Stephen C. Miller, JD

Stephen Miller has been with Peak Trust Company since 2009 and currently serves as General Counsel, as well as a Director and member of the Audit Committee. After trusts associated with the Horejsi family acquired Peak in 2009, Mr. Miller served as the primary liaison between Peak’s management and Peak’s sole shareholder. 

Mr. Miller became in-house counsel to the family and business affiliates of the Horejsi family in 1998 and has served in a number of executive management capacities for Horejsi affiliates since. He previously served as vice president and general counsel of Rocky Mountain Advisers, LLC, and Boulder Investment Advisers, LLC, each an SEC registered investment adviser with over $1.1 billion of assets under management. Mr. Miller also served as a director of Boulder Growth & Income Fund, Inc., Boulder Total Return Fund, Inc., First Opportunity Fund, Inc. and The Denali Fund, Inc., all publicly traded closed-end investment companies previously listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Prior to joining the Horejsi family enterprise as in-house counsel, Mr. Miller practiced law in the Denver office of Kirkland & Ellis from 1987 to 1992 and started a private practice in Boulder, Colorado in 1992.   Mr. Miller maintains his law firm, Stephen C. Miller, P.C., and “of counsel” status with the law firm of Krassa & Miller, LLC.  Mr. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honors from the University of Georgia and a Juris Doctor degree with honors from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law.

Our Team


Brandon Cintula, CTFA, CFIRS

Chief Fiduciary Officer & Chief Operating Officer

Douglas Blattmachr
Douglas Blattmachr

Founder & Chairman of the Board


Stephen C. Miller, JD

General Counsel, Director

Lisa Russell, CFA
Lisa Russell, CFA

Chief Investment Officer

Donn Lassila, CFIRS
Donn Lassila, CFIRS

Chief Compliance Officer


Michelle Stahle

Operations Officer


Patti Blattmachr

Executive Officer

Janet Tempel, JD
Janet Tempel, JD

Sr. Trust Officer


Nichole King, CTFA

Trust Officer, Head of Nevada Office


Jamie Rowley, CTFA

Trust Officer

Amber Gunn, CTFA
Amber Gunn, CTFA

Trust Officer

Brenda
Brenda Tudor 

Trust Officer

Jillian Dennis
Jillian Johnson

Associate Trust Officer


Andre Sears

Business Development Officer

Gretchen Grau, CSOP, CTOP
Gretchen Grau, CSOP, CTOP

Alaska Operations Manager

Chelcie Ashwood, CSOP, CTOP
Chelcie Ashwood, CSOP, CTOP

Nevada Operations Manager


Erica Martirez

Nevada Fiduciary Operations Specialist

Daniel
Daniel Grondahl, CIPM

Investment Relationship Officer


Daria Davis

Tax Officer


Kelsey Baldridge

People Development Coordinator

Mariam Hall
Mariam Hall, CFMP

Marketing Coordinator


Geoffrey Longhurst

Compliance & IT Specialist

Kristine Casteel
Kristine Casteel

Senior Trust Assistant


Heather Dolan

Trust Assistant


Johnathon Brandt

Trust Assistant


Bobbi Odom

Accounts Payable & Receivable Specialist


Emily Helzer

Operations Assistant


Kelsee Jordan

Operations Assistant

Sabrina Volstad
Sabrina Volstad

Alaska Front Desk Receptionist

Josephine Cangemi
Josephine Cangemi

Trust Assistant


Danaya Dews

Trust Assistant, Delaware Front Desk Receptionist


Susan Lee

Nevada Front Desk Receptionist


Heather Puckett

Executive Assistant

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