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Amanda Bradley
joined law
firm
Alderman Bernstein LLC,
where she will focus her prac-
tice on eminent domain, as well
as other areas of real estate liti-
gation and transactions.
Bradley has more than 15
years of
experience
represent-
ing clients
throughout
Colorado in
real estate
matters and
land use
disputes,
including
all phases of
litigation and appellate review.
Bradley earned her law degree
from Cumberland School of
Law at Samford University
and her undergraduate degree
from Auburn University. Prior
to joining Alderman Bern-
stein, she was a partner with
Hale Westfall LLP and special
counsel for Hamre Rodriguez
Ostrander & Dingess PC.
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David Johnstone
joined
McWhinney,
a real estate
investment, management and
development company, as chief
investment officer - hospitality.
Johnstone
is responsible
for the firm’s
hospitality-
focused
development
strategy and
leading a
team focused
in this area.
He has more
than 35 years’
experience in hospitality real
estate, including acquisitions,
developments, asset manage-
ment and dispositions.
Prior to joining McWhinney,
Johnstone served as managing
principal and chief investment
officer - hotels of Miller Global
Properties LLC; vice president,
development for the Asia/
Pacific region for Marriott
International/The Ritz-Carlton
Hotel Co.; and executive vice
president of Sage Hospitality,
among other senior positions.
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Merlin Widick
joined
NavPoint Real Estate Group
as a land specialist for the firm,
which handles commercial real
estate sales, leasing and invest-
ment in all property types.
Widick has 40 years of experi-
ence in real
estate sales,
land devel-
opment and
consultation.
He spent 10
years with
Vail Associ-
ates Inc. and
was general
manager of
Castle Pines
Village and the Castle Pines
Golf Club, general manager of
Plum Creek development and
Golf Club, partner in the Sap-
phire Point development in
Castle Rock, general manager
and/or partner of several other
Colorado developments and a
15,000-acre real estate develop-
ment in Texas.
He also was founder and
president of Widick andAssoci-
ates Inc., specializing in real estate
development, sales andmarket-
ing and consultation services.
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First National Denver
announced several new addi-
tions to its commercial banking,
commercial real estate lending
and operational teams.
The bank’s new hires are
Jim Holland,
vice president
of commercial banking,
Dave
Lederhos,
vice president of
commercial real estate banking,
and
Blake Fulenwider,
credit
analyst for commercial real
estate banking.
Holland began his banking
career in 1984 and has special-
ized in health care banking in
the Denver market for over 25
years. He
joined First
National
from Wells
Fargo to
focus on
building its
health care
banking
practice, one
of the bank’s
core industry
verticals.
Lederhos is a relationship
manager with more than
15 years of experience in
real estate
finance,
including at
Vectra Bank
Colorado
and Fulen-
wider, as an
analyst. He
has a Master
of Business
Administra-
tion from
University of Colorado Boulder
with an emphasis in finance
and real estate.
Strategic hires with opera-
tional oversight across First
National’s entire footprint
are
James Kitzmiller,
vice
president and senior retail
operations officer, and
Kristin
Paulson,
vice president and
audit manager. First National
has created these new positions
as part of its commitment to
having unified and sound pro-
Who’s News
High Fives!
CoreNet Gives, CoreNet
Global’s community out-
reach initiative is conducting
a Winter Survival Kit Drive
through Sunday, Dec. 20, to
support the Colorado Coali-
tion for the Homeless.
Items being collected
include bus tokens; gift cards
for quick-service restaurants;
granola bars and healthy
snacks; tarps; bottled water;
winter boots and work boots;
newwool socks; sleeping bags
and blankets; hats, gloves and
scarves; new or gently used
coats; hand and foot warmers;
and travel-size tissues.
Items may be dropped off at
Catalyst Planning Group, 669
S. Pearl St., Denver; Human
scale, 5675 DTC Blvd., Green-
wood Village; Officescapes’
headquarters, 9900 E. 51st
Ave., Denver; Officescapes’
showroom at 1445 Market St.,
Denver; and RNL, 1050 17th
St., Suite A200, Denver.
For more information, con-
tact Megan Walsh, CoreNet
Global Colorado Chapter
board
member/commu-
nity outreach chairwoman,
CoreNet Gives leverages
professional opportunity and
social responsibility, enabling
CoreNet to engage mem-
bers and a broader audience
through giving. The Colorado
Chapter conducted a suc-
cessful Back to School Sup-
plies Drive in August for The
Bridge Project at the Univer-
sity of Denver.
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CoreNet Gives launches Winter Survival
Kit Drive to help Colorado’s homeless
High Fives! recognizes good deeds and accomplishments
by companies and individuals in the Colorado commercial
real estate industry. Please share your good news
and photos with us by emailing
.
Submissions should be 200 words or less.
Amanda Bradley
David Johnstone
Merlin Widick
Jim Holland
Dave Lederhos
Please see
Whoʼs News,
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A Colorado Christmas
DEC 11-13
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FRI 7:30
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SAT 2:30 & 6:00
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SUN 1:00
Andres Lopera, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
Colorado Children’s Chorale, Deborah DeSantis, artistic director
Jackie Evancho
Sings Holiday Hits & More
DEC 15
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TUES 7:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Holiday Brass at Montview Boulevard
Presbyterian Church
DEC 18 & 20
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FRI 7:30
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SUN 5:00
Brian Buerkle, conductor
Colorado Symphony Brass & Percussion
Handel’s Messiah
DEC 18-19
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FRI-SAT 7:30
DEC 20
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SUN 1:00*
Duain Wolfe, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
*
Join us on Sunday for the return of the Messiah Sing-Along!
Sunday concert starts at $25 for adults and $10 for children.
Symphony at the Movies:
Home Alone
DEC 22
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TUE 7:30
Andres Lopera, conductor
Colorado Symphony Chorus, Duain Wolfe, director
A Weekend of Star Wars
DEC 26-27
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SAT 7:30
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SUN 1:00
Christopher Dragon, conductor
A Night in Vienna
DEC 31
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THU 6:30
Christopher Dragon, conductor
Tickets
coloradosymphony.org
✣
303.623.7876
box office
mon-fri 10 am-6 pm :: sat 12 pm-6 pm
Boettcher Concert Hall at the Denver Performing Arts Complex
Please join us for these
Half
Notes
pre-concert family activities in Gallery 2.
Sounds of the Season
Jackie Evancho
