Letter to the Membership

Dear Chamber Members,

As many of you know, we have spent the past two years working with the Adams County District Attorney and the City of Brighton to prosecute our former Chamber CEO Holly Hansen. We are happy to announce that this week we received some resolution and optimism for our future.
On Wednesday, several of our board members appeared in court and shared victim impact statements with Judge Patrick T. Murphy. After two hours, Holly Hansen was convicted of a Class Five Felony and sentenced to 10 years of economic crime probation and was ordered to pay the $112,000 restitution she embezzled from the City and Chamber. She was also sentenced to 90 days of home detention, 100 hours of community service, and was ordered to write apology letters to the Chamber and the City.  
From day one, this investigation has been handled with the utmost urgency and a firm commitment by our Board to do everything possible to protect our organization. We have always been committed to keeping your concerns our top priority in order to rise above this adversity. Over the past two years, we have:

• Hired the best team possible – President and CEO Naomi Colwell, Membership Director of Membership Leslie Espinoza and Community Concierge Yvette Martinez – who have reinvigorated our Chamber with their experience, innovation and passion for doing what’s best for our members.
• Re-evaluated and added additional safeguards to our financial policies, with input from area CPAs and financial advisors, to ensure financial control and stewardship.
• Created a finance committee and have engaged a professional CPA firm to perform a financial audit.