Meet the ERG Team Members
Prior to ERG, Drew was an exchange consultant with a nationwide qualified intermediary (QI) where he oversaw both forward and reverse exchanges and worked one-on-one with clients. After seeing the opportunity in the market, Drew went on to co-found a national QI, where he acted as Vice President of Operations. He oversaw the growth of the company from 4 employees and 1 office to 35 employees and 8 offices across the US.
Anticipating the real estate market decline, Drew and his partners sold to a national real estate conglomerate in 2006. Drew went on to found a private equity firm that focuses on residential investment real estate in the form of holdings and lending which he still manages and operates this firm today. Drew resides in Lakewood, CO with his wonderful wife, Shelby and 3 children.
Drew is active in the local community as a board member of 3 different non-profits. Drew earned his B.S. in Business Administration with a minor in Marketing from Colorado Christian University. When Drew is not in the office you can find him outside somewhere, whether it be big game hunting, bird hunting, skiing or hanging out on the lake.
Dan has 40 years of legal expertise as an attorney in real estate and construction law and completed his first 1031 Exchange in 1977. He is a graduate of Southern Oregon University and Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon. Dan served as legal counsel to a number of real estate professionals and has acted as a principal and real estate agent in many real estate sales and development projects. Additionally, he served as a Municipal Judge for over nine years.
Dan is a nationally recognized seminar leader on Section 1031 Exchanges and has conducted numerous seminars on real estate and construction law and liability and on advanced principals of reverse and construction exchanges. He was a guest speaker at the National Association of REALTOR’s® and CCIM national conventions. Dan is also a past President of the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA), the governing trade organization for the 1031 industry. A frequent conference speaker at the local Board of REALTORS® and numerous marketing sessions, Dan has been certified to teach 1031 continuing education (CE) classes in numerous states.
Dan is married to his beautiful wife, Shirley, and has 3 children and 6 gregarious grandchildren. His hobbies include managing a retreat center for the parents of special needs children, skiing, horseback riding and enjoying the outdoors.
Scott graduated from the University of Montana with a B.A. in Economics. He then went on to attain his JD at the University of Montana School of Law. After spending some time with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Scott went on to become a 1031 Exchange consultant in Denver for three years. After his stay in Denver, Scott honed his consulting skills by diversifying into the additional business fields of medical device and drug manufacturers in Seattle and in San Diego. After the Great Tohoku Earthquake, and subsequent Tsunami, in Northern Japan, in 2011, Scott volunteered with Samaritan’s Purse, in aiding in the cleanup of the disaster affected areas. Before returning to the US, he decided to spend a year teaching English in Japan as well as continuing his consulting online.
After his time in Japan, the lure of 1031 Exchanges, and a return to home, brought him back to the Rocky Mountains of Denver, to continue his 1031 Exchange career as the Director of Operations for ERG. His hobbies include being an automotive enthusiast (he would especially likes to talk about Nissan Z cars, Porsches and Toyota Landcruisers), hunting, running and fantasy football.
Dave Foster is a degreed accountant, nationally recognized real estate strategist, educator, and Exchange Consultant with ERG. As founder of The 1031 Investor (www.The1031Investor.com), he has spent more than 25 years helping investors, and advisors grow portfolios while minimizing tax impact across areas of investment real estate.
He is the author of the bestselling book Lifetime Tax-Free Wealth: The Real Estate Investor’s Guide to the 1031 Exchange, a practical guide to tax-efficient portfolio growth.
In addition to advising clients through ERG, Dave built The 1031 Investor as an education and strategy platform dedicated to long-term, portfolio-driven exchange planning. Through advanced workshops, continuing education programs, tools, and private consulting, he helps investors move beyond viewing a 1031 exchange as a one-time event and instead integrate it into a coordinated wealth-building strategy — incorporating portfolio repositioning, depreciation planning, income design, and legacy objectives.
Together, ERG and Dave Foster provide both the strategic design and disciplined execution required for long-term exchange success.
Dave doesn’t just teach these principles — he lives them. By combining 1031 exchanges with other tax-advantaged planning, he created the income that allowed his family to spend years raising their four children aboard a 53-foot sailboat. Today, he continues to manage his own portfolio while advising investors nationwide.
Known for translating complex tax strategy into clear, actionable steps, Dave has been featured on leading real estate investing podcasts like Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever, Landlording for Life, The Real Estate Syndication Show, Real Estate Nerds, and Can Real Estate Investors Save the World.
Dave in based out of Florida – Click here for more information
Lu Ann Blough brings 20+ years experience in the title industry, reinsurance and real estate industries to the ERG team. Utilizing her passion for entrepreneurship and networking she started a successful mobile notary signing business in 2002 and has been working with Exchange Resource Group for the last 7 years. She began her working career at Lloyds of London.
The proud mother of three sons, Matt, Daniel and David. Matt currently works in the insurance industry, Daniel works for a real estate company and David is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders.
Lu Ann grew up in Deerfield, IL attending Deerfield High School. She spent her undergraduate years at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN where she received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and contributed as an active member of Pi Beta Phi sorority. Lu Ann also spent a semester abroad in Southern France.
An active volunteer of 10 years as an Advocate for Compassion International, Lu Ann’s hobbies include swimming, yoga, traveling and reading.
Lu Ann is based out of Texas – Click here for more information
Ken dove into the world of 1031 Exchange by co-founding and heading up a Qualified Intermediary (“QI”) company in Denver in 2012. In early 2019, he and the McCabe family saw a mutual opportunity for him to sell his firm to ERG and come aboard. Ken served on the Certified Exchange Specialist (CES)® Council for a number of years: a national group affiliated with the Federation of Exchange Accommodators (FEA) and dedicated to fostering Qualified Intermediary awareness, expertise and highest ethics.
A Colorado native, Ken ventured to Arizona long enough to earn dual undergraduate degrees from ASU, to find his bride (also a Colorado kid) and to realize there was no place like Colorful Colorado. Since his return he has earned an MBA from Regis University and prior to forming his QI firm, served as a member of executive teams in the greater Denver area. Personally, he and his wife have reveled in raising two fantastic children and taking in many of the outdoor activities Colorado is famous for: skiing, fishing and mountain biking to name a few.
Ken is based out of Colorado – Click here for more information
Cheri Dosh’s professional career has always revolved around land and people. She first started in the oil & gas industry, working as an analyst for a geophysical exploration company. She then plied her trade in a different area of the land business, as mortgage loan officer. After learning the ropes concerning mortgages, she changed gears, shifting into the 1031 exchange side of real estate. Finally finding a home in the area of real estate she enjoyed the most, Cheri has continued doing 1031 exchanges for over 17 years.
Cheri lives in Aurora, with her loving husband, Barry. She has two adult children, Rachael and Danny. One works in Education and the other is involved in the Ministry. Cheri spends much of her time volunteering. She helped found, and served as a board member for Cherry Creek Academy, the first charter school approved in the Cherry Creek School District, and also served as the business manager of the Aurora Academy. Cheri has a particularly calling toward those who are most in need, helping the homeless and battered women; volunteering to help fill their physical, mental and spiritual needs, with various outreaches throughout Denver.
Originally from the Central Valley of California, Caleb grew up on a farm where he learned the value of hard work along concepts of small business and real estate from his family’s multi-generational farm. He worked on the farm as a chemical applicator, heavy equipment operator, mechanic, and welder. His first exposure to a 1031 exchange was when his family did a reverse 1031 exchange to purchase and develop land for one of their walnut orchards.
Caleb has been working with ERG for over 4 years now. As the Director of Business Development and and Exchange Consultant at ERG, Caleb heads up the Reverse and Improvement Exchange department. He also teaches classes on 1031 exchanges nationwide, including CE in many states and at real estate conferences around the country.
Caleb is a graduate of Colorado Christian University with a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting, with a minor in Finance. He and his wife live in the Denver area, and enjoy all that Colorado has to offer. When he is not working, you can find him enjoying the outdoors either golfing, hiking, fishing, or skiing.