Board of Commissioners

James Topping receives NAHRO Commissioner of the Year Award

Boulder Housing Partners Board of Commissioners


Interested in being on the BHP Board of Commissioners?

The Board will begin accepting applications January 4, 2012. If you are interested we encourage you to: 1) attend a meeting of the Board, and 2) meet with committee members. The next two meetings are December 19, 2011 and February 6, 2012, both at 2:30 at the Boulder Housing Partners main office at 4800 North Broadway in Boulder.

For more information about the application process, visit the City's webpage.


Angela McCormick,  Chair
First Appointed in 2005

Ms. McCormick is self-employed as a builder, development consultant, and Realtor with Re/Max of Boulder. She is also a member of the Boulder Area Realtors Association, Commercial Brokers of Boulder, and the Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors.

Karen Klerman, Vice Chair
First Appointed in 2009

Karen Klerman is a Vice President and Relationship Manager at US Bank's Commercial Real Estate Banking group. She is currently a member of the Urban Land Institute, and CU Real Estate Council, and recently finished a five year term on Boulder's Downtown Management Commission.

James Topping
First Appointed in 1990

Mr. Topping is a former member of the City Council and the Planning Board of the City of Boulder. He is the former Associate Vice President for Budget and Finance at the University of Colorado.

Morten Hempel
First Appointed  in 2010
RRC appointee

Philip Lawrence  
First Appointed in 2002

Mr. Lawrence is an architect with the National Park Service. His work includes affordable housing, residential, public sector and commercial projects. He collaborated with BHP on the Woodlands project.

Scott Holton
First Appointed in 2011

Mr. Holton is a real estate entrepreneur and focuses on multifamily housing consulting, adaptive reuse and redevelopment, and property management. He also serves on the board of the Colorado Youth Program and is a member of the Urban Land Institute and Downtown Colorado, Inc.

Stephen Eckert 
First Appointed in 2009

Mr. Eckert is a partner in the architecture firm Eckalizzi Design specializing in residential design and planning, small additions, single family homes, and larger scale multi-family projects. Mr. Eckert also serves on the American Institute of Architects Denver Housing Committee.

Suzy Ageton
First Appointed in 2010

Ms. Ageton is a current member of the City Council of the City of Boulder

Valerie Mitchell
First Appointed in 2010

Valerie Mitchell is the owner of Dragonfly Gardens and specializes in water wise and native plant design. She is a citizen advocate for affordable housing, also serving on the board for Boulder Housing Coalition. Ms Mitchell is an active volunteer in the Boulder community.