Perini & Associates is proud to announce Will Temby as an associate.

“Temby brings strategic planning, business development, public policy, building collaborative relationships and customer service to our team,” Michael Perini said.

“He has held numerous leadership positions in both the private and nonprofit sectors,” Perini said. “With 25 years experience he has been a successful CEO, vice president and general manager.”

“I have seen Will’s work up close. It’s innovative and meets our vision of taking public relations to new levels,” Perini said.

Most recently, Will worked as a business development consultant to the National Institute of Science, Space and Security Centers (NISSSC) at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Temby has served as the Associate Vice President, Special Projects for the University of Colorado Foundation. While at the CU Foundation, it was named large university “Foundation of the Year” for all university foundations in the United States.

He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce — serving a metropolitan statistical area in excess of 600,000 people. While in that capacity, he served on the Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100 for the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Major Cities Council of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives.

From 2005 until 2007, Will was the Chair of the Steering Committee for the Colorado Competitive Council in Denver, Colorado.

Will is a former Chairman of the National Homeland Defense Foundation and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He is Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Colorado Springs Leadership Institute, a co-founder of the Colorado Springs Leadership Summit, a co-founder and co-chair of the Colorado Springs Diversity Forum, and is also serving as a volunteer for Operation 6035—an economic development plan for the Pikes Peak Region.

During a 20-year career in the hotel business, he held leadership positions for the Steamboat Ski and Resort, Hyatt, Sheraton, Renaissance and Hilton corporations. The teams on which he served, and Will personally, received national recognition for financial performance and customer service delivery.

Will is a graduate of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.

“You can’t start and stop public relations activities. Programs need to be developed, executed and measured. Will’s talent is vital to our bullpen of experts as we work with clients across the globe, Perini said.