Expanding horizons Colette Peters ’93, Presidents’ Award The all-women community at Saint Ben’s called to Colette Peters. It’s what helped her to “strive and to expect no boundaries.” Today, Colette is the first female to lead the Oregon Department of Corrections. She’s responsible for managing 14,000 prisoners, more than 31,500 offenders on probation and parole, 4,500 employees and an annual budget of $1.4 billion. Colette has earned respect in her field as a leader who champions rehabilitation and reformation. She is also known nationally for using research and data to drive smart decisionmaking, improving outcomes for youth and increasing agency efficiency and effectiveness. She credits Saint Ben’s with providing an education steeped in Benedictine principles and says that those principles still drive her every day. In short, Colette makes a difference and lives with the conviction that others can do the same.
Going for the gold Glennis Werner Roseboom ’93, Presidents’ Award After a long stint as director of the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center, Glennis is tackling a new playing field as an executive at the VillaSport Athletic Club and Spa. During her tenure with the Olympic Training Center, Glennis was selected for staff assignments at five consecutive Olympic Paralympic Games, both summer and winter. She also served as an adjunct professor in the sport management
graduate program at the University of Alabama, as well as in the undergraduate program at the University of Colorado – Colorado Springs.
Colette Peters ’93
She also completed a two-year Olympic Sport Leadership Certification Program with the Kellogg Center for Nonprofit Management at Northwestern University, and she started a competitive women’s hockey team. Throughout her career — and her life — Glennis endeavors to live with the values with which she was raised and which Saint Ben’s reinforced.
Taking leaps of faith Krista Cleary Carroll ’00, Presidents’ Award
Glennis Werner Roseboom ’93
For Krista Cleary Carroll and her husband, a trip to Haiti 3 1/2 years ago changed the entire course of their lives. After teaching first grade in Minnesota for six years, Krista became a stay-at-home mom in New York City, helping with her husband’s thriving business. They were living the American dream. Then they witnessed extreme poverty on that trip to Haiti, and they felt an undeniable calling. Within three weeks of returning home, Krista’s husband had quit his job, and together they launched a new company called Latitude. Latitude seeks social justice and peace for those living in extreme poverty. Fifty percent of the company’s profits are donated back to the cause, providing water, food, shelter and education. Krista and her husband built the company from the ground up, and today they have 21 employees and are close to celebrating their millionth dollar given. Their focus remains strong: inspire people to make small changes in business in order to make positive changes in the world.
Krista Cleary Carroll ’00
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