Matt Callahan
Owner
Born and raised in Colorado, Matt has more than 10 years of experience in the flooring industry and has held a wide scope of positions during this time. Matt has a Business Management degree from the University of Northern Colorado, Go Bears! In his free time Matt enjoys family time with his wife and two daughters, camping, snowboarding, and fishing.
Andrew Schoepke
Owner
Born in Northern Illinois, Andrew moved to Littleton, Colorado in 1979. As a third generation flooring company principal, Andrew grew up in the flooring and construction business. While not in school, Andrew started as a flooring installer for the region’s largest flooring company. As his knowledge and experience grew he took a role in sales and quickly became the company’s leading sales associate. Andrew has many years of experience with local builders, national builders, as well as general contractors. Andrew enjoys spending his free time with his wife and two kids, snowmobiling, golfing or anything related to the Colorado outdoors.
Ann Mann
Design Consultant
Originally from the mid west, Ann has a design degree from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Residing in Colorado for the last 27 years she has worked in residential design while raising her 3 daughters with husband Michael. Ann has been in the “Builder Design Center” industry for 9 years managing design appointments for both large production builders and small custom home builders. With extensive product knowledge in a wide range of finishes she concentrates on providing education to home buyers on materials that best suit their needs and budgets.
Dawn Salyards
Design Consultant
Originally from the Black Hills of South Dakota, Dawn has an Interior Design Degree from Interior Design Institute of Denver, Colorado. Dawn has resided and worked in Colorado for 24 years, and enjoys spending time with her husband David and daughter Danielle. Her experience ranges from model home merchandising, custom home building, production home design as well as kitchen and bath cabinet design. Dawn’s extensive knowledge in construction and home customization has recently been focused on kitchen and bath design with the goal of providing the homeowner with a beautiful and functional home.
Shelly Selak
Design Consultant
With a background in Interior and Industrial Design from the Cleveland Institute of Art, Shelly was a commercial designer in Chicago and Atlanta before finding her home in the residential design community of Denver. Shelly has worked on both national and local builder accounts and strives to create homes that are unique to each customer and their lifestyle. She enjoys spending time with her husband, seeing live music, and taking advantage of 300+ days of glorious Colorado sunshine.
Patti Thorne
Design Center Coordinator
Originally from Boston, Patti has lived in New York and Los Angeles, finally settling in Colorado 21 years ago. She was focused on raising her 2 sons with husband Kim when she joined the homebuilding industry in 1998. For the past 13 years, she has brought an extensive customer service background to the Builder Design Center assuring clients a unique home personalization experience.
Autumn Overton
Operations
Few and far between, Autumn Overton is a Colorado native born and raised in the Denver Metro Area. She still lives and plays in the neighborhood with her husband of 7 years and her beautiful twin daughters, Ashlyn and Kaitlin. Autumn has worked in the metro area’s flooring industry for the last 8 years and has built strong working relationships with nearly all of the area’s largest suppliers and builders. Her “behind the scenes” industry expertise is second to none and she is able to ensure that any project, large or small, runs smooth from start to finish.
Katie Callahan
Accounting
Katie has been in the flooring business for over 12 years and has experience with all facets of the interior finish business. Katie was IRG’s first employee in 2007! Katie enjoys working for a growing company and the fast pace environment. Married with two grown children, Katie likes to spend her free time in the mountains or traveling with family.
April Wilson
Operations
Originally from southeast Georgia, April moved to Colorado 20 years ago and has been enjoying Colorado ever since. She worked for a well known local flooring distributor for 7 years before joining the IRG team. In her spare time , April enjoys spending time with her husband Donnie, daughter Delanie and two bulldogs Lenex and Luna.
april(at)irgcolorado.com
Jobi Littleton
Purchasing
Jobi studied Interior Design at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton, Colorado. Her background includes Architectural and Design Control Compliance and Residential Real Estate. Jobi enjoys dining at new restaurants and likes to be creative during her free time. She lives in Denver and thoroughly enjoys the energy of the city.
jobi(at)irgcolorado.com
Greg Liesemeyer
Sales
Originally from Nebraska, Greg has resided in Colorado for the last nine years. Greg has worked as an account manager in the building industry focusing on the finish trades for the last seven years.
Carissa Dutcher
Sales
Born in Colorado and raised in Texas, Carissa is happy to be back home in Colorado. Carissa obtained her B.S. in Agribusiness from West Texas A&M University before beginning work in the Construction Industry. She brings to IRG 8 years of commercial estimating experience. In her free time, Carissa enjoys spending time with family, friends and her dogs.
Tamara Ramsey
Sales
Tamara began her career in the industry in 1993 in St. Louis, MO. She and her husband Brad moved to Colorado in 2000 and have 3 small girls who enjoy all the amenities the Rockies have to offer in the summer and winter. Having lived in many parts of the world, she is most excited to call this home and be in the interiors industry working with all facets of the market.
Brian Dessauer
Sales
Originally from Orlando Florida and a Colorado transplant in 1997. Brian grew up in the flooring industry. From the warehouse and installation, to project management and sales, Brian has all facets of the flooring industry are covered. Brian joined IRG in the spring of 2011 after leaving a position of sales manager at one of the largest flooring wholesalers in Colorado. With turnkey sales and service Brian hopes to help IRG grow in to a regional powerhouse in the industry.
John Hill
Sales
John has 14 years of experience in the flooring industry and 4 years of construction management experience prior to that. All of this is experience has been in the state of Colorado. He has a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. John has worked on residential and commercial projects of all sizes. John is experienced with various types of products and applications for this environment.
Katie Haley
Cabinet Sales
An “almost” native, Katie was raised in Boulder, Colorado and earned a degree in Interior Design from Colorado State University. She has been designing kitchens and bathrooms since 1998 all along the Front Range, and received an award for “Best Kitchen” in the Northern Colorado Parade of Homes. Katie enjoys yoga, hiking, travel, attending festivals and spending time with friends.
Steve Pratz
Field Manager
Currently resides in Northern Colorado and employed with IRG since it’s inception. Married to wife Heather they have 3 children together. Steve has lived in Colorado a majority of his life, having been born in Oklahoma. He has extensive experience in project management in interior finishes. Outside of construction past experience includes golf course construction/renovation and ERP computer system implementations. Steve brings 10+ years experience in the industry to the IRG Team. His goal is a job done right while meeting a customer’s expectations and budget. Hobbies are golf, camping, fishing, and family.
Andy Starman
Field Manager
Born and raised in Nebraska, Andy moved to Colorado in 2001 after obtaining a degree in Construction Management from the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Andy has over 10 years of construction experience ranging from project management to building inspections. Andy is married and has a daughter, they enjoy spending time together doing activities in the outdoors.
Eric Parson
Field Manager
Eric moved to Colorado from Utah in 1971 and has been here ever since. Eric has more than 28 years of experience in the flooring industry. Starting as an installer of tile, vinyl, and hardwood, Eric soon moved into flooring operations as a warranty manager. Eric has been in various positions in his 28 years, however, 16 years of his career has been as a Field Manager. In his free time Eric enjoys mountain biking, camping, and photography.
Randy Lucero Jr.
Warehouse Manager
Raised in Washington State, Randy has called Colorado home for the last 11 years. Randy has been in the flooring and tile business for the last 11 years mostly working for tile distributors here in Denver. Randy enjoys spending time with his daughter and cheering for the Broncos and Nuggets.
