Our Story

For over a decade, we have partnered with Area Agencies of Aging (AAA) and the Colorado State Unit on Aging (SUA) to develop a comprehensive suite of software to automate and streamline the tasks associated with identifying, contracting, monitoring and reimbursing the service providers that operate under the Older Americans Act and state funded programs for seniors.

Founder DeVon Farago started Chocolate Software in 2008 by partnering with the AAA housed within the Denver Regional Council of Governments. The original OAA-SYS system (pronounced “oasis”) was custom built exactly to the AAA’s specifications. The software soon gained popularity across other AAAs in the state of Colorado.

In 2011, DeVon convinced husband Simon Montagu to lend a hand with her growing business. Simon brought not only planning experience but also additional software and database design and implementation skills, which propelled Chocolate Software to a new level. Sadly, Simon passed away in 2022 following a two-year battle with brain cancer. We miss him dearly and are reminded of him every day. He had a profound impact on those around him, and we are thankful for the time we were able to spend with him. Chocolate Software would not be where it is without his contributions.

Today Chocolate Software has grown its team but remains family-run and customer focused. The company has grown to include program management, budget consulting and business process consulting, as well as two additional family members/employees. The individual knowledge, expertise and interests of the team members complement each other in surprising and valuable ways.

Our Philosophy

Unlike most software vendors, we believe that software should augment the way YOU work rather than get in the way – “Business drives software, not the other way around” as we like to say.

Our development process relies on us getting to know our clients, their business and their needs for process improvement via software. We then craft comprehensive software solutions that are flexible, robust and help our clients run their operations better.

Team Chocolate