Diane S. Barrett
Denver Mayor's Office
Diane Barrett's portfolio comprises FasTracks and all related transit-oriented development in Denver, although her primary responsibility for Mayor Hickenlooper and Mayor Vidal has been to oversee the redevelopment of the Denver Union Station site into a multi-modal hub for the entire Fastracks project. A lawyer for nearly twenty-five years, Diane practiced primarily in the areas of public finance and land use/development. She was a partner at Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, in the Denver office. Her practice emphasized financing public infrastructure for local governments and for private development projects. She was appointed to her present position by Mayor Hickenlooper in 2005 after retiring from the active practice of law. Mayor Vidal recently re-appointed her to the same position. Diane received her undergraduate degree from the University of Kentucky, a master's degree in librarianship from the University of Denver, and her J.D. from the University of Denver, College of Law. She has been a speaker for the National Association of Bond Lawyers, the Colorado Municipal League, the Colorado Government Finance Officers Association, and various real estate and land use organizations, including the Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute.
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