May 1, 2020

The Colorado PGA Reach Foundation is pleased to announce the addition of three new trustees to its Board: Dr. Stephen Davis, Mike Talaga, Eric Kenealy, Major General Barbara Faulkenberry, USAF, Retired, and Tom Gunnersen.


Davis has always had a passion for serving his community, which is what inspired him to earn his Eagle Scout rank while growing up in the South Bay of Los Angeles. He was awarded the University of Southern California School of Dentistry’s highest award for community outreach for his work around the world. Davis is part of the Cheyenne Mountain Dental Group in Colorado Springs.


Talaga joined Janus Henderson Investors as a Credit Analyst in 2015. Prior to this, he served as a Vice President for Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Global Investment Bank where he helped corporate and private equity clients originate and execute capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions.


Kenealy serves as Chairman of Mackinaw Holding Corporation, a private equity investment group specializing in acquiring and operating businesses in the Rocky Mountain region. He was also a success operator of multiple Massage Envy locations from 2005 until 2019, where he was recognized for developing several of the top performing stores in the United States.


Faulkenberry is an independent director at two public companies. She has led organizations as diverse as a 37,000-person global air logistics operation to the Air Force’s sole leadership development college for officers. In 2014, Faulkenberry retired from the United States Air Force as a Major General after a 32-year career.


Gunnersen has been helping clients address their financial goals for the last two decades. He began his career as a financial advisor with Edward Jones, was recruited by UBS Financial Services and is currently with Wells Fargo Advisors. Gunnersen earned his degree in Economics at the University of Buffalo.

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