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A Letter From Our Leader

So much of what we do at the Leadership Foundation is about paying it forward—passing the civic DNA of our region on to the next generation of leaders so that they will continue to learn and innovate, making the Denver metro area an even better place to live and work.

And it’s in that spirit that we’ll have two students in our Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA)—our league of college leadership programs—traveling with us to Chicago for Leadership Exchange (LEX) in October. LEX is all about learning from others and using that perspective and new knowledge to find answers to the challenges we face at home. We’ll have plenty to learn from our CLA students and they’ll get a great base of knowledge to bring back to their campuses.

Jackie Maldonado’s first lesson in leadership was being her parents’ translator. Today, the first generation Mexican-American is the voice for thousands of students at Metropolitan State University of Denver as its student assembly vice president. This marketing major wants to put MSU Denver on the map for its inclusive, diverse student body and its academics. She’s got a good start already—she led the rebranding of its Student Government Assembly, and she is diving deeper into statistics and computer programming so that she can use big data to better understand the needs of people. She can’t wait for LEX because we’ll be hearing from experts in Chicago who are using that data to provide better city services.

Jason Armijo has witnessed perseverance in action. It started with his father, who is paralyzed on his left side following a motorcycle accident. Though it happened before Jason was born, he’s heard and seen first-hand how his father has relearned skills large and small. “It’s a beautiful gift,” Jason said. “That dedication to not give up on your family—to not give up on your future.” It’s something Jason hasn’t taken for granted and he sees education as an important first step. It’s why he wants to become an educator when he graduates from Regis University and why he can’t wait to experience LEX. And, he hopes he can teach the other delegates a thing or two as well.

Now in its 26th year, LEX is all about learning from others—and we’ll have plenty to learn from these students as well.


Dan Lewis
Executive Director
Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
AlumLine

Brittany Morris Saunders (Leadership Denver ’09, Leadership Exchange, Colorado Experience) has been promoted to senior vice president of economic development and public affairs for the Downtown Denver Partnership.

Derec Shuler (Leadership Denver 11) founded and is board chairman of Golden View Classical Academy in Golden.

Chris Hansen (Leadership Denver ’12, Leadership Exchange, Colorado Experience, Board of Directors) is a candidate for Colorado House District 6.

Katie Payer (Impact Denver ’14) started her own consulting practice providing program design and event marketing services.

Meghan Nutting (Impact Denver ’15) is now vice president of policy and government affairs at Sunnova.

Rufina A. Hernández, Esq., (Leadership Denver 00) has returned to Colorado and is the new director of the Colorado Civil Rights Division.

Kim Bimestefer (Leadership Exchange) and Kathy Hodgson (Leadership Exchange) were named among the 2015 Outstanding Women in Business by the Denver Business Journal.

Ramonna Robinson (Leadership Denver ’09, Leadership Exchange, Colorado Experience, Board of Directors) was nominated for the Denver Business Journal’s 2015 Outstanding Women in Business award.

Mike Pritchard (Leadership Denver ’12) has been named the CFO of the CU Foundation.

Lindsay Dolce (Impact Denver ’14) is now chief advancement officer for Ready & Math, Inc.

Anthony Mirenda (Impact Denver ’15) has been appointed to the boards of directors for the Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts and Mile High Society of Human Resource Management.

David Craig (Leadership Denver ’12) will join Arrow Electronics as its senior director of corporate finance.

Murugan Palani (Leadership Denver ’13), Michelle Hadwiger (Impact Denver ’12), Ed Wingfield ( Impact Denver ’12) and Megan Mahncke ( Leadership Denver ’16, Impact Denver ’10) were named among the GenXYZ award winners by ColoradoBiz magazine.

Taylor Henderson (Leadership Denver ’14) is now with Soltage, overseeing the organization’s launch and initiatives in the western United States.

Polly Baca (Leadership Denver ’75) received the Legacy Award from the Jeffco Democratic Latino Initiative and has been named the first-ever recipient of the Colorado Latino Leadership, Advocacy and Research Organization’s (CLLARO) Polly Baca Social Justice Award.

David Spector (Leadership Denver ’12) has been named the director of the Colorado High Performance Transportation Enterprise.

Tasha Jones (Leadership Denver 12, Colorado Experience , Leadership Exchange , Board of Directors) was named a Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of Colorado.


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