COLOTRUST Relationship Team
Meet your COLOTRUST Relationship Team. Exceptional client service is one of the trademarks of COLOTRUST. We are Colorado-based, client focused, and committed to assisting Colorado local governments with their cash investment needs.
The COLOTRUST Relationship Team can assist you with the following:
- Joining COLOTRUST
- Questions Regarding your Existing COLOTRUST Account
- Speaking Engagements
- COLOTRUST Informative Presentations
- Advisory Services
Meet the team at any of these events!
Get to Know Your Relationship Team
Dylana Gross
Vice President,
Investment Advisory Services
View Bio
Dylana is a Vice President of Investment Advisory Services for the COLOTRUST program where she is responsible for maintaining current relationships with participants as well as developing new relationships. She serves as a resource for all Participants in Colorado as it pertains to education on local government investment pools, local and regional economies, and the national economic state. Dylana is an active member of Women in Public Finance and the Rocky Mountain Association of Finance Professionals as well as a prestigious member of the Colorado Association of School Business Officials. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship and Finance from Colorado Mesa University.
Dylana previously serviced COLOTRUST as an Investment Operations and Fund Accounting Associate in the Client Services department where her job duties included running trade operations and fund accounting, reporting cap stock activity, trading securities, documenting income, and distributing interest. She currently holds FINRA Series 65 license and is an Investment Advisor Representative.
Brent Turner
Vice President,
Investment Advisory Services
View Bio
Brent is a Vice President of Investment Advisory Services for COLOTRUST and is responsible for customer relations, sales, and business development. He focuses on new business development and the expansion of client relationships across the state. A veteran of the United States Air Force, he received both a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.
Prior to joining COLOTRUST, Brent served as a Financial Services Manager for several companies within the financial services industry where he developed business relationships and structured financing solutions for customers in the government, healthcare, and manufacturing sectors. Brent also possesses extensive public sector experience, having worked for the Texas Senate, the Office of the Attorney General, and the Comptroller of Public Accounts. He holds FINRA Series 65 license and is an Investment Advisor Representative.
Sherry Villafane
Vice President,
Investment Advisory Services
View Bio
Sherry is a Vice President of Investment Advisory Services for the COLOTRUST program where she is responsible for managing Participant relationships throughout the state and new business development; she also serves as a cash management resource to current and prospective local governments across Colorado. Sherry is an active member of both the Colorado Government Finance Officers Association and the Special District Association. She received an Associates of Science from the Community College of Aurora and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Metropolitan State College of Denver. She currently holds the FINRA Series 50 license.
Prior to joining COLOTRUST, Sherry most recently served as a Municipal Advisor for Ehlers Public Finance Advisors where she supported Colorado local governments and public agencies in the areas of debt, financial, strategic, and economic development planning. She has additionally served as a Director of Municipal Banking & Leasing for NBH Bank and as an exclusive Senior Debt & Treasury Analyst for the City of Aurora where she assisted with the administration of a $1.2 billion debt and treasury portfolio.