Finance Committee

Kevin Leverson

Chair

Kevin received his BS in Finance from Cedarville University and his MBA from the University of Cincinnati.  He began his professional career as a Financial Specialist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, managing budgets and developing cost estimates for various aircraft acquisition programs.  He and his family moved back to Colorado in 2006 where he worked as a Program Controller for Raytheon, a Consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton, and finally returned to the Air Force as a Financial Analysis Manager.  He currently works for the Financial Management Center of Expertise managing a team of analysts who provide decision support for capital investments.  Kevin and his wife, Amanda, live in Highlands Ranch with their 5 children. Kevin loves the mountains and enjoys running, cycling, hiking, camping, skiing, and any sports in which his kids are involved.

Lance Klassen

Vice Chair

Lance works for the State of Colorado, and has been in the accounting department for over 10 years, and is currently the Senior Payroll Officer for the Governor’s Office of Information Technology.  Lance has also been a small business owner for over 12 years with rentals in Minnesota, Illinois, and Colorado.  Lance grew up on the farm in Minnesota and moved to Colorado in 2007 and enjoys spending time with his family, finding free events on the weekends, playing basketball and cheering for the Vikings (and all other MN sports)!  Lance and his wife, Sara, have two boys that are in Kindergarten and 2nd Grade at BFA.

Connie Zoerink

Secretary

Connie earned both her B.S. and M.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University.  She is a CPA who serves as a Director at TaxOps, where she helps clients to manage complex state and local tax obligations.  Connie also works with two nonprofit organizations in Denver to help women who are exiting trauma, addictions, and homelessness.  In whatever spare time remains, she enjoys nearly all things that involve the great outdoors – even more so if she is able to spend the time with Tom and daughter Lauren, who will be entering 8th grade for her final year at BFA in the fall of 2021.

Ram Annamalai

Member

Ram is currently employed at Comcast, Director of Market Intelligence and Data Science team. His team plays a key role in using data and advance analytical capabilities to shape strategy and execution for Comcast Business. Prior to joining Comcast, Ram served as the Associate Director, Advanced Data Analytics for AT&T in Denver, where he developed and led Data Insight and Analytics team, which supported AT&T’s strategic goals. Prior to AT&T, Ram was with CenturyLink/Qwest Communications, where he served as Data Analytics Consultant, and he has also served as an independent consultant for Kforce as an Analytics Manager.

Ram holds a Master of Science, Finance from the University of Colorado; a Master of Science, Engineering from Wayne State University, and a Bachelor of Science, Engineering from Annamalai University in India.

Outside of work, Ram’s interests include engineering (building and breaking things), sports, and outdoor activities. He resides in Denver with his wife, Devi, and their two children Deepa and Karthik. Deepa attends Ben Franklin Academy. Ram loves spending time with his family, skiing, hiking, and traveling to new places.

Matt Brady

Member

Matt received his Master of Science in Finance from Seattle University and has over ten years of experience managing institutional investment portfolios. He currently works for CenturyLink Investment Management, working with an investment team that manages the 401(k) and pension assets for Lumen Technologies, Inc. Matt lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife Jenny and four kids – two boys and two girls – three of whom attend BFA.

Courtney Jurbala

Member

Courtney earned her MBA from the University of Colorado Denver and holds a Health Economics and Outcomes Research certificate from the University of Washington. She received a bachelor’s degree in accounting and economics from Hartwick College. Courtney is a founder and General Manager of Essent Biologics, a non-profit biotech company out of Centennial, CO.  Prior to this role, she spent her entire career in Corporate Finance & Accounting for several industries.  Courtney loves to get outside, hike, bike, run, and stay active. Mother to two amazing children, she is often bringing them along to enjoy all the Colorado sunshine.

Halsley Hoff 

Business Manager

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Halsley loves being part of the Ben Franklin Academy family.  She was involved with our PTO from the beginning initially serving 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 the role of Business Manager.

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.  In her free time, she enjoys watching her daughters play basketball, taking lots of pictures, crafts & digital scrap booking, and getting out to enjoy the beautiful Colorado outdoors.

Her oldest daughter was part of the first Kindergarten class at BFA that graduated in May 2020.  Her youngest daughter began in BFA’s preschool and is excited to be in 7th grade this year.

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Adam Lucero

Treasurer

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Adam Lucero is the Treasurer of the BFA Board. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Construction Management from Colorado State University. Mr. Lucero has spent the last fourteen years working in the oil and gas construction industry, as well as the building construction industry. Currently, he manages the preconstruction group for Kiewit working on projects around the nation. Prior to joining the Board, he served on the BFA Board Nomination Committee. Adam represents the Board on the Finance Committee.