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<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s 13th Annual<br />
Women’s Leadership <strong>Luncheon</strong><br />
September 28, 20<strong>11</strong>
Thank you for attending<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s 13th Annual<br />
Women’s Leadership <strong>Luncheon</strong><br />
Agenda<br />
September 28, 20<strong>11</strong><br />
<strong>11</strong>:30 a.m. Ballroom Doors Open<br />
12:00 p.m. <strong>Program</strong> Begins<br />
Welcome<br />
Deb Smith, Women’s Leadership Council Co-Chair,<br />
Deloitte Services LP<br />
Pam Jeffords, Women’s Leadership Council Co-Chair,<br />
Via Management Consulting<br />
Presentation of the Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award<br />
Christine Benero, President and CEO, <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Presented to Neyeska Mut, De Jour Energy Inc.<br />
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1:30 p.m. Adjourn<br />
Introduction of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock<br />
Christine Benero, President and CEO, <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Introduction of Keynote Speaker<br />
Michael Hancock, Mayor, City of Denver<br />
Keynote Speaker<br />
Wes Moore, Author of The Other Wes Moore<br />
Closing<br />
Christine Benero, President and CEO, <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org
Dear Friends:<br />
Thank you for joining us:<br />
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Over a century ago, an extraordinary woman stepped forward to<br />
articulate a vision of a community that is united to create better<br />
opportunities for all. Today, we celebrate the vision of Frances<br />
Wisebart Jacobs at our 13th Annual <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s<br />
Women’s Leadership <strong>Luncheon</strong>; we are honored you have joined<br />
us.<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s Leadership Council, led by the<br />
phenomenal duo of Deb Smith and Pam Jeffords, continues to<br />
lead the way uniting people, ideas and resources to advance<br />
the common good. The women of <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> are<br />
community builders, leaders, unifiers and champions. They are<br />
connectors and resource brokers. They are mothers, daughters<br />
and sisters. They are volunteers and business leaders. They are<br />
the heart of this community. We invite you to join them.<br />
Today we are proud to celebrate an extraordinary woman who<br />
excels in all these roles. Neyeska Mut inspires us on a daily basis,<br />
and is the epitome of all that Frances Wisebart Jacobs believed in<br />
and aspired for women and for our community.<br />
Author Wes Moore paints a brilliant picture of what it means for<br />
a community to come together and of the role women play every<br />
day in shaping the destinies of all of us. We are honored to have<br />
Wes and his mother here in Denver.<br />
We are also so pleased to welcome Denver’s new mayor, Michael<br />
Hancock, and First Lady, Mary Louise Lee, whose own stories<br />
inspire us and remind us that indeed We Are All Denver.<br />
124 years since our founding as the first <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> in the<br />
country, we are able to do our work and serve as a catalyst for<br />
social change because of all of you. We are grateful for your<br />
support and for the vision you hold.<br />
Christine Benero<br />
What an amazing year to be a part<br />
of <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s<br />
Leadership Council. Today, we are<br />
thrilled to have Wes Moore take us<br />
through his amazing story and reflect<br />
on the factors and choices that define<br />
our paths. Through the efforts of<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, we help people<br />
in our community reach their fullest<br />
potential.<br />
This year, the council and its 1,900<br />
members, delivered school supplies<br />
and backpacks to children in need.<br />
We conducted training sessions and<br />
mentoring opportunities for adults<br />
in transitional housing. We provided<br />
a traditional holiday meal to all the<br />
Pam Jeffords and Deb Smith, Co-Chairs of<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s Leadership Council<br />
residents of Brunetti Lofts, hosted more than 100 families at a holiday celebration including<br />
a personal visit with Santa, gifts and books for every child, arts, crafts, storytelling and<br />
much more!<br />
These efforts were possible because of the dedication to <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s<br />
Leadership Council’s vision and mission. Our vision and mission are strong and clear:<br />
Our Vision<br />
We are dedicated to inspiring, educating and encouraging women to become<br />
agents of change in our community through philanthropy and leadership.<br />
Our Mission<br />
Women leading philanthropic giving in ways that provide an opportunity for<br />
everyone in metro Denver to lead a life of human dignity and self-reliance.<br />
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Warmest regards,<br />
Peter Beaupré<br />
We thank all of you for being here today and taking part in this year’s luncheon<br />
to continue the vision of inspiration and education. LIVE UNITED!<br />
Christine Benero<br />
President and CEO<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Peter Beaupré<br />
President and COO<br />
PCL Construction Enterprises<br />
Chair of the Board of Trustees<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Deb Smith<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Partner<br />
Deloitte Services LP<br />
Pam Jeffords<br />
Co-Chair<br />
Partner<br />
Via Management Consulting<br />
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org
The 20<strong>11</strong> Women’s Leadership <strong>Luncheon</strong> - Keynote Speaker<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s Leadership Council<br />
Wes Moore<br />
Best-Selling Author of The Other Wes Moore<br />
Join the Power of Women<br />
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The Other Wes Moore, tells the true story of two<br />
boys named Wes Moore. Born blocks apart in similar<br />
neighborhoods, both had difficult childhoods; hung<br />
out on street corners with their crews; and ran into<br />
trouble with the police. How did one grow up to be a<br />
Rhodes Scholar, decorated war veteran, White House<br />
Fellow and business leader, while the other ended up<br />
a convicted murderer serving a life sentence?<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s Leadership Council<br />
is proud to welcome Wes Moore as he shares his story<br />
of how each of us can impact, inspire and support<br />
young people on their path to success.<br />
We are sisters, daughters, wives and<br />
mothers. We are homemakers and<br />
presidents, doctors and lawyers,<br />
engineers and teachers. We manage<br />
businesses while we drive the carpool<br />
to our children’s school. The power to<br />
change our community is in our hands. Join us and build on the power of women.<br />
We have a vision for our community that all children are prepared to learn when they<br />
begin school, that all youth graduate from high school and are prepared for success,<br />
that adults have the means to live a self-sufficient life and provide for their families.<br />
We are <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Women’s Leadership Council.<br />
By giving at least $1,000 a year to <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>, you will become part of the<br />
collective generosity of this powerful and compassionate group of committed<br />
women who create better futures for more people than you can imagine.<br />
For more information on the Women’s Leadership Council please contact<br />
Lisa Nierenberg at 303-561-2355 or Lisa.Nierenberg@<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org.<br />
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Women’s Leadership Advisory Council<br />
Co-Chair: Deb Smith<br />
Deloitte Services LP<br />
Co-Chair: Pamela Jeffords<br />
Via Management<br />
Consulting<br />
Kathy Ambrose<br />
Community Volunteer<br />
Jeanette Alberg<br />
Lockheed Martin Space<br />
Systems Company<br />
Melissa Brownstein<br />
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner &<br />
Hottman<br />
Vicki Bogenberger<br />
CH2M HILL<br />
Linda A. Brisnehan<br />
Lockheed Martin Space<br />
Systems Company<br />
(Retired)<br />
Linda Brown<br />
IBM<br />
Michelle Campbell M.D.<br />
Campbell & Associates,<br />
LLC<br />
Kristie Chamberlain<br />
Colomer Beauty Brands<br />
Renelle Everett Darr<br />
InSight Coaching &<br />
Consulting<br />
Darla Figoli<br />
Xcel Energy<br />
Leslie Hilton<br />
Success Partner, LLC<br />
Mindy Gates<br />
Office of the State Auditor<br />
Laura Gill<br />
Davis, Graham & Stubbs<br />
Shelly Harper<br />
Kroenke Sports<br />
Polly Lestikow<br />
Closet Factory<br />
Ann Mahoney<br />
TW Telecom<br />
Carol Miller<br />
Telcordia Technologies,<br />
Inc.<br />
Melinda Ravsten<br />
Retirement Planning<br />
Resources<br />
Kristen Russell<br />
Fall River Consulting<br />
Group<br />
Katrina Salem<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers<br />
LLP<br />
Carla S. Stewart<br />
CenturyLink<br />
Kelly Rodriguez<br />
Grant Thornton LLP<br />
Teresa Van De Bogart<br />
Molson Coors<br />
Brewing Company<br />
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s<br />
Women’s Leadership Council Honors<br />
Neyeska Mut<br />
20<strong>11</strong> Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award Winner<br />
More than 120 years ago, a woman transformed the then-pioneer city of Denver, bringing the<br />
community together and sparking a humanitarian revolution that would become the modern<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> movement. Her name was Frances Wisebart Jacobs and she is heralded as the<br />
“Mother of Charity.”<br />
This year, the award in her honor goes to a woman with a keen interest and tireless<br />
involvement in improving early childhood education in Colorado and across the nation,<br />
Neyeska Mut.<br />
Frances Wisebart Jacobs<br />
Frances Wisebart Jacobs is known as Colorado’s “Mother<br />
of Charity.” Her commitment to the Denver community<br />
astounded many in her day. Her realization that much<br />
more could be done if there were an organized effort<br />
was part of the genesis of <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> more than 120<br />
years ago. The Frances Wisebart Jacobs Award is given<br />
annually to the woman who has a significant impact on<br />
the community and on women’s philanthropy through<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>.<br />
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Neyeska, a compassionate and dedicated woman of philanthropy, is also committed to<br />
women’s causes, health and the environment. Through her selfless work in our community<br />
she is truly advancing the common good and helping to create opportunities for a better<br />
life for all.<br />
Congratulations<br />
Neyeska<br />
Our 20<strong>11</strong> Recipient<br />
Past Recipients<br />
2003 Barbara Mellman Davis<br />
2004 Caz Mathews<br />
2005 Debbie Welle-Powell<br />
2006 Kate Paul<br />
2008 Susan Kiely<br />
2009 Barbara Grogan<br />
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Neyeska Mut is a successful businesswoman<br />
and an inspirational philanthropist. Born in<br />
Caracas, Venezuela, she now calls Denver<br />
home. Neyeska has an innate ability to take<br />
on<br />
a challenge, either in business or in her<br />
community, and turn it into an opportunity.<br />
Her leadership er and global insights, coupled<br />
with her passion for community, have<br />
translated ated<br />
into real success in improving<br />
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curricula c<br />
as well las sincreasing access to<br />
quality programs for low-income families<br />
and dtheir children.<br />
2010 Carrie Morgridge<br />
This lovely necklace, which will be<br />
presented to Neyeska Mut, was created by<br />
Jill Farquhar, Designer/Owner, of J. Skaar<br />
Collections. This design includes the<br />
“Compass Star” pointing toward North<br />
demonstrating that the wearer serves as a<br />
literal “Moral Compass to Society.”<br />
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org
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Platinum Sponsors<br />
The 20<strong>11</strong> Women’s Leadership <strong>Luncheon</strong><br />
is generously sponsored by the following organizations:<br />
Gold Sponsors<br />
Silver Sponsors<br />
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AlloSource<br />
Anthem Blue Cross and<br />
Blue Shield<br />
Ball Aerospace &<br />
Technologies<br />
Corporation<br />
Brown Brothers<br />
Harriman & Co.<br />
Caz Matthews<br />
CenturyLink<br />
CH2M HILL<br />
CoBank ACB<br />
Colomer Beauty Brands<br />
Colorado State Bank<br />
and Trust<br />
Daniels College Of<br />
Business, University<br />
of Denver<br />
Dejour Energy<br />
(USA) Corp.<br />
Delta Dental Plan<br />
of Colorado<br />
Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner &<br />
Hottman PC<br />
Ernst & Young LLP<br />
FirstBank<br />
Grant Thornton LLP<br />
Hitachi Consulting<br />
Ireland Stapleton Pryor &<br />
Pascoe, PC<br />
Kaiser Permanente<br />
Kathy Ambrose<br />
KPMG LLP<br />
Lockheed Martin Space<br />
Systems Company<br />
Lockton Companies LLC<br />
North <strong>High</strong>land<br />
PricewaterhouseCoopers<br />
LLP<br />
QEP Resources<br />
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.<br />
RBC Daniels<br />
Suncor Energy<br />
Telcordia Technologies, Inc.<br />
<strong>United</strong> Launch Alliance<br />
UPS<br />
URS Corporation<br />
US Bank<br />
Wells Fargo<br />
Williams Production<br />
The Women’s Foundation<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> lives at the intersection of the<br />
private, public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors.<br />
WE:<br />
• Are community builders, leaders, unifiers and champions<br />
• Are connectors and information and resource brokers<br />
• Inspire philanthropic investments<br />
• Serve those who need support in creating better opportunities<br />
for themselves and their families<br />
• Celebrate those who make a commitment to<br />
give, advocate and volunteer<br />
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OUR MISSION<br />
Uniting people, ideas and<br />
resources to advance the<br />
common good.<br />
OUR VISION<br />
A community united to create<br />
better opportunities for all.<br />
OUR STRATEGIC PLAN<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong> will leverage relationships and invest<br />
resources to drive social change. We will lead the community in<br />
achieving measurable results in the areas of<br />
School Readiness, Youth Success and Adult Self-Sufficiency.<br />
See what you can do.<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org<br />
Photo Credit: Amy Loomis
30% of Colorado’s 3rd Graders can’t read at grade level.<br />
Children who start behind stay behind.<br />
Eighty-five percent of a child’s brain is developed by age five.<br />
Children in poverty hear as many as 30 million fewer words than<br />
their wealthier peers before they reach kindergarten.<br />
School Readiness Initiative<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s School Readiness Initiative<br />
provides thousands of children from low-income families access to<br />
high-quality early education so they enter school ready to learn and<br />
read at grade level by the end of the third grade.<br />
Colorado’s graduation rate is 78%.<br />
50% of students in Denver don’t graduate.<br />
Dropouts cost taxpayers more than $8 billion annually<br />
and they earn $10,000 less a year than workers with diplomas.<br />
Youth Success Initiative<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Youth Success Initiative provides thousands of students<br />
access to mentoring, quality afterschool programs, tutoring and dropout<br />
prevention, gang and violence intervention programs. Students who<br />
participate in mentoring programs are 90% more likely to advance to<br />
the next grade and 75% more likely to graduate from high school.<br />
Photo Credit: Amy Loomis<br />
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SPECIAL NEEDS FOR SUCCESS<br />
3-year-old William is a bright child with sensory<br />
issues. Certain sights, sounds - even smells can<br />
send him into a rage. Traditional pre-schools and<br />
daycares weren’t equipped to provide him with<br />
the support he needed. He wasn’t learning. He<br />
wasn’t progressing. Then William’s parents found<br />
help through <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s partner<br />
agency Children’s Outreach Project a nonprofit<br />
therapeutic preschool and child care center that<br />
offers integrated, quality, early childhood education<br />
to typical accelerated and developmentally delayed<br />
children. Now, William is thriving and on the<br />
road to success in the classroom and in life.<br />
We LIVE UNITED when children like<br />
William have the support they need to<br />
learn and grow.<br />
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.<br />
HAPPY TRAILS TO PROMISING LIVES<br />
Juan and Sazian both struggled as teenagers. Juan<br />
became a teen father. Sazian dropped out of school.<br />
They were both going nowhere fast until, with the<br />
help of <strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s partner agency<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> Youth Corps, an organization that helps<br />
youth make a difference in themselves and their<br />
community through meaningful community service<br />
opportunities and educational experiences, they<br />
got a second chance and are working, learning<br />
and planning for college. We LIVE UNITED when<br />
young men and women graduate from high school<br />
prepared for career training, higher education<br />
and life.<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org<br />
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Photo Credit: Amy Loomis
60% of Colorado’s homeless are women and their children.<br />
Colorado has the fastest growing rate of child poverty in the U.S.<br />
More that 48,000 working families live in poverty<br />
and don’t make enough to meet basic needs: child care, clothing, health care,<br />
housing and transportation without assistance.<br />
Adult Self-Sufficiency Initiative<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Adult Self-Sufficiency Initiative devotes resources<br />
to programs that help low-income people increase financial skills, develop<br />
workforce experience and move toward economic self-sufficiency.<br />
BUILDING A SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE<br />
<strong>Way</strong>ne’s construction business was floundering.<br />
He didn’t know what to do. Then he heard about<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s Individual Development<br />
Accounts, a program that provides matching savings<br />
accounts and financial and business education.<br />
<strong>Way</strong>ne got back on track and turned his business<br />
around. We LIVE UNITED when individuals and<br />
families have the resources and support they need to<br />
become self-sufficient.<br />
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www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org<br />
Photo Credit: Amy Loomis
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong><br />
Calendar of Events<br />
Emerging Leaders<br />
Wine Event<br />
October 20, 20<strong>11</strong><br />
Denver Newspaper Agency<br />
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s<br />
38th Annual<br />
Turkey Trot<br />
Thanksgiving Morning<br />
November 24, 20<strong>11</strong><br />
Washington Park<br />
Registration begins soon!<br />
Denver’s<br />
Road Home’s<br />
PJ Day and Party<br />
February 9, 2012<br />
Please visit<br />
www.<strong>United</strong><strong>Way</strong>Denver.org/events<br />
for more information on our events.
<strong>Mile</strong> <strong>High</strong> <strong>United</strong> <strong>Way</strong>’s 20<strong>11</strong>-2012 Board of Trustees<br />
Chair: Peter Beaupré<br />
PCL Construction<br />
Enterprises<br />
Barry Amman<br />
KPMG LLP<br />
David Hammond<br />
Davis, Graham & Stubbs<br />
Tensie Homan<br />
Community Bank Partners,<br />
Inc.<br />
Christine Riordan, Ph.D.<br />
University of Denver<br />
Todd Roebken<br />
Jones Lang LaSalle<br />
Americas, Inc<br />
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Dave Baker<br />
FirstBank<br />
Marc Beasley<br />
Lockton Companies<br />
David Berezin<br />
Grant Thornton LLP<br />
Scott Binder<br />
FCC Services<br />
Linda Brisnehan<br />
Lockheed Martin Space<br />
Systems Company (Retired)<br />
Brad Busse<br />
RBC Daniels<br />
Luella Chavez D’Angelo<br />
Western Union Foundation<br />
Nathan Christian<br />
Wells Fargo Bank<br />
Sean Daly<br />
Ernst & Young LLP<br />
Steve Davis<br />
CenturyLink<br />
Paul Franke<br />
Franke, Greenhouse, List<br />
and Lippitt LLP<br />
David Goldberg<br />
Greenberg Traurig<br />
Kevin Hougen<br />
Aurora Chamber of<br />
Commerce<br />
Bryan Hutchinson<br />
International Association<br />
of<br />
Machinists & Aerospace<br />
Workers<br />
Glenn Jacks<br />
MLC Development<br />
Brian Jackson<br />
Linden Lane Partners<br />
David Licko<br />
Denver Newspaper Agency<br />
Darren Markley<br />
US Bank<br />
Dale Mingilton<br />
Better Business Bureau<br />
Todd Munson<br />
JP Morgan Chase and<br />
Company<br />
Roy Palmer<br />
Xcel Energy<br />
Kate Paul<br />
Delta Dental Plan of<br />
Colorado<br />
Gloria Rubio-Cortes<br />
National Civic League<br />
Kristy Schloss<br />
Schloss Engineered<br />
Equipment<br />
Lawrence Scicluna<br />
Ball Corporation (Retired)<br />
Deb Smith<br />
Deloitte Services LP<br />
Elizabeth Soberg<br />
<strong>United</strong> HealthCare of<br />
Colorado<br />
Henry Solano<br />
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP<br />
Greg Symons<br />
Colorado State Bank and<br />
Trust<br />
Debbie Welle-Powell<br />
Exempla Healthcare<br />
Julie Wolf, Ph.D.<br />
RHR International<br />
Charlie Wright<br />
Kroenke Sports<br />
Enterprises<br />
Give. Advocate. Volunteer.