MEET THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
Barry Luginbill
Chair
Barry is Global Operations Manager at Veris Flow Measurement Group whose headquarters are located in Frederick Colorado. He has a Bachelors Degree in Business and is an elected member of Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business Administration. Barry is also a member of the 2019 Class of the Leadership Program of the Rockies. He went to High School in Lafayette and has lived in this area since 1993. Barry is passionate about business, serving his community and working to ensure sustainable and balanced growth in Erie.
Scott Wingfield
Past Chair
Scott Wingfield serves as the Past Chair of the Erie Economic Development Council. Scott is a Colorado Native, growing up on a farm and ranch on the eastern plains near Wray, Colorado. He graduated from the University of Colorado with a Bachelors Degree in Economics and a Minor in Business. Scott is a Financial Advisor with LPL Financial. Scott and his family have called Erie home for the last three and a half years. Scott has a passion for helping the community that he works and lives in and is excited to be a part of the EEDC.
Shannon Dodge
Secretary
SCD Architecture
Shannon Dodge, owner of SCD Architecture, is an Erie resident and Secretary of the EEDC. Shannon has over 18 years of experience in residential and commercial architecture and is known for closely collaborating with clients throughout their design process. Shannon is passionate about developing relationships with other business owners. She finds herself most fulfilled when she is able to connect people to one another to help promote other's successes. She is excited to be a part of the EEDC and is looking forward to helping bring expanded awareness and new investors to the already dynamic organization.
Brent Bowyer
Treasurer
Elementum 3D
Brent is CFO at Elementum 3D, a research and development/high performance consumables manufacturing company in the additive manufacturing industry located in Erie. A CPA by profession, he has owned and operated or managed several businesses with single locations to one group with over 800 store fronts world-wide. In those businesses he has served as CEO, CFO, or COO and was founder/entrepreneur of several. Originally from West Virginia, he and his wife have called Missouri, South Carolina, Nevada and most recently Colorado home, settling in Erie to spend more time with their four grandchildren. He has served on several boards as a director, both for profit and not-for-profit entities, and volunteers as kindergarten leader as his local church.
Bill Meier
Director
United Power
Bill Meier is a Colorado native, from the Julesburg-Holyoke area where his family farms and ranches. He graduated from Colorado State U. He has been employed at United Power for over 37 years working to provide electric service to new and existing businesses. He is the I-25 Area Community Affairs Representative where he assists businesses with power quality issues, energy efficiency measures and rate and power consumption analysis. He is active in the Erie Chamber of Commerce and other chambers and EDC organizations in the communities along I-25 in Weld County. He served on the UpState Colorado EDC board for 12 years. He is a resident of Weld County. He values personal relationships with business owners and facility managers to understand their energy requirements and show them how to save on energy costs. He is eager to serve the EEDC as treasurer of the board.
John Jacquat
Director
Pure Risk Advisors, The Old Mine Cidery & Brewpub, Sweets Ice Cream & Coffee
John Jacquat serves as Vice Chair of the EEDC. Originally from Wisconsin, he has resided in Colorado for 17 years and Erie for the last nine. He owns Pure Risk Advisors as well as The Old Mine Cidery and Brewpub and Sweets Ice Cream & Coffee all located in Old Town Erie. He and his family enjoy living in Erie and are optimistic about the future here.
Casey Clement
Director
Casey Clement - Zenith Home Loans
Casey grew up in Littleton, CO and has lived in Erie since 2016 with his wife Tessa, their two beautiful daughters, and three dogs. They enjoy skiing, mountain biking, relaxing on the back porch, and pretty much all things involving the Colorado outdoors. He currently works as a Mortgage Loan Originator in Erie and the Greater Denver Metro area. He considers himself to be an architect of residential lending by cultivating a high level understanding of individual customer needs in order to help them design a financial plan based on their specific housing scenario. He believes this, and all business, is built through strong personal relationships rooted in trust, transparency, and integrity. He transitioned into lending after three years as the Regional Sales Manager and opening 3 new front-range offices with a staffing company. Before that he spent five years as the GM of Operations and helped open multiple CrossFit gyms around the Denver area. He is very excited to draw on those experiences to help the community of Erie thrive and grow.
Tony Liska
Director
Edward Jones
I began my career at Edward Jones in 2014, serving clients along the front range of Colorado. My family, including my wife and our two kids, have been residents of Erie since 2004.
My primary goal is to help individuals, families and businesses develop investment strategies geared toward their unique, long-term goals. Whether they need to save for a child’s college education, reduce taxes or plan for retirement, I can help.
I obtained my Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University and earned my MBA from the University of Colorado.
I serve as a volunteer for iEmpathize, an organization that creates awareness in the fight against child exploitation and human trafficking.
My favorite past time is spending time with family and friends, and my hobbies include fly fishing and mountain biking.
Jann Gorske
Director
Personal Membership
Jann Gorske is originally from Linwood, Michigan where his family owns and operates an outdoor store (opened in 1945) that instilled his passion for business. He graduated from Penn State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Logistics-Supply Chain Management and currently works a Vice President of Sales at Concentrix. He has resided in Colorado for 22 years and Erie for nine with his wife, Lindsay and daughters, Kennedy, Reagan and Madison. He is a volunteer girls basketball and youth football coach (in Erie).
He is excited to be part of the EEDC and help drive Erie’s growth while maintaining the small-town community that brought he and his family to Erie.