The Community Foundation Serving announced that David Brantz, Esq. will serve as its new Board Chair, effective immediately. Outgoing Board Chair Chris Hazlitt, Esq. served a two-year term (2014-2016) and will remain on the board as Chair of the Governance Committee.
“As we celebrate 25 years of making a difference in Boulder County, I’m excited to help position The Community Foundation to play a more impactful role in the next quarter-century,” says Brantz, a partner at the law firm of Kottke & Brantz, LLC, who also graduated from the University of Colorado School of Law in 2006. “Through informed decisions, we’ll continue to inspire big ideas and ignite action to address our community’s greatest needs.
“From the Boulder County TRENDS report to the Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado [EFCO] to our School Readiness Initiative and beyond, The Community Foundation will strengthen and solidify its role as a convener and a trusted community catalyst.”
Previously, Brantz completed the inaugural Boulder County Leadership Fellows Program – a joint effort with the Boulder Chamber – and served as Chair of the foundation’s Legal Committee.
The Boulder native belongs to Boulder County Estate Planning Council (BCEPC), the Boulder County Bar Association (BCBA), the Colorado Bar Association (CBA) and the American Bar Association (ABA). He is also a member of the CBA’s Trust and Estates Section and the BCBA’s Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate Section. Brantz’s practice focuses on estate planning, trust administration, probate, real estate and business law.
Together, officers of The Community Foundation’s Executive Committee include:
• Board Chair – David Brantz
• Vice Chair – Carmen Ramirez
• Treasurer – James Graham
• Secretary – Becky Chavez
Additionaly, current Committee Chair appointments include:
• Investment – Danny Hassan
• Audit – Chester Kurtz
• Governance – Chris Hazlitt
• Legal – Jane Paddison (returning for a second three-year term)
