Jaaron Mankins-Owner/President:

Owner and President of SilverPick Contracting, Jaaron is a third generation Southwest Colorado resident who has lived in the area for over 40 years. Jaaron has extensive experience in energy efficient home building, with a focus on new building concepts and design, material maximization and energy efficiency integration. His innovation and business practices allow him to stand out amongst the other home contractors and builders in Durango. Jaaron is also an active volunteer of Archuleta and LaPlata County Search and Rescue teams and is a member of the technical ropes teams, winter response teams and hasty teams for both organizations.

Slim grew up in the Four Corners Area and studied in the open spaces of Colorado's Backcountry.

Responsible for chasing sticks , backcountry ski touring and laying around the office with the objective of increased workers comp premiums due to tripping over him.

Carrie Foster-Chief Financial Officer

Carrie grew up in Durango and graduated from Fort Lewis College in 1999.  She received her M.B.A in Finance and Accounting from Regis University in 2005.  She is responsible for strategic planning, budget formulation and financial analysis of proposed and current construction projects.  In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family hiking, biking, skiing and exploring all of the many attributes of this area.  

Dave Henritze-Quality Control/Energy Star Implementation Manager

Dave has been a Southwest Colorado resident for over 30 years.  Dave grew up in New Jersey and attended college at Western State University in Gunnison, Colorado.  Dave has been a productive member of SilverPick Contracting since 2001.  His high standards and great attention to detail consistenly show on current projects through his rigorous Energy Star and Quality Control implementation.  Dave's certifications include State of Colorado Backflow Protection Assembly Tester, OSHA 10 hour hazard recognition training and State of Colorado Storm Water Development/Management/Implementation and Erosion Control. 

For over 30 years John Fitzpatrick has been a construction manager, first in commercial construction in the UK and then for 18 years building environmentally friendly homes in the southwest. John Has lived in Durango for 25 years.