Background
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel was born on October 16, 1955, in St. Paul. She is the daughter of Thomas Leo O'Malley and Marie Louise O'Malley (maiden name Kelly).
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel was born on October 16, 1955, in St. Paul. She is the daughter of Thomas Leo O'Malley and Marie Louise O'Malley (maiden name Kelly).
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the Colorado College in 1977. It was followed by a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver in 1985.
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel served as an assistant operations officer at First Interstate Bank, Reno, Nevada, from 1978 to 1979. Four years later, she joined the staff of the United Banks of Colorado system where she served in the legal and compliance department till 1988. That same year she was admitted to Formation Technologies, Denver where she has served as a general counsel and corporation secretary. Since then, she has also served a democratic precinct chairman in Arapahoe County, Colorado
O'Malley-Harpel was admitted to the bar in 1987.
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel has been a member of the American Bar Association, the Colorado Bar Association, the Denver Bar Association, and Colorado Women's Bar Association where she was a treasurer since 1989.
Nancy O'Malley-Harpel married Greg Alan Harpel on December 31, 1977. The family produced one child, Benjamin Alan.