Partner
Professional Expertise:
Mr. Baker has been involved in the banking and real estate industry for the past 35 years. A Pueblo, Colorado native, he has played an active role in the Non-profit industry, as well as Community Banking and Real Estate transactions throughout the metropolitan Denver region and the Western Slope of Colorado.
Experience:
Partner, Gold Crown Management Company, Denver, CO
Chairman, Gold Crown Foundation, Lakewood, CO
Board Member, Alpine Banks of Colorado
Board Member, Land Title Guarantee Company
Co-founder and Former Board Member, Steele Street State Bank & Trust
Former Board Member, Omnibank
Former Board Member, Keybank
Former Board Member, Central Parking Corporation
Former Board Member, Asset Investors
Former Board Member, MDC Holdings, Inc.
Community and Professional Activities:
Co-Chairman, Finance Committee Jefferson County School District Elections (2018)
Current Chairman and Board Member, Metropolitan Football Stadium District
Current Member, Judi’s House Endowment Board (Brian Griese)
Current Member, University of Colorado Hospital Board
Current Member, University of Colorado Health Board
Current Member, CSU Systems Board of Governors
Current Member, Mesa State Real Estate Foundation
Current Member, Caruso Family Charities
Current Member, Lakewood High School Foundation
Current Member, Junior Achievement Business Hall of Fame Selection Committee
Current Member, Denver Police Foundation
Former Chairman and Board Member, Denver Metropolitan Major League Baseball District
Former Chairman, Colorado Commission on Higher Education Capital Development Committee
Former Member, Blue Ribbon Transportation Panel
Former Lakewood High School Softball Coach
Former Member and Chairman, Colorado Economic Development Commission
Former Commissioner and Chairman, Colorado Commission of Higher Education
Former Board Member, Denver Zoological Foundation
Honors:
Man of the Year, Anti-Defamation League (1996)
Coach of the Year, Lakewood High School Softball by the Denver Post, (1997-1998); Rocky Mountain News
(1997-1998), and the Jefferson County School Athletic Directors for 1998
Inducted into Denver Tourism Hall of Fame (2003)
Mizel Museum Community Enrichment Award (2006)
City of Pueblo, Sports Hall of Fame (2010)
Education:
Adams State University
Metro State University
