Prior to retiring in 2018, Ken Lane served for two years as communications director for the Denver District Attorney. Before that he was on the staff of Ken Salazar who served as Colorado Attorney General, U.S. Senator and U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Ken also spent three years in the Office of the Secretary of Defense/Legislative Affairs at The Pentagon, and for nine years with Colorado U.S. Representative/U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell. Prior to that time he practiced law in Pueblo. 

Matt Trujillo brings to the advisory committee the experience of being a licensed engineer with nearly 25 years of experience including his current position as director of operations of The Pueblo Board of Water Works. He has been involved in all phases of construction from conceptual layout to project closeout. He helps develop the Board of Water Work’s annual budget of which 25 percent is invested in capital improvements which he oversees.

Following graduation from East High School, Deborah Stephens attended California Luthern College where she earned a B.S. degree in business with a minor in economics.  She also attended the highly respected Colorado School of Banking at the University of Colorado.

Throughout Ms. Stephen’s career she has been involved in making or approving financial decisions related to construction and mortgage lending. That career includes positions at Otero Savings and Loan and The Minnequa Bank of Pueblo where she established its construction and mortgage lending departments and Premier Mortgage Services of which she was co-owner.

Mike Donnell’s appreciation of the Bond Advisory Committee’s need to communicate its role and progress in monitoring the expenditure of the bond issue funds results from his 40 plus years of media relations, community relations and marketing experience as well as his prior experience as a member of a school board while living in Illinois. His assignments have ranged from providing media relations for community service and not-for profit entities to coordinating investor relations for numerous publicly held companies.

Aaron Suazo graduated from East High School and earned a BS degree in industrial engineering and a masters degree in system engineering. He is currently the maintenance / engineering manager for KMG Electronic Chemicals. In total he has worked in the facilities management field for more than 30 years. In his current position he assists in the oversight of a budget of about $15 million annually and is involved in the management of $10 million in capital improvements each year.

Todd Mihelich is a Pueblo native whose children attend District 60 schools. He is a shareholder in a local CPA firm that performs extensive auditing throughout southern Colorado. He is the shareholder in charge of the firm's government audits as well as the firm's internal quality control.