2024 Annual Luncheon Digital Program: Visions of Equity

Visions of

EQUITY A N N U A L L UN C HEO N 2024

Friday, September 27, 2024 11:30 am COLORADO CONVENTION CENTER MILE HIGH BALLROOM

Presented by

DEAR WFCO COMMUNITY,

My name is Lauren Y. Casteel. I am honored to have served as the president and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado since 2015.

In my first letter I wrote for our newsletter nearly 10 years ago, I quoted Adjoa Andoh from “My True Name:” “my name is many and in truth without all parts i have no name at all.”

Opening Entertainment Demi “DJ DEMIGOD” Harvey

The Women’s Foundation of Colorado celebrates people with their chosen names and identities to acknowledge the human desire to be seen and heard.

The village of women and men who make up our many generous statewide individual and corporate donors, nonprofit partners, volunteers, trustees, honorary trustees, and staff, have many names. Similarly, there are the names of those who came before us: sheroes and heroes upon whose shoulders we stand for thei r foresight as well as having marched, run, sung, cried, cheered, lived, and died for future generations. Equally important are the names of millions of remarkable women, girls, and gender expansive individuals who are a part of our collective community and whose stories inspire us daily.

The commitments we made to you in 2015 still ring true in 2024.

2024 ANNUAL LUNCHEON PROGRAM

Introduction and Welcome Emily Davis and Hollie Velasquez Horvath, Luncheon Co-Chairs LAUREN Y. CASTEEL

Presenting Sponsor—FirstBank Shannon Jones, FirstBank, Chief People Officer

• Through dialogue and understanding, we learn and name the issues that matter in order to build our visions of equity.

Setting The Agenda Tania Zeigler, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, Chair of the Board

• We build platforms of shared commitment to motivate deeper engagement and action to positively affect outcomes for women and families throughout the state.

Protecting Our Progress Video

• We use research to name the truth about systemic barriers and disproportionality to create a more equitable future.

• We build respectful alliances that ensure all women thrive and none are deterred because of their gender or its intersection with race, class or ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity, age or citizenship, religious creed or national origin, physical or mental abilities and differences, military or marital status, ancestry or language.

Platinum Sponsors–Chevron and Xcel Energy Carrie Goddard, Chevron, General Manager Business Services Alice Jackson, Xcel Energy, SVP, System Strategy, and Chief Planning Officer

I appreciate all of you profoundly. Thank you for being here today to protect women’s progress and advance gender, racial, and economic equity. Your generous gifts today matter. We hope you see that throughout our program.

Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner Gitanjali Rao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Our name is The Women’s Foundation of Colorado. Without all of our parts, we have no name at all. Together. We are powerful.

Grantee Partner Video Featuring CHIC

Sadé Cooper, CHIC, Co-founder and CEO

Nuestro nombre es La Fundación de Mujeres de Colorado. Sin todas nuestras partes, no tenemos ningún nombre en absoluto. Juntos. Somos poderosos.

Solid Ground Lauren Y. Casteel, The Women’s Foundation of Colorado, President and CEO

In gratitude,

Lauren Y. Casteel President & CEO

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Voices and Visions of

EQUITY Jordan Casteel Artist

Kali Fajardo-Anstine Author

Renee Ferrufino Moderator

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

to our 2024 Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner.

Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao

Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner

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THANK YOU SPONSORS

WFCO BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2024-2025

PRESENTING SPONSOR

Courtney Allen Lussenhop

PLATINUM SPONSORS

GOLD SPONSORS

Dawn Bookhardt Sandra Cook Emily Davis

MORDECAI HEYMAN FAMILY FUND

E.B. WAGNER

Jennifer Dunn JUDITH B. WAGNER

Lori Feehan Helen Gair

SILVER SPONSORS

Allison Gambill Katherine Gold

SHARON MARTIN

Debbie Hammons

DR. SHEILA OHLSSON WALKER

Carly Hare Annie Lee

BRONZE SPONSORS

Mary Ann Littler

Amazon Arlene and Barry Hirschfeld Barbara Grogan

Betsy Mordecai Heyman

Caring for Colorado CHFA

Craig-Scheckman Family Foundation Mary & George Sissel

MPLX The Thiry-O’Leary Foundation

CSG DaVita Delta Dental of Colorado Diverse Talent, Aya Foundation & RTL Foundation Franklin Covey

Gates Family Foundation Gill Foundation Intermountain Health John Mullaney – Dads 4 Daughters LaRae Orullian Lori Feehan

McGeady Becher Cortese Williams P.C. MSU Denver Suncor The Colorado Trust

Davis Graham Denver Art Museum The Denver Broncos Foundation Denver International Airport Emily Davis Consulting First Nations Development Institute Flood and Peterson Global Security Solutions History Colorado

Janus Henderson Investors Junior League of Denver Katherine Peck and Margie Gart Lauren Y. Casteel Liberty Energy PDA Colorado Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains Polsinelli RBC Capital | Butler Snow

Rose Community Foundation S&P Global Sherman & Howard Tuthill & Hughes LLP University of Denver Tina Walls Wana Brands Foundation WomenGive WorldDenver

John Mullaney Stephanie O’Malley

FRIEND SPONSORS

Jodi Rogers

Aimee and Ed Cunningham Boettcher Foundation Bohemian Foundation BOK Financial Chambers Initiative Charles Schwab Colorado Access

Ruth Rohs KG Rosechild Patty Salazar Tara Smith Faye Tate Cody Teets Carly Wendt Tania Zeigler

W FC O S TA FF 2024-2025 Crystal AyalaGoldstein Lauren Y. Casteel Lisa Christie Elva Escobedo Renee Ferrufino

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Erica Jackson Camisha Lashbrook Angela Leal Tommie Mailey Louise Myrland

Alison Friedman Philips Manushkka Sainvil Jen Schwem Maggie Stoot

PATRON SPONSORS Alison Friedman Phillips and Josh Phillips Ares Management Beyond Our Borders Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Burn Bright Coaching and Consulting Butler Snow LLP Colorado Gives Foundation Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce

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SPECIAL Voices GUESTS and Visions of

Jordan Casteel Artist Artist Jordan Casteel (she/her) and author Kali Fajardo-Anstine (she/her), both Colorado-born and raised, pursue visions of equity through their internationally acclaimed work. They are building a future where women of every background and identity thrive – one brush stroke and word at a time.

EQUITY Jordan Casteel

Kali Fajardo-Anstine

Artist

Author

Jordan Casteel’s figurative portraits and landscapes reveal our

Kali Fajardo-Anstine is an author and National Book Award

underlying temperaments with gestural brushwork and bold swaths Kali Fajardo-Anstine

finalist. Her debut story collection, “Sabrina & Corina,” Moderator made waves

Renee Ferrufino

Author of color. From the New York City subway and the streets of Harlem

in the literary community for its look at life in the American West

to the woodlands of Upstate New York, Casteel foregrounds the

for women of Latina and Indigenous descent. She followed it with

people of color who share in a collective experience through a

her first novel, bestseller “Woman of Light.” In rousing talks that

vantage point of self-reflection. The artist’s work has been exhibited

challenge the status quo, Fajardo-Anstine speaks about her racial

at institutions nationally and throughout the world including

and familial identity, the systems in our society that hold back

The Denver Art Museum in a 2019 solo presentation titled Moderator

marginalized people, and the craft of writing about and researching

“Returning the Gaze.” She was named a MacArthur Foundation

one’s cultural roots. She is a recipient of the 2023 Guggenheim

Fellow in 2021.

Fellowship.

Renee Ferrufino

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Congratulations!

Gitanjali Rao

Dottie Lamm Leadership Award Winner

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2024 LUNCHEON CO-CHAIRS AND COMMITTEE We thank our luncheon co-chairs and committee members for their support, leadership, and steadfast commitment to Colorado women.

EMILY DAVIS (she/her)

HOLLIE VELASQUEZ HORVATH (she/her)

Emily Davis is the president of Emily Davis Consulting where she serves as a leadership coach, facilitator, advisor, and speaker. Her services focus on small to midsize businesses, nonprofits, philanthropy, and women leaders. Emily is an author, 21/64 certified philanthropic advisor, BoardSource, Senior Governance Associate, and certified facilitator. She has her masters in nonprofit management from Regis University and was named one of Boulder Valley’s 40 Under Forty business leaders.

Hollie Velasquez Horvath is the regional vice president of state affairs and community relations for Xcel Energy-Colorado. She provides strategic leadership and management to directors, managers, analysts, and lobbyists who drive policy and business initiatives enabling best-in-class electric and gas service to Colorado customers while supporting company initiatives leading the clean energy transition. Her team manages economic development and chamber partnerships; state, city, and county policy; and political, business, and community relationships on behalf of the Colorado operating company.

Emily’s early career began in ending violence against women, international women’s human rights, and women’s health. Emily has served in board and staff leadership roles for local, national, and international organizations.

Additionally, she has worn the hat of a founder, grant maker, staff member, and volunteer across a variety of organizations. She currently serves on the board of trustees and as the annual luncheon co-chair for The Women’s

The philanthropic arm of the Colorado company is within her department and supports Colorado communities and customers with foundation grants, employee volunteerism, and corporate sponsorships.

Hollie currently holds several leadership roles in the community by serving on nonprofit and economic boards, including Denver Health Authority, Downtown Denver Partnership Inc, Visit Denver, Aurora Economic Development Corporation, and the Latino Community Foundation of Colorado.

Foundation of Colorado.

She is a fifth-generation Coloradoan and resides in Denver with her husband, 15-year-old twins and 10-year-old labradoodle.

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Emily Davis, co-chair Hollie Velasquez Horvath, co-chair

Jodi Rogers Lindsay Simonds Hannah Yaritz

Alexis Newton Anneliese Steele Rocio Duran

Kate O’Connell Belinda Sandoval Leslie Appiah

Audrey Wilson Rachel Vincent Jess Lederman

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2024 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.

ROSE ANDOM

MARIO M. CARRERA AND IRMA CARERRA

Despite a difficult childhood, Rose Andom didn’t let adversity stand in her way and became the first person in her family to attend college. After working at the Hallmark Card Company and Ford Motor Company, she took a position at McDonald’s Corporation and entered an accelerated management development program. Ten years later, she purchased her first McDonald’s franchise.

Mario M. Carrera serves on the Colorado Mountain College Isaacson School of Media advisory board, Colorado Gives Foundation board of directors and is a trustee of the Denver Art Museum. In 2019 he retired after 35 years in the media industry as chief revenue & content officer for Entravision Communications Corporation (NYSE), overseeing a national 30-market footprint of television, radio, and digital properties.

Over the next 24 years, she owned and operated six McDonald’s restaurants, including three at Denver International Airport, growing their total volume from $6 million to $20 million. Rose consistently donates to multiple nonprofit organizations and has contributed over $2 million to date toward the Rose Andom Center in Denver, which provides services to those suffering from domestic abuse. Her next project is to build an 80-unit affordable apartment complex in the Northfield neighborhood of Denver for those who are without shelter.

Throughout his 20-year tenure in Colorado, he supported various gender equity programs as well as served on the boards of the SCL Health System, MSU Denver, the Denver Housing Authority, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, The Denver Foundation, and The Greater Colorado Council Boys Scouts of America. He also chaired the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board. He was the Supreme Court Chief Justice appointee, serving as chair of the 2011 Colorado Reapportionment Commission.

KATHERINE ARCHULETA Katherine Archuleta started her career as a teacher in Denver Public Schools. Later, she served in local government under Denver Mayors Federico Peña and John Hickenlooper.

During the Clinton administration, she held senior leadership positions for the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy. In the first two years of the Obama Administration, she was chief of staff to U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. She joined the Obama 2012 campaign as its national political director and President Barack Obama appointed her as the first Latina to lead the U.S. Office of Personnel Management in 2013.

Katherine Archuleta’s passion lies in empowering young Latinas to use their voices and votes through the Latina Initiative of Colorado, a nonprofit she co-founded. She wants to ensure that the issues most important to their communities are heard and valued by policymakers and thought leaders. She is also a founder of Mi Casa Resource Center and The Women’s Foundation of Colorado. In 2022, her dedication and impact were recognized when she was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame.

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BARBARA B. GROGAN Barbara Grogan was the founder and CEO of Western Industrial Contractors, Inc., a nationally recognized firm specializing in the design and installation of industrial systems and equipment throughout the U.S. She sold her business in 2004 and the company still prospers today. Additionally, Barbara was the chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Denver Branch, and the first woman chair of the Denver Chamber of Commerce. She also served on the board of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

Barbara is a community volunteer, activist, and philanthropist focused primarily on education. Deeply involved in MSU Denver, Barbara served for eight years on the board of trustees, two as chair. She now serves as trustee of the MSU Foundation. Many organizations have recognized her contributions, including United Way, Volunteers of America, the U.S. Small Business Administration, among many others. She is a Colorado Business Hall of Fame inductee.

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2024 HONORARY LUNCHEON CHAIRS SHARON MARTIN

LARAE ORULLIAN

Sharon Martin is a philanthropist and community volunteer, devoting decades of service to arts and educational organizations in Denver and beyond. She served as president of the parents’ associations at her children’s grade schools-St. Anne’s Episcopal School where she was also a trustee for 12 years-and Graland Country Day School. Sharon was an early supporter of St. Elizabeth’s School and is currently serving as a life trustee. She also serves as a life trustee at her alma mater, Denison University, and in 2015 was awarded an alumni citation for her commitment to the university.

LaRae has devoted her life to enhancing opportunities for women and girls in many arenas, and continues to promote equity in business, finance, education, and sports.

She was born, raised, and began her banking career in Salt Lake City. Desiring to work on Wall Street, the first stop east was Denver, where LaRae led the successful formation of the Women’s Bank of Colorado as president/CEO.

Sharon was the Fine Arts Foundation “Citizen of the Arts” recipient in 2019 for her dedication to the Denver arts community. She served as president of the Central City Opera House Association Guild and was a nine-year trustee at the Denver Botanic Gardens. She has been a loyal volunteer at the Denver Art Museum and its Vision 2021 Campaign that raised funds for the reimagining of the museum’s Gio Ponti-designed building.

She has served on the boards of Frontier Airlines, Colorado Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Guaranty Corporation, Holladay Bank, Pro Card, Anthem Insurance, Delta Dental, and Lange Golf. On non-profit boards, she spent six years as national president of Girl Scouts USA and vice chair of the World Association of Girl Guides/Girl Scouts. She was a trustee of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado from 2006-2010 and has continued as a dedicated supporter every year since.

At 91 years of age, her philosophy is that we need 3 things to continue forward: Patience, flexibility, and a sense of humor.

KAREN MCNEIL-MILLER Karen McNeil-Miller describes social and human impact as the center of her life’s work and lives each day knowing that good health impacts every element of our lives. As the president and CEO of The Colorado Health Foundation since 2015, Karen guides its investment of human, financial, and influence capital on behalf of the Coloradans who need it the most.

Karen joined the Foundation after serving for more than 10 years as president of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, one of North Carolina’s largest private foundations.

Before joining the Trust, Karen spent 16 years with the Center for Creative Leadership, an international leadership development and research nonprofit organization.

As a former special education teacher and head of the Piedmont School in North Carolina, Karen serves on the boards of Colorado Community College System; Denver Academy; International Women’s Forum of Colorado; Alliance for a Healthier Generation; and The Center for Creative Leadership.

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DOTTIE LAMM LEADERSHIP AWARD WINNER

Gitanjali Rao Gitanjali Rao of Lone Tree is an 18-year-old inventor, aspiring scientist, author, speaker, and active promoter of STEM worldwide. She was recognized as America’s Top Young Scientist and received an EPA Presidential Award for her patent invention of an innovative lead contamination detection tool.

Gitanjali also invented “Epione”—a device for the early diagnosis of prescription opioid addiction and “Kindly”—an anti-cyberbullying service.

In 2019, she was honored as one of Forbes “30 Under 30 in Science” for addressing the environmental issue of lead contamination. TIME named her a “Top Young Innovator” and “Kid of the Year” for her groundbreaking innovations and the STEM workshops she conducts globally that have inspired over 90,000 students in 47 countries.

OPENING ENTERTAINMENT Demi “DJ Demigod” Harvey 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.

Gitanjali is the author of “Young Innovator’s Guide to STEM,” available in six languages, which guides students, educators, and teachers through a self-developed, prescriptive five-step innovation process. She also authored “Young Innovator’s Guide to Planning for Success,” offering further insights into achieving and sustaining innovative endeavors.

In 2021, she was appointed as a UNICEF Youth Advocate for using science to solve social problems and developing solutions for environmental protection. She recently received the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award, and the Martin Luther King Beloved Community Award for her selfless service to students in refugee camps.

She is currently a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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EVENTS JOIN OUR BALLOT GUIDE EVENTS We are proud to release our statewide ballot guide, The Womanifesto. It’s important that we all vote with women in mind. As a community, when we vote, we shape the future we want to live and work in.

WFCO created The Womanifesto to help you ensure that — with your vote — all 2.85 million Colorado women and girls thrive and Colorado rises.

Learn from our experts about the measures we’ve taken positions on!

October 16 “Ballots & Bubbles” in-person event - 5:00 pm, the Posner Center for International Development October 23 Presenting The Womanifesto webinar – Noon, online

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HONORARY TRUSTEES 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 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 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 Raynard Gray Diane Greenlee Kami Guildner Mary Anne Guillot Kathy Hagan 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 JeffersonJenkins Christine Johnson Dorsey Johnson Joy Johnson 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 Margaret Mayer* Jan 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 Pena 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 Becky Roser Marguerite Salazar* Janet Sawyer Christine Schreur Patricia Schroeder* Joyce Schuck* Lisa Scott Marjorie Seawell

Anne Shepard* Sharon Sherman Linda Shoemaker Danielle Shoots 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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COMMUNITIES OF GIVING

COMMUNITIES OF GIVING

PEP MEMBERS Special thanks to our Pearl PEP Members Libby Anschutz Dawn Bookhardt Barbara Bridges Linda Campbell Khankeo Campbell Lauren Y. Casteel Karen Elliott Helen Gair Pat Kendall Diana Kinsey Sharon Martin Jan Mayer Jane Okun Bomba Joanne Posner-Mayer Cody Teets Judi Wagner Judith White Carol Wolf Colleen Abdoulah Lindsey Abdullah Akasha Absher DeAnn Acosta Wendy Aiello Jennifer Allen Nancy Alterman Harrison Liz Andora Alice Anneberg Anthony Aragon Katherine Archuleta Deb Armbruster Rebecca Arno Fiona Arnold Lauren Baer Kiley Baker Elise Barish Karen Barker Michelle Barnes Holly Baroway Kelley Beaudoin Kathleen Collins Becker Christine Benero Elizabeth Bennett Karen Bigelow Lynn Bolinske Dolven Shauna Bowen Alissa Bowers Steph Bruno Priya Burkett Eileen Byrne Blanca Cadavid

PEP MEMBERS (continued) Susan Campbell Cheryl Carey Virginia Carreno Jan Carroll Carol Carter Carolyn Cavicchio Robin Chalecki Debbie Chandler Karen Chapman Sandi Chapman Luella Chavez D’Angelo Lora Cheadle Christine Chin Midori Clark Claire Clurman Lee Ann Colacioppo Jeanne Collopy Jennifer Colosimo Kelly Condon Diana Conovitz Sandra Cook Nancy Cowen Mary Cronin Marilyn Dale Carolyn Daniels Helen de Mooy Debbie DeMuth Jonalyn Denlinger Tandy Dilworth Vera Divenyi Laurie Dolian Brittany Dolifka Jennifer Donaldson Bev Donnelley Helen Drexler Deanna Duell Ali Duncan Kim Durand Paula Edwards Anne Elgerd Martha Eubanks Jennifer Evans Cheryl Fellows Barbara Fenton Renee Ferrufino Veronica Figoli-Fleischer Mira Fine Beth Fischer Karrie Fletcher Maryanne Flynn Shelley Ford Raymond Foxworth Barbara Frank Heather French Barbara Friedman

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Kristyn Friske Allison Gambill Carla Garcia Liz Gardner Beth Garner Margie Gart Lisa Goda Gerri Gomez Howard Paige Goss Rhondda Grant Raynard Gray Sarah Grazier Eileen Greenberg Kerri Greenberg Barb Grogan Julie Groves Kami Guildner Natacha Gutierrez Debbie Hammons Heidi Hande Amy Hansen Lynne Hanson Paula Hanson Kathryn Harris Nancy Hartley Clariel Hass Josephine Heath Melinda Higgs Ali Hill Attie Hoffman Mary Kay Hogan Cathy Hollis Eric Holt Annie Hoskinson NancyJo Houk Michele Hovet Ann Hovland Ann Hynek John Ikard Sarah Indyk Erin Jackman Jessica Jackson-Barrows Carol James Kat Jarvis Pam Jeffords Jana Johnson Joy Johnson Ingrid Johnson Jana Johnston Shannon Jones Nancy Kearney Kristi Keil Katie Kellen Ana Kemp Patti Klinge

Marcy Kontak Amy Kowalski Brook Kramer Ruth Krebs Janet Kritzer Melissa LaCome Aimee LaFerriere Colleen LaFontaine Dottie Lamm Ann Lane Diana Lawrence Annie Lee Jennifer Leitsch Meg Lemon Kristin Lentz Kathryn Lester Lisa Levin Appel Mary Ann Littler Marie Logsden Laura Luckett Deb Luginbuhl Amy Lynch Evi Makovsky Hannah Mann Adrienne Mansanares Sonya Marques-Correia Anna Martinez Toi Massey Ali Mayer Kathi McCarty 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 Julie Mordecai Betsy Mordecai Heyman Susie Moss Kit Mura-smith Maria Navin-Lassiter Susan Noble Tamara O’Brien Kate O’Connell Wynne Odell Corkie Odell

Margarita Offermann Lauren O’Neill Crist-Fulk Denise Onofrey Trish Orman Christina Ortiz Bluth LaRae Orullian Marta Osuna Alexis Owen Kelly Owens Gina Padilla Grace Palacios-Will Celeste Palermo Marnie Park Tamara Parnegg Kate Paul Xan Pearson Mary Penny Monica Perez Parsons Catherine Petros Zoni Pluss Dana Polonsky Cathy Pomeroy Amanda Popp Margaret Prentice Erin Pulling Melinda Quiat Mary Pat Ramsey Ranelle Randles Nancy Reichman Leann Reynolds Kristine Robertson Jamie Robinson Jacy Rock Marcia Rodgers Jodi Rogers Amy Rood Katherine Rosechild Michelle Rose-Hughes Paula Rosson Erica Ruge Alyssa Sandrowitz Dolores Santos Carol Sarchet Jeanne Saunders Candice Saxon Kathleen Schafer Louisa Schaffer Sara Schaffer Cathy Schwartz Lauren Schwartz Amanda Schwartz Lisa Scott Nicole Seawell Jamey Seely

Eileen Shaw Whitney Shupe Mary Sissel Pam Smith Susan Smith Sylvia Smith Nina Sonovia Brown Katie Spencer Harkey Shannon Spurlock

Jennifer Spykerman Celeste St. John-Larkin Tina Staley Nicole Staudinger Anneliese Steel Elizabeth Steele Maggie Stoot Charlene Styers Mallory Sullivan

Faye Tate Marilyn Taylor Roberta Trachtman Amie Valore-Caplan Shanda Vangas Joyce Vigil Sarah Villalobos Tina Walls Karen Washle

Alana Watkins Emily Watson Yolanda Webb Jan Weiland Carly Wendt Gala White Brenda Wild Emily Williams Christy Woodward

Jill Wright Sara Young Helen Young Hayes Valerie Zanon Wieland Mary Zappone Tania Zeigler Nicole Zimmermann Katie Zwetzig

Veronica Jarnagin Christine Jochim Kathleen Johnson Courtney Johnston Erin Keefer Jen Keyerleber Kristina Lance Farra Lanzer Ashly Ligouri Pat Lippincott Sari Long Courtney Lussenhop Jennifer Maloney Shelley Marquez Macauley McGinnis Jessica Milnes Latifah Mirzai Trisha Murphy Lauren Muth

Katie Pachan Jacobson Amy Padden Niketa Patel Kathleen Phillips Caitlin Quander Murray Liz Reyes-Pastrana Taylor Rockhold Katherine Rosechild Danielle Roth Serban Erica Rutledge Alexandra Schmidt Lucia Severtson Michelin Sharp Debra Siverson Tara Smith Gayle Spelts Hope Stafford Laura Stence

Michele StillwellParvensky Elena Stophel Rene Stremel Wendi Strom Joy Sullivan Toni Sullivan Kirsten Swanson Joanie Tanous Stephanie Temaat Rachel Thornton Keisha Vaughan Stephanie Visscher Corrine West Dace West Rebecca White Sydni Williams-Shaw Erinn Wright O’Donnell Erica Younkin

Linda Hamlet J. Bourge Hathaway Anna Jo Haynes Elsa Holguin Swanee Hunt John Ikard Georgia Imhoff Joy Johnson Jen Keyerleber Eunice Kim Charlotte Kimberlin Patti Klinge Brook Kramer Margaret Lane Mary Ann Littler Brenda Lyle Jan Mayer

Deanna McCrery Lynda McNeive Jan Meck Betsy Mordecai Heyman 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 Jean Saul Catherine S Shea Holly Simpson Lisa Snider Susan Sturm Susan Suggs Marilyn Taylor Jane Vennard Judi Wagner Marla Williams Carol Wolf Barbara Yondorf Tania Zeigler

EMPOWERMENT COUNCIL Morgan Alexander Judy Altenberg Flor Alvidrez Katherine Bailey Anna Bangert Cristina Barca Yuri Bazan Marianne Blackwell Annette Borchardt Campbell Sally Brandt Lieb Cheryl Brown Nicole Buckner Barbara Burch Lauren Cain Amanda Campbell Emma Carpenter Lisa Christie Rhyan Diller

FloraJane DiRienzo Elizabeth Terry Dolan Marcia Durniat Megan Embrey Tari Ensign Nicole Eubanks Carly Fink Rachel Garcia Katherine Garrett Bethany Gravell Paula Greisen Michelle Harden Lisa Hardin Carly Hare Leslie Hazan Jessica Herrera Kate Hipwell Clarissa Hobson Jennifer Huey

WOMEN WILL MEMBERS Akasha Absher Rose Andom Katherine Archuleta Mary Armour Morley Ballantine Letty Bass Jean Bodman Barbara Brett Stephanie Bruno Elizabeth Bryant Eileen Byrne Beverly Campbell Maxine Carnes Lauren Y. Casteel Merle Chambers Kelly Condon Elizabeth Dahill

Joan Dalbey Susan Damour Vera Divenyi Kelley Duke Linda Fedak Julia Fitz-Randolph Mary Flemke Joyce Freeman Helen Gair Elaine Gampel Ann Garrison Loren George Janice Gieskieng Cheryl Godwin Rhondda Grant Elizabeth Grindlay Elisa Hamill

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AUCTION

GIVEAWAY/SPECIAL THANKS

GOD BLESS THE CHILD

Don’t forget to fill out the forms at your tables to be entered in a giveaway in which one winner will receive signed copies of “Sabrina & Corina” and “Woman of Light”

by Kali Fajardo-Anstine, and a signed copy of “Within Reach”, a book of 40 paintings

by Jordan Casteel.

BY JORDAN CASTEEL

Jordan’s 2019 painting God Bless The Child is featured on the cover of TIME Magazine’s first-ever BIPOC-led “Visions of Equity” special edition that featured stories about the fight for racial justice and ways to build a better world.

A winner will be notified following the Annual Luncheon.

It was the inspiration for our Annual Luncheon theme and captures what the staffs at TIME and WFCO hope for: intimacy, hope, and care for our communities.

Details Jordan Casteel God Bless The Child, 2024 Giclée Print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Bright paper 24 x 20.3 inches AP 1 Signed, titled, dated on bottom

Closes promptly at noon on Friday, Sept. 27

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Special Thanks Aaliyah Ali, CHIC AML Jennifer Bacon Black & Blossomed Sadé Cooper, CHIC Curly Girl Fitness Fisher Early Learning Center Impact XM INSPIRE Denver Chris Highsmith Kelly Photography

Michaela Lewis, CHIC Rich Nichols with Cheese Ranch Stephanie O’Malley ProgressNow Colorado Gitanjali Rao Bharathi Rao Hilari Smith, CHIC WeeCycle Kathy White, Colorado Fiscal Institute

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WFCO BOARD & STAFF SHARE OUR DEEP APPRECIATION FOR LAUREN Y. CASTEEL IN ADVANCE OF HER 2025 RETIREMENT

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Casteel WITH DEEP APPRECIATION TO

“Lauren has dedicated her career to advocating for women, children, and families across Colorado.

She has showcased her leadership as CEO and president of The Women's Foundation of Colorado, and her unwavering commitment to creating a Colorado for all is undeniable. Thank you Lauren for all your important contributions to our state, and I wish you the best in this next chapter.”

- Gov. Jared Polis Congratulations on winning the 2023 Colorado Governor’s Citizenship Medal for Public & Community Service and the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award on National Philanthropy Day from the Colorado chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

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OU R V ISION A future where Colorado women and girls of every background and identity prosper.

OU R MIS SION Catalyzing community to advance and accelerate economic opportunities for Colorado women and their families.

OU R C OR E VA LU E S Promise, Learning, Leadership, Equity and Inclusion, Community