Foothills United Way

LAFAYETTE – Coming on board as new president and chief executive of a nonprofit organization is challenging enough. Then, less than six months into the gig, add September’s monumental floods, which devastated wide swaths of Boulder County, and you have an idea of what Doug Yeiser’s job looks like. It’s a tough one.

Still, it’s one that the new captain of Foothills United Way tackles head on – and does so with the energy and drive that is often paired with commitment to community service.

Yeiser came to Foothills, which serves Boulder and Broomfield counties, in April from United Way of San…