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SMALL BUSINESS SPEAKERS BUREAULooking for balance to the Democrat policies on tax, labor, energy, and public-private partnerships? Contact members of the CRBC Speakers Bureau for timely comments based on their personal experiences as small business owners. Small business owners, who are members of the Colorado Republican Business Coalition (CRBC), are available for interview to comment on the ways that Democrat policies affect small businesses and families. To schedule an interview or request a speaker for your event, delete the spaces in the e-mail addresses shown below, or call Christine Burtt, CRBC Chairman, for the speaker’s phone number. Roberta Bourn – Since 1974, owner of Interactive Management
Inc., provides association management services to trade and professional
non-profit organizations; seven employees. Ms. Bourn can speak to the
difficulties she sees for her employees in trying to keep pace with
inflation, the cost of fuel, and health care. Maggie Burns – A professional money manager, Ms. Burns manages Elna Sefcovic, LLC, her family mineral-rights entity. She is well versed on issues related to oil & gas, mineral extraction, and energy policies. burnsmm @ msn. com Christine Burtt - President of CQB & Associates, Inc., a public relations and political consulting firm, Ms. Burtt has managed 51 political campaigns and works abroad as a political trainer. She currently serves as chairman of CRBC. Ms. Burtt can speak specifically about Colorado legislation and initiatives, and generally about national energy and economic policies. 303.722.9958 cqburtt @ comcast.net Joseph Chavez – A retired business attorney and retired Certified
Public Accountant and owner of Provident Investment Company, Mr. Chavez
speaks expertly about tax policy, the impacts of poor fiscal planning at the
federal level on businesses and individuals, the weak dollar, the national
debt and deficits, the impact of regulation on small business, Walt Curtner – Owner of Curtner Risk Management, Inc., a property and liability insurance consulting company is one of the 250 such U.S. companies that do not sell insurance. Mr. Curtner is chairman of the CRBC Legislative Issues Committee. He is a good contact for issues related to Democrat legislation in Colorado that affects small business, particularly labor issues and regulations. crmrisk @ eazy. net Sean Gallagher – A partner with the law firm of Hogan & Hartson, Mr. Gallagher is a nationally recognized for his expertise in business litigation, employment counseling and litigation and public policy litigation. He is well versed on issues related to discrimination, civil rights and First Amendment violations, voting rights and congressional re-districting. srgallagher @ hhlaw. com Jim Noon – Founder and owner of Centennial Container Inc. since
1985, sells recycled and sorted used corrugated boxes and related packing
supplies to manufacturers. Twelve employees. Mr. Noon is a good contact
for health care insurance, labor and tax regulations, union initiatives
and other small business issues. David Peri - A marketing consultant to the aerospace and outdoor recreation industries, and president of Peri-scope Marketing & Strategic Services, Inc., Mr. Peri won a competitive bid as concessionaire of the Chief Hosa Campground, Denver’s oldest mountain park, from the City of Denver in 1998. He invested more than $1M in the city property and had as many as 20 employees. After numerous broken agreements, he has reluctantly been in litigation against the City since 2006. He can speak about the realities of “public-private partnerships,” governmental immunity, the shakedown by political leadership, and the malfeasance of government employees. david @ davidperi. com Jeffrey Reeves – With almost 40 years in the health insurance and financial services industry, Mr. Reeves is the author of Money for Life- How to Thrive in Good Times and Bad. He advises small business owners on employee benefits and health insurance. An expert on health insurance, he finds the Obama plan to be nothing more than a government takeover of a failed system. You can put lipstick on a pig, but it remains a pig. Mr. Reeves can identify relatively easy fixes for the American health care system. jeffrey.reeves @ youbethebank. com Frank Wagner– Consistently ranked as one of the region’s
largest and best personnel staffing companies with more than 175 employees,
Frank and Jan Wagner have owned Excel Personnel since 1982. Frank is
a good source for comments on the challenges of business to meet the
myriad of labor laws and employment regulation.
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