Denver Urban Renewal Authority
DURA Board of Commissioners
DURA is governed by an 11-member board of commissioners, appointed by the Mayor of Denver and confirmed by the Denver City Council for staggered five-year terms. The board employs an executive director, who currently directs 18 staff members in carrying out various redevelopment projects and housing programs offered by DURA.
The DURA Board of Commissioners are:
Jim Basey
Private Citizen, Chairman
Kelly Brough
Chief of Staff, Denver Mayor's Office
Denise Burgess
General Manager/Owner, Burgess Mechanical
Mary F. Kelley
General Partner, INVESCO Private Capital
Jim Martinez
Private Citizen
Toya Nelson
State of Colorado
Gary Reiff
Exec. VP & General Counsel, Black Creek Group
John M. Shaw
Vice President/General Manager, Opus Northwest LLC
Thomas Stokes
President, Gates Capital Management LLC
Jesús Vázquez
Partner, Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons
Sharon Vigil
Palo Alto, Inc.
Tracy Huggins
DURA Executive Director, serves as the Board secretary.