Chair, Amy King, Senior Vice President/ Chief People Officer, Centura Health
Vice Chair, Leanna Clark, Vice Chancellor, University Communications, University of Colorado Denver
Secretary, Amy Turney, Director of Engineering – Property & Distribution, Denver Water
Past Chair, Deb Siverson, President, Xponents, Inc.
Kristen Blessman, President & CEO, Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Angie Anania, Assistant Vice President of Marketing and Community Relations, HealthONE
Debbie Brown, Consultant, Coloradans for Responsible Energy Development
Megan Dow, Enterprise Key Accounts Executive, ZipRecruiter
Cathy Lucas, Chief of Staff & Chief Communications Officer, Metropolitan State University
Murugan Palani, Director of Business Diversity and Outreach, Denver Public Schools
Celeste Palermo, Director, Global HR Operational Efficiency, Newmont Mining
Beth Perez, VP Hospital Services Group, DaVita Healthcare Partners
Teri Romero, Director of Medicare Operations, Kaiser Permanente
Jessica Seidlitz, Managing Director, Management Initiatives, Charles Schwab
Deb Siverson, President, Xponents, Inc.
Amy Turney, Director of Engineering – Property & Distribution, Denver Water
Amy King, Senior Vice President/ Chief People Officer, Centura Health
Jacqueline Weinhold, Director of Business Development, SCL Health
Denise Newman, Business Banking Manager, Wells Fargo
Ben Lewis-Ramirez, CMO & Founder, Lit Communities
Natalie Russo, President of Internal Audit, FirstBank
Gil Gomez, Manager Director, Deloitte Consulting LLP
Donna MacConnell, Senior Vice President, Lockton Companies
Brian Ondre, President, Rocky Mountain Region, Cummins
Christy Dobson, Executive Director of Corporate and Community Relations, Children’s Hospital Colorado
Chantell Taylor, VP of Government Affairs, UC Health
Heather White, EVP, Community Bank, Vectra Bank
Allison Ball, Senior Director – Forecasting, Demand Planning and Commercialization, MillerCoors
Sarah Mercer, Lawyer, Policy Advisor, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Shreck
Stephanie Moll, Partner, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Leanna Clark, Vice Chancellor, University Communications, University of Colorado Denver
Devon Kearns, Chief Visionary Officer, Social Capital Agency
Rachel Filippi, Director, Strategy and Performance, Xcel Energy
Kelly Cortina, VP of Global Product, VF Corporation
The Young Professionals Board is designed to support and create programming for CWCC young professionals as they navigate their careers and businesses. This is done through quarterly professional development and social opportunities, as well as a yearly signature event. This is a unique community of professionals working to develop the next generation of leaders.
We are looking forward to 2020 with our board of 24 members from various industries, organization sizes, positions held within these organizations, and diversity of perspectives.
Executive Committee and Chairs:
Chair, Megan Fine, Denver Zoo
Vice Chair, Paige Goss, Point Solutions Group
Secretary, Paige Bentley, Google
Engagement Chair, Liliana Pascal, DaVita Kidney Care
Events Chair, Lauren Halverstadt, Medicine Man
Signature Events Chair, Katlynn Crine, Aurora Public Schools Foundation
| Name | Company |
| Kara Hardman | Haselden Construction |
| Amy Rogers | Shapiro Winthers P.C. |
| Catherine Reynolds | Polaris Law Group |
| Katie Pierson | FirstBank |
| Erika Moeller | Xcel Energy |
| Kelly Johannsen | Upstairs Circus |
| Molly Engleking | Denver Museum of Nature & Science |
| Maddy Jones | Centura Health |
| Renee Marinez | Bank of America – Merrill Lynch |
| Marisol Juardo | Mental Health Center of Denver |
| Eric Sutfin | Social Capital Agency |
| Kara Hamersky | HealthOne |
| Stephanie Short | America Succeeds |
| Kelly Libhart | Grant Thornton |
| Jade Marquez | Colorado Technology Association |
| Michelle Berezin | Mile High United Way |
| Sarah Erickson | University of Colorado Denver |
If you would like to get involved in the young professionals Group, please email Heather Howerton, Program and Marketing Manager, hhowerton@cwcc.org