CBF is a 501(c)(3) Colorado non-profit corporation that provides technical assistance with financing,
redeveloping and reusing brownfield sites. The Colorado Brownfields Foundation is an approved Colorado
Enterprise Zone Contribution Project
Our Vision
CBF provides services to promote the cleanup and reuse of environmentally impaired sites and facilitate in-fill
development. CBF seeks to create public benefits that may include creating business-ready sites, stimulating
investment in the local economy, directly combating community deterioration, and/or preserving green space.
2007 Annual Report
Staff
Jesse Silverstein, Executive Director
303-962-0942
jesse@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Jesse is responsible for the implementation of programs at CBF. Jesse has extensive experience in preparing
real estate market studies, financial analysis and fiscal impact analysis for a variety of public-private
redevelopment and urban renewal projects. His experience includes positions as partner with the Development
Resource Partners economic consulting, Director at Equitable Real Estate Investment Management and Chief
Appraiser for the Resolution Trust Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, D.C. Jesse holds a Bachelor's Degree in
Economics from the University of Delaware, a Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at
Boulder, and has a MAI professional designation in commercial real estate analysis from the Appraisal Institute.
Deb Phenicie, Project Director
303-962-0943
deb@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Deb has over 20 years of experience in environmental and civil engineering, her primary focus has been on the
remediation and reuse of contaminated properties, including major redevelopment projects in the City and
County of Denver. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee and is
a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Wyoming.
Mark Walker, Project Director
303-962-0944
mark@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Mark joined Colorado Brownfields Foundation after leaving state employment to continue his work in the
Brownfields arena. Mark was employed for 20 years with state and local health departments in
Colorado, and formerly coordinated Colorado’s Voluntary Cleanup Program since its inception in
1994. He also served on a national task force of the states dealing with issues unique to voluntary
cleanup and brownfields programs. Prior to joining Colorado's Voluntary Cleanup Program, Mr.
Walker worked for three years with Colorado's Underground Storage Tank Program. In the early years of the
Brownfields Initiative, he completed an assignment with the EPA Region 8 Brownfields Program. Most recently
he served in a liaison capacity with other state agencies and non profits in promoting Brownfields and economic
development.
Shirley Esher, Program Coordinator
303-962-0941
shirley@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Shirley joins CBF with more than twenty years of experience in nonprofit/museum leadership, project
management, and public/private education. Her background includes grant research and writing successes;
historic preservation projects; fundraising and event planning; exhibit and program development; as well as
constituent relationship building. She has directed museums and environmental science facilities in Kansas City,
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Colorado. Shirley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Wright
State University in Dayton, Ohio with graduate studies in the biological sciences.
Board Members and Advisory Council
CBF operates under a three (3) member Board of Directors and a (13) member Advisory Council of highly
qualified community leaders.
Mr. Jesse Silverstein (Board Member)
Executive Director, Colorado Brownfields Foundation
Principal, Development Research Partners
Ms. Patricia Silverstein (Board Member)
Treasurer, Colorado Brownfields Foundation
President, Development Research Partners
Ms. Christy Culp (Advisory Council)
Community Affairs Specialist, Colorado State Department of Local Affairs
Ms. Michelle Claymore (Advisory Council)
Vice President, Jefferson Economic Council
Mr. Tony Chacon (Advisory Council)
Revitalization Coordinator, City of Westminster
Mr. Scott Clark, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Partner, Burns Figa & Will, PC
Mr. Nate Emswiller (Advisory Council)
Business Development Specialist, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Mr. Richard Garb (Advisory Council)
Senior Project Manager, B & H Industries, LLC
Ms. Debra Kalish, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Town Attorney, City of Boulder
Mr. TR "Tim" Kelley (Advisory Council)
Environmental Protection Specialist, Department of Labor & Employment
Oil and Public Safety- Remediation Section
Mr. Mike Moes (Advisory Council)
Senior Engineer, Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.
Mr. Peter Nadel, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Attorney, Time Warner Telecom
Mr. Joe Seracuse (Advisory Council)
Managing Scientist, Brown and Caldwell
Mr. Mark Rudolph (Advisory Council)
Voluntary Cleanup Coordinator, CO Department of Public Health & Environment
Ms. Stacy Eriksen (Advisory Council)
Regional Coordinator, US EPA Region 8
Mr. Richard Garb (Advisory Council)
B& H Renewable Industries
Mr. Mark Graham, AICP (Advisory Council)
Planning Consultant
redeveloping and reusing brownfield sites. The Colorado Brownfields Foundation is an approved Colorado
Enterprise Zone Contribution Project
Our Vision
CBF provides services to promote the cleanup and reuse of environmentally impaired sites and facilitate in-fill
development. CBF seeks to create public benefits that may include creating business-ready sites, stimulating
investment in the local economy, directly combating community deterioration, and/or preserving green space.
2007 Annual Report
Staff
Jesse Silverstein, Executive Director
303-962-0942
jesse@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Jesse is responsible for the implementation of programs at CBF. Jesse has extensive experience in preparing
real estate market studies, financial analysis and fiscal impact analysis for a variety of public-private
redevelopment and urban renewal projects. His experience includes positions as partner with the Development
Resource Partners economic consulting, Director at Equitable Real Estate Investment Management and Chief
Appraiser for the Resolution Trust Corporation (FDIC) in Washington, D.C. Jesse holds a Bachelor's Degree in
Economics from the University of Delaware, a Master's Degree in Economics from the University of Colorado at
Boulder, and has a MAI professional designation in commercial real estate analysis from the Appraisal Institute.
Deb Phenicie, Project Director
303-962-0943
deb@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Deb has over 20 years of experience in environmental and civil engineering, her primary focus has been on the
remediation and reuse of contaminated properties, including major redevelopment projects in the City and
County of Denver. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tennessee and is
a registered Professional Engineer in Colorado and Wyoming.
Mark Walker, Project Director
303-962-0944
mark@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Mark joined Colorado Brownfields Foundation after leaving state employment to continue his work in the
Brownfields arena. Mark was employed for 20 years with state and local health departments in
Colorado, and formerly coordinated Colorado’s Voluntary Cleanup Program since its inception in
1994. He also served on a national task force of the states dealing with issues unique to voluntary
cleanup and brownfields programs. Prior to joining Colorado's Voluntary Cleanup Program, Mr.
Walker worked for three years with Colorado's Underground Storage Tank Program. In the early years of the
Brownfields Initiative, he completed an assignment with the EPA Region 8 Brownfields Program. Most recently
he served in a liaison capacity with other state agencies and non profits in promoting Brownfields and economic
development.
Shirley Esher, Program Coordinator
303-962-0941
shirley@ColoradoBrownfieldsFoundation.org
Shirley joins CBF with more than twenty years of experience in nonprofit/museum leadership, project
management, and public/private education. Her background includes grant research and writing successes;
historic preservation projects; fundraising and event planning; exhibit and program development; as well as
constituent relationship building. She has directed museums and environmental science facilities in Kansas City,
Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and Colorado. Shirley holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from Wright
State University in Dayton, Ohio with graduate studies in the biological sciences.
Board Members and Advisory Council
CBF operates under a three (3) member Board of Directors and a (13) member Advisory Council of highly
qualified community leaders.
Mr. Jesse Silverstein (Board Member)
Executive Director, Colorado Brownfields Foundation
Principal, Development Research Partners
Ms. Patricia Silverstein (Board Member)
Treasurer, Colorado Brownfields Foundation
President, Development Research Partners
Ms. Christy Culp (Advisory Council)
Community Affairs Specialist, Colorado State Department of Local Affairs
Ms. Michelle Claymore (Advisory Council)
Vice President, Jefferson Economic Council
Mr. Tony Chacon (Advisory Council)
Revitalization Coordinator, City of Westminster
Mr. Scott Clark, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Partner, Burns Figa & Will, PC
Mr. Nate Emswiller (Advisory Council)
Business Development Specialist, Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade
Mr. Richard Garb (Advisory Council)
Senior Project Manager, B & H Industries, LLC
Ms. Debra Kalish, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Town Attorney, City of Boulder
Mr. TR "Tim" Kelley (Advisory Council)
Environmental Protection Specialist, Department of Labor & Employment
Oil and Public Safety- Remediation Section
Mr. Mike Moes (Advisory Council)
Senior Engineer, Erler & Kalinowski, Inc.
Mr. Peter Nadel, Esq. (Advisory Council)
Attorney, Time Warner Telecom
Mr. Joe Seracuse (Advisory Council)
Managing Scientist, Brown and Caldwell
Mr. Mark Rudolph (Advisory Council)
Voluntary Cleanup Coordinator, CO Department of Public Health & Environment
Ms. Stacy Eriksen (Advisory Council)
Regional Coordinator, US EPA Region 8
Mr. Richard Garb (Advisory Council)
B& H Renewable Industries
Mr. Mark Graham, AICP (Advisory Council)
Planning Consultant
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