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| Alumni & Friends Update |
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May 22, 2012 |
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Alumni Spotlight: Marla Williams
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| Marla Williams (LD '95, LEX) |
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After graduating from Harvard Law School, Marla Williams traded Boston for Denver, choosing to relocate to the Mile High City over San Francisco and Seattle so that she could pursue a career in natural resource law at Holme Roberts & Owen (now Bryan Cave HRO). Williams spent 17 years working in the oil and gas industry before she came to a fork in her professional path that ultimately led her to her current position of president and CEO of Community First Foundation.
“It’s one of those things where you practice law, you’re successful, and you make partner, but then you ask, ‘What now?’ and you start looking for your next big adventure,” Williams says. “I had been thinking a lot about how I was financially able to take a pay cut and consider things I might not have looked at earlier in my career. I wanted to do something where I felt like I could make a real difference.”
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| Applications for the Class of 2013 Due Monday, June 4, 2012 |
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For more than 38 years, the Leadership Foundation's flagship program, Leadership Denver, has been giving Colorado's civically-minded leaders the knowledge and connections needed to guide the state's future. Over an 11-month period, 55 representatives from the public, private and nonprofit sectors meet monthly to discuss Colorado's challenges and issues, and they are exposed to an interactive curriculum that provides an insider's perspective on subjects such as economic development, education, healthcare, crime and justice, politics, and poverty.
Leadership Denver will...
Broaden, deepen and accelerate your engagement in the community.
Help you give back more intentionally in your volunteer life.
Connect you with local leaders who also want to make an impact
Expand your sphere of influence.
Leadership Denver alumni include prominent Coloradoans such as: Governor Bill Ritter, Governor Bill Owens, Mayor Wellington Webb, Mayor Michael Hancock, Elbra Wedgeworth, Joe Blake, Rob Cohen, Phil Washington, Anne Warhover, and Christine Benero.
We hope Leadership Denver alumni, as well as alumni of the Leadership Foundation's other programs, will help identify colleagues and friends who might be interested in applying. The application can be accessed here. Applications are due Monday, June 4, 2012. For more information, please contact Denise King.
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| Now Accepting Nominations for the 2012 Alumnus of the Year Award |
Do you know an outstanding Leadership Foundation alumnus who deserves to be recognized for his or her service to the Leadership Foundation and the Colorado community? Nominate him or her for the 2012 Alumnus of the Year Award, which will be presented at the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Annual Meeting on Wednesday, September 5, 2012. Nominations are due Friday, June 8, 2012.
This distinguished award is presented to an individual who demonstrates exceptional leadership, positively impacts the community, and serves as a role model to others. Alumni of all Leadership Foundation programs are eligible, and past winners include Denise Maes, Jamie Van Leeuwen, Marilee Utter and Penfield Tate. For more information and to access the nomination form, please click here. Questions? Please contact Melissa Quinlan Viola. |
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Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation
1445 Market Street
Denver, CO 80202
info@denverleadership.org
www.denverleadership.org
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