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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, [...]
Lydia Prado Named 2022 9NEWS Leader of the Year
Lydia Prado Named 2022 9NEWS Leader of the Year Executive Director of Lifespan Local recognized for outstanding leadership in Denver community DENVER (April 6, 2022) — 9NEWS and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation announced Lydia Prado of Lifespan Local as the 2022 9NEWS Leader of the Year. The award for community leadership was presented during the Leading Colorado Luncheon, [...]
Meet the 2022 Student Leader of the Year
Kachow. That’s the word Colorado Leadership Alliance (CLA) 2022 Student Leader of the Year Phillip “Flojo” Flores would use to sum himself up. The Student Leader of the Year award is given annually by the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation and the Boettcher Foundation. In many ways, Flores sees similarities between himself and Lightning McQueen, protagonist of the animated film Cars and proprietor [...]
Jerome Davis Named Executive Vice President of Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and President of the Chamber’s Leadership Foundation
Davis brings nearly three decades of business and community leadership to the role DENVER – The Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce has named Jerome Davis executive vice president of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and president of the Chamber’s Leadership Foundation. Davis stepped into the role on an interim basis in Jan. 2022. “As one of the most respected [...]