McGeady Sisneros, P.C. | MaryAnn McGeady

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MaryAnn M. McGeady
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mmcgeady@mcgeadysisneros.com

MaryAnn McGeady is a founding member of the firm, which was established in 1988. Standing less than five feet tall, she has been called “a powerhouse in a small package.” Working side by side with leaders in the commercial and residential development industry, as well as municipal, county and state officials since 1982, MaryAnn has facilitated the financing of public improvements and establishment of systems to operate and maintain public infrastructure in communities throughout Colorado with many different entities, including special districts, general improvement districts, business improvement districts, local improvement districts, public improvement districts, urban renewal authorities, and covenant created public improvement corporations. Her law practice focuses on providing prompt, responsive service, characterized by a level of creativity and commitment unique to her experience, abilities and energy level. MaryAnn’s tireless work goes beyond the representation of individual clients to provide input on proposed legislation and serving on the Board of the Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Advisory Committee. MaryAnn has received an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale Hubbell.

Education
   • University of Southern California (J.D. 1982)
   • Long Island University (B.A. summa cum laude 1979)
          Pi Gamma Mu

Place of Birth
   • Bellport, New York

Bar Admissions
   • Colorado

Professional Memberships & Activities
   • Colorado Bar Association
   • Denver Bar Association
   • Colorado Association of Home Builders
   • Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute
   • Special District Association of Colorado
   • Women Leaders of Colorado (1992-1993)
   • Colorado Municipal Bond Supervision Advisory Board (1993-present)

Presentations & Publications
   • Public Infrastructure Financing Lecture – MBA Class/Sustainable
           Real Estate Development, University of Colorado’s Real Estate
           Center, Leeds School of Business (April 2011)
   • Colorado Municipal League Annual Conference, Co-Presenter - The
           Most Common Special Districts and How They Impact Municipal
           Government (June 2009)
   • Presentation to City of Aurora Developer Advisory Group - Special Districts
           (March 2007)
   • CGFOA/CMA Annual Conference - Economic Development of Special
           Districts (November 2006)
   • Streamlining the District Organization Process: The Aurora Model, Rocky
           Mountain Land Use Institute (2005)
   • The Use of Special Districts as a Financing Tool to Accomplish Major
           Regional Improvements, Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute, (2004)

Community Involvement
   • Co-Founder of Harvest of Hope
   • Corporate Sponsorship Co-Chair of Harvest of Hope(2002-present)
   • Sawmill Mission, Navajo Nation, Vacation Bible School (Director 2003-2007)
   • Rocky Mountain Real Estate NAIOP Challenge
   • Tutor at Westside Center S.A.Y. Yes Program (2011)

Personal
MaryAnn and her husband have three children – two adult sons and a teenage daughter. She volunteers at her daughter’s school and is active in her church, where she leads small group Bible studies and is active in various mission projects.