Danica Powell

Biography: Danica Powell Owner, Founder, Strategist, Community Builder at Trestle Strategy Group, Boulder, CO Danica is the passionate and energetic founder and owner of Trestle Strategy Group, a real estate strategy and planning firm specializing in custom, collaborative consulting for complex real estate development projects. Trestle’s success is grounded in Danica’s extensive network and her ability to bring new vision and ideas to projects in order to build capacity, develop strategic alliances, empower community support, and implement innovative solutions. Working as a consultant to developers, nonprofits, governmental agencies, schools and universities, Danica has a proven track record for directing and managing a diverse portfolio of projects. Her background in urban planning, real estate, environmental science, marketing, and sustainability, combined with a community focused mindset, provides a unique perspective for pursuing non formulaic approaches to design and urban planning challenges. As an advocate for affordable housing solutions and community focused outcomes, Danica has partnered with local municipalities to implement several post flood recovery and resilience based projects in Colorado, including affordable replacement housing in Lyons and a multi-year stabilization project for an existing mobile home park in Boulder. She currently serves as the Co-Chair for the Board of Directors for the I Have a Dream Foundation of Boulder County and Co-Chair of the Boulder Community Affairs Council, and former board member of the Downtown Boulder Foundation and Flatirons Habitat for Humanity. She is raising her 2 kids, dog, and reptiles with her husband in beautiful Boulder, CO.