Chamber Board
Bill Aubin
President (Board Member since 2022)
Originally from Florida, Bill Aubin traded the Salt Life for the Mountain Life in 1995, first in Evergreen, then moved to Conifer in 2009. After leaving a career in service and sales, Bill took those relationship-based skills and applied them to helping businesses obtain commercial loans as a commercial finance advisor with Optive Commercial Capital. He loves raising a family in Conifer. And being connected to all the great members of the Conifer Chamber, it was a natural choice to volunteer as an ambassador to help welcome new members and maximize their involvement and networking benefits through the organization. Now, serving on the Board of Directors, Bill hopes to continue to work to make the Chamber the best that it can be for the members and community.
June McKenzie
First Vice President
Stephanie Johnson
Second Vice President
Stephanie Johnson - Stephanie is originally from St. Charles, MO and is an alumna of the University of Missouri - Rolla. She moved to Denver in 2007 with her first career in Petroleum Engineering. In 2018, Stephanie made a career shift from corporate finance and engineering to personal finance and became a Financial Advisor with Edward Jones. She maintains her branch office in Golden while she and her husband moved to the Pine Junction area in 2022 to be a part of a community away from the city. They have four kids, one grandchild, and three dogs. They spend their free time camping, fishing, boating, and hunting year-round.
Jacqui Angelo
Treasurer
Jacqui grew up in the beautiful state of Maine and moved to Denver in 2007. In 2018, she and her husband, along with their two dogs and cat, relocated to Conifer to embrace a quieter, mountain lifestyle. After a 30-year career as a registered nurse, Jacqui retired in 2021 to dedicate herself full-time to Blue Leaf Design Build, the business she co-owns with her husband. In 2023, Jacqui launched the interior design branch of their business, Dahlia Interiors. Over the past 25 years, she has been deeply committed to volunteering with various organizations. In Conifer, she has served as Past Board President for PeaceWorks, Inc., volunteers with the Bootstraps CTE Program and Scholarships, and has been an Ambassador for the Conifer Chamber of Commerce. Currently, she serves as the Chamber’s Treasurer. Jacqui is passionate about giving back and strengthening her local community.
Kim Erickson
Secretary
Kim Erickson is a Colorado native, originally from Idaho Springs. She has been in the Conifer area for the last 24 years. She is currently the Volunteer Coordinator at Mountain Resource Center. She spent most of her career in the travel industry, working for Globus family of brands in various roles. She enjoys fishing, hiking, reading, puzzling, gardening and playing with her rottweiler, Maya.
Katie Bourgoyne
Originally from Florida, Katie moved to Denver in 2009 with her husband, Damon. She played college golf in South Carolina and worked in the golf industry for many years as a golf professional. However, after relocating to Colorado, the snowy winters prompted her to explore a new career path, leading her to work in human resources until their twins were born in 2015. With the arrival of their twins, Katie and Damon decided they wanted to escape the city and made their home in Pine, CO. In January 2019, they purchased Denver Amramp (https://www.amramp.com/franchises/denver-colorado/), and since then, have been dedicated to making life more accessible for people across Colorado and beyond. They joined the Chamber shortly after acquiring the business, where they have formed meaningful connections and met incredible individuals. This community involvement made it a natural progression for Katie to become an ambassador, a role she has embraced with enthusiasm. After serving as an ambassador, Katie joined the board in 2022, where she has continued to contribute her leadership and passion for making a positive impact
Steve Dennis
Steve Dennis moved to Colorado in 2001. He was in the mortgage industry until running his own painting company for 15 years. After 5 years with another siding company he decided to start a new company, Homestead Exteriors Siding and Windows with Paul Dickens. If he isn’t walking around your house taking pictures you will find him skiing, traveling or teaching a lesson on a pickleball court!!
Kelly Beaulieu
Not only am I originally a Texan, but I am a Baylor graduate as well. When my husband retired from the Air Force in 2018, our family relocated to Conifer in order for us to start Conexsmart with 2 other families. I worked many years in retail banking and was working as the Cash Manager for Curves Jenny Craig when we relocated to Colorado. Now the majority of my time is spent supporting our kiddo's schools (Grayson, 14 and Sawyer, 10), community volunteering and being a Kid Uber Driver
Gary Billings
Gary Billings has lived in Conifer for 20+ years after falling in love with the mountains. He has been with Evergreen National Bank since 2002 and a lender since 2005 writing everything from $5k snowmobile loans to multi-million dollar commercial mortgages. He enjoys working with borrowers to realize their financial goals. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, four wheeling, yard work and going to the beach.
Aimee Pless
Aimee Pless grew up in Buffalo, NY and moved to Colorado in 1997. After teaching middle school English for 8 years, she became a stay-at-home mom. Aimee has lived in Conifer since 2004 and absolutely loves experiencing the mountain community with her husband and 2 teenage daughters. In 2006 she became a certified Jazzercise instructor and a few years later became owner of the Conifer studio, also spending a lot of time volunteering for PTA at her kids' schools. Aimee has enjoyed being a member of the Chamber with her Jazzercise business and decided to become an Ambassador as a way to get involved in the Conifer community once again.
Staff Members
Beth Schneider
Executive Director
As a Colorado native, Beth has had the privilege of living in several areas of the front range but she truly found her home when she moved to Conifer with her family in 2017. Before joining the Chamber team, she worked in residential real estate sales and transaction management for 13 years and is co-founder of The Sam Schneider Legacy Fund with CureSearch for Children's Cancer. Outside of work, Beth enjoys spending time with her family, mountain biking, hiking, gardening and soaking up the wildlife and beauty that Conifer has to offer.