We are pleased to introduce the P3 Collaboration Team and the Subcommittee below.
P3 Collaboration Team
Tom Kurek, P3 Director
Tom Kurek is the Public Private Partnership (P3) Director for the Department of Personnel & Administration (DPA). He oversees the development, construction, planning, design, and expansion for State P3 projects that accommodate some of Colorado’s needs. The project(s) scope includes increased affordable housing, broadband expansion, behavioral health capacity, and child care services.
Prior to his service in DPA he worked with the Economic Development Administration where he managed a portfolio of multi-million dollar grants and led the Denver region’s data strategy.
In addition, he served as the Senior Program Manager for the Superstorm Sandy recovery effort at the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs where he led the coordination of Federal, State, local governments, consultants and private contractors to streamline the building and rehab of over 8,000 homes in the state of New Jersey.
His experience also includes tenure with the Philadelphia and Baltimore Business Districts where he worked closely with the local governments and business sector to increase economic development throughout the downtowns.
Tom holds a BA in Political Science from the University of Delaware and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Pennsylvania. Tom and his family enjoy taking advantage of all Colorado has to offer from the outdoors to the arts. When not working you can find him traveling or cooking gourmet meals for his family and friends.
P3 Economic Development Subcommittee
The P3 Subcommittee is an advisory committee for the Unit that reviews and provides advise for all contracts, sales, or leasing of State property.
David Dragoo,
President, Mayfly
David Dragoo is a Colorado born entrepreneur, and founder of several businesses with a background specializing in manufacturing and real estate. David is the President of Mayfly, an outdoor products company and Certified B® Corporation proudly based in Montrose, Colorado. The company’s brands include fly fishing tackle businesses Abel®, Ross Reels® and Airflo®. The company employs over 100 people with operations in California, Colorado, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, David leads the Colorado Outdoors project in Montrose, Colorado, a 164-acre public-private partnership aimed to revitalize the community and restore the local riverway. In this capacity, he works closely with venture capital partners, local public entities, and conservation organizations.
David earned a bachelor’s degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2009. He was honored in 2019 as one of the Top 5 most influential young professionals in Colorado by ColoradoBiz magazine, and recognized by former Gov. John Hickenlooper on the Senate floor in 2018. David is passionate about the outdoor industry, public lands, and river conservation. He lives on the Western Slope with his wife Heidi and their dog Remy.
Steven Paletz
Associate Attorney, Akerman
Steven Paletz is a 5th generation Coloradan raising a 6th generation Coloradan in Denver. He is currently an Associate Attorney at Akerman, focusing on Real Estate Law. He has represented a number of developers of forward thinking projects that support the future of Colorado's growth and economic development.
Paletz is an active member of community organizations supporting youth education and mental health and serves on the board of the Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation. He is also a graduate of Impact Denver, a program of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
Paletz graduated from Yeshiva University with a degree focused on the U.S. Political System. He earned his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center.
Jay Seaton
Jay Seaton is the publisher of The Daily Sentinel in Grand Junction, Colorado. Jay also manages a group of radio stations serving the Grand Valley that the Sentinel acquired in 2018.
Prior to his arrival at the Sentinel in 2009, Jay was a corporate and commercial litigation partner at the law firm of Lewis Rice in Kansas City, Missouri. Prior to his position at Lewis Rice, Jay worked in toxic tort litigation at the law firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon.
Jay serves on the Colorado Economic Development Commission and the Colorado 150/250 Commission. He is a past chair of Rocky Mountain Health Plans and the Grand Junction Economic Partnership. Jay also chairs the Grand Junction Air Service Alliance and noses into other efforts to improve life in western Colorado. Jay holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and received his juris doctorate from Kansas University in 1996.
Jay has two children: Katherine, who is a senior at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, and Beck, who is a senior at Fusion Global Academy.
Carl Young is the current Huerfano County Administrator, having served in the role since 2020. Prior to being County Administrator he was the County's Economic Development and Tourism Director. During the Obama Administration he served in the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), a statutory office within the White House's Office of Management and Budget that is best known for reviewing major federal regulations before publication. In the private sector he has advised clients, including non-profits, tech startups, and Fortune 100 companies, on how to achieve their strategic policy goals at the state, local, and federal levels.
Carl is an alumnus of Morehouse College and has a Master’s in Public Policy with a focus in Regional Economic Development from George Mason University. He resides in Walsenburg, Colorado and is proud to serve on the boards of Downtown Colorado Inc. and the Walsenburg Urban Renewal Authority.