News

  • “Success Happens When You Live Your Habits” October 23, 2020 - Congrats to member Jill Wright on the launch of a new book - 1 Habit for Entrepreneurial Success! Learn more about Jill and the book, and pick up a copy!
  • People on the Move October 2, 2020 - Jandel Allen-Davis, Craig Hospital president and CEO, has established herself in the Denver community as a compassionate, strong leader with a vision to create healthy, equitable communities. That’s why the Denver Metro Chamber recognized Allen-Davis with the 2020 Del Hock Lifetime Achievement Award. (Denver Business Journal)
  • McDonald, Maureen Mentoring Through Challenging Times: Accept Reality October 2, 2020 - When more than 8,000 women across America met in 42 cities to celebrate Mentoring Monday, they shared advice on how to progress in a much different environment that what we know today. (Bizwomen) Maureen McDonald provides her insight on mentorship and mentee-ship.
  • Cordova, Susana Will This Be a Lost Year for America’s Children? September 21, 2020 - As students across the country start school, education experts reckon with the long-term implications of remote learning, vanishing resources and heightened inequality. Featuring IWFCO member Susana Cordova as one of the five participants interviewed. (New York Times Magazine)
  • Brown, Alison Rural Technology Pioneer – Featuring Dr. Alison Brown September 15, 2020 - Dr. Brown is a pioneer in many ways—as an academic, entrepreneur, engineer, and community leader. After completing her doctorate at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), she founded NAVSYS Corporation in 1986 to deliver positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) technology development supporting government and commercial organizations.
  • Abarca, Adrianna “Hecho en Colorado” captures a century of Latino culture in paintings, sculpture and more September 8, 2020 - When Adrianna Abarca visited History Colorado Center’s massive, new museum eight years ago, she wandered up and down the 200,000 square feet of just-opened exhibition space hoping to learn a little bit about her own Colorado story. (The Denver Post)
  • Burns, Joy Joy Burns, first woman to lead DU’s Board of Trustees, dies at 92 July 18, 2020 - Joy Burns, a long-time member of the IWFCO, joined the organization in 1978.
  • Szczurek, Theresa State CIO Theresa Szczurek Receives Inaugural Colorado CIO of the Year ORBIE Award July 17, 2020 - At a virtual event today, Governor’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) Chief Information Officer and Executive Director Dr. Theresa Szczurek was presented with ColoradoCIO’s first-ever 2020 Colorado CIO of the Year® ORBIE® Award in the public sector category. This award spotlights CIOs in seven key categories who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership.
  • A Conversation with Her Royal Highness Princess Reema July 6, 2020 - Colorado Business Roundtable hosts an event with Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to the United States to talk about women's rights and women in business. Roundtable participants include IWFCO members Kristen Blessman, Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera and Becky Takeda-Tinker.
  • Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker Becky Takeda-Tinker to lead educational innovation at Colorado State University System June 22, 2020 - The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System announced that Dr. Becky Takeda-Tinker, Colorado State University Global’s first president, will transition to a new role as chief educational innovation officer for the System.