Girl Scouts of Colorado honors ten extraordinary women as 2015 Women of Distinction:
Shirley Amore, Retired City Librarian, Denver Public Library
Kim Bimestefer, President & General Manager, Cigna Mountain States
Laura J. Davis, Director of Environmental, Health & Safety and Systems Safety Engineering, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Cheryl Haggstrom, Executive Vice President, Community First Foundation
M.L. Hanson, President, Idyll Cravings, LLC
Djuana Harvell, PhD, be well/be EPIC Project Manager, The Stapleton Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
Tasha L. Jones, Director of Marketing, Forest City Stapleton, Inc.
Loretta P. Martinez, General Counsel & Secretary to the Board of Trustees, Metropolitan State University of Denver
Vicki Scott, Program Manager, Aurora Youth Options, Aurora Mental Health Center
Debbie Trujillo, Community Relations Director, KeyBank
This year’s honorees were selected by a committee of their peers led by Selection Chair Alice Kelly, 2002 Woman of Distinction, and chosen based on their contributions to the community, both professionally and personally. They are shining examples of corporate, civic and philanthropic leadership and serve as role models for our female leaders of tomorrow.
Since 1997, including this year’s honorees, Girl Scouts of Colorado has recognized 417 Denver area women with this honor. The Women of Distinction program is widely regarded as one of Denver’s premier philanthropic programs, bringing together a group of women dedicated to raising funds to support Girl Scout leadership programs. More than $2 million has been raised in 17 years.
Later this year, Girl Scouts of Colorado will publicly honor these women at the 2015 Thin Mint Dinner in Denver. This event will be from 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel. Event co-chairs are Luella Chavez D’Angelo, Chief Communications Officer, The Western Union Company, 2005 Woman of Distinction; and Donna Lynne, President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado, 2006 Woman of Distinction.
For more information on the Oct. 20 event, including how you can help, or to purchase tickets and sponsorships contact Heidi Books at 303-607-4833 or heidi.books@gscolorado.org.