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Board of Commissioners

Who We Are


Revitalize, Partner, and Fund with a Sense of Place for Development

2025 Meeting Schedule - click here
The Authority typically meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in City Hall.

2024 Annual Report
2023 Annual Report
​2022 Annual Report
​2021 Annual Report

2020 Annual Report

2025 Budget
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2023 Budget
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It's no coincidence that FURA was formed during the American Great Recession of 2008. FURA is focused on acquiring seed funding and working with property owners to assist with blight remediation of ailing and non-productive commercial assets in the community. In addition, FURA works in tandem with the City of Fountain towards cultivating placemaking improvements and quality sense of place elements within URAs.

Meet our Board of Commissioners:
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Bill McMaster, Chair                    

Bill McMaster practiced corporate law for 15 years, specializing in general corporate, environmental, and commercial real estate development, financing, zoning, sales, leasing, and management law.  He “retired” from the active practice of law in Indiana and moved to Colorado in 2007 to pursue teaching and coaching opportunities, while indulging his outdoor interests of hiking, biking, and camping. In 2008, Bill married and moved to the City of Fountain, where he teaches mathematics at Mesa Ridge High School.

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His credential distinctions include B.A., J.D., B.S., MBA, and M.Ed. degrees from Wabash College, Valparaiso, and IUPUI (respectively). ​ (Term 2022-2027)
Nicole Reinhardt, Vice Chair   
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Nicole along with her family has called Fountain Valley their home for 22 years. Nicole grew up in the San Luis Valley on the family farm and graduated from Adams State College; graduated nursing school and served as a RN for 20+ years. As CEO of a for profit hospital in Aurora, Nicole was an advocate for streamlining healthcare delivery. In 2014 Nicole decided to hang up her nursing career and transition into business ownership. Nicole went to real estate school and started a property management company in the Fountain Valley, along with her husband Robert Bartlett.  Nicole has years of community service and working with small businesses development as a member of the City of Fountain Economic Development Commission and Greater Fountain Valley Chamber of Commerce. (Term 2023-2028)
 Jennifer Herzberg                  
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Jennifer Herzberg and her family have been residents of Fountain since 2001.  She has been an active volunteer for many years servicing on the City of Fountain Economic Development Commission, Planning Commission, Roadway Focus Group, President of the Fountain Valley Chamber . Effective December 2023, she serves as an at-large appointment on the Fountain City Council and a succession appointment to FURA. Jennifer brings 30 years of financial industry experience in working for the Navy Federal Credit Union in the capacity as a Regional Outreach and Engagement Manager and has a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry and a Master of Public Administration. (Term 2023-2028)

Aileen Berrios
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Mrs. Aileen Berrios is a principal owner and serves as a Chief Executive Officer at D2 Demo, which is a Transportation company with an estimated 8 employees located in the Pikes Peak region. Her prior tenure includes over 30 years of experience in assisting small to medium sized companies with capital growth, expansion, business acquisition and asset financing while serving as 5Star Bank’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking division.  Her philanthropic endeavors include a founding partner of the Colorado Government Contracting Forum to support growth and development among Colorado’s government military contracting sector; as well as a board member with the Colorado Springs Chamber/EDC regional partner. Mrs. Berrios graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Regis University with Academic honors of Magna cum laude. In addition, a graduate from The Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver with her Executive Master of Science in Real Estate and Construction Management. Per the FURA bylaws, Mrs. Berrios shall replace and fulfill the limited-service term remaining of prior board member retirement, effective November 2024. The limited-service term appointment shall be 2YRS denoted as 2025-2027.   (Term 2022-2027) 

Megan Kane

Megan Kane, a third-generation Fountain native, possesses a strategic approach to branding and community outreach and is eager to contribute her expertise and passion to drive impactful initiatives for the community. Holding a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications and Foreign Language - Spanish from Colorado State University, Pueblo (May 2012), Megan has honed her skills in effective communication and cross-cultural understanding. As a board member, she plans to leverage her strategic branding and outreach skills to enhance the town's economic growth and prosperity. She is committed to fostering partnerships with key stakeholders, advocating for policies that promote sustainable growth, and spearheading initiatives that enrich the quality of life for all residents while honoring long-loved community traditions. With her deep roots in Fountain and dedication to its success, With former service under the City of Fountain Economic Development Commission, Megan is poised to make meaningful contributions to the Fountain community. (Term 2025-2030)

Richie Lyon
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Richie Lyon is a Civil Engineer PE and Project /manager with HR Green located in the Springs MSA. He has 12 years of experience in land development with the majority of those years in Colorado jurisdictions along the entire Front Range and Western Slope, including developments within Fountain. His innate knowledge of commercial development entitlement, permitting, and project costs estimating will add value to the URA’s infill and industrial redevelopment areas of the City.
Richie is highly involved citizen, serving on several committees of the Housing and Building Association, as well as, tutelage at local schools for Careers in Construction Colorado and STEM programs. Richie is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a Bachelor’s of Science in Civil & Environmental Engineering with a minor in Energy Sustainability from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Term 2025-2030)
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Craig Anderson 
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Craig Anderson is a commercial real estate broker and a legacy ownership of commercial properties along the front-range of Colorado. With 40+ years of expertise, he shall advise on district revitalization or pivotal sites to attract private investment  parents. Since 1982, he has participated in over $700 million in commercial real estate sales, to include: Banning Lewis Ranch development, Northgate development, Springs Ranch development, and dozens of other user, investor, and developer transactions. His education attainment includes attending the University of San Francisco and a graduate from Lynchburg College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature. Craig also serves on Springs MSA organizations, such as St. Mary’s High School, the Pikes Peak Library District, United Way, and the YMCA. (Term 2025-2030)

FURA Executive Director

Kimberly A. Bailey

Ms. Bailey has a career which spans a 30-year tenure in generating results through marketing, business development, and directional services. Over the past fifteen years, she has honed her in-depth marketing expertise knowledge within the government sector, serving in the capacity of economic development. She currently serves as the Economic Development Director for the City of Fountain, CO, and is the Executive Director for the Fountain Urban Renewal Authority (FURA). Through her distinctive blend of career highlights, she offers a hybrid specialty in cultivating business development strategies and marketing awareness missions to achieve targeted goals of success.
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