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AUGUST 10, 2011 EMBASSY SUITES LOVELAND
WOMEN OF DISTINCTION
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2B | Northern Colorado Business Report www.ncbr.com | Aug. 12-25, 2011NORTHERN COLORADO WOMEN OF DISTINCTION
It is my deep honor to be hosting the third annual NorthernColorado Business Report Women of Distinction Awards.
The 2011 honorees are no less impressive than the previous twoclasses. They represent some of the best business people of eithergender in our region, as well as some of the most energeticvolunteers and mentors, always willing to give of themselves for thegreater good.
As you can see in the following pages, where this year’s 11 Womenof Distinction are profiled, our selection committee once again chosewisely and well. It’s not an easy job, either. This year’s pool ofnominees numbered near 80, and all were more than worthy ofinclusion.
I’d like to thank the sponsors whose generosity makes it possiblefor NCBR to bring the accomplishments of these impressive womento the attention of the Northern Colorado business community:EKS&H; the BBB serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming;
Monfort College of Business at theUniversity of Northern Colorado; FirstNational Wealth Management;Columbine Health Systems; Cache Bank& Trust; DaVinci Sign Systems Inc.;KUNC; Social Media Pilots and theCaldera Event Group LLC.
And, as always, thanks to the NCBRstaff who make all our events possible –you all are also persons of the highestdistinction.
Sincerely,
Jeff Nuttall, publisherNorthern Colorado Business Report
Women of Distinction continueimpressive tradition of excellence
insideBANKING & FINANCEJulie Piepho ..................................3B
BUSINESS ANDBUSINESS SERVICESPamKing........................................4B
EDUCATIONColleen Laub................................5B
REGION’S LARGESTWOMEN-OWNEDBUSINESS LIST ......................6B
GOVERNMENT, ENERGYAND UTILITIESTheHon. Julie Field ....................7B
HEALTH CAREAnnYanagi,M.D. ........................8B
NONPROFIT –CREATIVE INDUSTRIESAnnetteGeiselman....................9B
NONPROFIT –HUMAN SERVICESLeonaMartens..........................10B
OUTSTANDING MENTORJean SchoberMorrell ..............11B
EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEERYvonneMyers ............................12B
REAL ESTATE,CONSTRUCTION ANDDEVELOPMENTDeannaMcCrery ....................13B
LEADING LADY OFNORTHERN COLORADOTrudy Sargent ............................14B
2011
distinction
EKS&H is proud to support the nominees and winnersof the Northern Colorado Women of Distinction.
We applaud your leadershipand contribution to our community.
Serving others and building trust www.eksh.comDENVER FORT COLLINS BOULDER
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BANKING & FINANCE
By Molly [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Julie Piepho’s idea of leadershipis focused on helping others be their best, whether itmeans helping them push past obstacles or finding away to correct a mistake. These are practices she hashad plenty of opportunities to develop during her morethan 30-year career in the mortgage industry.
Piepho has been making a difference in theNorthern Colorado market, both in her career andthrough volunteering, since 1985 when she took a jobat Reliance Equities Inc. after holding several positions inthe mortgage sector in Wyoming.
In 2011, as the executive vice president ofCornerstone Mortgage overseeing operations, compli-ance, sales, and implementation, Piepho has been cho-sen as a Northern Colorado Business Report Womanof Distinction in the category of Banking and Finance.
Piepho is a member of the Colorado MortgageLoan Originator Board as well as the vice chair of theNational Mortgage Bankers Association’s StateLegislative and Regulatory Committee. In 2008, afterseven years on the board of directors and executivecommittee, Piepho took the chair of the ColoradoMortgage Lenders Association.
Piepho, who said she is excited to be honored by herpeers as a Woman of Distinction, is a certified mortgagelender, as well as a master certified mortgage banker.
No matter what path one chooses, Piepho said, it isimportant to be fully committed to that path and “fierce-
ly passionate” about it.One of the community service projects about which
Piepho is most passionate is the Alzheimer’s Memoriesin the Making Art Auction, which she has emceed andserved as the chairperson in previous years. The annualevent auctions paintings by artists with dementia, theproceeds of which go to state-level programs and serv-ices for individuals with Alzheimer’s. Last year’s auctionraised more than $87,000.
Combining her career with her penchant for com-munity service, Piepho founded the CMLA FutureMortgage Leaders of Colorado, a program committedto identifying, cultivating, and educating the next gener-ation of mortgage leaders. Piepho created the curricu-lum and acts as a mentor to the individuals selected forthe program.
Piepho stresses to all of those she mentors theimportance of asking questions and maintaining a senseof curiosity, and to the young women especially, thecourage to push past the obstacles related to genderthat are sometimes encountered when building a career.
“You’re here to help other people be their best.”Piepho said.
“Julie truly believes in giving back to the industry thathas contributed to her professional success,” said DebraMeogrossi, owner of ShadowNet Solutions LLC, in herletter supporting Piepho’s Women of Distinction nomi-nation. Meogrossi is also co-founder of WomenHelping Others, a Giving Circle of Volunteers ofAmerica, another organization for which Piepho volun-teers.
Piepho leads by helping others be their best
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BUSINESS & BUSINESS SERVICES
By Michelle [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — With over 17 yearswith the Better Business Bureau servingNorthern Colorado and Wyoming, Pam Kingknows just about everybody. Everybody whohas an interest in ethical business practices,that is.
As the president and CEO, King standsbehind the organization’s motto: “Start withtrust.” Her organization serves businessesand consumers in more than 38 counties inboth states. During her tenure, she hasincreased revenue by 351 percent and netmembership by 127 percent. Significantaccomplishments, indeed, and just one of thereasons King has been named the NorthernColorado Business Report 2011 Woman ofDistinction in the category of Business andBusiness Services.
Under her direction, the local BBB wasthe first in the nation to partner with universi-ties — Colorado State University, University ofNorthern Colorado and University ofWyoming — to give students a real-worldeducation experience in business ethics byresearching the annual Torch Awards.
In 1997, King initiated a program withPinnacol Assurance to provide business par-ticipants group insurance designed to reduceworkers’ compensation costs by promotingrisk management and accident prevention inthe workplace. These innovative programs,as well as others, have garnered nationalawards for the BBB.
“Pam is a competent and dynamic leader.I have known and worked with her for almost15 years,” said Mike Pierce of BurnsMarketing, chairman of the BBB Foundation’sAdvisory Board. “She is very forward thinking
and willing to take risks to better the Bureauas well as the services the Bureau provides tothe business community. Pam’s command offiscal responsibility is outstanding.”
After graduating from Colorado StateUniversity, King started her career at theGreeley/Weld Chamber of Commerce.Within five years, she moved up the ranks tobecome president and CEO. Pam was the12th woman in the United States — and thefirst in Colorado — to achieve CertifiedChamber Executive designation from theAmerican Chamber of CommerceExecutives.
Since the early 1980s, King has volun-teered her time and expertise to manyNorthern Colorado nonprofit organizations.She has co-chaired numerous committeesand was the executive vice chair for theUnited Way of Weld County; on the advisoryboards for Aims Community College andCongressman Hank Brown; and on theBoard of Directors for First National Bank ofGreeley, the Colorado Association ofNonprofit Organizations and Foothills RotaryFoundation. Today, she is a member of ClearChannel Communications’ advisory boardand is on the Dean’s Leadership Council atthe UNC Monfort College of Business.
“I have been very fortunate to haveworked over the last 31 years with so manyoutstanding people for wonderful causes,”she said.
King’s business and volunteer activitieshave not interfered with her family time.
“She has done it all,” said her daughter,Christine, a senior at Clemson University.“She has a wonderful family, with all six kidsgoing to college, and she runs a successfulnonprofit organization. I hope to be selfless,strong and wise, just as she is.”
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EDUCATION
By Tracee [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Colleen Laub has been a pio-neer in the vocational education industry for more thantwo decades.
As chief operating officer and owner of the Instituteof Business and Medical Careers, she helps educate1,000 students a year on four campuses in NorthernColorado and Wyoming. And “career” is not just part ofthe school’s name — 87 percent of graduating studentsfind placement in medical and business occupations.
“What I love about IBMC is that it’s very purpose-driven, and we’re helping other people follow theirdreams and become all they can be, not just with the stu-dents, but also with staff,” Laub said. “Our motto is‘Leading you to a better life.’ It’s not just helping some-one get their degree, it’s more deep-rooted than that; itreally is leading them to a better life.”
Laub is the Northern Colorado Business Report’s2011 Woman of Distinction in the area of education.
She and her husband, Rich Laub, CEO of IBMC,moved to Fort Collins in 1990 and purchased MedicalCareers Training Center in 1991. In 1995, The Laub Co.Inc. changed the name to Institute of Business andMedical Careers, with the vision statement: “CaringIndividuals, Changing Lives.”
Laub says IBMC achieves exceptionally high stan-dards in three areas: student retention, making sure stu-dents finish the program and graduate despite crisesand obstacles in their lives; student placement, ensuring
that graduates find jobs in their field of study; and studentloan repayment, ensuring that they are gainfullyemployed so they are able to repay loans.
Laub and IBMC serve as dream-makers for manynontraditional students who, for various reasons, don’thave time, money or aptitude for a university degree.
“A four-year college isn’t for everybody, so we doattract more nontraditional students,” Laub explained.“IBMC is for someone who wants to get in and get intotheir career. It really is their dream, they’ve always want-ed to be in a career where they are helping others. Itcould be a high school student who doesn’t see them-selves in a university setting, single mothers who need tomake ends meet quickly, or older mothers who havefocused on raising their families and are now reenteringthe workforce.”
IBMC isn’t just for women, either.“Our male population has grown with the downturn
in the economy and all the layoffs, they are starting abrand new careers,” Laub said. “IBMC changes theirlives in a short period of time and gives people a highpotential of job placement.”
Laub reflects on the impact other women have hadin her life.
“When I look at recognizing women, I can see, in mypersonal life, I’ve been blessed to have so many remark-able women along my path who have shaped my life,”she said. “From my three sisters, mother and mother-in-law and all the professional women that I have workedwith. I’m so grateful that there are people in my life whoare patient enough to continue to teach me.”
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Largest Women-Owned BusinessesRanked by revenues
RANK PREV RANK
COMPANYADDRESSPHONE/FAX
REVENUES 2010REVENUES 2009
PERCENT OWNED BY WOMENEMPLOYEES 2011 PRODUCTS/SERVICES
PERSON IN CHARGETITLE OF PERSON IN CHARGE
YEAR FOUNDED
OWNER (S)E-MAIL
WEB SITE
1 1
NEW BELGIUM BREWING500 Linden St.Fort Collins, CO 80524970-221-0524/970-221-0535
$145,000,000$125,000,000
54%400
Belgian-style craft beers, including eight year-round and four special-release brews.
Kim JordanCEO1991
2 3
CO'S AUTO GROUP INC.4150 Byrd DriveLoveland, CO 80538970-292-5200/970-292-5719
$43,680,000$35,870,000
100%51
BMW and MINI Cooper automobiles, sales, parts,service, pre-owned cars and trucks.
Christina DawkinsOwner1974
Christina DawkinsRosalie VanHerwaarden
[email protected], miniofLoveland.com
3 4
GOOD DAY PHARMACY - COMPANY WIDE3780 E. 15th St.Loveland, CO 80538970-461-1975/970-667-1095
$24,000,000$22,000,000
60%100
Family-owned pharmacy chain specializing inprescriptions, medical equipment sales and
rentals, medical supplies, prescriptioncompounding, local prescription delivery, onlinerefills and product shopping. The Special CareServices Pharmacy serves assisted living, long
term care and alternative care in Colorado.
Marla Worley, R.Ph.Vicki Einhellig
Pharmacy managerPresident, COO
1985
David LambVicki EinhelligNancy Lamb
4 5
COLORADO CUSTOMWARE INC.1109 Oak Park DriveFort Collins, CO 80525970-212-4001/970-223-4204
$10,980,635$10,844,579
100%107
Assessment, tax collection and data visualizationsoftware for state and local government.
Lori BurgePresident and CEO
1989
Lori [email protected]
www.coloradocustomware.com
5 2
GRAY OIL CO.804 Denver Ave.Fort Lupton, CO 80621800-464-4729/303-857-1641
$9,641,579$8,164,259
60%66 Fuel, lubes and chemicals.
Tina Jurhee PowellOwner and president
1937
Tina Jurhee [email protected]
6 7
EMPLOYMENT SOLUTIONS PERSONNELSERVICES INC.4206 S. College Ave., No. 107Fort Collins, CO 80525970-407-9675/970-407-1214970-407-9675/
$8,485,000$6,250,000
51%14 Staffing services.
Rick WagnerOwner, President
1994
Rick WagnerKatherine J. Wagner
7 10
RHINOTRAX CONSTRUCTION INC.4161 Mulligan St.Longmont, CO 80504303-682-9906/303-532-0106303-682-9906/303-532-0106
$8,000,000$4,000,000
100%12
Office, industrial, retail, industrial renovation,tenant finish, multi-family ground up and
renovation.
Michele NoelPresident
2004
Michele [email protected]
www.rhinotraxconstruction.com
8 8
VISTA SOLUTIONS CORP.2619 Midpoint Drive, Suite FFort Collins, CO 80525970-212-2940/970-212-2950
$6,368,738$6,199,166
51%12
Full-service IT partner, offering business-classtechnology; unique and customized hardware,
software, and services.
Linda VomaskeOwner1992
Linda [email protected]
9 9
PORTER INDUSTRIES INC.5202 Granite St.Loveland, CO 80538970-667-5239/970-635-2566
$4,900,000$5,300,000
51%200
Safe and healthy cleaning and restorationservices for businesses and homes. Corporate
office is LEED-EB Gold Certified. LEED AccreditedProfessional is on staff.
Steve HendricksonPresident and CEO
1967
Marilyn [email protected]
www.porterclean.com: www.maid-clean.com
10 12
MOTHERLOVE HERBAL CO.3101 Kintzley CourtLaporte, CO 80535970-493-2892/970-224-4844
$2,750,000$2,500,000
100%11
Herbal products for pregnancy, breast feedingand babies.
Kathryn HigginsOwner and founder
1990
Kathryn [email protected]
www.motherlove.com
11 NR
WINDLION INC. DBA EXPRESS EMPLOYMENTPROFESSIONALS2711 W. 10th St.Greeley, CO 80634970-353-8430/970-353-9485970-353-8430/970-353-9485
$2,460,817$1,670,000
100%4
Temporary help, professional recruiting, HR auditsand consulting.
Kathy Wallace EganOwner1976
Kathy Wallace [email protected]
www.expresspros.com
12 NR
ALLURA SKIN & LASER CLINIC2032 Lowe St., Suite 103Fort Collins, CO 80525970-223-0193/
$1,900,000$1,450,000
100%19
Skin care, facial lasering, botox, dermal fillers,hCG diet, spa, massage, laser vein treatments, bio
identical hormones.
Rebecca A. de la TorreM.D.2008
Rebecca A. de la [email protected]
13 NR
ST. VRAIN BLOCK CO.5150 Grand View Blvd.Dacono, CO 80514303-833-4144/
$1,700,000$1,600,000
100%15
Concrete blocks, landscaping products, pavers,retaining wall block and structural units.
Dorothy RyanColleen Ryan
Michelle McDanielPresident
Co-Owner, Vice presidentSaftey training, Administration
1946
Colleen RyanAnna Ryan
Shannon CebulaMichelle McDaniel
Dorothy RyanDan Ryan
14 NR
DIESEL SERVICES OF NORTHERN COLORADO1828 E. Mulberry St., Unit DFort Collins, CO 80524970-221-9280/970-221-9286
$1,500,000N/A
100%15
Repair service for all trucks, tractors, trailers,fleets, forklifts, earth movers, compressors,
generators, cranes, booms and mobile repairservice.
Marybeth SnyderOwner, manager
www.dsnc.biz
15 NR
LINDEN223 S. Howes St.Fort Collins, CO 80521970-221-3232/970-221-0375
$1,200,000$1,200,000
100%10
Smart marketing services - including research,Web development and design, branding, strategy,
advertising & media planning, public relations,design, multimedia, copy writing and printing.
Susie CannonOwner1996
Susie [email protected]
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GOVERNMENT,ENERGY AND UTILITIES
The Hon. Julie FieldDistrict Court Judge
State of Colorado Eighth Judicial District
By Tracee [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Judge Julie KunceField was chosen as a 2011 NorthernColorado Business Report Woman ofDistinction for her extensive legal work onbehalf of survivors of domestic violence andsexual assault.
Judge Field was appointed in January asdistrict court judge in the Eighth JudicialDistrict for the State of Colorado, the only sit-ting female justice in the district. During herdistinguished career, Field has passionatelyadvocated for, and defended, domestic vio-lence victims and their families, and has con-ducted training on such matters in 49 states.
“What brought me to working on familylaw issues is, I think, everything else stemsfrom that,” she explained. “If people havepeace in their homes, they are able to be pro-ductive in the world. If they don’t, it’s harderfor them and it affects all the different aspectsof our world, whether we know it or not. It’s adistraction at work and it takes an enormousfinancial toll when people are unsafe in theirhomes. It impacts not only that family, buteveryone that family interacts with, includingsocial agencies, employers, schools andcommunity organizations.”
Field founded The Confidentiality Institutein 1998 and served there until she wasappointed to the bench this year. The Instituteeducates the community, legal authorities andsocial agencies about significant confidential-ity and privacy challenges for survivors ofdomestic violence and sexual assaultthroughout the United States.
“I started doing work around confidential-ity as it relates to domestic violence and sex-
ual assault in 1998, when I was asked by acolleague to look at issues related to confi-dentiality, privacy and victimization and towrite a manual for domestic violence andsexual assault agencies,” Field said. “I thoughtit was going to be a six-month project, but itturned out to be a 13-year project.”
One of the reasons the project grew isthat laws and technology are constantlychanging.
“The advent of the Internet and socialmedia presents more issues for domestic vio-lence and sexual assault victims,” she said.“This issue is not in the forefront of people’sminds but it’s foremost in people’s safety.”
Field has also taught law at the Universityof Denver and the University of Colorado-Denver, and has served on the board ofdirectors of the Crossroads Safehouse in FortCollins since 2000, including a term as pres-ident.
“Crossroads Safehouse is just a crownjewel in not just our community of NorthernColorado but also statewide. It’s a nationalmodel, I think, for how to work with victims ofdomestic violence while maintaining theirdignity, honors who they are and shows howto do that work with integrity,” Field said.
Judge Field has served as a mediator andarbitrator for the Colorado Office of DisputeResolution, has taught law at the University ofColorado, the University of Denver,Washburn University Law School, theUniversity of Michigan Clinical Law Programand served as co-director at the Women andthe Law Clinic in Ann Harbor, Mich.
Judge Field is married to Stuart Field, aphysics professor at Colorado StateUniversity. The couple have two children,Sam and Ellen.
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Yanagi keeps busy helping othersHEALTH CARE
By Steve [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Ann Yanagi, M.D., lovesbeing a physician and helping others.
“I love the practice of medicine because of thetrust bestowed upon me each time a patient allowsme to be part of their care,” she said. “It is of thehighest privilege.”
Yanagi has been an emergency medicine physi-cian since 1988 and currently serves in theOccupational Health Services Department atPoudre Valley Health System. She also is a physicianin Poudre Valley Hospital’s Wound Healing Clinicand a relief emergency doctor for EmergencyPhysicians of the Rockies in Fort Collins.
According to Ruth Lytle-Barnaby, executivedirector of Foundation and CommunityDevelopment at PVHS, Yanagi began her emer-gency room career at a time when female ER doc-tors were “more of a rarity.”
In her nomination of Yanagi for the Woman ofDistinction honor, Lytle-Barnaby said Yanagi wasinstrumental in creating the SANE (Sexual AssaultNurse Examiner) program in cooperation with thestate’s Eighth Judicial District. The program collectsevidence of sexual assault while providing compas-sion for the victim.
“She used her experience to identify the need tocreate a very workable solution to the problem ofcollecting evidence from victims of sexual assaultwhile providing the medical exam for the victim atthe same time,” Lytle-Barnaby wrote.
Brownie McGraw, juvenile coordinator for theLarimer District Attorney’s office, said Yanagi has
been very active on the board of the Health Districtof Northern Colorado and was involved in theplanning and implementation of the change from atax district to a not-for-profit system.
In her nomination letter, McGraw also notedYanagi’s many community activities, including chair-ing the Fort Collins Symphony board. She addedthat Yanagi’s “compassionate nature” is a specialattribute.
“Because of her organization skills and her com-passionate nature, her passion for caring for othersand her determination to do the right thing becauseit is the right thing to do, she is loved and respected,”McGraw wrote.
Lytle-Barnaby noted Yanagi’s involvement innumerous health care and community activities butthat she still finds the time and energy to take onnew challenges.
“Ann is warm and approachable to all she meetsand freely gives away her time and talents to helpothers in any way possible,” she said.
Yanagi said good living habits and herBlackBerry help her manage her expanding com-mitments. “I try to eat well, and I’m lucky I can sleeplike a rock,” she said. “Add in some exercise and therest seems to fit in there as long as I have aBlackBerry to keep things straight.”
Lytle-Barnaby also praised Yanagi’s capacity tobe a good role model for others.
Yanagi said she owes any role modeling honorsto those who were role models for her.
“I learned my role modeling from my role mod-els, who were compassionate and caring people,”she said. “It’s fairly easy to pass on once you get thehang of it — and it feels great.”
Ann Yanagi, M.D.Physician, Occupational Health Services
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NONPROFIT — CREATIVEINDUSTRIES
By Molly [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — When the newMuseum of Discovery opens its doors onNorth College Avenue in Fort Collins earlynext year, eight years of hard work by AnnetteGeiselman will have come to fruition.
As co-executive director of the DiscoveryScience Center, Geiselman began work onthe $24 million project in 2004. Her first stepwas to form the public/private partnershipwith the city’s Fort Collins Museum, finalizedin 2008, that made construction of the newmuseum possible. The project finally brokeground in September 2010.
Geiselman’s work on the museum proj-ect, specifically her fundraising efforts for thecultural and educational addition to theNorthern Colorado region, have earned herthe honor of being named a 2011 NorthernColorado Business Report Woman ofDistinction in the category of NonprofitCreative Industries.
“Working out the details for a new kind oforganization with a unique mission hasrequired great creativity and perseverance,”said Ray Caraway, president of theCommunity Foundation of NorthernColorado, in his letter recommendingGeiselman for the award.
Geiselman’s background is in both chem-istry and business administration, but whenshe began her career as a chemist inMinnesota, she was a long way from puttingtogether a museum in Colorado. Geiselman,who earned her MBA from Colorado StateUniversity in 2001, said that every job she hastaken has led ever closer to what she reallywants to do: advocate for a cause shebelieves in.
“Advocacy is energizing for me,” said
Geiselman, who has been involved inNorthern Colorado’s nonprofit sector since2000, when she took a position as programcoordinator for Hach Scientific Foundation inLoveland. “My current role has allowed me tooptimize opportunities and work for what Ibelieve in.”
Optimization of opportunities has led tothe creation of a focused cultural facility thatcombines history and science in a localizedmanner.
The concept of the Museum of Discoveryis to create context for the exhibits withhands-on and artifact-based experiences.Additionally, the museum is expected to be aresource for learning and community con-nections in Fort Collins but also all ofNorthern Colorado and Southern Wyoming.
Even through recent temporary financialdifficulties faced by the museum, Geiselman“stands firmly behind it,” she said.
Outside of her work with the DiscoveryScience Center, Geiselman has volunteeredwith the UniverCity Connections initiative tofurther the organization’s arts and cultureobjectives. She was also a member of the2010-11 class of Leadership NorthernColorado.
“Annette consistently demonstrates a spir-it of appreciation, inclusiveness, collaboration,responsibility and accountability,” accordingto her nomination as a Woman of Distinction.“Annette’s personal and professionaldemeanor and character are an example toall those fortunate enough to know and workwith her.”
“Being awarded this distinction is amazingto me,” said Geiselman, a mother of twodaughters, one a Colorado State Universityalumna and the other a current CSU student.“I am humbled and honored and proud to bepart of this community.”
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NONPROFIT – HUMAN SERVICES
Martens has her priorities in the right placeBy Ivy [email protected]
GREELEY — At a time when businesses andindividuals were pulling back on donations tononprofits, Leona Martens managed to raisenearly $4 million for a new 35,000-square-footfacility for the Weld Food Bank.
“We did it slowly,” said Martens, executivedirector of the food bank. “We wanted to makesure that what we did was correct not only forthe food bank but also for the investors.”
Her consideration for investor interests kepther away from the debt trap. As the money forthe building was raised, walls went up, and shewaited until the cash was in the bank beforemoving on to the next phase of construction,finally completing the project in 2005.
“We worked with contractors so we werebuilding in phases,” Martens said. “We’d askthem for a good stopping point, figure out howmuch it would cost to get there, raise the money,and as soon as we had it we would tell the con-tractors to go for it.”
While Martens clearly understands basiceconomics, that capital campaign was her firstmajor fundraiser.
“I think challenges are exciting and when yougo into it with the thought that it’s going to be funand interesting and you’re doing it to be suc-cessful, then you just have to figure out the stepsto accomplish it,” Martens said.
When Martens took over the Weld FoodBank in 1990, food donations were scarce andthe freezer situation was dicey. At that time, theorganization was providing less than 1 million
pounds of food a year. Martens immediatelyreached out to grocery stores and farmers. Shealso organized food drives.
“We now do 8 million pounds of food ayear,” Martens said. “The growth has been phe-nomenal.”
Although donations have waned through therecession, the Weld Food Bank has maintainedservices while other nonprofits have not.Martens attributes this to the strong relationshipshe has with the community; her reputation forbeing honest and up-front certainly has helpedwith major donors.
“You can’t do the ‘cry wolf’ attack,” Martenssaid. “You have to say this is what we’re facing,this is what we need, and explain how the per-son or organization can help.”
You also have to make the rules or at leastwork with what’s available. At a time whenColorado was one of the least effective states atgetting food stamps to its residents, Martensembarked on a campaign to take advantage ofa federal program that partially reimburses anemployee tasked with disseminating foodstamps. Now the Weld Food Bank has the U.S.government covering part of the cost of gettingaid to qualified individuals.
Martens has faced monumental challengesin her professional and personal life. She’s cur-rently fighting cancer for the third time in fouryears. However, later this month, when shereturns from treatment in Texas, she’s headingto the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in SouthDakota.
“This is an annual trip,” Martens said. “Youhave to have your priorities.”
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OUTSTANDING MENTOR
Morrell finds rewards in watching young people growBy Ivy [email protected]
GREELEY — “When I grow up I want to be JeanSchober Morrell.”
What better testament than a letter from a menteeprofessing a desire to become her former mentor?
Teacher. Educator. Mentor. This is Morrell, the hum-ble, spirited, first female dean of students at theUniversity of Northern Colorado who is this year’sNorthern Colorado Business Report Woman ofDistinction honoree as Outstanding Mentor.
Morrell’s relationship with mentoring and volun-teering has come full circle. She moved to Coloradofrom Michigan on the recommendation of a mentorfrom her days getting her bachelor’s degree at BowlingGreen State University in Ohio.
“I’ve had supervisors who have been really encour-aging with me along the way, that have believed in meand given me added responsibility, so I’ve always triedto do the same with my staff members and people I’vemet through my volunteer work,” Morrell said.
Morrell spent 32 years with UNC working with stu-dents and student organizations. She helped guideundeclared majors toward careers; helped studentsdevelop a student body code of conduct; worked withstudents, police officers and administrators to developa crisis management team; and worked with a nationalstudent exchange program that allowed students topay in-state tuition at participating out-of-state schools.
“I really enjoy working with young people,” Morrell
said. “I get back so much more than I give because it’sso rewarding to see someone grow, develop and blos-som. It’s just exciting to think that I may have had one lit-tle part in that. That makes me feel really good.”
Morrell played a major role in the establishment ofA Woman’s Place, Weld County’s only domestic vio-lence agency. In 1979, Morrell and a group of volun-teers decided to do something about the fact that therewas no safe house in the county. They started meetingwith social service groups and researching domesticviolence. In 1981, they opened A Woman’s Place.
While Morrell’s list of accomplishments is long andshe’s somewhat used to public recognition, she finds ita bit embarrassing. When asked about the JeanSchober Morrell Award for Student Affairs Leadership,which was established after her retirement in 2007 torecognize a UNC administrator who has demonstrat-ed outstanding leadership, as she read the descriptionout loud, she paused to make self-effacing commentssuch as, “Oh my Lord, it goes on” or, “I’m sorry, I’m justso floored by this.”
Morrell still works part-time for UNC as the SeniorAdvisor for Leadership and Annual Gifts. She alsocontinues volunteering. A breast cancer survivor, she’svery involved with the American Cancer Society. Nomatter what she’s doing, Morrell is always a mentor.
“Mentoring to me is like being the wind beneathsomebody’s wings,” Morrell said. “To be a good men-tor you need to take a sincere interest in what happenswith them, their development and their growth. Treatingothers with dignity and respect is also critical.”
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EXCEPTIONAL VOLUNTEER
Volunteering way of life for MyersBy Steve [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Yvonne Myers didn’t go tocollege to work with senior citizens.
Her dad had been a stutterer and after gettingsome speech therapy, it changed his life. Myerswanted to do the same for others, so she set out tobecome a speech therapist.
But a conversation with a persuasive ColoradoState University counselor led her into a new pro-gram at CSU — gerontology.
“She talked me into it,” Myers recalled of thecounselor’s pitch. “When you’re 20, you don’t real-ly think much about working with older people. Butnow I just couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”
Myers has been health systems director atColumbine Health Systems since 1998, beginningher association with the older adult health-careorganization in 1990.
Hanging out with older people is somethingMyers said she enjoys immensely.
“They’ve experienced life, and they’re not on thetreadmill of achievement anymore,” she said.“They’re really enjoying what life has to offer.They’re real and in the moment and they don’t haveto prove anything anymore. It’s refreshing.”
Directing the operations of the sprawlingColumbine system takes much of her time andenergy, but Myers also somehow manages to vol-unteer with 14 local boards, committees and othergroups, including serving on CSU’s GerontologyInterdisciplinary Studies Program ExternalAdvisory Board.
“Part of my mission is to inspire young people toget into gerontology,” she said.
She is an accomplished speaker, having givenmore than two dozen presentations on caring for
older people to associations and elderly caregroups throughout the state and nation.
She’s particularly interested in Alzheimer’s dis-ease and has received numerous awards from theRocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Association.
Myers also has been a strong advocate for cre-ating local jobs and has served as chair of theLarimer County Workforce Investment Board forthe last six years.
In her nomination of Myers as a NorthernColorado Woman of Distinction, Joni Friedman,Larimer County Workforce Center director, saidMyers has shown herself to be a visionary leader.
“She can set a vision and then is hands-on toachieve it,” Friedman said. “If it’s important, Yvonneis there and ready to move mountains. Yvonne is aperson of great commitment and leadership, gen-erous in sharing her talent and time and selfless inher passion for building a better community.”
Nancy Hartley, dean of the College of AppliedHuman sciences at CSU, said Myers has givenback to CSU repeatedly over the years. In additionto serving on the gerontology advisory board,Myers supervises CSU interns who get on-the-jobexperience at Columbine and often hires themwhen their internship is completed.
Hartley noted Myers even teaches classes in thedepartment and helped spearhead a scholarshipprogram for students interested in careers in aging.
“She is an incredible asset to our communityand an unwavering advocate for some of our mostvulnerable — and, as she would remind us, treas-ured — members of our society: the aging,” Hartleysaid in her WOD nomination.
Myers said volunteering has simply been a wayof life since she was in high school. “It’s just who Iam,” she said. “I like to be active and know that I’mmaking a difference.”
Yvonne MyersHealth Systems Director
Columbine Health Systems
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REAL ESTATE, CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Personal relationships most important to McCreryBy Molly [email protected]
FORT COLLINS — Deanna McCrery says shewould not be a realtor today if she had not made her-self a part of volunteer work in the Northern Coloradomarket, particularly by becoming part of the JuniorLeague of Fort Collins in 1984.
“For a woman new to a community, one of the bestthings to do is find a meaningful nonprofit and getinvolved with it,” McCrery said. “It will help you learnand make connections with people other than yourneighbors and coworkers, and will broaden your hori-zons at the same time.”
McCrery began her career at The Group Inc. RealEstate as a receptionist, after hearing from one of hernetworking connections that the position was open.She worked her way to her current position as a brokerassociate/partner, and served on the company’s boardof directors from 2002 to 2004.
Her work at The Group combined with her volun-teer activities has earned McCrery the honor of beingnamed one of the Northern Colorado BusinessReport’s 2011 Women of Distinction, in the category ofReal Estate.
In addition to her contributions to the JuniorLeague, which include a term as president, McCrerycurrently serves on the board of directors of RespiteCare, is a Women’s Foundation of Colorado honorarytrustee, and serves as chairman of WomenGive, aleadership philanthropy network for women affiliated
with the United Way of Larimer County.“WomenGive would not be what it is today without
the support and leadership provided by Deanna,” saidGordan Thibedeau, president andCEOof UWLC. “Sheis an active community supporter who gives generouslyof her time and talent to efforts across our community.”
In her career, Deanna values the personal relation-ship brokers must form with their clients.
“When I call up a client a year after I’ve helped themfind a home, and they tell me how happy they are to bethere, I get such a feeling of satisfaction,” McCrery said.“It’s truly rewarding to help people find a place theylove.”
McCrery gained new appreciation for her careerand her native state of Colorado during a brief periodspent in Las Vegas fulfilling her dream to live some-where bigger and warmer than Northern Colorado.
McCrery worked as a concierge at the Bellagiohotel in Las Vegas for a year in 2008, and while sheconsiders the experience a privilege and one that was“invaluable as it related to the service-oriented field ofselling real estate,” she learned that there is no place likehome.
Finding a mentor is a must for young women begin-ning their careers, said McCrery, who learned fromthose around her in both her volunteer and careercapacities to gain confidence and grow as a person.
“Your mentor doesn’t necessarily have to be some-one older than you,” she said. “It can be someone yourown age or even younger than you. It should just some-one who does business in a way you respect.”
Deanna McCreryCertified Residential Specialist
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LEADING LADY OF NORTHERN COLORADO
Sargent leads the way for regional cooperationBy Michelle [email protected]
GREELEY — Northern Colorado owes TrudySargent a huge thank you.
For 15 years, the transplanted Wyoming nativespearheaded activities to further the CommunityFoundation of Northern Colorado’s efforts in Greeley,Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, Berthoud and EstesPark. Each of these communities now has its own thriv-ing community foundation.
“It’s amazing what can be accomplished wheneverybody works toward the same goal,” Sargent said.“This could only happen through Diane Hogerty’svision, along with Bill Gunn, Tom Frazier, DonnHopkins and Brad Bischoff.”
Such sharing is typical of the remarkable Sargent,the Northern Colorado Business Report’s 2011Leading Lady. This is the first year a Woman ofDistinction has received this award, which recognizes awoman who has accomplished pioneering achieve-ments in Northern Colorado.
Sargent started her career, after graduating fromthe University of Wyoming with a B.A. in political sci-ence and mathematics, in sales and marketing withWestern Girl International in Phoenix and then SanFrancisco. But she soon came back to the RockyMountains, and after a stint with Johnson PublishingCo., moved to First National Bank in Fort Collins.
In her 23 years with First National, Sargent accom-plished a lot of firsts. She was the first woman to behired at an officer level; the first woman to manage amajor division, Trusts; the first woman to achieve theposition of senior vice president; and the first woman toreport directly to President Tom Gleason.
Sargent took time to fulfill her accounting require-ments at Colorado State University and added the ini-tials CPA after her name. She also attended the Pacific
Coast Graduate School of Banking and graduatedwith honors. With this added knowledge, Sargent wenton to found, with the late JoEllen Thornton, theNorthern Colorado chapter of the InternationalAssociation of Financial Planners.
Sargent’s community contributions include servingon the board of directors for Court Appointed SpecialAdvocates; as director and treasurer for the FortCollins Chamber of Commerce for three years and asa founding member of the Fort Collins BreakfastRotary — in fact, she was the only woman on that found-ing committee. Sargent was also a member of theLeadership Fort Collins class of 1982.
In 2009, Trudy was selected to serve on theGreeley Stampede committee. She and Trish Sandaubecame the third and fourth women to serve on thecommittee in its 88-year history. Sargent and her hus-band, Wes, were the Grand Marshals of the Stampedein 2007, and she currently serves as treasurer andchair of the hospitality committee.
“Looking back at my 65-plus years, every experiencehas an impact on the woman I am today,” she said. “Thenegatives all forced me to accept greater challenges andfind new levels of strength and direction. Would I changeanything in my life today? Maybe I would have acceptedthat offer to go to Nashville and be a country singer;maybe I’d work at being a better golfer and have skied theblacks at an earlier age, and spent more time eating myown cooking, but those are just details and the big pictureis perfect. I love my life and would not change a thing!”
Bonnie Dean, a friend and associate said, “Trudygives both her time and her treasure — from the heart —for the benefit of all Northern Colorado, and she is agreat bridge between all our major communities. Shetakes a forward view of our region’s problems andopportunities, and she is a major contributor to every-thing in which she becomes involved.”
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