Terri Velasquez is the Finance Director for the City of Aurora, Colorado. She is responsible for operations of the City’s Finance Department and the overall management of the City’s finances. Previously, Ms. Velasquez served as the Deputy Finance Director of the City of Aurora from January 2012 through February 2015. From 1987 through 2011 she worked for the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado in a number of capacities including Director of Finance and Administrative Services and Chief Finance Officer.

Ms. Velasquez received a master’s degree in Finance and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Colorado and is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Colorado. She holds a Certified Public Finance Officer designation from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).

Ms. Velasquez previously served six years on the Retirement and Benefits Committee and three years on the Nominating Committee for GFOA. She also served 8 years on ICMA-RC’s VantageTrust Company Board as Chair, Vice Chair, and Trustee. She is currently a Trustee of the City of Aurora’s Executive and Elected Pension Plans and a non-voting Board Member of the General Employee Retirement Plan. She also serves as Treasurer and Trustee of the Old Hire Police and Fire Pension Boards and Chair of the City’s 457 Deferred Compensation Committee.