ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2023
Thursday, September 21, 2023
11:30 am
COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER
MILE HIGH BALLROOM
Sallie Krawcheck CEO, Co-Founder of Ellevest Wall Street Trailblazer
PRESENTS Invest in
INVESTING IN WOMEN IS ALWAYS A WISE DECISION
The power of owning stocks, bonds, and real estate is undeniable, but any investor will tell you it’s never a sure thing. On the other hand, investing in women with your philanthropy is a low-risk, high-return strategy that delivers rewarding results for our entire state.
Sallie Krawcheck is a titan of Wall Street and the co-founder and CEO of Ellevest. She famously says, “Nothing bad happens when we put more money in the hands of women.” This quote resonated with us so much, we knew we needed Sallie to join our community as our 2023 Annual Luncheon special guest.
You don’t need a financial advisor or investment manager to begin making a difference. You can start today by supporting The Women’s Foundation of Colorado. We’re the only statewide community foundation focused on gender, racial, and economic equity and we can’t do our work without you.
An investment in us is an investment in:
• More than 60 grantee organizations creating access to opportunity for women in every county in Colorado
• Women of color leaders who are strengthening communities through their lived experiences and innovative ideas
• Policies that protect women’s progress and spur economic opportunities for families, such as paid family & medical leave, equal pay for equal work, universal pre-kindergarten, and increasing access to reproductive health care
Today, let’s build a movement of investing in the women of Colorado. In turn, we will yield health and wealth for families, workplaces, communities, and the state’s economy now and into the future.
Thank you for being part of our community and sharing our vision for a future where women and girls of every background and identity thrive.
Lauren Y. Casteel President & CEO
2023 ANNUAL LUNCHEON PROGRAM
Opening Entertainment
Demi “DJ DEMIGOD” Harvey (she/her)
Introduction
Karen Leigh, CBS Colorado
Welcome
Lauren Y. Casteel (she/her), The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Presenting Sponsor
Kevin Classen (he/him), FirstBank
Investing in Women of Color Leaders
Renee Ferrufino (she/her), The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Women & Girls of Color Fund Video Featuring Construyendo
Platinum Sponsor
Kelly Flenniken (she/her), Xcel Energy
Communities of Giving Video
The WINcome Equation: Women + Income = Women Thriving
Louise Myrland (she/her), The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
WINcome Video Featuring Center for Community Wealth Building
Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner
Presentation
Vera J. Divenyi (she/her) and Ankita Jhaveri (she/her), 2023 Annual Luncheon Co-Chairs
Creating a Spontaneous Reaction of Positivity
Ayan Husein (she/her), 2023 Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner
The Best Investment You Can Make
Dottie Lamm (she/her), Former First Lady of Colorado and Tania Zeigler (she/her), Chair of the Board, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado
Invest In Women Community Video
Between Titans
As the CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, a wealthtech company built by women, for women, Sallie’s professional mission is to get more money into the hands of women and close the gender and racial wealth gap. She is a Wall Street trailblazer and one of the most influential women in business.
Danielle is the managing partner and managing director of the New Community Transformation Fund – Denver, an equity venture capital fund for BIPOC founders. She also is president and CEO of Wealth Equity Enterprises, a holdings company with a mission of building BIPOC wealth and leadership.
to our 2023 Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner, Ayan Husein!
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A TALK
Congratulations!
Sallie Krawcheck Ellevest (she/her)
Danielle Shoots WFCO Trustee (she/her)
Ayan Husein (she/her)
LAUREN Y. CASTEEL
THANK YOU SPONSORS
WFCO BOARD OF TRUSTEES
2023-2024
Courtney Allen-Lussenhop
Sandy Cook
Raymond Foxworth
Helen Gair
Allison Gambill
Katherine Gold
Gerri Gomez Howard
Raynard Gray
Debbie Hammons
Carly Hare
Shannon Jones
Mina Liebert
Mary Ann Littler
Ruth Rohs
Katherine Rosechild
Patty Salazar
Danielle Shoots
Tara Smith
Faye Tate
Carly Wendt
Tania Zeigler
WFCO STAFF 2023-2024
Crystal AyalaGoldstein
Lauren Y. Casteel
Lisa Christie
Elva Escobedo
Renee Ferrufino
Alison Friedman Phillips
Erica Jackson
Jennifer Kilpatrick
Tracy Langworthy
Camisha Lashbrook
Karen Mandel
Macy McCasland
Louise Myrland
Manushkka Sainvil
Maggie McHenry Stoot
PLATINUM SPONSOR
ANONYMOUS
PRESENTING SPONSOR GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS
BRONZE
Arlene & Barry Hirschfeld
The Colorado Health Foundation
Colorado Housing & Finance Authority
Delta Dental of Colorado
Gates Corporation
MPLX
Stage 5 IndustriesBetsy Wagner
University of Colorado
World Wide Money Exchange
FRIEND
Amazon Arrow
BOK Financial
Brownstein Hyatt Farber
Schreck LLP
Burn Bright Coaching & Consulting
Butler Snow LLP
Chambers Initiative
Charles Schwab
Colorado Access
CSG International
DaVita
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
First Nations
Development Institute
Friedman Family Fund
Helen Gair
Jim Kelley & Amie Knox
Ken & Rebecca Gart
LaRae Orullian
Liberty Global Maxar
McGeady Becher P.C.
Molson Coors
Newmont
Pathstone
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
Suncor
Tallgrass
PATRON
Alpine Bank
Anna and John J. Sie Foundation
Ares Management
Beacon Pointe Advisors
Beyond Our Borders
BMO Wealth Management
Bohemian Foundation
Butler Snow LLP/
RBC Capital Markets
Cadence Capital
Capital Sisters International
The Carter Family Foundation
Colorado Gives Foundation
Colorado Oil & Gas Association
Colorado Women’s
Chamber of Commerce
Craig Hospital
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Enerplus
Flood and Peterson
Fortis Law Partners
Franklin Covey
Friedman Family Foundation
Gary Ventures, Inc.
Gracie Gallego
Haynes Boone
Helen Gair
Impact Finance Center
Janus Henderson Investors
Junior League of Denver
Karsh Hagan
Kate Bailey - TARRA
Kiley Baker
Lauren Y. Casteel
Liberty Energy
Lori Feehan
Mark and Cathy Hart
Merrill Lynch/ Bank of America
Mission Wealth
Mordecai-Heyman Family Foundation
New Community Transformation Fund
PDA Colorado
Polsinelli
RE.Envision Consulting
RTL Foundation
Sherman & Howard
Stages Wealth Management
Tierney Lawrence Stiles LLC
Transform Wealth
University of Denver
US Bank
VOCA Public Relations
Wana Brands Foundation
WomenGive World Denver
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LUNCHEON CO-CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE
We thank our luncheon co-chairs and committee members for their support, leadership, and steadfast commitment to Colorado women.
VERA J. DIVENYI (she/her)
Vera Divenyi is a director and private wealth advisor with BMO Private Bank, working with high-net-worth individuals, families, and organizations, including closely-held and family-owned businesses. Vera works with clients to understand their lifestyle, career, philanthropic and wealth planning goals and creates unique and constantly evolving financial plans to meet these goals.
Prior to joining BMO, Vera spent 14 years working in public accounting domestically and internationally, including a year at the UN in Switzerland. Vera earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Puget Sound, and a juris doctorate from the University of the Pacific - McGeorge School of Law.
She is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner, holds a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™ designation and is an active member of the California State Bar. In addition to serving as the co-chair of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s development committee, she is on the professional advisors committee for The Denver Foundation. She also sits on the development committee for The Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
ANKITA JHAVERI (she/her)
After working in the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors for 12 years to improve impact, efficiency, and outcomes, Ankita recently launched RE.Envision Consulting, founded on the belief that communities of color need to reclaim their power, elevate their voices, and RE.Envision their futures.
RE.Envision partners with nonprofits, foundations, and other purpose-driven entities to improve lives of those most underserved and overlooked through relationships, collaboration, and partnerships. Before launching RE.Envision Consulting, Ankita was an associate director with the Margulf Foundation.
Ankita is a mom, wife, aunty, and sister; a peer, friend, leader, learner, neighbor, and everything in between; an aspiring writer; a yoga enthusiast; a reluctant runner. She is inspired by all that people carry as they navigate the world. Her two daughters are her greatest accomplishment and greatest love; they remind her to never stop fighting for what is right. Born and raised in India, Ankita is the younger daughter of immigrant parents. She was taught to thrive across boundaries of age, gender, language, race, socioeconomic status, and culture among others.
LUNCHEON COMMITTEE
Alexis Newton
Anneliese Steele
Carly Hare
Casey Minnick
Cindy Parsons
Dr. Ali Hill
Elaine Torres
Elizabeth Dahill
Ellen Collins
Emily Davis
Frannie Matthews
Gerri Gomez Howard
Gracie Gallego
Jodi Rogers
Kasia MacLead
Lakisha Benford
Liz Wolfson
Lorez Meinhold
Lori Peterson
Luella Chavez
D’Angelo
Mary Ann Littler
Nycole Bradshaw
Rocio Duran
Sarah Craft
Susan Arruda
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2023 HONORARY LUNCHEON CHAIRS
We thank our honorary luncheon chairs for leveraging their networks, connecting us to new communities, and helping The Women’s Foundation of Colorado build philanthropy.
KATE BAILEY (she/her)
Kate Bailey, Founder & CEO of TARRA, is a seasoned entrepreneur and small business consultant with 20+ years of in-the-trenches experience. She founded TARRA in 2015 to create a high-value professional ecosystem for women. Today, the company owns and manages a thriving coworking space that provides members with a meaningful community, unique experiences and a high-value network. The space also serves as a versatile business hub for 350+ members and 100+ companies with private offices and shared workspaces.
Prior to her work with TARRA, Kate spent two decades as a journalist, editor, media strategist and entrepreneur. Today, her main focus is on furthering the mission of TARRA and expanding its footprint beyond Denver.
PATRICIA BARELA RIVERA (she/her)
Patricia Barela Rivera is currently president/owner of PBR Solutions, a Denver based company specializing in small business advising/coaching, strategic planning, creative marketing, community & public relations, leadership and professional development. She is a motivational keynote presenter nationally and locally. She has been a trailblazer throughout her 55-year career in federal and state government, the private sector, and as a business owner. She has actively participated in over 70 state boards/commissions and non-profit boards.
Patricia has received numerous community awards for her dedication, continual support, passion and advocacy for equality, unity, and diversity in all sectors. Among the awards are the 25 Most Influential Women in Denver, the Martin Luther Humanitarian Award, one of the Most Influential Hispanic Woman in the U.S., the Athena Award, and many more.
HELEN DREXLER (she/her)
Helen Drexer is the president and chief executive officer of Delta Dental of Colorado, the largest nonprofit dental benefits provider in the state, covering more than 1.7 million Coloradans. She also serves as managing director of Ensemble Innovation Ventures, the parent company of Delta Dental of Colorado, where she works to identify and fund innovative business models that improve community health and wellness.
Helen strongly believes in the importance of strengthening local communities through service and partnership. She served as chair of the board of directors of Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado and as the chair of the American Heart Association’s Heart and Stroke Walk. She currently serves on the national board of directors of Dental Lifeline Network, on the board of trustees for Mile High United Way, and on the board of the Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce. Helen was recognized as one of the Most Admired CEOs by the Denver Business Journal in 2020.
STEPHANIE GRIPNE, PhD (she/her)
As founder and CEO of Impact Finance Center (IFC), Stephanie is the creative force behind several social enterprises designed to accelerate the impact investing movement and move $1 trillion in investment capital into social ventures that do well by doing good: CO Impact Days, Impact Investing Institute, and Rocky Mountain Who’s Who — Impact Investing.
Lauded by Forbes as “the Steve Jobs of impact investing”, Stephanie is continuously innovating IFC’s model, which serves as an accelerator for asset owners by identifying, educating, and activating philanthropists and investors who want to become impact investors. In just five years, Stephanie has positioned the state of Colorado as the leader in impact investing and the successful pilot for a National Impact Investing Marketplace. Early evaluation efforts of IFC’s work indicate that 260 direct impact investments totaling $260M have been completed. She partners with The Women’s Foundation of Colorado to run the Women’s Impact Investing Giving Circle, now in its third cycle.
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HONORARY LUNCHEON CHAIRS
HELEN HAYES (she/her)
Helen Young Hayes is the founder and CEO of ActivateWork, whose mission is to help diverse individuals achieve their fullest potential through the dignity of work.
In 2020, Helen founded and launched the Colorado Inclusive Economy (CIE) Movement, a CEO-led movement of design, action, and accountability to build the nation’s most racially diverse and inclusive economy.
Helen is a 20-year veteran of the financial industry. She served as managing director of investments and portfolio manager of the flagship Janus Worldwide and Janus Overseas Funds at Janus Henderson Investors.
Helen has been selected as a winner of Denver Business Journal’s Outstanding Women in Business and Diversity Equity and Inclusion award, Girl Scouts of Colorado Woman of Distinction, Colorado Technology Association Talent Champion of the Year, GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader, and Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business. She has also been a finalist for ColoradoBiz Magazine Top Entrepreneur and 9 News Leader of the Year.
MARITZA JOB (she/her)
Born and raised in Colorado, Maritza is the vice president of operations and the chief compliance officer at World Wide Money Exchange (WWME). She oversees the daily operations of the three locations within Denver International Airport, where WWME is the only foreign currency provider.
As chief compliance officer, she is also responsible for ensuring that WWME is in compliance with all federal regulations required of a money service business. Together, with her mother, Deborah Quintana, CEO and founder of WWME, they are leveraging the skills and talents of their workforce to build WWME’s success for continued growth and succession.
Maritza holds two MBAs in operations management and marketing from Regis University, as well as undergraduate degrees in communication studies and business administration from Colorado State University.
In addition to upper management in a financial institution, Maritza also has management experience in the hospitality industry.
DEBORAH QUINTANA (she/her)
Deborah A. Quintana, president, chief executive officer, and founder of World Wide Money Exchange (WWME) is a strategic business leader with over 40 years of financial services experience, more than 30 of these directly in foreign currency. WWME is the only 100% woman-owned and managed foreign money exchange business in a major U.S. airport.
Deborah oversees all critical aspects of the company’s vision and mission, guided by the four core values on which it was founded: integrity, financial strength, fiscal responsibility, and giving. She attributes reliance on these fundamental business and life principles for her ability to successfully navigate through difficult economic storms, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Deborah has received numerous accolades throughout the years, such as Hispanic Chamber’s Businesswoman of the Year, the Trailblazers Award from the Latinas First Foundation, and Colorado Business Magazine’s Minority Businessperson of the year award, finalist. Colorado Biz Magazine also identified World Wide Money Exchange as one of the top 100 Woman-Owned Companies based on reported revenues.
MIKE ROBERTS (he/him)
Michael Roberts (Tlingit) has been the president and CEO of First Nations Development Institute since 2005.
Previously, Mike spent five years in private equity, advising angel investors and working for a $500 million telecommunications fund and an early-stage Midwest venture capital firm. Mike also worked at Alaska Native corporations and for local IRA councils, primarily in accounting and finance.
He has taught a graduate business course on venture capital for the MBA program of the Bloch School of Business at the University of Missouri Kansas City and an undergraduate business course on entrepreneurship at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Mike serves on the board of First Nations Development Institute and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network, Native Ways Federation, and the National Center for Responsive Philanthropy. He is the immediate past chairman of the board of Oweesta Corporation and also serves on the investment committee of Three Affiliated Tribes.
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HONORARY LUNCHEON CHAIRS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
DANIELLE SHOOTS (she/her)
Danielle Shoots is the managing partner and managing director of the New Community Transformation Fund – Denver and president and CEO of Wealth Equity Enterprises. A graduate of University of Colorado Denver, at 26 she became the chief financial officer (CFO) for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Subsequently, she served as the vice president of finance and business operations for the West Division of Comcast. Most recently Danielle was the CFO for the Colorado Trust where she grew the foundation’s endowment from $430 million to nearly $600 million.
Danielle’s passion for community and leadership, distinguished business acumen, and tenacious work ethic have garnered her numerous accolades, including a Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business from the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the 2020 Emerging Leader in Philanthropy from the Association for Black Foundation Executives (ABFE). She is a trustee of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado since 2018.
GEORGE SPARKS (he/him)
George Sparks has been the president & CEO of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science since November 2004.
He spent 24 years in the electronics measurement business at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies. His career included marketing, sales, and general management of global businesses in software, systems, and services.
Prior to joining Hewlett-Packard, Sparks spent nine years in the Air Force as a pilot and as an assistant professor of aeronautics at the United States Air Force Academy (1976-1978). He is a distinguished graduate of the USAF Academy with a bachelor’s in aeronautical engineering and holds a master’s in aeronautics and astronautics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Sparks’ passion is public policy, particularly around science and education. He is a member of the Colorado Forum, Colorado Concern, and is on the boards of Colorado Education Initiative, Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, and the Denver School of Science & Technology.
We come together today on the traditional territories and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations and peoples. Other Native nations of North America have important spiritual and cultural connections to land in what is today Colorado. We honor this history of land stewardship and the innumerable contributions of Indigenous peoples, while we remember and condemn the oppression and atrocities committed against them. There are over 74,000 people in Colorado today who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native alone. Our Foundation employs strategic grantmaking and policy advocacy to elevate the voices and vision of the women among them.
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DOTTIE LAMM LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER OPENING ENTERTAINMENT
My name is Ayan Jamal Husein, and I am a first-generation student. I am a second-year transfer student at the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in molecular cellular and developmental biology (MCDB), minoring in Korean, and pursuing a public health certificate. After I graduate, I plan to either attend medical school or join a research lab.
I have been involved in several clubs, which have helped me hone my communication skills and taught me the value of teamwork. I was a part of the multicultural club, pride club, student government, diversity club, Muslim Student Association, Black and African Student Association, and Phi Theta Kappa.
I want to become a trauma specialist and work with the United Nations. I have always wanted to be a physician. The hospital was a familiar atmosphere for me. The more I went, the more I began to see myself becoming a doctor.
I believe everyone, no matter their background, should have access to health care and a safe community. I want to pursue medicine because it would be one less death in the world and make the hiking trail a little easier, safer, and more beautiful for my sisters of color to navigate and reach their goals.
Demi Harvey is a digital marketer with nearly 10 years of experience in the Colorado music industry. She specializes in social media marketing and content creation, finding innovative ways to share information with the virtual masses.
Currently, she is a host and digital editor for Colorado Public Radio’s alternative radio station, Indie 102.3. In her spare time, she DJs under the name Demigod. Her music spans an array of genres but focuses on queer and Black musicians.
She is also very passionate about the LGBTQ+ community, with a queer focused radio show called Serve It! on Indie 102.3 and a frequent volunteer and host at queer events.
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Ayan Husein (she/her) Demi “DJ Demigod” Harvey (she/her)
Thursday, October 26
Before WFCO Womanifesto Presentation 4:30 pm
The Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women
Join PEP or EC today for this special ballot guide preview and to meet our policy experts. Learn more about PEP & EC at wfco.org/PEP and wfco.org/EC
THE WOMANIFESTO 2023
Virtual Womanifesto Release and Presentation featuring the Colorado Fiscal Institute
Tuesday, October 17 | Noon-1 pm
In-person Womanifesto Presentation
Thursday, October 26 | 5:00-6:30 pm | The Chambers Center for the Advancement of Women
When we vote, we shape the future. We want a future in which women of every background and identity can thrive. Join The Women's Foundation of Colorado to hear our positions on several statewide ballot measures in the November 2023 election. Register at wfco.org/events
Mary Frances Allen
Valerie Allen Lee
Audrey Alvarado
Katherine Archuleta
Dolores Atencio
Louise Atkinson
Mary Babson
Morley Ballantine*
Letty Bass
Kathleen Beatty
Clair Beckmann
Brooke Bell
Christine Benero
Nancy Benson
Kelly Berger
Sharon Blake
Elise Boulding*
Coral Bowman
Barbara Bridges
Enid Brodsky
Margaret Brown*
Stephanie Bruno
Elizabeth Bryant
Wade Buchanan
Joy Burns*
Joann Burstein
Carol Burt
Eileen Byrne
Susan Campbell
Elisa Canova
Maxine Carnes
Jan Carroll
Lelia Carroll
Lauren Y. Casteel
Evelyn Chambers*
Merle C. Chambers
Deborah Chandler
Cile Chavez
Christine Chin
Ajenai Clemmons
Jennifer Colosimo
Kelly Condon
Kathryn Conover
Betsy Considine
Teresa Coons
Patricia Cooper
Jennifer Cottrell
Jill Crow
Christine Daly
Lucinda Daly
Susan Damour
Susie Davis
Jerilyn DeCoteau
Walt DeHaven
Kitty deKieffer
Kim Desmond
Cathlin Donnell*
Laura Donnelly
UPCOMING EVENTS HONORARY TRUSTEES PEP AND EC APPRECIATION HOUR
Joan Donner
Colleen Dougherty
Kelley Duke
Joan Duncan
Leslie Durgin
Lucille Echohawk
Kathleen Eck
Paula Edwards
Karen Elliott
Gayle Embrey
Lee Everding
Martha Ezzard
Lesley Fain
Suzanne Farver
Veronica Figoli-Fleischer
Ellen Fisher
Julia Fitz-Randolph
Mary Flemke
Maggie Fox
Lorraine Fox-Davis
MaryAnn Franklin
Gretchen Gagel
Elaine Gampel
Ann Garrison
Marjorie Gart
Nancy Gary
Loren George
Nayantara Ghosh
Cheryl Godwin
Bei-Lee Gold
Gerri Gomez Howard
Nita Gonzales
Rhondda Grant
Diane Greenlee
Kami Guildner
Mary Anne Guillot
Kathy Hagan Brown
Virginia Hagnauer*
Cindy Halaby
Elisa Hamill
Linda Hamlet
Cathy Hart
Ellen Hart
Anne Harte
Nancy Hartley
Sharon Hartman
J. Bourge Hathaway
Anna Jo Haynes
Josie Heath
Sumiko Hennessy
Arlene Hirschfeld
Mary Kaye Hogan
Harriet Hogue
Elsa Holguin
JoKatherine Holliman
Page
Kip Hughes
Swanee Hunt
Irene Ibarra*
John Ikard
Barbara Ipsaro
Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins
Christine Johnson
Dorsey Johnson
Joy Johnson
Pamela Jones*
Phyllis Katz
Katherine Kellen
Gail Kellogg
Richard Kelly
Anahita Kemp
Pat Kendall
Cynthia Kent
Eunice Kim
Charlotte Kimberlin
Patti Klinge
Susan Koonsman
Brook Kramer
Shelley Krovitz
Kelly Ladyga
Dorothy Lamm
Margaret Lane*
Susan Larson
Martha Lee
Cynthia Leitner
Gloria Leyba
Johanna Leyba
Joanna Little
Katherine Loo
Deb Luginbuhl
Jacqueline Lundquist
Brenda Lyle
Bertha Lynn
Marilyn MacAllister*
Mary Lou Makepeace
Betsy Mangone
Adrienne Mansanares
Paula Maroney
Janet Martin
Loretta Martinez
Jan Mayer
Margaret Mayer*
Bonnie McCloskey
Rita McCoy
Deanna McCrery
Lynda McNeive
Eleanor Montour
Jamie Morgan
Jane Moy
Kit Mura-Smith
Barbara Musslewhite
Ann Newman
Rachel Noel*
Pamela Norris*
Michele Obermeier
Patricia Orman
Cecilia Ortiz
Christina Ortiz Bluth
LaRae Orullian
Laurie Oswald
Stanya Owen
Erlinda Paiz Archuleta
Kim Patmore
Mary Lou Paulsen
Lisa Pease
Katherine Peck
Lydia Peña
Martha Poole
Fern Portnoy
Peg Portscheller
Karen Possehl
Patty Powell
Dean Prina
Sally Prinster
Jane Ragle
Donna Red Wing
Natalie Rekstad
Daniel Ritchie
Lisa Robinson
Rosemary Rodriguez
Bea Romer
Cathy Roper
Rebecca Roser
Marguerite Salazar*
Janet Sawyer
Christine Schreur
Patricia Schroeder*
Joyce Schuck*
Lisa Scott
Marjorie Seawell
Anne Shepard*
Sharon Sherman
Linda Shoemaker
Diane Sikes
Ruth Silver*
Holly Simpson
Janney Sims
Rhoda Singer
Mary Sissel
Sue Smedstad
Christine Smith
Pamela Smith
Lisa Snider
Catherine Sparkman
Sandy Stein*
Lizette Steinbrueck
Mary Stuart
Susan Sturm
Susan Suggs
Wynona Sullivan
Sueyko Takaki
Fred Taylor
Marilyn Taylor
Patricia Theobald
Kathy Tobey
Elaine Torres
David Trippe
Jill Uris
Lynne Valencia
Meredith Vaughan
Joyce Vigil
Eva Vyas
Jo Ann Waggoner*
Judi Wagner
June Waller
Judy Ward
JoAnne Whiting*
Nancy Whitson
Marcia Willcoxon*
Geri Williams
Marla Williams
Mary Williams
Nan Williamson
Tracy Winchester
Carol Wolf
Renita Wolf
Carolyn Wollard
Gaye Woods
Prudy Yates
*Deceased
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PEP MEMBERS
Special thanks to our
Pearl PEP Members
Barbara Bridges
Khankeo Campbell
Linda Campbell
Karen Elliott
Lee Everding
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Judi Wagner
Judith White
Carol Wolf
Colleen Abdoulah
Lindsey Abdullah
Akasha Absher
DeAnn Acosta
Wendy Aiello
Jennifer Allen
Nancy Alterman
Harrison
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Alice Anneberg
Libby Anschutz
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Jan Carroll
Carol Carter
Carolyn Cavicchio
Robin Chalecki
Deborah Chandler
Karen Chapman
Sandi Chapman
Luella Chavez D’Angelo
Lora Cheadle
Christine Chin
Kris Clagett
Midori Clark
Claire Clurman
Sheri Cogley
Lee Ann Colacioppo
Jeanne Collopy
Jennifer Colosimo
Kelly Condon
Diana Conovitz
Sandra Cook
Jennifer Cottrell
Nancy Cowen
Mary Cronin
Marilyn Dale
Carolyn Daniels
Helen de Mooy
Debra DeMuth
Jonalyn Denlinger
Tandy Dilworth
Vera J. Divenyi
Lauren Dolian
Brittany Dolifka
Jennifer Donaldson
Beverly Donnelley
Helen Drexler
Deanna Duell
Kelley Duke
Ali Duncan
Kim Durand
Paula Edwards
Anne Elgerd
Martha Eubanks
Jennifer Evans
Jane Feldman
Cheryl Fellows
Barbara Fenton
Renee Ferrufino
Veronica Figoli-Fleischer
Mira Finé
Robin Finegan
Elizabeth Fischer
Karrie Fletcher
Maryanne Flynn
Shelley Ford
Raymond Foxworth
Barbara Frank
Heather French
Barbara Friedman
Gretchen Gagel
Gracie Gallego
Allison Gambill
Carla Garcia
Elizabeth Garner
Marjorie Gart
Lisa Goda
Gerri Gomez Howard
Paige Goss
Rhondda Grant
Raynard Gray
Eileen Greenberg
Barbara Grogan
Julie Groves
Kami Guildner
Natacha Gutierrez
Debbie Hammons
Heidi Hande Weatherly
Amy Hansen
Lynne Hanson
Paula Hanson
Kathryn Harris
Nancy Hartley
Clariel Hass
Josie Heath
Melinda Higgs
Alison Hill
Elizabeth Hoffman
Mary Kay Hogan
Catherine Hollis
Eric Holt
Dot Hoskin
NancyJo Houk
Michele Hovet
Ann Hovland
John Ikard
Sarah Indyk
Erin Jackman
Carol James
Ingrid Johnson
Joy Johnson
Jana Johnston
Shannon Jones
Nancy Kearney
Kristi Keil
Katherine Kellen
Anahita Kemp
Eunice Kim
Diana Kinsey
Patti Klinge
Martia Kontak
Amy Kowalski
Brook Kramer
Ruth Krebs
Janet Kritzer
Jennifer Lackey
Aimee LaFerriere
Colleen LaFontaine
Kristi Lamar
Dorothy Lamm
Ann Lane
Diana Lawrence
Annie Lee
Kelly Leger
Jennifer Leitsch
Meg Lemon
Kristin Lentz
Kathryn Lester
Lisa Levin Appel
Mindy Levy Peckar
Mary Ann Littler
Marie Logsden
Laura Luckett
Deb Luginbuhl
Amy Lynch
Evi Makovsky
Hannah Mann
Adrienne Mansanares
Sonya Marques-Correia
Antoinette Massey
Maria Matlin
Alessandra Mayer
Jan Mayer
Kathi McCarty
Deanna McCrery
Denise McFann
Jessica McHugh
Geesaman
Susan McIntire
Linda McKinzie
Lynda McNeive
Nneka McPhee
Tracy Mead
Michelle Melonakis
Debra Mesch
Kate Meyers
Andrea Miller
Loraine Miller
Kristen Mix
Pattie Money
Betsy Mordecai
Julie Mordecai
Susie Moss
Kit Mura-smith
Maria Navin-Lassiter
Susan Noble
Tamara O’Brien
Corkie Odell
Wynne Odell
Margarita Offermann
Patricia Oliver
Lauren O’Neill Crist-Fulk
Denise Onofrey
Patricia Orman
Christina Ortiz Bluth
LaRae Orullian
Marta Osuna
Alexis Owen
Kelly Owens
Regina Padilla
Grace Palacios-Will
Celeste Palermo
Margaret Park
Tamara Parnegg
Kathryn Paul
Xan Pearson
Mary Penny
Monica Perez Parsons
Catherine Petros
Zoni Pluss
Dana Polonsky
Catherine Pomeroy
Amanda Popp
Patty Powell
Margaret Prentice
Connie Price
Diane Price
Erin Pulling
Shahira Qudrat
Melinda Quiat
Mary Pat Ramsey
Ranelle Randles
Nancy Reichman
Natalie Rekstad
Leann Reynolds
Sara Reynolds
Kristine Robertson
Jamie Robinson
Jacy Rock
Marcia Rodgers
Jodi Rogers
Amy Rood
Katherine Rosechild
Michelle Rose-Hughes
Paula Rosson
Erica Ruge
Amy Ruppeck
PEP MEMBERS (continued)
Alyssa Sandrowitz
Carol Sarchet
Jeanne Saunders
Candice Saxon
Louisa Schaffer
Sara Schaffer
Becky Schaub
Amanda Schwartz
Lauren Schwartz
Lisa Scott
Nicole Seawell
Jamey Seely
Eileen Shaw
Whitney Shupe
Kerri Shwayder
Greenberg
Mary Sissel
Pamela Smith
Susan Smith
Sylvia Smith
Nina Sonovia Brown
Katherine Spencer Harkey
Karen Sprole
EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL
Morgan Alexander
Flor Alvidrez
Katherine Bailey
Marianne Blackwell
Nicole Buckner
Amanda Campbell
Rhyan Diller
Tari Ensign
Rachel Garcia
Michelle Harden
Lisa Hardin
Carly Hare
Kate Hipwell
Veronica Jarnagin
Katherine Jarvis
Kathleen Johnson
Jen Keyerleber
Kristina Lance
Farra Lanzer
Ashly Ligouri
Courtney Lussenhop
Jennifer Maloney
WOMEN WILL MEMBERS
Akasha Absher
Rose Andom
Katherine Archuleta
Mary Armour
Letty Bass
Jean Bodman
Barbara Brett
Stephanie Bruno
Elizabeth Bryant
Eileen Byrne
Maxine Carnes
Lauren Y. Casteel
Merle C. Chambers
Kelly Condon
Shannon Spurlock
Jennifer Spykerman
Celeste St John-Larkin
Tina Staley
Nicole Staudinger
Elizabeth Steele
Maggie Stoot
Charlene Styers
Mallory Sullivan
Faye Tate
Marilyn Taylor
Cherry Torres
Shanda Vangas
Joyce Vigil
Tina Walls
Kaitlin Warner
Freeda Warren
Karen Washle
Alana Watkins
Christine Watkins Davies
Emily Watson
Yolanda Webb
Janice Weiland
Carly Wendt
Emily White
Gala White
Brenda Wild
Emily Williams
Christy Woodward
Elizabeth Wylie
Helen Young Hayes
Valerie Zanon Wieland
Mary Zappone
Tania Zeigler
Katie Zwetzig
Elizabeth Dahill
Joan Dalbey
Susan Damour
Vera J. Divenyi
Kelley Duke
Linda Fedak
Julia Fitz-Randolph
Mary Flemke
Helen Gair
Elaine Gampel
Ann Garrison
Loren George
Janice Gieskieng
Cheryl Godwin
Erin McCloskey
Macauley McGinnis
Jessica Milnes
Latifah Mirzai
Trisha Murphy
Lauren Muth
Kathleen Phillips
Liz Reyes-Pastrana
Taylor Rockhold
Katherine Rosechild
Danielle Roth Serban
Erica Rutledge
Alexandra Schmidt
Debra Siverson
Tara Smith
Gayle Spelts
Laura Stence
Michele StillwellParvensky
Elena Stophel
Toni Sullivan
Keisha Vaughan
Stephanie Visscher
Corrine West
Dace West
Sydni Williams-Shaw
Erinn Wright O’Donnell
Beth Yohe
Erica Younkin
Rhondda Grant
Elisa Hamill
Linda Hamlet
J. Bourge Hathaway
Anna Jo Haynes
Elsa Holguin
Swanee Hunt
John Ikard
Joy Johnson
Jen Keyerleber
Eunice Kim
Charlotte Kimberlin
Patti Klinge
Brook Kramer
Mary Ann Littler
Brenda Lyle
Jan Mayer
Deanna McCrery
Lynda McNeive
Jan Meck
Betsy Mordecai
Christina Ortiz Bluth
LaRae Orullian
Lisa Pease
Essie Perlmutter
Catherine Petros
Fern Portnoy
Karen Possehl
Dean Prina
Jane Ragle
Natalie Rekstad
Daniel Ritchie
Margaret Roath
Lisa Robinson
Karen Rosica
Paula Rosson
Brian Huculak
Jean Saul
Catherine Shea
Holly Simpson
Lisa Snider
Susan Sturm
Susan Suggs
Marilyn Taylor
Jane Vennard
Judi Wagner
Marla Williams
Carol Wolf
Barbara Yondorf
Tania Zeigler
18 2023 ANNUAL LUNCHEON 2023 ANNUAL LUNCHEON | 19
I’m Every Woman, Chaka Khan
Break My Soul, Beyoncé
Unstoppable, Sia
Flowers, Miley Cyrus
Girl on Fire, Alicia Keys
9 to 5, Dolly Parton
Rain on Me, Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande
Woman, Kesha
Back in Black, AC/DC
September, Earth, Wind & Fire
Special Thanks
Carly Hare
Center for Community Wealth Building
Construyendo
Dottie Lamm
Impact XM
Kelly Photography
KLM Hair
Liz Reyes-Pastrana
Luncheon committee and volunteers
Mujeres Emprendedoras Cooperative
Paige Goss
Nneka McPhee
Rich Nichols with Cheese Ranch
Salve’ Natural Body Care
TARRA
A Word from Donate
OUR LUNCHEON CO-CHAIRS
20 2023 ANNUAL LUNCHEON
today!
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OUR VISION
A future where Colorado women and girls of every background and identity prosper.
OUR MISSION
Catalyzing community to advance and accelerate economic opportunities for Colorado women and their families.
OUR CORE VALUES
Promise, Learning, Leadership, Equity and Inclusion, Community,
