Tom Base is the business development director at the Mental Health Center of Denver, a nationally recognized not-for-profit, community mental healthcare organization where he is responsible for developing new business initiatives. He is active in the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and serves as an Ambassador, on the Healthcare Committee and is a graduate of the Leadership Denver class of 2012. Tom also serves as Vice-Chair, Board of Directors of the Level One Society, an affiliated Board to the Denver Health Foundation whose mission is to raise awareness and develop resources to support Denver Health’s child and adolescent mental health care efforts. Tom is an active member of Rotary Club of Denver where he serves on the board of directors.

David Bauman is a financial services Insurance Professional with New York Life Insurance Co.* and has been in the financial services industry for 5+ years, providing Insurance and Financial strategies for families, retirees and small business owners.  David is very active in the Chamber and other local non-profit organizations.  In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family and appreciating the beautiful Colorado outdoors.  *Securities offered through NYLIFE Securities LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC, A Licensed Insurance Agency.

“As a third generation Coloradoan I grew up in Denver and have always said, “If I ever left I would always return to my roots and the beautiful Rocky Mountains.”  After graduating from CU Boulder my path to becoming part of the Chamber started when I decided to become active in the local community and began donating time to several nonprofits.  The lessons I learned from giving back translated into why I felt it was so important to get involved in the Chamber.  I truly believe that you have to give and give freely in order to receive and receive gratefully.  I recommend all members seek greater involvement and learn more about the great programs and activities the Chamber offers.”

Kathie Blea is the president of In Contact, a business and marketing strategy company founded in 1993 which focuses on lead generation; data integrity; telephone marketing; and direct mail and email creation and executiion for business to business companies.
"As a Denver native, I returned to live in Denver in 2004. I networked in at least 15 unique venues including the Denver Metro Chamber. I soon discovered taht the contacts and relationships I built through the Chamber allotted for 80 percent of my business growth. Today it still continues to be the main referral source and customer and business partner base of my company. I quickly narrowed my focus almost exclusively on building credibility and relationships with members and staff of the Chamber and continue to be rewarded by professional growth, business opportunity and life-long friendships. The support of the Chamber staff, committees and affiliates keep me apprised of the impact on my business from national and local issues and is invaluable."

Margaret Collins, owner of Momence LLC. Momence, Delivering the Essence of Your Event is a dynamic event planning company. 

• Dynamic: vigorous and purposeful - full of energy, enthusiasm, and a sense of purpose and able both to get things going and to get things done
• Essence: perfect form - the perfect or idealized form of something, especially when embodied in a person or event
• Event: important incident - an occurrence, especially one that is particularly significant, interesting, exciting, or unusual
  Areas of focus for Momence are sporting, corporate and nonprofit/fundraising events!  My professional project management and event experience covers large scale, multimillion dollar projects to small scale, intimate gatherings.

Rita Crompton (a/k/a “The Inventor Lady”) is the founder of both FLeCusa International and The Inventors Roundtable. The Inventors Roundtable provides inventors with a safe free environment where they can learn about the inventing process and work with their peers to avoid costly mistakes. Since relocating to Colorado more than ten years ago, Rita has become the voice of inventing in Colorado’s Front Range and is widely known in the state and throughout the Rocky Mountain Region in general. She works tirelessly with inventors and the Colorado SBDC to help inventors better understand the process that will give them the best chance of success.

Norris Davis is a managing partner of PHP Capital* and has been in the financial services industry since 2000, assisting small business owners and families reach their financial goals. Norris is very active the Denver Metro Chamber and St. Mary's Parrish. In his free time, he enjoys the outdoors and spending time with his wife and two daughters.
*Securities offered through Sterne Agee Financial Services, Inc., Member FINRA/SIPC

"Through my Chamber membership, I have been able to grow my business with the networking opportunities that the organization has opened for me. More importantly, I have established many life-long relationships that have been instrumental in my success as a business owner in the Denver community. The Chamber creates an environment of endless possibilities if you take full advantage of them. For instance, my current partnership with PHP Capital began through simply networking at the Chamber in the Leads Group program."

Brad Friedman, founder and president of The Friedman Group, LLC is a Denver native and “Recovering Attorney.”  Drawing on his lifetime of work with Attorneys, CPAs, Financial Services Providers and Business Owners, Brad formed The Friedman Group to help professionals and businesses generate leads and revenue by harnessing the power of the Internet and Social Media.
“As a Denver native, after graduating from Cherry Creek High School I attended Colorado College in Colorado Springs and then went to Law School at the University of Denver. My roots run deep in the Denver business and non-profit communities which is why it was important to me to get involved in the Denver Metro Chamber. Like the non-profits I’ve been involved with, I’ve found that one gets out of the Chamber in proportion to what one puts into the Chamber. I became a Chamber Ambassador to encourage others to explore the many opportunities offered by the Chamber so they can become more involved while developing their business and building life-long relationships.”

David Geras is President & CEO of GoldLeaf CareGivers, a leading home healthcare company based in Denver, Colorado.  Prior to starting GoldLeaf CareGivers, Mr. Geras had a successful 27-year international career in the technology business at industry leaders, IBM, BMC, FTP, Sun Microsystems, Sony & NEC.  He has extensive sales, marketing and business development management experience in North America, Japan/Asia-Pacific, EMEA and Latin America.  Mr. Geras successfully built and managed Japan country operations for major software companies and negotiated numerous software business agreements in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.  He was an expatriate in Tokyo, Japan, for ten years and is proficient in Japanese.  Mr. Geras lives in Greenwood Village, Colorado, with his wife, Miki, and their two daughters.  He is an angel investor in technology start-ups, currently serves on three non-profit boards, is active in several professional organizations and has participated in numerous outreach and humanitarian projects in communities throughout Denver and Southeast Asia.  During his spare time, Mr. Geras enjoys Aikido (Japanese martial art), skiing, cycling, golf, fly fishing and scuba diving.

Kyle Grivette is the CEO of AAA Building Maintenance, LLC.  Founded in 1999 AAA’s focus is to provide elite cleaning service to clients in the healthcare, commercial, industrial, facilities maintenance, and construction industries.  Kyle moved his family to Denver in 1992 to improve their quality of life.  In addition to this he of course chose Colorado because of the state’s natural beauty.  While serving as a committee chairman for Veteran’s Passport to Hope Kyle met Monica Kennedy.  Monica wasted no time employing her greatest talent, connecting like-minded members within the chamber.  Having a great deal of experience with other chambers in both California and Colorado Kyle quickly determined that the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce was by far the finest he’d ever been involved with.  Their commitment to members and the community is genuine and the DMCC’s staff is deeply passionate about their mission.

Lee Heathershaw is a managing principal of PHP Capital, sporting an extensive career in finance, since 1991. He obtained an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Phoenix. His Bachelor of Music is from University of Texas at El Paso in 1977. Lee served as branch manager for Tripp & Co., Inc. from 1993 to 2006 and carries the Series 7, 24, 63 and 65 licenses. He has been a part of leadership at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce since 1993 and served as Leads Group President, Vice President and Chamber Ambassador on several occasions. Lee enjoys playing his bass trombone in the all-volunteer Golden Eagle Concert Band all year-round. He serves on the Board of Directors of the band and as Section Leader and the band’s Business Manager. Lee is also involved in giving back to the community thru his volunteer work with the Coalition of Christians in Commerce and membership in the 2% Club.

Malcolm Horn is a certified financial planner™ with Presidential Brokerage. Since 2002, he has been helping individuals to meet their financial goals by using a financial planning process. He believes that unbiased financial advice, full-disclosure, financial education, and customer service are crucial when working with an individual and their money. He is an alumni of the University of Missouri-Columbia. He has been an active member of the Chamber since 2011.  

Will Kerns is an audit manager at Eide Bailly LLP, where he provides services to a variety of clients and industries, including public and non-public entities, real estate and construction.  Eide Bailly is a top 25 CPA firm in the nation with 20 offices across ten states.  Will has been a member of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce since 2010, having served on the Young Professionals Committee and is a graduate of Chamber 101.  Will is a Colorado native and enjoys spending time golfing and supporting all of the Colorado sports teams.

Kellie Lawrence is the new business coordinator for FiG Advertising and Marketing.  I grew up in Seattle and graduated from University of Washington with a degree in Communications Research.  Branding and market research interests me most in this industry and I am proud to be a part of an agency that excels in those areas. I have been in Colorado for a year and enjoy the sunshine and heading to the mountains when not working.

Malvina Messler is a client relations and business development specialist at https://www.payrollvault.com/Payroll Vault. Payroll Vault is a Colorado payroll company and a long time Chamber member. Payroll Vault specializes in working with small and medium size businesses around the country providing unmatched customer service at a reasonable cost. Payroll Vault offers ‘green” payroll solutions and helps businesses streamline their end-to-end payroll processing. Both as a Chamber Ambassador and as Client Relations Specialist at Payroll Vault, Malvina stays very engaged with a Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, its programs, events, and its members.