Board member David Smiley will provide an overview of the Community Foundation Serving SW Colorado. He will address who we are, what we do and how we help guide philanthropy in the 5 counties of SW Colorado.

For the last 14 years of his science career Dave worked at Amgen, Inc. as a senior scientist, his primary responsibilities were managing a group that assisted in commercialization activities for several of Amgen's biotechnology medicines.

Dave’s second career as a financial planner began in 2007, and in 2008, Dave and his wife Gloria moved to Durango where he joined Oxford Financial Planners (formerly known as Oxford Asset Management). Dave assisted his clients plan for and enjoy their retirement for over 15 years.

Dave retired at the end of 2023 and joined the Community Foundation's Board in 2024 (also a member of the Finance committee since 2017). Dave is an active member of the Durango Daybreak Rotary club since 2009 and has served in various board and committee roles. In his free time, Dave enjoys reading, hiking and Colorado history.