Shawn Neville Named 2025 9NEWS Leader of the Year by Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation

DENVER — April 16, 9NEWS and the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation announced Shawn Neville, CEO of BOA Technology, as the 2025 9NEWS Leader of the Year. The award for community leadership was presented during the Leading Colorado Luncheon, an annual event aimed at honoring leadership excellence in Metro Denver while raising funds for the Leading Colorado Scholarship Fund. Voting among the three finalists [...]

2025-04-16T18:01:37-06:00April 16th, 2025|

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 the nation. At the [...]

2024-01-24T14:19:07-07:00January 24th, 2024|

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 Impact Officer for Delta [...]

2024-01-24T14:01:23-07:00August 6th, 2023|

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 a child, Vanecia always [...]

2023-04-10T15:11:34-06:00February 7th, 2023|

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 University. The family was [...]

2023-02-09T21:02:02-07:00February 7th, 2023|
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