Our Team

Candy Allen began her financial services career at E.F Hutton in the 1970s, after getting a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Candy’s career was groundbreaking, being one of the few women in the brokerage industry at that time. Not only did Candy survive, but she also thrived.

Candy laughingly quotes Ria Mae Brown, when she says, “Good judgement comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgement.” With over 40 years working as a financial advisor, Candy has participated in good markets and bad, and has gained widespread experience in the variations and nuances of the financial markets. That has allowed her to provide insight and knowledge that she feels others may not have.

Her life experiences come from her thirst for adventure, which has taken her to over 32 countries, including hiking in Nepal, adventuring down the Amazon River in a vegetable boat, traveling all over Europe, going on an African safari, and exploring China. Candy’s musical passion is biased toward jazz, which was fueled by her father, a professional jazz pianist, who was frequently on tour.

Lance Paulson is a Partner and Branch Manager at Highlands Wealth Management Group. Lance is a seasoned investment and wealth management advisor with nearly 20 years of industry experience. He guides his clients through investment strategy development, and comprehensive investment, estate, and insurance planning strategies. Lance also works with business owners who are developing succession plans, selling their business, and acquiring business assets.

Lance and his wife Sue have three wonderful children and five grandchildren. He enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, and hiking in the beautiful mountains of Colorado.

Lance is passionate about his community involvement and works closely with not-for-profit organizations. He is currently on the board for the Center for the Arts Evergreen and is the incoming Board President.

 

Bob Woodward developed his communication skills in his former career as an Engineering Manager and Quality Assurance Manager with United Technologies Corporation. During that time, he gave presentations to executives at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on a new spacecraft design and also had to explain to the U.S. Air Force why their rocket blew up and, as a result, their spy satellite didn’t get into orbit. With those jobs, Bob had plenty of experience writing technical reports, produced lots of assembly procedures for rocket parts, and wrote proposals vying for funding for new projects. Now, he puts that creativity to work generating client birthday cards and supporting Candy in her client communications.

Always seeking adventure on his vacations from the rocket business, Bob flew to the country of Nepal to join engineers for a two-week trek through the Himalayas. Although he passed up a chance to see an ancient “Bigfoot” skull, he did sit in front of a warm fire, drinking glasses of the equivalent of Nepali tequila, with his future bride…yes, Candy!

Sue Paulson is a client service associate at Highlands Wealth Management Group. Sue understands that the client is the most valuable asset an organization can have and strives to ensure client needs are being met proactively and in a timely manner. She brings over 25 years of experience delivering high performance in thriving and dynamic environments, including over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry.

Outside of work Sue enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, cooking, and traveling. She and her husband Lance have three children and five grandchildren.