Chaffee County Economic Development Corp. announced Wednesday that Jake Rishavy will assume the role of executive director effective July 1.
Rishavy will take up the reins from Wendell Pryor, founding executive director, who is retiring after 12 years leading the organization.
The CCEDC implements and supports a range of economic development opportunities in Chaffee County.
A press release stated the selection committee of the organizationâs board interviewed a highly-qualified candidate pool and chose Rishavy as best qualified to lead the organization.
He served for nearly a decade as vice president for Denver South, a regional public-private, nonprofit economic development organization representing six south Denver metro jurisdictions making up the âTech Center.â
Charles J. Forster died Jan. 28, 2021.
He was born April 14, 1948, in Denver, to Charles J. Forster Sr. and Violet (McClure) Forster.Â
Friends and family said he always said the business life he was exposed to from his day of birth destined him to become a businessman in his adult life.
He grew up as an inner-city kid, developing independence at an early age. He traveled Denver and the surrounding areas for the price of a bus token and transfer ticket. Â
He graduated in 1966 from West High School in Denver.Â
Friends and family said he was always convinced that a chance meeting with a dean at the University of Denver led him down the college path and his final graduation with a bachelor of science in business from DU.
Charles J. Forster, 72, died Jan. 28, 2021.
He was born April 14, 1948, in Denver, to Charles J. Forster Sr. and Violet (McClure) Forster. Â
Friends and family said he always said the âbusinessâ life he was exposed to from his day of birth destined him to become a businessman in his adult life.Â
He grew up as an inner-city kid, developing independence at an early age. He traveled Denver and the surrounding areas for the price of a bus token and transfer ticket. Â
He graduated in 1966 from West High School in Denver. Â
Friends and family said he was always convinced that a chance meeting with a dean at the University of Denver led him down the college path and his final graduation with a bachelor of science in business from DU.Â
Better known as “Charlie” to his coworkers and friends, Forster has been involved in community affairs and civic improvements in Salida, Buena Vista and Poncha Springs from the time he
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