Board Members

John Carson President Director District B Term expires November 2013		John and his wife Eileen have three children and have lived in the Westridge section of Highlands Ranch since 2002. John is an attorney in the Denver office of Snell & Wilmer law firm. He previously served as the Rocky Mountain Regional Director for the U.S. Development of Housing and Urban Development in the Administration of President George W. Bush. Earlier in his career, John served in a number of legislative positions on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. John is a graduate of the University of Colorado in Boulder, with a BA in Political Science and a Juris Doctorate. During college John served in the Marine Corps Reserve. He also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University. John grew up in Colorado and attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood.
Ryan J. Stuart Vice President Director District A Term expires November 2011		Ryan lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife, Amy, and their two children. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Stanford, a Master’s in Education Policy from Harvard, and a law degree from Georgetown. Ryan is a Deputy District Attorney in the First Judicial District currently assigned to the Juvenile Unit.
Doug Benevento Director Director District E Term expires November 2013		Doug lives in Douglas County with his wife Gwen and daughters Anna and Kate. He is an attorney and received his B.A. from the University of Colorado, his M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. from the University of Denver. He has worked as the Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and as a Senior Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Wayne Allard.
Dan Gerken Director Director District D Term expires November 2013		Dan lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina, and son, Adam. His other son, Max, is a 2008 graduate of Douglas County High School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA, where he was the recipient of the John M. Olin Fellowship in Public Policy and the Wittenberg Livingston Fellowship in Real Estate Development. For the past twenty years he has run, along with his business partner, a commercial real estate investment and development company he co-founded. A former nationally ranked tennis player, his hobbies include basketball, mountain biking and golf.
Meghann Silverthorn Director Director, District G Term expires November 2013		Meghann and her husband, Jeff, live in Parker. She works as an analyst for the Department of Defense. Meghann is a Colorado native and holds a BS in Aerospace Engineering Sciences and a BA in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has previously worked for the Air Force Research Laboratory. Meghann grew up overseas and has been educated internationally, including in the IB curriculum. Her interests include volunteering for her church’s music programs and spending time with her husband.
Clifton D. Stahl Director Director District C Term expires November 2011		Clifton Stahl lives in Highlands Ranch with his wife, Kimberly, and their 7 year old son, Drew. Cliff is a Littleton native who is a finance graduate of the University of Colorado – Denver. Currently, Cliff’s career is in the sales department of Shea Homes where he has worked the past 7 years. In his spare time Cliff enjoys playing golf and coaching Drew’s little league baseball team.
Justin G. Williams Director Director District F Term expires November 2011		Justin and his wife, Julie, have 5 children and live in Parker. He is an Investment Advisor who received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Utah. His interests include Scouts, teaching youth classes, Little League coaching, volunteering at his children’s school, playing with his children, traveling and basketball. Justin is a current member of the Parker Special Licensing Board as well.