About Becky
Becky's background
Becky has spent a career working in small business finance.
She has a BS in Business Administration from CU Boulder with areas of emphasis in Accounting and Entrepreneurship / Small Business Management.
Her work has included Small Business Administration (SBA) guaranteed loans, a program that required understanding technical rules and applying them to a wide variety of lending situations. In this work, she taught colleagues and borrowers the rules including sharing the source documents supporting policies.
With a strong belief in public service, Becky has spent countless hours volunteering in a large variety of settings. Her focus has been on financial literacy and small business' access to capital.
For more detail regarding my professional resume, please search for me on LinkedIn.
Professional Career
My full resume may be found on LInkedIn
The Assessor's role is one of serving the public and managing an office that follows statutory rules.
My professional experience includes:
- Bachelor of Science in Accounting from CU Boulder
- 30+ years SBA loan underwriting and originating
- 6+ year El Paso County Planning Commission member
- 25+ years small business consultant, teaching about access to capital
Volunteer work
Volunteer experience
o EPC Planning Commission 2019 – present
o Board Member Junior Achievement of Southern Colorado 2019-2025
> Board Chair 2022-2025
o SBDC volunteer (small business consulting) 2018-present
o SCORE volunteer (small business consulting) 2000-present
o Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) preparer 2023 – present
o Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity Finance Committee member 2024 - present
o Pinecliff Homeowner’s Association Board member 2021 - present
o Old North End Neighborhood Board member 2012-2016
o EPC Master Plan Advisory Committee member 2019-2021
o Thomas MacLaren School parent and Parent Service Association volunteer 2015-2022
o Steele Elementary PTA 2012-2016
> President , 2010-2011
> School Directory lead / advertising sales 2010-2014
> Volunteer of the year 2015-16
o EPC / COS Chamber Barriers to Business Committee co-chair 2010-2014
o COS Chamber Legislative Watch Committee 2010-2011
GOP experiences
o Precinct leader
o Campaign treasurer volunteer (multiple campaigns)
o Delegate to county / state assemblies (multiple years)
o Bonus member (not currently)
o Sunrise Republican Women member 2019 - present
> Treasurer 2019 – present
o El Paso County Republican Women
> Member 2011-2018, associate member 2019 - present
> Leadership team 2014-2018
Other professional development
o Leadership Pikes Peak 2009
o El Paso County Citizens College 2009
o Colorado Springs Citizens College 2008