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about us

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We bring over 50 combined years of helping a variety of organizations  excel in their mission of serving others.

Darrell B. Watson  (he/him)
Co-Founder & Principal

Darrell is a strategic, big-picture thinker with 20+ years of experience bridging the gap between community and policy makers. A communications expert trained in nurturing strategic partnerships, Darrell excels at increasing community engagement, creating two-way communication cultures, aligning/mediating public processes, and leading collaborative initiatives built on the bedrock of equity and inclusion.  

​Darrell has served on the following boards and organizations:   Governor Polis Appointee to Colorado Secure Savings Program Board; Colorado Business Committee for the Arts;  Denver Parks Trust Foundation;  Denver Biased Policing Task Force; NorthEast Denver Innovation Zone Board; Denver Parks and Recreation Advisory Board; Denver Foundation Trustees; Denver Land Use and Transportation Task Force; and Sharing the Gold Advisory Board  for the Colorado Olympics Bid Committee.  In addition, he was co-chair of the Denver Game Plan  for a Healthy City for Denver Parks, Recreation and Mountain Parks.  He is a 2013 (greatest class ever) graduate of the Denver Chamber of Commerce's Leadership Denver program.

Michael J. Wenk, PhD (he/him)
Co-Founder & Principal

For over 25 years, Mike has facilitated reform work in education that has impacted schools across the state. During his career,  Mike coordinated the development of a high school summer academy,  facilitated K-12 vertical teams, collaborated with teachers to  develop a district-wide curriculum,  promoted school-based literacy efforts led by teams of teachers, and facilitated a team of teachers and students to make reading and writing assignments more inclusive of LGBTQ issues and identities. Mike believes the best reforms are done with  stakeholders, not to them.   
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Among the organizations Mike has served are the Second Wind Fund, the Whittier Neighborhood Association, and the Colorado Language Arts Society, as well as the State of Colorado Reading, Writing, and Communicating Content Standards Team and the Green Mountain Accountability Committee.  He has promoted a number of cross-age tutoring and mentoring initiatives during his teaching career, and  has been recognized by colleagues and students for his commitment to  teaching and learning.

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Barbara Green (she/her)

Barbara Green is a partner in the law firm Sullivan Green Seavy L.L.C. where she practices environmental, land use, and natural resources law. As part of this work, Barbara assists local governments to use their regulatory powers to protect the environment within their communities. She also defends local government regulations and decision-making in state and federal court, and has represented neighborhood groups on a variety of land use and environmental matters. In addition, Barbara is a certified mediator, trained in conflict resolution and group process. 

Barbara Green is a member of the board of the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute and vice-chair of the Sonoran Institute board. She is the Town Attorney for Crested Butte and Silver Plume, General Counsel to Northwest Colorado Council of Governments, and Counsel to the Rocky Mountain Low-level Radioactive Waste Compact.  Barbara holds a B.A. from Northwestern University, an M.P.A. and J.D. degree from the University of Colorado in Boulder, and a Masters in Humanities from the University of Colorado at Denver. Before attending law school,  Barbara was the Oak Creek Town Manager and Steamboat Springs Assistant City Manager. Barbara is a contributing author to Colorado Land Use Law and recognized as a Top Lawyer by 5280.

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David Lugo (he/him)
Throughout his career,  David Lugo  has supported cross-functional teams, nonprofits, and startups throughout the Americas.  David is an experienced Business Process Innovation Manager who earned an MBA from NYU's Leonard Stern School of Business with an emphasis on Marketing, Product Management, and Leadership. He currently leads process management initiatives in North, Central, and South America for a  tech software company, Autodesk. David helps teams streamline and deliver strategic  processes to optimize execution of key business initiatives. 

David also worked for the U.S. Department of Commerce in various management roles for the Census Bureau. He led training, marketing, recruiting, and implementation teams for key technology programs that allowed for accurate housing and geographical data collection and mapping in the state of Colorado. David is originally from Bogotá, Colombia and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese. 

contact us

We want to hear from you!

email

darrellwatson@watsonwenkgroup.com
michaelwenk@watsonwenkgroup.com
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phone

303.946.2533 (Darrell)
303.293.8692 (Mike)