Owner and trainer Kim Oliver has been named president of the Colorado Horsemen's Association (CHA) at the organization's regular monthly board meeting Tuesday. The CHA's Board of Directors appointed Oliver to replace previous president Kent Bamford, who resigned at a Special Meeting of the Board last week.
“I am honored to serve my fellow horsemen and excited to work on their behalf with such a wise and talented group of board members,” Oliver said. “The upcoming Arapahoe Park meet will offer more purse money than we have had available for several years. The CHA is committed to putting on the best show we can for the benefit of all Colorado racing stakeholders.”
The Board also voted to make owner/trainer Mark Schultz its new Vice President, a role previously held by Jim Weimer, who also resigned last week.
Four new board members were appointed to fill vacancies created by the recent resignations of Bamford, Weimer, Vaughn Long, and Sandy Miller. The new board members are owner/trainer Mark Kulow, owner Rob Ring, owner/trainer Howie Chavers, and owner Robin Smith.
The full board is comprised of nine directors, which already included Victor Cervantes, Kerry Kemper, Oliver, Miguel Pena, and Schultz. The four new Board members will serve until the next vote of the CHA's full membership later this year.
Also at Tuesday's meeting, the board named owner Lisa Trujillo as secretary in a non-voting capacity.
Last week the board appointed Jim Mulvihill as the CHA's Interim Executive Director.
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