Christopher Fortney joined the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) team in April of 2022. Currently he is a Senior Program Manager of Tax Credit Incentives, overseeing various tax credit programs at OEDIT. He started as a Program Analyst and primary point of contact for the Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program. He supported and drove improvements for other tax credit applications on the Salesforce platform including Employee Ownership, Advanced Industry, and Enterprise Zone. He previously spent 28 years self-employed and is a third generation Colorado native. He currently represents Arapahoe Community College at the Federal Correctional Institute of Englewood teaching economics and mathematics to inmates. He is also an avid researcher and BBQ aficionado who loves music and traveling.

Cody Pearson joined the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) team in December of 2023. He works as a Program Analyst for the Business Funding & Incentives and Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media divisions of OEDIT. He specifically works with the Job Growth Incentive Tax Credit, Strategic Fund, and Colorado Film Incentive Tax Credit. He previously spent seven years working as a tax accountant in both the public and private sectors. He enjoys skiing, riding motorcycles, golfing, and is a vinyl record and film lover. He graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and is a Certified Public Accountant.