Meet Our Team

As Accounting Manager at Confluent, Leslie assists the Controller with the oversight of the accounting department, the facilitation of the construction draw process and the completion of all financial reporting.

Leslie has 25 years of accounting experience specializing in the Real Estate industry. Prior to joining Confluent, Leslie spent 15 years as the Development Accounting Manager for NexCore Group where she managed all aspects of the construction draw process as well as the financial reporting for both medical office and senior living projects. During her tenure there, she worked closely and collaborated with internal finance, design and construction departments as well as outside lenders, attorneys and capital partners. Leslie also has previous accounting experience with Multi-Use, Retail and Multi-Family projects.

Leslie holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors, skiing, hiking and traveling.

Tina joined the construction and development teams at Confluent Development in 2018 to provide administrative support to the many facets of the construction process.  Her goal is to streamline the processes and procedures and provide support to the construction managers so they can spend their time managing the projects.

Tina has been in the construction industry working for various general contractors and specialty contractors since 1997.  Her expertise and experience include processing every type of construction documentation.  She is an effective liaison between outside entities, Confluent’s construction team, internal development managers, Accounting and legal depts, to ensure communication and continuity.

She has taken on the property management duties of multiple Confluent owned properties in CO, KS, MO, and IL.

Growing up on a farm in Kansas provided the work ethic with a “get it done” attitude. She loves to travel with her husband to the beaches of the world whenever possible, hiking, working in their yard, and loves spending quality time with her children and grandchildren.

Eutimia brings 15 years of experience in Accounts Payable and Treasury Management to Confluent. Eutimia was most recently at Sage Hospitality where she spent 13 years managing Accounts Payable for upwards of 90 properties and Treasury for the entire organization. Eutimia is committed to excellence in customer service and to her continuous drive for improved operational performance through increased efficiencies and elimination of redundancies with noted success in navigating through and communicating with all levels of the organization.

Eutimia is a 3rd generation Coloradan. She and her husband Adrian have one daughter Toni and an adorable puppy named Yuri. In her spare time Eutimia enjoys reading, crafting, puzzles, and bonding with her daughter over K-pop.

Joining Confluent Development in 2023 as a Corporate Staff Accountant, Gigi works closely with the entire accounting team supporting general property accounting including the reporting of journal entries, bank reconciliations, and month ends.

Prior to Confluent, Gigi was an analyst at Lightpath but soon decided that she wanted to apply her problem-solving skills to a career in accounting.

An avid Buffs fan, Gigi is a graduate of The University of Colorado at Boulder and holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance. During her time at CU, she was very active in athletic clubs as well as in the fitness community where she trained people and counseled them on their nutritional goals.

Katie began her accounting career in 2005 at Phoenix-based homebuilder, Courtland Homes. Following her tenure at Courtland, she held positions at Alliance Residential, a national multi-family builder/developer and at Skanska, an international general contractor where clients included Microsoft, LAX and SFO airport, Bay Area Rapid Transit, and the City of San Francisco.

Katie earned her BS in Business Administration from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley where she was a member of the women’s rugby team. Most of her free time is spent cheering on her daughter at soccer games and swim meets, taking her two dogs to the dog park, and traveling the country to visit family.

Dana joined Confluent Development in 2022 as an Accounts Payable Specialist providing essential services to all Confluent Development projects.

Preceding Confluent, Dana attained her accounting knowledge with Etkin Johnson Real Estate Partners, providing invoice processing skills, tax compliance, reporting required by monthly financial close practices and weekly payment processing. She spent over ten years in the hospitality industry, bringing professionalism, attention to detail, positivity and reliability to the team. She takes pride in her work ensuring a healthy and productive culture of serving others with excellence.

In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, painting and loving on her Chocolate Lab named Toblerone.

Leanne has experience managing the full cycle accounting function including reporting, variance analysis, reconciliations, GL management, process improvement, training, team building, and systems implementation. She has worked in several industries including REIT’s, Hospitality and Recreation, Gaming, and Media & Internet for both public and private companies.

She is an active CPA (Colorado) and CMA. She earned her BS Accounting from Metropolitan State College of Denver and MS Accounting from Regis University.

Leanne grew up in Colorado and enjoys spending time with her husband and four kids, watching hockey, and remodeling their home.

As a member of the legal team, Angela is responsible for a variety of tasks that include drafting legal documents for filing, maintaining calendars for legal and finance deadlines, and researching various issues with the proper authorities. She also is responsible for administrative duties that include filings, basic research, mailings, correspondence, and notarizations.

She assists team members with real property purchase and sales, lease analysis, corporate compliance and due diligence matters. Angela's responsibilities are to support the internal office processes and follow through to achieve project goals.

Prior to joining Confluent, Angela worked in the Oil and Gas industry performing a wide variety of duties in the Land Department.

Sara joined Confluent Development in 2021 as a Senior Corporate Accounting Manager. She has 20 years of experience in real estate, property management, development, and private equity.
Before Confluent, Sara spent six years as Director of Corporate Accounting for Alden Torch Financial where she managed all aspects of property accounting operations and fund accounting.
Prior to Alden she was at American Residential Communities for 12 years where she managed the accounting functions of 72 real estate entities, including retail sales, corporate and consumer finance.

Sara graduated from Tecnologico de Monterrey where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Accounting and from Colorado State University where she earned her Master’s in Accounting. Sara enjoys traveling, skiing in the winter and golfing in the summer.

Jill joined the Confluent Development team in 2021 as the Senior Director and Controller.  She is a CPA with 20 years of progressive accounting experience, across multiple industries, whereby she has a proven track record of successful acquisition integration, shared service reorganization and process improvement.  Jill will be pulling from best practices gained in her roles with large private and publicly traded companies as she leads the accounting organization at Confluent Development to provide best in class Shared Service, Financial Reporting, Treasury, Corporate and Construction Accounting services to support and scale with the company’s future growth.

Prior to joining Confluent, Jill was the Vice President of Accounting and Treasury at Sage Hospitality where she implemented a Shared Service Reorganization and oversaw a large accounting team in providing Accounting and Reporting for upwards of 90 properties.   Jill spent 8 years at Arrow Electronics where she led the General Ledger Accounting and Reporting team over the largest business globally at Arrow.  During her time in this role, she managed the integration of approximately a dozen acquisitions onto the Shared Service platform.  Jill also held a role as Corporate Audit Director over North America and EMEA operations during her time at Arrow.  Jill spent 5 years with KB Home as an Assistant Controller, and she began her career in Assurance Services with PricewaterhouseCoopers where she gained exposure to the Real Estate industry during her time with the firm.

Jill graduated with honors from Michigan State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Accounting, with a Specialization in Human Resources.

Giving Back in Business and Community

Jill enjoys giving back to the community in which she lives.  She has volunteered for organizations such as Resource Area for Teaching (RAFT) Colorado, Mile High United Way, Food Bank of the Rockies and she was a 2018-2019 member of Teach for America’s Chairman’s Circle in Denver.

Laney is an attorney on Confluent’s Legal Team.  In this role, she plays an active part in company-wide development teams, managing many aspects of such projects as real property acquisition and disposition, project financing, lease and contract management, corporate and loan compliance, process improvement, and supporting business functions across the company.

Before joining Confluent, Laney acted as a shareholder in private practice representing various commercial clients and participating in transactions both on a local and national basis, including: representing a variety of entities overseeing contract processes, representing clients in complex business transactions, as well as creating and maintaining internal compliance and data privacy procedures. Her experience also includes serving many years as the Compliance Officer at a Denver-based registered investment advisory firm where she oversaw the firm’s publicly traded business development funds, focusing on pre-IPO trading. Prior to her role as Compliance Officer, Laney worked at a Cherry Creek based boutique law firm, focusing primarily on the firm’s construction litigation matters.

Laney holds a juris doctorate from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, and a bachelor’s degree in Technical Journalism from Colorado State University. She is affiliated with several professional and non-profit organizations.

Aaron joined Confluent Development in 2022 as an IT Manager with over 20 years of experience in the Information Technology field.

Preceding Confluent, Aaron joins us from All Covered where he was a Engineer Team Lead/Senior Systems Engineer. Prior to that, he was a Senior Systems Engineer at NexusTek.

Aaron holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with an emphasis in IT Security from Western Governors University. In his free time, he enjoys hiking with his family and playing with his young daughter.

AJ brings 18 years of corporate administration experience to Confluent Development with prior Executive Assistant roles at Black Creek Group, Platte River Equity and Bain Capital.
She holds a M.A. in Communications from Emerson College and B.A. in Political Science from Colorado State University.

Outside of the office, AJ is an avid reader, traveler, runner and hiker. She is currently training to climb Denali in 2019 as part of her quest to reach the top of the Seven Summits, three of which she has already summited.

Erik joined the Confluent Development Finance team in August of 2020. In his role, Erik is responsible for financial modeling and returns analysis of projects across all asset types, capital raising efforts, joint venture structuring, investor relations, loan monitoring, disposition analysis, and the development and measurement of Confluent’s annual corporate budget.

Prior to joining Confluent, Erik was an associate on the Capital Markets team at Logic CRE in Las Vegas where he was responsible for debt and equity placement across a multitude of asset classes, as well as financial modeling for a number of different teams throughout the firm. Before joining the team at Logic, Erik spent time at a boutique investment bank in Las Vegas and prior to that was playing minor league baseball in the Washington Nationals organization.

Erik earned both his bachelor's degree and an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he was a student-athlete for four years and later an active member in the athletic department. Erik is a CFA charterholder.

As Legal Project Manager, Robin is an active member of company-wide development teams, managing many aspects of such projects as real property acquisition and disposition, project financing, lease and contract management, corporate and loan compliance, process improvement, and supporting business functions across the company.

Robin has over 20 years of experience in business and real estate related transactions including mergers and acquisitions; multi-family, construction and permanent financing, and commercial mortgage underwriting due diligence and compliance. Robin's experience allows her to successfully execute projects, manage changes, and ensure company performance through the efficient use of internal and external resources and collaborating with management, clients and other relevant stakeholders.

Prior to joining Confluent, Robin was with Aimco. There, she managed underwriting due diligence, facilitated closings for single and portfolio loans and worked across departments to streamline processes.

Robin holds an M.S. in Organizational Leadership and Project Management and a B.A. in Organization Development from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Membership and Professional Associations include:

Rocky Mountain Performance Excellence

Project Management Institute

The Organization of Legal Professionals