Lance works for the State of Colorado and has been in the accounting department for over 16 years, currently serving as a Payroll Manager for the Colorado Department of Human Services. Lance has also been a small business owner for over 18 years with rentals in a few states. He grew up on a farm in Minnesota and moved to Colorado in 2007. Lance enjoys spending time with his family, watching his kids’ sporting events and activities, playing basketball, and cheering for the Vikings and the Timberwolves! Lance and his wife, Sara, have two boys at BFA, now in 5th and 7th grade.

Liz is a Financial Analyst at Wind Crest, a CCRC retirement community in Highlands Ranch.  She earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Emphasis in Marketing from University of Northern Colorado and a Master’s of Science in Accountancy from University of Phoenix.  Liz started in various Sales positions after college and has been in financial roles for 15+ years.  Originally from Kansas, Liz moved to Colorado in elementary school.  Outside of work, Liz enjoys time with her family (husband, Eric, and daughter, Paige, a middle schooler at BFA), road trips, movies, crafting and reading.

Jill is a CPA specializing in SEC reporting and technical accounting. She has her BS in Accountancy from Arizona State University and her MS in Accountancy from the University of Denver. She started her career at KPMG Denver in the audit practice before switching to industry. She currently works as an independent contractor and has been working long-term with Liberty Media as a quarterly consultant in their SEC reporting group. She lives in Highlands Ranch with her husband, Travis, and four children – Landon (3rd grade), Connor (1st grade), Claire (BFA preschool) and Dawson (one year old). She loves running and going to the mountains/any kind of travel and her children are her main “hobby” at this stage of her life.

Halsley loves being part of the Ben Franklin Academy family. She was involved with our PTO before we even broke ground on BFA. She initially served on the PTO Executive Team as the Fundraising Coordinator and then as Secretary. She joined the BFA staff in November of 2012 working as the Business Assistant. In March 2015, she moved into her current role.

She is a Colorado native and graduated from Fort Lewis College with a degree in Computer Science. Prior to BFA she worked as the Clinic/Grants & Contracts Manager at the Barbara Davis Center.