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Celebrating 50 Years of Transformative Leadership: A Milestone for Leadership Denver
We're thrilled to announce that Leadership Denver (LD) will be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This significant milestone marks LD as one of the oldest leadership programs of its kind in the United States. Over five decades, LD has been a catalyst for change within the Denver Metro community, connecting and reshaping the paths of leaders who now span [...]
DENVER METRO CHAMBER LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2023-24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
DENVER – The Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation announced the appointment of its board officers and eleven new members to its board of directors. The board of directors approved the following officers: Chair: Tyler Smith, Director, Regional Government Affairs, Xcel Energy Vice Chair: Paul Lhevine, President & CEO at Colorado Nonprofit Association Immediate Past Chair: Adeeb Khan, Chief Brand and [...]
Meet 2023 9NEWS Leader of the Year Finalist Vanecia Kerr
You can hear Vanecia Kerr smiling through her voicemail. She’s a person whose energy shines through. She’s a leader who channels her positivity into building relationships, spreading compassion and inspiring positive change in Colorado. When she reflects on what led her to be selected as a finalist for the 9NEWS Leader of the Year, she thinks of her mom. As [...]
Meet 2023 9NEWS Leader of the Year Finalist Helen Young Hayes
Helen Young Hayes’ American dream began in Starkville, Mississippi in 1965. She remembers when her family packed up to move South. Helen’s parents were Chinese immigrants who had come to the United States a few years prior seeking economic prosperity, political freedom and physical safety. After receiving their graduate degrees, her parents had accepted jobs in academia at Mississippi State [...]
Meet 2023 9NEWS Leader of the Year Finalist Elsa Holguín
Elsa Holguín has always been a teacher. Even now as a CEO she is still a teacher. It was an essential skill in her family. As a construction foreman, her father was a teacher. As the owner of a private school, her aunt was a teacher. And as a 6th grader who taught summer school classes, Elsa was a teacher [...]
Impact Denver: A Great Vehicle for Exploration
Mary owes her inspiration to join Impact Denver to the company she works for. She was excited that DaVita invests its resources to the betterment of Denver and Colorado – not to mention its employees – through its involvement with the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and its family organizations, such as the Leadership Foundation and B:CIVIC. “Denver has been [...]
Impact Denver: Make Change with Other Leaders
To satisfy his craving for serving his community and cultivating change with other leaders, participating in Impact Denver was a no-brainer for Nate Boler. “As a transplant to the Denver area, I joined ID to learn about the issues that affect this community and to get connected to other civic leaders pushing to make positive change,” Nate said. A fresh [...]
Creating Spaces of Belonging for Refugees
The Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation and TIED (Talent, Inclusion, Engagement & Diversity) Roundtable hosted an online discussion on April 21 on the importance of creating spaces of belonging for refugees, especially in Colorado. Ndeye Ndao, community outreach specialist for the International Rescue Committee, introduced and moderated the discussion. She was joined by Erika Bodor, managing director at Project Worthmore, [...]