4822 Alteza Drive Colorado Springs, CO 80917

PHONE: 303/570-1361 FAX:719/574-7377

e-mail: tuckhadams@aol.com

President and CEO:  The Adams Group, Inc.

The Adams Group, Inc., founded in 1989, is a regional economic consulting firm, providing research, analysis and forecasts throughout the Mountain West.  Clients include a major regional bank holding company, the Colorado tourist industry, law firms, real estate developers, a variety of other private businesses, local governments and Chambers of Commerce.

President:  American Russian Collaborative Enterprises, LLC [ARCHES]

ARCHES, founded in 1994, works with Russian and American companies to find suitable business partners and to help them write business and financial plans that are understandable to western investors.  It provides cross-cultural training in the business and social customs of both countries and training in western business practices and market economics.  It assists business people in locating honest, dependable bankers, accountants and other support services in Russia and the USA, as well as translation services, housing, transportation, etc.

Director and Principal:  ARCHES - Moscow [?@?Q?K?I-?M] (1995-2000)

Arches - Moscow, a joint stock company registered in Moscow, worked with Russian companies to develop profitable strategies, western-style business plans and financial statements compatible with GAAP accounting standards.  It introduced Russian businesses to western investors and facilitates mutually beneficial relationships.

Vice President and Chief Economist:  United Banks of Colorado (1978-88)

Responsible for economic research, analysis and forecasting of the             US, Mountain West and Colorado economies.  Directed strategic planning, communications, media relations and quality of service for             the region's largest commercial bank holding company.

Adjunct Professor (1976-1996, 2004):

            University of Colorado
            University of Denver
            Moscow State University

Corporate Boards and Directorships:

Current:

  • Griffis/Blessing, Inc. (commercial property development and management)
  • Kachi Partners (middle market buyouts)
  • Tax Free Fund of Colorado (tax exempt mutual fund)
  • Aquila Rocky Mountain Equity Fund (regional mutual fund)

Former:

  • Avista Labs (fuel cells)
  • AgAmerica Farm Credit Bank (agricultural credit)
  • Guaranty National Corporation (property and casualty insurance)
  • Montana Power Company (utility, oil & gas, coal)
  • Mortgage Analysis Computer Corporation (financial software)
  • ROC Communities (manufactured housing)
  • TouchAmerica Holdings, Inc. (telecommunications)
  • United Bank of Arapahoe
  • United Bank of Garden of the Gods
  • United Bank of Academy Place

Selected Community Activities (current and former):

  • Director, Colorado Health Facilities Authority (former Chair)
  • Director, Bighorn Center for Public Policy           
  • Director, Colorado World Trade Center
  • Trustee, The Fountain Valley School
  • Trustee, University of Colorado Foundation (former Chair)
  • Trustee, Denver Botanic Gardens Endowment Foundation
  • Trustee, Opera Colorado Endowment Board
  • Trustee, University of Denver Social Science Foundation (Graduate School of International Studies)
  • Former Trustee, Denver Foundation (Investment Committee Chair)
  • Former Trustee, Colorado School of Mines Foundation (Investment Committee Chair)
  • Former Director and Vice-Chair, University Hospital
  • Former Director and President, Colorado Women's Forum
  • Former Director and Vice-President for Strategic Planning, International Women's Forum
  • Former Director and President, Denver Association of Business Economists
  • Former Director, National Association of Business Economists, American Bankers Association Economics Advisory Committee, Governor's Revenue Estimating Committee

Education

Wellesley College

B.A. in Mathematics

University of Colorado

M.A. in Economics (specialization in macroeconomics and statistical economics)

Ph.D. in Economics (specialization in money and banking and econometrics)

Partial Client listing

U.S.A.

  • A Fortune 100 manufacturing firm that required an analysis of its impact on a regional economy.
  • A large law firm that required an assessment of the mountain home market during the early 1980s.
  • Several convention and visitors bureaus requiring studies of the impact of the travel industry on their region.
  • Numerous law firms requiring expert witness testimony on the state of the Colorado economy during the past 25 years.
  • A large regional bank holding company that wanted analysis and forecasts of local and national economics for business and strategic planning, as well as business development.
  • Organizations in New Mexico and Wyoming requiring analysis and forecasts of the state economy.
  • An international real estate management firm that required a detailed model of the metropolitan Denver commercial real estate market.
  • A Colorado bank that wanted studies of the economies of the contiguous states for acquisition planning.
  • A national real estate firm that required an analysis of investment opportunities in the Rocky Mountain region.
  • A Wisconsin bank that wanted an analysis and forecast of the regional business cycle for business development.
  • A central Wisconsin tourist bureau that wanted an study of the people who vacation there.
  • A law firm that needed to understand the impact of declining energy prices on the job environment in Colorado.
  • Several large trade associations that wanted to measure the impact of their clients on the regional economy.
  • A city government that was preparing a long range comprehensive plan.
  • An economic development group that wanted to understand the impact of a proposed light rail development.
  • A large Mexican manufacturer looking to locate a plant in the U.S.
  • Numerous medium sized businesses that required an analysis of the economy in their market area for strategic and/or business planning purposes.

Russia

  • Khlebnikovsky Machine Ship Repair Factory
  • Moscow State University
  • American Institute of Business and Economics (AIBEC)
  • Russian Bankers Association
  • Tourist Agency:  Beyond the Horizon
  • Soviet Women's Committee/Union of Russian Woman
  • CDC - Central Russia
  • International University
  • Moscow Regional Government (Committee on the Privatization of State Property)
  • Buryatia Tourism Development Bureau
  • NIKE Ltd
  • IACEO (Aspen/Sochi Dialogues)
  • Energy Exporters Union (International Department)
  • MAST Aluminum Foundry
  • Wagner Equipment Company (a Caterpillar distributor)
  • GOROD (real estate development, Saratov)
  • Katasonovski Credit Cooperative in Mikhailovka region, Volgograd oblast