Gabriela Bovard - Controller / Managing Broker
Gabriela Bovard, Diamante's Managing Broker and Controller has over 24 years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and has been a part of the team since 1995. Additionally, Ms. Bovard's 25 years of experience in accounting grants the team extensive knowledge and reporting capabilities. As a result, she is a driving force across the entire organization.

In addition to Ms. Bovard's day to day responsibilities, she is responsible for coordinating all year-end audits with CPA firms, preparation of all financial and tax return statements relating to 1031 transactions and management, and maintaining healthy banking relationships.

John Spade - Principal
With over 15 years of entrepreneurial experience, John Spade brings a diversity of practical knowledge to the team. Leading teams in the Internet and Communications industries, Mr. Spade was responsible for developing and maintaining systems for multi-million dollar companies. Several patents have been applied for based on his solutions. Mr. Spade has also led trans-continent and international infrastructure projects and is adept at innovating solutions to unforseen challenges.

Mr. Spade is a graduate of the California State University at Chico, where he received the prestigious President's Award for Outstanding Contributions to the University and a Bachelors Degree in Economics. His work at the university included working with the Chairman of the Economics Department in developing the curriculum and assisting in teaching the undergraduate course 'Economics and the Internet'. This course, designed to introduce economics students to the Internet, was subsequently absorbed into the College of Social Sciences as a standard course offering.

Mr. Scanlon’s experience includes planning for and/or development management of the following projects: (1) Islands of Paradise, a theme park project currently being developed in Hawaii on the island of Oahu; (2) NASA visitor Centers at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and Johnson Space Center in Texas; (3) Disneyland Paris; (4) Epcot Center and (5) Tokyo Disneyland. Through Diamante Properties Corp., Mr. Scanlon is an investor and principal in a number of commercial real estate properties in Denver, Colorado Springs and Phoenix, and he serves as a director of the Omnipark Development District in Denver. He holds a Masters Degree in finance from the UCLA Graduate Schools of Management, and a Bachelors Degree in economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Richard F. Nipert- General Counsel and Principal
Mr. Nipert servers as General Counsel for Diamante Properties Corp. Rich Nipert’s responsibilities include oversight of all legal matters ranging from acquisitions and dispositions, preparation and review of leasing documents, corporate regulations, governmental and tax law compliance, financing and 1031 tax deferred exchange transactions.

Mr. Nipert is a partner in the Denver law firm Bright, Gibson & Nipert, P.C. Previously he practiced law with the major national law firm of McKenna & Cuneo, and Denver-based Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw & Harring. Mr. Nipert earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Southern California and his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Irvine

Rich Nipert is Manager of Briali LLC. He is also Vice President of Summit Investments, Inc., the company responsible for master development of the 950-acre Maryvale (Rendezvous) mixed-use residential, commercial and golf resort community development project in Fraser/winter Park, Colorado, which was sold in 1999 by Summit Investments to Denver development company Koebel & Company. Mr. Nipert served as the Managing Partner in charge of the Maryvale development and has managed the development of multi-family projects in Lone Tree, Colorado. He was also Executive Vice President and Director of Acquisitions of D.E. Enterprise, Inc., which owns in excess of 100 real estate properties including regional shopping centers, retail centers, industrial parks and office buildings

James L. Williams- Principal
Jim Williams is President and owner of West Coast Capital Corporation, a financial consulting firm. He is a CPA and a Certified Financial Planner. Mr. Williams served as Assistant Tax Director for Whittaker Corporation and as Manager of Taxation at Deloitte Haskens and Sells, CPAs. He is a member of the American Institute of CPAs and Institute of Certified Financial Planners.

Mr. Williams holds a Masters Degree in taxation from the UCLA Graduate School of Management, and he received his Bachelors Degree in business economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is an active investor and principal in commercial real estate projects in Colorado and Arizona, and he serves as a technical consultant for several charitable organizations.

Mr. Williams advises the company on financing strategies and taxation.

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