Garry Woods

Garry was appointed to the Elevations Board in 2020, elected in 2021, and re-elected in 2024.

Garry is currently the executive partner at Karat Management and Development, a national affordable housing property management group.  Previously, Garry served as a partner and executive director of IT assurance and cybersecurity services at Richey May and Co. He is highly skilled and experienced in providing strategic and operational guidance to business and IT leadership in areas such as governance, risk, compliance and privacy assessments, application development and support, and employee coaching. Garry has spent more than 20 years working in leadership roles and as a consultant for various organizations, including many Fortune 500 companies in the public, nonprofit, and volunteer sectors. He serves as a trustee on The Denver Foundation Board and as a board member of the Local Change Foundation, contributing his expertise in governance, finance, and community impact.

Garry holds a master’s degree in global enterprise management from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from Jarvis Christian University in Texas. To complement his formal education, he also has executive education certifications from Harvard University and MIT and has held certifications in information systems auditing, risk and information systems controls, AI governance, data forensics, and data privacy. Beyond his professional pursuits, Garry enjoys traveling to new places, scuba diving, golfing, fly fishing, camping, and rebuilding American muscle cars. He resides in Aurora with his family.