Author: Wayne Heilman Special to the Gazette

Josh Baker, vice president of instructional services at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, has been selected as one of 40 members of the 2019-2020 class of the Aspen Presidential Fellowship for Community College Excellence, a 10-month leadership program for future community college presidents. He has been at Pikes Peak for three years after…

Kenneth Nachbar has been named president of Aleut Management Services, a Colorado Springs-based federal government contractor. He replaces Sam Cole, who resigned after eight years in the post to pursue other opportunities. Nachbar has been with Aleut for eight years as vice president of infrastructure programs and vice president of operations and maintenance programs. He…

Jake Shaw has started Mountain View Home Inspections of Colorado Springs to serve the Springs and surrounding areas. Shaw has worked in the home building and remodeling industry for 29 years. He was an accountant for Liberty AV Solutions and McNew & Associates and cash applications manager for David C. Cook. He has an associate’s…

Theo Reiter was promoted to be campus operations director at the Marian House for Catholic Charities of Central Colorado. He joined the nonprofit in 2008 to run the soup kitchen after a long career in the restaurant and hospitality industry, including managing the restaurant at the Country Club of Colorado and working on a Norwegian…

Tom Ashley, president of ANB Bank’s Colorado Springs operations, received the 2019 Bankers of Distinction Award from the Colorado Bankers Association. The award recognizes the involvement and support of local institutions and people. Ashley serves on the boards of Cheyenne Village, Pikes Peak Hospice and Palliative Care, Tessa of Colorado Springs, Ronald McDonald House and…

Christopher Aaby, executive director of the Catamount Institute in Colorado Springs, will receive the Emerging Leader Award from the Colorado Nonprofit Association at its Colorado Nonprofit Week awards luncheon Friday in Denver. He joined the institute, which develops ecological stewardship in children through education and adventure, in 2011 as director of marketing. He had been…

Chelsy Offutt, communications director for Visit Colorado Springs, has been named to the 2019 class of the Colorado Tourism Leadership Journey, a one-year executive training program by the Colorado Tourism Office. Offutt has worked for ProConcepts International, the Rocky Mountain Athletics Conference and Cumulus Media. She has a bachelor’s degree in media management, advertising and…