Jay Moss:
4/2012– 4/2014
4/2014 – 4/2018
4/2018 – 4/2022
Fonda Gomez:
8/2017 – 4/2021
4/2021 – 4/2025
Cameron Reece:
4/2018 – 4/2022
Kevin Harrison:
5/2020 – 4/2024
Brian Burford:
5/2020 – 4/2024
Sharah Russell:
4/2021 – 4/2025
Jim Cagle:
3/2021 – 4/2022
Vara Kusal considers representing the 225 Horizon Drive District businesses her perfect job. Her previous work experiences (group sales coordinator in the hospitality industry, paralegal for a law firm, and surgical coordinator in the health industry) lend insight to the challenges and opportunities businesses owners face. Giving those business owners a voice by advocating for the economic vitality of the District to media and local government is both exciting and rewarding.
Horizon Drive District
2764 Compass Drive, Suite 205
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 985-1833
Vara@HorizonDriveDistrict.com
Cameron was born in Grand Junction and operated the family business that his dad started in 1986 called Crossroads Fitness for many years. Crossroads has 2 locations with the main one being right off Horizon Dr. He graduated from Mesa State College with a undergraduate degree in business management and has been community involved his whole life and knows how important the Horizon Drive District is in being the gateway to Grand Junction.
Cameron Reece
2768 Compass Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
970-242-8746
cameronreececr@gmail.com
Jay Moss was raised in Grand Junction and graduated from Colorado College with a dual degree in Economics and Asian Studies (Chinese). After graduating, he lived and worked in Shanghai, China for three years before moving to Arizona to obtain his M.B.A in Global Brand Management from Thunderbird, School of Global Management, where he graduated with honors. Jay was a corporate brand strategist in Scottsdale who consulted for many national and international brands, before returning to Grand Junction in 2011. Currently, he works in commercial real estate investment and management.
Compass Park Building
2764 Compass Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 812-4212
jayimoss@gmail.com
Fonda Gomez is a native of Western Colorado. After having spent several years living in many different states with the US military, she returned home. She is the Vice-President/ Secretary of Executive Security International. Fonda also serves on the International Protective Security Board as well as the Executive Security International Board of Directors. As a Board member of the Horizon Drive District, she hopes to educate people on all that Horizon Drive and the City of Grand Junction have to offer for both business and leisure.
Executive Security International
743 Horizon Court, Suite 200-A
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 242-9004
fld@esi-lifeforce.com
Brian is a lifelong resident of the Grand Valley, a Colorado Mesa Alumni, and is a Master Automotive Service Excellence ®️ Certified Technician with nearly 20 years trade experience. He began employment at Zarlingo’s Automotive on Horizon Drive in 2006, acquiring the business in 2011. Brian is invested in the future of Horizon Drive not only as a business owner but also a a member of the IntelliTec Advisory Committee, where he reviews and advises on curriculum, in hopes well educated and qualified workers remain local. He enjoys recreating with friends and family, DIY projects, and all that Western Colorado and Eastern Utah have to offer.
Brian Burford
748 Horizon Drive
Grand Junction, CO. 81506
(970) 242-1691
zarlingosauto@gmail.com
Kevin is a native of Missouri and began his insurance career in 1982 as an adjuster for a national firm. From 1985 through 2010, he was an owner in a family-owned Independent Agency Group. There he focused on the insurance needs of commercial clients.
A specialist in the Hospitality Industry, Kevin continues to develop programs enhancing benefits for members of various associations. Other areas of focus include construction, transportation, manufacturing and bonding.
First experiencing the Western Slope in 1994, he made Grand Junction his home in 2015 where he enjoys fishing, hiking, high school sports and travel with his two sons.
Colorado West Insurance
2782 Crossroads Blvd
Grand Junction, CO 81506
970-244-9625
kevin@cwipro.com
Sharah is a native of Grand Junction and Colorado Mesa Alumni. She began her hospitality career in 2006 as Sales Manager on the opening team for the first Marriott hotels in Grand Junction, the Courtyard and Residence Inn on Horizon Drive. She then moved into a Director of Sales role in 2008 and was awarded Sales Leader of the year in 2009. In 2010 she started her journey as a General Manager at the Residence Inn by Marriott and then was promoted to General Manager at the Courtyard by Marriott in 2014 and is celebrating 15 years with the company in 2021. She enjoys spending time with her 3 boys and her husband on their ranches in Loma, CO and in Gunnison, CO, sports, horseback riding, and boating. She is excited to be on this board and is looking forward to assisting with ensuring Horizon Drive is welcoming to guests and residents as the first impression of Grand Junction.
Courtyard by Marriott
765 Horizon Drive
Grand Junction, CO 81506
(970) 255-6001
sharah.russell@aimhosp.com
Jim’s family relocated to Grand Junction in 1987 to open the first Subway restaurant on the Western Slope. Since then they started J & L Sandwiches, Inc. DBA Subway which currently consists of 22 Subway locations in Colorado. They also own and operate J & L Development LLC which is commercial real estate that houses some of their Subways and other tenants. Jim and his wife have been married for over 52 years and have 3 children.
Jim Cagle
2470 Patterson Rd Ste: 6
Grand Junction, CO. 81505
(970) 623-7677
jimc@jlrestgroup.com