Blue Equity

Our Team

Jonathan S. Blue | Chairman & Managing Director

Jonathan S. Blue is Chairman and Managing Director of Blue Equity, LLC. Blue Equity is a private equity firm with a diverse and innovative portfolio of business enterprises with concentrations in oil and gas. media, healthcare, defense, financial services, real estate, manufacturing, art commerce, and sports & entertainment. In his role as Chairman, Blue oversees the m…

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David M. Roth | Vice Chairman

David M. Roth brings over 30 years of legal and business planning expertise to his role as the Vice Chairman of Blue Equity, LLC. During his career, Roth has shepherded a myriad of business acquisitions and dispositions, private placements, commercial financing transactions, thoroughbred horse transactions, nursing home deals, real estate ventures, private foundation and other p…

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Juan Reffreger | Executive Vice President

Juan Reffreger is the Executive Vice President at Blue Equity, LLC and is responsible for oversight and support of all Blue Equity portfolio companies. Reffreger serves as a special executive liaison across the Blue Equity platform with emphasis on marketing, sales and operations.  Prior to his current role, Reffreger was the key force in building Blue Equity's Enlace Spanish…

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Terry Stapp | Chief Financial Advisor

Terry Stapp has worked with Blue Equity and its successor organizations since the early 1990’s.  His intimate knowledge of the organization facilitates the maximization of the performance of the portfolio companies. Stapp is a partner with Buetow, LeMastus & Dick, PLLC, a financial consulting firm headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. He began his career with KP…

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Monica S. Kelley | Controller

Monica Kelley is the Controller for Blue Equity, LLC and its subsidiaries. She oversees the accounting, human resources and payroll functions as well as managing the budgets for the portfolio entities. In addition, Kelley prepares financial reports and strategic plans. Kelley's ability to analyze data and forecast for future growth, in addition to her expertise at integration of ad…

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Mauricio Gojman | Vice President

Mauricio Gojman’s primary role is acting Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MexConex Holdings, LLC (a Blue Equity portfolio company). In addition, Gojman is a Vice President at Blue Equity, from time to time providing strategic planning and financial analysis on business matters pertaining to Latin America and the Caribbean.   Before joining Blue Equity, G…

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Cordt Huneke | Director of Business Development

Cordt Huneke is the Director of Business Development at Blue Equity, LLC.  Huneke plays a key role in sourcing and developing new investment opportunities, as well as participating in the ongoing management and development of the current holdings in the company.   Huneke also serves as the Chief Executive Officer of NetBallistics, LLC, a management compa…

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Steven Whittingham | Managing Director - Cool Petroleum
CEO - Island Ice and Beverage Company Limited

Steven Whittingham is the Managing Director of Cool Petroleum, Blue Equity’s downstream distribution business in the Caribbean.  As the licensed user of Shell brands, the company is an integrated downstream petroleum products business and the exclusive distributor of Shell bulk fuels, Shell chemicals and Shell lubricants in Jamaica. It is the largest fuel retailer by volume in Ja…

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William Herrera | Vice President

William R. Herrera is a Vice President at Blue Equity, LLC and the Chief Operating Officer of MexConex, Ltd.  His role at Blue Equity includes strategic planning and the identification and development of new investments and opportunities in Latin American countries. Herrera is an accomplished global business and operations professional with over 15 years of experience working with…

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Peter Resnik | Operating Director

Peter Resnik is Operating Director of Blue Equity and he is engaged with strategic and investment initiatives.  In conjunction, he also serves as Chief Operating Officer and a board director of BellaNovus Development Company, LLC, a medical device venture.  He brings over 25 years of experiences and management responsibilities in strategic advisory, corporate transactions,…

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Bill Northcut | Director of Development

William E. Northcut is the Director of Development for the Blue Equity real estate companies.  He has more than thirty years of experience in the commercial real estate industry and a vast knowledge of commercial acquisitions, development, construction, property management and real estate marketing analysis.   Northcut is involved with all aspects of the develo…

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Gant Hill | Real Estate Consultant

Gant Hill, CCIM, is president and principal broker of Gant Hill & Associates LLC (formerly Venterra Realty). In this role, he has overseen the acquisition nearly of $100 million in client and 3rd party acquisitions since 2003. Additionally, he has overseen the sale of several mixed-use (residential and commercial) projects in the Central Business District of Louisville, Kentucky…

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