Early Career
Born to a family of Eastern European descent, Looper was raised on Colorado's Western Slope. She graduated from Fruita Monument High School in Mesa County in western Colorado and took coursework at Mesa State College. A systems engineer, Looper certified as an IBM Network Engineer and a Novell Systems Engineer, and worked for ROLM, IBM and the Widefield School District before starting a company of her own, Computing Solutions Group, in 1993.
Looper entered the real estate business in 2004 and has earned Associate Broker and Registered Appraiser credentials. Since 2004, she has been a partner in Big Sky Realty, in addition to operating Phoenix & Associates, a home remodeling company. She is now working at Keller Williams Partners.
Looper and her husband, Lynn, have operated their family's ranch in near Calhan, Colorado for two decades, as well as Waterworks Sales, a water pipe distribution company. After Waterworks' was purchased by Hughes Supply, Inc., Looper remained with the company as a branch manager. She and Lynn have three children: Rachelle, Travis, and Justin.
Within the community, Looper has been a member of the Pikes Peak Firearms Coalition, the National Rifle Association, the El Paso County Republican Women, the Falcon School District Accountability Committee, the Pikes Peak Range Riders, and the El Paso County Soil and Water Conservation Society, and volunteered with St. Michael's Church, the Special Olympics, and local 4-H and YMCA clubs.
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