Our Team

Founder, Colorado Media Group, LLC & Executive Publisher, NORTH dhobbs@coloradomediagroup.com A senior level marketing strategist/executive and serial media entrepreneur with 30+ years experience in a range of industries including professional sports, entertainment, healthcare, biotech, and publishing. Hobbs has successfully published more than 350 editions for various publication titles, and multiple award-winning global White Papers on customer service standards, marketing, CRM, and more which have been viewed by more than 15M professionals around the world. Publication titles include: MD NEWS, Medical Voyce Sciences, Healthy Coloradan, Society of Physician Entrepreneurs (SoPE), NORTH, NovaTech Sciences, and The Future of HealthCare. Dirk was appointed to the Colorado Governor's Council on Health & Wellness in 2016–2019, and has been named to numerous other boards of directors and trustee positions around the state, including Chairman of the Board, Pikes Peak American Red Cross (2004–07). Dirk was Top 40 Under 40 – Colorado Springs Business Journal (2007), and was an award-winning publisher for MD NEWS for ten consecutive years. After graduating from Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi, and a brief stint in professional tennis, Hobbs spent the first part of his career as a chief marketing officer for a North Carolina biotech startup, then as a marketing and brand experience executive in professional motorsports. He has lived in Colorado Springs since 2001.

lharper@coloradomediagroup.com Lee Harper has written a variety of publications over her career, including websites, newsletters, trade magazines, marketing materials, calendars, and catalogs. Her favorite project, before working for NORTH magazine, was writing an I Love Lucy page-a-day calendar for At-A-Glance (200 pages of copy all about Desi and Lucille!). Her least favorite gig was for the same company when she crafted, through much toil and strife, a wall calendar for the MLS® (major league soccer). Harper worked in Indianapolis, IN, for 20+ years for corporate and non-profit organizations and now is a freelance writer, editor, and proofreader. She and her husband relocated to Colorado Springs three years ago from Ohio and have five grown children living from coast to coast. For fun, Harper enjoys camping, reading, and hiking. She graduated Oklahoma State University and loves watching her OSU Cowboys play football but still knows very little about soccer.

gvillanueva@coloradomediagroup.com Geraldine Villanueva is an accomplished graphic design artist with 15 years of experience in both print and digital media. She has served in design roles at several universities across the country, including in her home state of Hawaiʻi, California, and at the United States Air Force Academy, as well as for a leading business journal in West Texas. Her expertise lies in publication and editorial design, where she combines creativity with precision to deliver impactful visual communication. Outside of her professional work, Geraldine enjoys hiking Colorado's trails, maintaining an active lifestyle, spending time with her pets, and exploring the local arts and culture scene.

twoods@coloradomediagroup.com A career communicator and writer, Theresa crafts trustworthy journalism and resonant storytelling about local communities and the businesses that shape them. She has written a variety of publications and digital media on a variety of topics across a variety of industries. She believes variety is the spice of life and dabbles in a varied spectrum of hobbies and interests.

Rhonda loves communications in (nearly) all its forms, whether as an editor, writer, artist/photographer or graphic designer. The longtime bibliophile loves telling people's stories and polishing others' writing until it sparkles. But it's more than that — Rhonda is always conscious of the need to advocate for readers (What do they need to know?) and to support the community (How can we help?). After earning degrees in visual arts (history and English minors) and in journalism, Rhonda has worked at nearly every print communications outlet in the Pikes Peak region. In her spare time, she loves hiking, gardening, being with friends and family, traveling, refinishing furniture and visiting museums and galleries.

pam@pikespeakpr.com A small business owner for more than 30 years in Denver, CO, Pam founded PEAK Public Relations in 1990 and Bales Communications, Inc. in 2008. A journalist from Ball State University, she handled public relations and special events for a wide range of clients including Lennar Homes, Carma Developers, E-470, C-470, The Home Builders Association, The Rocky Mountain News, The West Metro Chamber and many others. Pam retired as President & CEO of the West Metro Chamber and the West Metro Chamber Foundation, moved to Colorado Springs and decided to launch her third business – The Nonprofit Advocates – focusing on nonprofits, associations and communications. She presently serves on the Board of Directors for Foothills Credit Union and is a member of the Southern Colorado Women's and Tri-Lakes Chambers of Commerce. Pam loves to golf, read, hike and Segway. She has two grown sons and lives in Colorado Springs with her significant other, a crazy shelter dog and a patient cat. Colorado has been home since 1984.

Jeanne Davant has written news and feature stories for daily newspapers in Washington, D.C.; Charlotte, North Carolina and Colorado Springs, and for weekly publications including the Colorado Springs Business Journal, earning numerous awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Colorado Press Association. Through her business, Words on the Wing, she helps business people tell their stories via websites, social media and marketing materials. A graduate of the University of North Carolina, she has lived in the Pikes Peak region since 1981. When not working, she enjoys reading, live music, camping and hiking and is on a mission to visit as many of Colorado's hot springs as possible.

Wayne Heilman retired in 2022 after 40 years as a business writer and editor for the Colorado Springs Gazette. Now a freelance writer, his work appears in The Gazette, NORTH magazine, the Southern Colorado Business Forum & Digest and The Long Run, the newsletter of the Pikes Peak Road Runners club. He has a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.

embracelifellc@gmail.com Kay is a peace-maker at heart. She lives by the Golden Rule and is passionate about helping people enjoy a higher quality of life, building healthy relationships, and positively impacting her community and the world over. An Author and Writing Coach with 11 years of experience, Kay is also a licensed residential Realtor in NE and CO as well as a Mediator and Mentor in the Real Estate industry. She is active in a myriad of local social and business networking groups, and was recently voted in as an Organizer for One Million Cups Colorado Springs and accepted into the Colorado Authors League.

Writing became Keri's passion when she won a short story contest as a child. After earning a journalism degree from Samford University and leaving her southern roots behind in pursuit of the Rocky Mountains, she landed in Colorado Springs more than two decades ago and has since written on a variety of topics across multiple industries. Keri is the full-time Communications Manager for local nonprofit CASA of the Pikes Peak Region, and she feels blessed to spend her days working toward a better life for our community's most vulnerable members – abused and neglected children. Keri is the proud mother of two daughters, an avid reader, gardener, and runner who spends far too much time in the Colorado sunshine.

tiffany.lancaster Tiffany Lancaster is a graduate of Colorado State University-Pueblo where she earned a degree in mass communication, with an emphasis in journalism. She is a journalist and digital marketing specialist with a demonstrated history of working successfully in the public relations and communications industries. Tiffany is dedicated to her Pueblo, Colorado community, and determined to make a positive impact through her work and involvement.

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