s Tony currently is the President and CEO of Innovative Action Consulting Services, a community, housing and economic development consulting firm that supports nonprofit, private company and government efforts to build viable communities. Before founding Innovation Action Consulting Services, Tony served as an Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Services (RHS). There he led and managed the administration of RHS’s $28.7 billion annual budget to support Multifamily, Single Family and Community Facilities development programs designed to help rural America by providing financing through loans and grants for single family homes, apartments for low-income persons or the elderly, housing for farm workers, child care centers, fire and police stations, hospitals, libraries, nursing homes, schools, and much, much more. Prior to RHS, Tony was the Director of Colorado’s Division of Local Government within the Colorado Department of Local Affairs in which he managed community development programs for rural communities. Additionally, Tony was a business planner and senior marketing representative for the IBM Corporation while simultaneously serving as a Colorado State Representative, an appointment he held for nine and a half years and was recognized as Colorado Legislator of Year in 1989 for his successful efforts in Economic Development. Tony holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Public policy from Carnegie-Mellon, as well as a Master’s Degree in Community Organizing and Social Planning from University of Denver, and a Bachelor of Social Work from Colorado State University. Tony’s 26 plus years of experience in housing, community and economic development, business strategic planning, sales, marketing, business advocacy, policy development, legislative and government relations makes him the perfect thought leader to lead our discussion around Denver’s low inventory crisis and how we can strengthen the building, lending, and real estate ecosystem.