If there was a big event in the Pikes Peak Region, there was a pretty good chance Tom Osborne had something to do with it. He either helped bring it here, keep it here or grow it to bigger and greater heights.
So when the Broadmoor Bluffs resident died in his sleep last Wednesday morning at age 65, those he worked with and rubbed shoulders with were stunned.
“Tom had a passion for sports and event management,” said Doug Martin, who worked under Osborne as the chief operating officer of the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation. “Very early on here, he realized the role the organization should play in the community. He loved sports. He loved the community. He was passionate about everything he did.”
Junior Achievement will sell its national headquarters building in southwestern Colorado Springs but plans to remain in the city in smaller offices, the nonprofit announced Tuesday.
Kris Miller has joined Maher and Maher Law in Colorado Springs to oversee and expand the firm s personal injury practice. He had been in private practice and was a deputy district attorney in El Paso, Mesa and Teller counties, working as a trial attorney, liaison and supervisor.
Lisa Loeber has joined Melody Living Assisted Living and Memory Care in Colorado Springs as sales and marketing associate. She had been director of memory care and sales and marketing director at Brookdale Monument Valley Park.
Cathy Chilton, a retired major general in the Air Force Reserves, and
Patricia Cone, vice president of memberships and special projects for the Garden of the Gods Resort and Club, have been appointed to the UCHealth Memorial Hospital Board of Directors.
At 25, Doug Palmer is the deputy director of regional partnership at El Pomar Foundation, which provides grants for arts and culture, civic and community initiatives, education, and health and human services.Â
Palmer started with El Pomar as a fellow in 2018, and stepped into his new role in January 2021. He works with local council members and community leaders across the state to advise El Pomar Foundation trustees.Â
âI am motivated by the opportunity to learn and thatâs what I think is most exciting about my position,â Palmer said. â[I enjoy] the opportunity to meet with community leaders across the state, research focused areas, learn about organizations, problems, and different resources and bring this information together to help decisionmakers make really informed and impactful grants.
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