Sunny Bowman

Owner/CEO (Chief Everything Officer)

Sunny is the second-generation owner and operator of Dakota County Lumber, and currently serves as the President and CEO. Sunny re-entered the family business in late 2012, after spending her post-college years in Charleston, SC where she founded and ran a professional organizing company that transformed chaos into organized beauty. She holds dual bachelor’s degrees in International Political Economics and French & Francophone studies from The Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO, and is a self-described Economics nerd. Sunny was lucky to get the opportunity to learn about the business from her father and founder, Steve Finden, from the day she started until she became DCL’s sole owner at the end of 2018. She still regularly calls her dad for advice and attributes DCL’s continued success to the rock-solid foundation that he build over his 30+ years in business.

Sunny lives in the South metro with her husband, two elementary-aged boys, and her two golden retrievers. Yes, the house is pure chaos! When she’s not at work, you can find her in her role as a mom, playing and coaching hockey, downhill skiing, hiking, golfing, snowshoeing, doing yoga, volunteering, or adventuring with her family. Her Christian faith guides her as a mom, wife, boss, and leader, and her greatest desire in life is to use what she has been given to love others well.