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February 2020 AlumLine
Akasha Absher
Board of Directors ’17-’20, Leadership Denver ’15, Leadership Exchange 15-’19; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Ann Ayers
LD ’18; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Sam Bailey
Impact Denver ’14; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Christy Belz
LD ’08; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Jennifer Chang
BOD ’15-’20, LD ’14, LEX ’15-’17, ’19; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Justin Cooper
BOD ’16-’20, Colorado Experience ’15, LD ’13, LEX ’14-’19; is now the president of Saunders Construction.
Jeremy Duhon
LD ’20; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Jennifer Evans
LEX ’12-’16, ’18; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
David Farahi
LD ’16; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Eric France
ID ’11; is now the chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Keo Frazier
CE ’11, LD ’08, LEX ’16, Legacy Denver ’10; is now the vice president of communications and engagement of Emily Griffith Technical College.
Andrea Kalivas Fulton
BOD ’16-’20, CE ’19, LD ’15, LEX ’14-’19; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Diana Higuera
LD ’12, CDNA ’19 is now Executive Director and Founder of the Rocky Mountain Welcome Center.
GG Johnston
BOD ’09-’15, CE ’12, ’15, ’19, LD ’06, LEX ’09, ’11-’12; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Jennifer Jones Paton
CE ’15, ’18, ID Fall ’16; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Heather Lipp
LD ’17; is now the chief financial officer at Techtonic, Inc.
Frannie Matthews
LEX ’17-’19; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Amber McReynolds
LD’ 17; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Holli Riebel
AD ’03, CE ’15-’17, LEX ’07. ’12-’18, Fellows ’19; is now the executive director for Headwaters Center.
Ramonna Robinson
BOD ’11-’17, CE ’11, LD ’09, LEX ”09, ’12, ’14-’16; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Simone D. Ross
LD ’13; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Leah Russell
Fellows ’19; is now the VP, Experience Design at Vertafore.
Benny Samuels
LD ’11; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Jamey Seely
AD ’19; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Tyler Smith
BOD ’17-’20, CE ’18-’19, ID ’14, LD ’17, LEX ’18; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker
AD ’13, LEG ’13; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Chantell Taylor
CE ’19, LD ’11, LEX ’17-’18; was named to the Colorado’s Women’s Chamber Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business.
Greg Vochis
LEX ’18-’19; was named to the Denver Business Journal’s 40 under 40 list.
Molly Wink
LD ’19; is now the deputy director of Denver Arts & Venues.
Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce Announces 2020 Business Awards Finalists. Our alumni work for many of the companies recognized this year.
Disruptor of the Year Finalists: AT&T, RK and Teatulia Organic Teas; Minority or Woman-owned Business of the Year Finalist: Workplace Resource; Small Business of the Year Finalists: Bespoke Event Group and Core Contractors, Roofing Systems; Small Nonprofit of the Year Finalist: Heart & Hand Large Nonprofit of the Year Finalists: Denver Scholarship Foundation and Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver and Metro Caring.