Board of Directors

Executive Committee

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

Treasurer, Pam Patton, CPA, Delta Dental

Past Chair, Deb Siverson, President, Xponents, Inc.

Board Members

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 Filipi, 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

If you would like to get involved in the young professionals Group, please email Heather Howerton, Program and Marketing Manager, hhowerton@cwcc.org