional program 

              management structure

    - Organized and Managed approximately 100 Volunteers at the bike 

       swap 2014-2020

· Colorado Bar Association 1996 - Present

· Southwest Colorado Bar Association: President 2001-2002, 

   Vice-President 2000-2001, Secretary/Treasurer 1999-2000 

  Member 1996-Present

· Brown University Alumni Interviewing Program 

· Durango 9R Gifted and Talented Advisory Committee:

  Co-Secretary 2013-2016

· Animas Water Company, Inc. – Board Member 2020 – 2023

· Brain Terrain, Inc. – Incorporated Colorado Non-Profit Corporation 

  2021, Initial Board Member 2021 - Present

Denise grew up in the suburbs outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, spending much of her youth development running with the Ambler Olympic Club, traveling the country competing in cross country and track and field, making lifelong friendships and developing a commitment to dedication, perseverance and working to achieve dreams. Denise attended Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, where she ran varsity cross country and track and field during her college years, and earned a B.A. in Economics and Pre-Med. After college, Denise spent a few years in Athens, Georgia, working for an engineering and fabrication firm and then attending the University of Georgia School of Law and served as an editor on the Georgia International Law Journal. Denise met her husband, Jeff, their first semester of law school, were married upon graduation, practiced law in Georgia with Jeff’s father, a tenacious trial attorney. In January 1996, they moved to Durango which has been home ever since. They have raised a son and daughter in the Durango community and are grateful for being part of the wonderful Durango village. In her spare time, Denise enjoys running, camping, biking, hiking, traveling, cooking and spending time with her family, friends and poodles, Ponga and Whoa Nelly.