Commerce City Historical Society

Board of Directors
January 2023-March 2024
Candy Machuga
2023-2025

Candy Machuga grew up in Commerce City and graduated from Adams City High
School in 1984. Since then, she has acquired lots of experience in her career
between being a Bank Teller for 8 years, and her part-time position of a Mutual
Clerk for 4 years at the Mile High Kennel Club, and a Cashier for Checkers. For the
last 23 ½ years Candy has been working for the State of Colorado, starting in the
Treasury department and her current position for 22 years at Colorado Parks and
Wildlife. She joined the Commerce City Historical Society to help make a
difference in her hometown and preserve the history for future generations.
Candy has been married for 27 years to Craig. She enjoys gardening, crafts,
photography, ancestry, DIY projects, and sightseeing.

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 Debra Bullock
2022-2024

Debra has lived in Commerce City since 1959, when her

parents moved to Irondale from Minnesota. She was five
years old and attended Irondale Elementary, Adams City
Junior High and Adams City High School, graduating in
1973. Debra worked in the hospitality profession for 33
years. First at Stapleton Plaza Hotel then located next to Stapleton International
Airport and then worked at the Brown Palace Hotel as the Director of
Housekeeping. She joined Starkey International (a private school) as the Director
of Education in July 2007. Currently, she owns BEST (Bullock Estates Services
Training), a private training business, training staff in high net worth homes. Debra
is very involved in her community. She is a board member for the Commerce City
Historical Society, a founding member of the Commerce City Chamber of
Commerce, a board member for the Union/ACHS Reunion Alumni Association, a
board member for South Adams County Fire Protection District and serves on the
Church Council at Our Saviour Lutheran Church, where she has been attending
since she was five years old. Debra and her husband, Rene Bullock founded URCC
in 2007 (United Residents of Commerce City), which led to the establishment of
the Commerce City Historical Society in 2009. Debra is the author of the Images of
America, Commerce City, which was published in March, 2010, which was the first
book written about the history of Commerce City. Debra is passionate and
dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of Commerce City. Debra is
married to Rene’ Bullock. They have been married for 36 years. They have one
grown daughter (Dami) and 2 granddaughters.

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Barbara McMillan
2023-2025
Barbara was born in western Kansas. Her parents moved to
Commerce City in 1948. They purchased property along
Highway 85 and Brighton Blvd.

She attended Adams City Elementary, Central and Dupont.

She attended Adams City Junior High and Adams City High
School, graduating in 1963.

She attended Colorado State College, which is now called

University of Northern Colorado, graduating with a degree in Education in 1967.
She taught elementary physical education and substituting in Denver Public
Schools for 7 years.

In 1975, she became a flight attendant and travel guide for a Denver based private
travel club, PORTS OF CALL.

Her next challenge was running Best Yet Bar and Grille with her brother Walter
from 1984-1988. Next, she went back to school for a new real estate license. She
and her sister-in-law Mary Swank Gomez opened Classic Realty in Commerce City
and sold houses.

She began buying real estate in Victor, Colorado and started an antique shop
traveling every weekend to and from to keep the store open. She sold the antique
shop and building in 2021.

In 2022, she purchased the Dottie Bakke Victorian House with her friend Jim
Kinghorn and they are working with the Commerce City Historical Society to
preserve the property.

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 Sheila Harris
2022-2024

Sheila is a lifetime resident of Commerce City. She was

Born in 1968 to Hester and Cecil Bonnell. Sheila has three
siblings Lester, Rodger and a twin sister, Shelly.

She attended Monaco Elementary School, followed by Adams City Middle School
and finally Adams City High School where she graduated in 1987. Sheila is the
proud mother of three great children. Gerrald, known as Jake, Donna, and Leah.
She also has three grandchildren Sarah, Abigail, and Cotton.

Sheila has been a school bus driver for 32 years with the first 15 at Denver Public
Schools where she met and married Sidney Harris. For the last 16 years she has
been driving for Adams 12 Five Star Schools.

Sheila maintains the membership records for the Commerce City Historical Society.
In her spare time, she loves to go camping and fishing. Sheila likes to do pretty
much anything outdoors where she can include the children and grandchildren.

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For information please call Commerce City Heritage and Cultural Center 303-288-2590

Or email cchistoricalsociety@yahoo.com, and see us on Face Book

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