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 currently a CPA who serves as a Director at TaxOps, where she helps clients to manage their various complex state and local tax obligations.  Connie also works with two nonprofit organizations in Denver to help women and children 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 (that is, when he is not busy helping during carpool!) and daughter Lauren (who is currently in the sixth grade at BFA).

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.

Aaron Stapp

Member

Aaron received a bachelor’s degree in Business Finance from Colorado State University.  He has 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry where he has held various accounting and finance positions.  Aaron currently serves as the Vice President of Revenue Management with Catholic Health Initiatives, a national not-for-profit hospital/healthcare company.  Aaron and his family have lived in Highlands Ranch for the last three years.  Aaron and his wife Lindsay have three sons, two of whom attend BFA.  He and his family love the Broncos and enjoy all the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer.

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 CenturyLink. Matt lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife Jenny and three kids – two boys and one girl – all of whom attend BFA. They are expecting a fourth child in October 2020.

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 started Kindergarten at BFA when it opened and this past May graduated from BFA.  Her youngest daughter began in BFA’s preschool and is excited to be in 6th grade this year.  We all know this school year is going to be a bit different, but we are looking forward to it as BFA is celebrating it’s 10th year!

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Courtney Jurbala

Treasurer

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Courtney Jurbala is treasurer of the BFA Board. She holds Bachelors in both Accounting and Economics from Hartwick College in New York. Ms. Jurbala also received her MBA from the University of Colorado. Ms. Jurbala has recently become the General Manager of Essent Biologics, a subsidiary of AlloSource, a non-profit tissue bank, out of Centennial, Colorado. Prior to this change, she spent her entire career in Finance for several industries. Ms. Jurbala currently serves as the Board liaison for the Finance Committee and Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).