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Jim Gunning has been a resi-dent of Lone Tree for nearly 13 years. He has a proven track re-cord of bringing solutions and leadership to intricate and dif-ficult situations. His years of ex-perience in the armed forces and in leadership positions within the airline industry and the city of Lone Tree as a Council mem-ber and mayor have honed his ability to be a good communicator who looks for solutions through consensus whenever possible.

After graduating with a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from St. Louis University, Gunning started his career in the United States Air Force as an officer and pilot. He spent almost nine years on active duty before seeking employment as a commercial airline pilot. He is employed with United Airlines as an Airbus A-320 Captain.

After Gunning moved to the commercial world of flying, his strong sense of patriotism drew him back to the Air Force Re-serve. He served for more than 20 years of combined service on ac-

tive or reserve status in the United States Air Force. In 2001, he re-tired as a lieutenant colonel from the United States Air Force Re-serve. During his military career, Gunning flew numerous missions in support of the nation ranging from intelligence gathering to combat support for Desert Storm.

While at United Airlines, he answered the call of his peers when he was asked to run for a position as a union representa-tive. After successfully winning the seat as chairman of the local Training Council, Gunning spent the next two years represent-ing the membership to the com-pany and within the union. As an elected union official during the ill-fated events of Sept. 11, 2001, Gunning was an active partici-pant in restoring calm and a sense of order to a chaotic and difficult situation.

Elected to the Lone Tree City Council in May 2006 and elected mayor in May 2008, Gunning has demonstrated that he is re-sponsive to the people of Lone Tree. During his time on Coun-cil, he advocated for, and has completed, nearly $10 million in recreation amenities for the resi-dents of Lone Tree, including two neighborhood parks, a swimming complex and tennis facility. In ad-

dition, the Lone Tree Arts Center, a new city-owned $18 million 500-seat performance venue, will open in late 2011.

As Lone Tree’s representative to the Metro Mayors’ Caucus, the Southeast Business Partner-ship and numerous other organi-zations, Gunning has become a respected voice on many issues, including regional transporta-tion and economic development, which he believes are inherently linked. He continues to work to ensure that FasTracks is built to responsibly address the region’s transportation needs.

Jim and his wife, Amy, have two children and are active mem-bers of the St. Thomas Moore parish.

Lone Tree mayor uses Air Force experience, leadership to serve

Mayor Jim Gunning

Lone Tree is located south of Denver in Douglas County. Less than 20 miles from down-town Denver, it’s a short drive to see major league sporting events and world-class theatri-cal and musical performances. Denver International Airport is less than 25 miles from Lone Tree, providing commuting convenience for business or

leisure travelers.Proudly situated in Douglas

County, which features top rated schools, excellent shopping and outstanding recreation oppor-tunities lure newcomers to the region every year. With 39 mil-lion square feet of office space and employment of more than 300,000 people and an economic output of close to 25 percent of

the state’s total, the county at-tracts small and large businesses including CH2M Hill, Invesco and First Data.

The City of Lone Tree’s cur-rent population is 10,939 (Doug-las County’s Demographic Divi-sion as of January 1, 2009), with a growth rate of 1.5 percent for 2007, and is 6,103 acres or 9.59 square miles.

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Up until January, 51-year old Abby Kranitz of Lone Tree had devoted her consider-

able knowledge and skill in nutrition and fitness toward helping others achieve their goals. Whether it was weight loss for a mom or strength improvement for a teenaged boy, Kranitz was there to motivate, coun-sel and comfort others as they sought to achieve their wellness goals. In January of this year, Kranitz set her own goal; to compete in the Tokyo Joe’s Colorado NPC Figure Cham-pionships and finish respectably.

On July 17 at the Exdo Center in downtown Denver, Kranitz got the respect she sought by winning first place in the Masters and the Nov-ice classes she entered and securing third place overall in the Open com-petition, which matches up women of all ages in a certain height class.

For the uninitiated, a figure com-petition tests the muscle develop-

ment and symmetry of a woman by having competitors take center stage with a “barely bikini” before several judges and a crowd that typically reaches several hundred or more. Judges look for body symmetry and developed muscles, but not the rip-pling type typically seen in body-building contests.

This will likely be the first and the last competition for Kranitz, who says her aim was to prove to herself that she could do it and do it in a natural and healthful way. During the seven months leading up to the contest, Kranitz refused to take fat burners and other artificial supplements. By strictly limiting carbohydrates, eating protein every two hours, training with weights and engaging in daily cardiovascular exercise, Kranitz changed her form, strength and endurance significantly.

According to her husband, Mi-chael, “I remember looking at Abby about five months into the training and being amazed at her muscular definition – the likes of which I had never seen in 20 years of marriage.”

Excited, but modest, about the whole thing, Kranitz believes her new body is the real reward for en-tering the competition.

Kranitz has three children: Mat-thew, 18, Jason, 17, and Jacqueline, 10, all of whom are extremely ath-letic. Matt will be attending Miami

University in August, Jason will be a senior at Highlands Ranch High School and Jacqueline, a Colorado state gymnastics champion, will be-gin fifth grade at Lone Tree Elemen-tary School.

Kranitz likes to remind people that although good genetics play a large part in being successful in competitions like this, it was the hard work that made the difference for her and can for anyone who puts their mind to it.

Fit and Fierce at 51Lone Tree resident wins class in figure championships

Abby Kranitz, 51, of Lone Tree won !rst place in the Masters and the Novice classes in the Tokyo Joe’s Colorado NPC Figure Championships and secured third place overall in the Open competition, which matches up women of all ages in a certain height class.

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CHAIR:!Ronald Stowell!(Stowell, PC)

Ron Stowell is the owner of Stowell PC Attorneys at Law, which specializes in family law matters. Stowell’s area of exper-tise is in in te r s ta te and inter-n a t i o n a l child cus-tody dis-putes. He is licensed to practice law in Col-orado, the U.S. Dis-trict Court, the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Douglas and Arapahoe Coun-ty Bar Associations, the Colorado Bar Association, the Colorado Trial Lawyer’s Association and the American Bar Association. A Colorado native, Stowell raised four children with his wife, Deb-bie. They now have six grandchil-dren. After high school, Stowell served in the United States Army as an infantry soldier from 1967 through 1974 and received many decorations including the Purple Heart with first oak leaf cluster, combat infantryman’s badge and two presidential citations. Fol-lowing his military service, Stow-

ell graduated magna cum laude from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s degree in con-struction management, magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota with a master’s degree in business administration, and with honors from the University of Denver with a doctorate of law degree. After a successful 20-year career in real estate develop-ment and construction manage-ment, Ron founded Stowell PC in 1995 and moved the firm from Highlands Ranch to Lone Tree in 1999. Having served the commu-nity in many volunteer capacities, Ron is excited about the newly formed Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce and the opportunity to serve on its board of directors. He will bring considerable business and legal experience to the cham-ber as well as a wealth of contacts and personal resources. His en-ergy, diverse organizational and leadership skills, and high ethi-cal standards are an asset to the chamber.

CHAIR-ELECT: Sheila Massman (Massman Agency, Farmers Insurance)

Sheila Massman moved to the Lone Tree community 15 years ago. During this time she served for 11 years on the Board of Di-

rectors for Taos of Lone Tree, retiring af-ter serving as presi-dent for the last three years. She con t i nues to spon-sor and ca-ter the annual Block Party for the Taos community. She also served on the Board of Direc-tors for her prior community for twelve years, again as president for three years. She’s very com-fortable with committee work and would have the time to com-mit to the Chamber. Sheila started her Farmers Insurance agency in 1983 after serving four years with the United States Air Force. With the growth of her business the of-fice staffing has also increased, allowing her more time to be in-volved with the Chamber.

TREASURER: Michael S. Nelson, CPA (Wenner, Silvestain & Company, LLC)

Mike Nelson is from Peoria, Ill. He received an accounting degree from Illinois State Univer-sity in 1979. He served as a Naval Supply Officer aboard the USS Sacramen-to for sev-eral years. He moved back to Peoria and held sever-al account-ing posi-tions in the const ruc-tion industry. He moved to Den-ver in 1985 and began his public accounting career. He passed the

CPA exam in 1987 (on the first try) and began working for a small CPA firm, gaining experi-ence in accounting, auditing, and taxation. He left public account-ing for a couple years where he was the controller of a growing public company. In 1997 he be-came a key member of the tax and accounting department of a large local CPA firm. He also retired that same year from the Naval Re-serves with the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He joined Wenner, Silvestain & Company, LLC in August of 2001, and has over 20 years experience as a CPA.

Mike enjoys spending time with his family, cycling, and read-ing.

SECRETARY: Mark Merritt (Park Meadows Retail Resort)

Mark Merritt has served on the Lone Tree Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors since June 2009. He is the director of Pub-lic Safety at Park Mead-ows Shop-ping Center, a position he has held since Janu-ary 2009. Mark and his wife Debra have lived in Highlands Ranch since moving to Colorado in 2001. Before settling in Colorado, Mark was an attorney in Illinois for 25 years.

DIRECTOR: Christie Edwards (The Packaging Store)

Christie Edwards is the owner of The Packaging Store, a retail pack-aging and shipping outlet, located in Lone Tree for nine years. Chris-tie and her husband, Steve, have owned the Packaging Store for four years. In addition to owning a business in Lone Tree, Christie and Steve are both Colorado na-

tives and have lived in Lone Tree for 16 years. They have two daughters, Alex, 19, and Erika, 16, that en-joy helping out in the family business. Chris-tie graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor degree in Zoology. The roles of Zookeep-er, mother, substitute teacher, day care provider, bookkeeper for their IT consulting business, Treasurer of PTA, school volunteer, have all lead to her success in the packaging and shipping business, nearly dou-bling the business in her four years of ownership. Christie is a charter member of the Lone Tree Cham-ber of Commerce and a member of the Highlands Ranch Chamber of Commerce. She is an active mem-ber of the Lone Tree Ladies Golf group and continually looks for op-portunities to serve her community.

DIRECTOR: David Burcham (FirstBank - Lone Tree)

David Burcham is vice president of FirstBank of Littleton and spe-cializes in Commercial and Con-sumer real estate lending. He cur-rently man-ages two F i r s tBank b r a n c h e s in the Lone Tree/High-lands Ranch area. Bur-cham is a C o l o r a d o native who graduated from Cherry Creek High School before attending Pepperdine University where he earned his B.S. in Business Administration. David now lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife Shannon, and is expecting their first child in December.

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DIRECTOR: Donna Russell (First Commercial Bank)

Donna Russell has lived in the Lone Tree community for 11 years and is past president and founder of the Lone Tree Cham-ber of Commerce. A Nebraskan n a t i v e , Russell is employed at First Commer-cial Bank and has 15 years e x p e r i -ence in the bank-ing in-dustry. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Account-ing from Indiana University and

a 2005 graduate of PCBS at the University of Washington. She is involved in the Lone Tree Trans-portation Committee, Douglas County Housing Partnership, Leadership Douglas County and treasurer of Metro Denver Part-ners. She is married and has two grown children and two grand-children.

DIRECTOR: Susan Larsen (Larsen Law Offices, LLC)

Susan Larsen owns and operates Larsen Law Offices, LLC, located in Highlands Ranch. Larsen has more than 25 years of experience in all phases of contracting, includ-ing negotiation, drafting, and final analysis. Larsen has a strong busi-ness background, having worked for several Fortune 500 companies in the past, such as Coors Brewing Company, US West, Qwest, soft-

ware companies such as Quovadx, Inc., Astracon, Inc. and Printrak International, Inc., as well as vari-ous Internet companies such as Cognigen Networks, Inc. Larsen has con-siderable experience with tech-nology de-velopment and trans-fer matters and was chair of the Colorado Bar Association Technology Law and Policy Section and has taught soft-ware licensing for the Colorado Bar Association. Larsen Law Of-fices, LLC currently has numer-ous business clients on a regional, national, and international level, expanding across many different types of industries.

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SUBMITTED BY CITY OF LONE TREEThe city of Lone Tree, the gate-

way to Douglas County, offers un-precedented access to one of the fastest growing communities in the nation. Lone Tree was incorporated in November 1995 and became a Colorado Home Rule City on May 5, 1998. With household incomes exceeding $90,000 and per capita retail sales taxes exceeding both the regional as well as national averages, the city of Lone Tree is a great place to start or relocate a business.

Initially, the city boundary fol-lowed that of the Park Meadows Metropolitan District and consisted of the subdivision of Lone Tree and surrounding developments, and some commercial development along C-470. In only a few short years, the city has grown and changed in a number of important ways consistent with its vision for growth. Follow-ing incorporation, the newly formed City Council worked with staff to develop and adopt a Comprehensive Plan, regulatory documents and de-sign guidelines to manage the city’s growth—plans which have been strongly adhered to over the years.

The city of Lone Tree is com-mitted to exceptional quality devel-

opment within its boundaries. Lone Tree has an efficient, highly skilled Community Development Depart-ment and committed elected officials who can usually guarantee permitting of a new development, from applica-tion to approval, in 90 days or less. A single point-of-contact can be ar-ranged to handle all applications and requests. The city of Lone Tree as-sesses no city ad valorem tax.

City residents care about their community, and major investments are continuously made to ensure Lone Tree remains a great place to live, work and play. City streetscapes have been beautified over the years through the addition of medians, special landscaping and entryway features, public art, decorative pedes-trian lights and replacement of wood fences with attractive brick walls along many roadways.

Additionally, there are housing options to meet the needs of a wide range of income levels and personal tastes. Whether new residents are considered entry-level staff or C-level executives, homeowners will find the perfect house to match their budget.

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The city of Lone Tree of-fers so many features for a small, suburban town of

Denver that it might as well be a big city. With parks and open space, unique subdivisions and an Entertainment District for ev-ery enthusiast, 98 percent of Lone Tree of residents describe the quality of life as “great.”

The newest development ad-dition to the city is RidgeGate. This unique development is a mixed-use, sustainable com-munity with retail, dining, of-fice and residential properties all within walking distance. The community’s location provides easy access to the open space bluffs, parks and trails and will eventually incorporate three ad-ditional light rail stops.

Sky Ridge Medical Center, the first hospital to serve Douglas County, opened its doors in 2003. Sitting on more than 40 acres, the hospital has the room for struc-tural expansion as the demand for its excellent health care and latest medical procedures continues to grow.

As a Level III Trauma Center with a helipad for AIRLIFE trans-ports and a staff that focuses on extraordinary patient health and safety, this premier facility is fun-damental to the Lone Tree com-munity.

The city is home to Park

Meadows, Colorado’s only “retail resort,” offering 160 of the finest retailers and restaurants in Amer-ica. The Vistas at Park Meadows, an outdoor shopping destination, features an elite and lush green area, superior retailers and six world-class restaurants.

The city of Lone Tree features an all-encompassing Entertain-ment District, including indoor skydiving, a movie theater, mul-tiple restaurants and recreational opportunities. The Entertainment District is a 130-acre develop-ment providing easy, walkable access to its various venues.

For many years, the city has seen true value in promoting the

arts in Lone Tree as a key piece of the community fabric. The Lone Tree Cultural Arts Center will be home to a 500-seat theater capable of hosting local and traveling per-formances, a large multipurpose space for smaller productions, rehearsals and hosted events, a

catering kitchen and much more.

The city has invested in parks and trails, and partnered with South Suburban Parks and Recre-ation in the con-struction of the Lone Tree Rec-reation Center.

Conveniently located just south of Park Meadows, the Neighborhood Library at Lone Tree offers a concentrated scope of services, including multiple copies of current popular mate-rials, comfortable reading areas, fast Internet services and full ac-cess to all the Library District’s catalog holdings.

The light rail was extended to the Lone Tree community, with the first two stops at Park Mead-ows and Lincoln Avenue. Three additional stops are planned at Sky Ridge Medical Center, the future City Center and a future end-of line station east of I-25.

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Lone Tree offers quality living, recreation, shopping galore

The Lone Tree Cultural Arts CenterPhotos courtesy of city of Lone Tree

City of Lone TreeCurrent Population – 10,939 Growth Rate – 1.5% in 2007

Total Land Area – 9.54 square miles Source: Douglas County’s Demographic

Division, 2009 Median Household Income –

$96,308 (2000 Census) Median Age – 38.7

Average Household Size – 2.74 Home Ownership Rate – 77%

Employment – 11,382 Employers – 583

2030 Projected Population – 18,206 2030 Projected Employment – 24,961

Source: DRCOG, 2006

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