| Mayor Hickenlooper Appoints Chief Operating Officer
Mayor John Hickenlooper announced his appointment of Katherine Archuleta as chief operating officer (COO). In this role, Archuleta’s duties will focus on internal management and operational issues, including the coordination of City departments and agencies to implement the administration’s policy and programmatic initiatives. Archuleta will join the Mayor’s senior executive team on Oct. 11, working closely with the chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and communications director. A Denver native, Archuleta currently serves as the executive director of the National Hispanic Cultural Center Foundation in Albuquerque, NM, and has an extensive political history in Denver.
In 2002, Archuleta designed and led the nonpartisan Latina Initiative, a civic engagement project in Denver aimed at encouraging Latinas to become active, engaged voters. She also helped found the Colorado Women’s Foundation and Mi Casa Resource Center for Women, Denver’s nationally recognized women’s employment and training center.
Archuleta received her bachelor’s degree in Education from Metropolitan State College in Denver and her master’s in Education from the University of Northern Colorado.
Women Take Top Honors During 23rd Annual Minority Enterprise Development Week
Three women-owned, minority-owned businesses and a Department of Navy official swept all top award categories and were honored by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for their superior business achievements and outstanding commitment to federal procurement during the 23rd National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week celebration, held in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 14. 
Lori Nevarez
The winner of the National 8(a) Minority Small Business of the Year Award is Lori Nevarez, president of Innovar Environmental of Littleton, CO. Innovar is a woman-owned, 8(a) and HUBZone certified minority business with a vast area of expertise in environmental consulting and construction. In Spanish, ‘Innovar’ means to innovate or be innovative. The company's name is indicative of Nevarez's objective to ensure that her clients receive quality service based on sound scientific principles using innovative solutions. Innovar provides services to federal and state government agencies, commercial and industrial firms, and larger engineering and environmental firms.
For more information or to get the full list of award recipients, call 877-MED-WEEK, or visit www.medweek.gov or www.sba.gov/medweek2005/index.html.
Patricia A. Gabow Named To Healthcare Industry’s 100 Most Powerful People List
Patricia A. Gabow, M.D., chief executive officer and medical director at Denver Health, was recently recognized as one of the top 100 most powerful people in healthcare in the Aug. 22 issue of Modern Healthcare Magazine. Modern Healthcare received 8,600 nominations for the most powerful people in health care. The 300 receiving the largest number of nominations were on the final ballot for a national vote. Other named to the list include Mike Leavitt, Bill Gates, Donald Berwick, President George W. Bush, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and Senator Bill Frist. 
Dr. Patricia A. Gabow
Gabow is listed as 76. She is joined by two other Coloradans, and is the only woman from Colorado on the list. In medical school, Gabow was one of five women in a class of 125 students. When she joined Denver Health 32 years ago, she was the only woman in the Department of Medicine. In April, Gabow was selected as one of the country’s top 25 women in healthcare by Modern Healthcare. In August, she received an Outstanding Woman in Business award from the Denver Business Journal, and is set to receive a Women Who Make a Difference award from the International Women’s Forum this month.
For more information, visit www.denverhealth.org. | | Xernona Clayton’s 75th Birthday – A Party Fit For A Queen
Xernona Clayton’s Diamond Birthday Celebration, hosted by the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., was comprised of more than 150 of Xernona’s closest friends, movers, and shakers. Clayton is probably best known for her current position as the creator and executive producer of the Trumpet Awards, a prestigious annual event that acknowledges the accomplishments of African Americans who have significantly contributed to enhancing the quality of life for all. She is also the driving force behind the upcoming International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, which is located at the Martin Luther King, Jr. historic site. 
Xernona Clayton and Friend
While planning the induction of the 2005 Civil Rights Walk of Fame honorees, Clayton let the news slip out that she was having her 75th birthday. Thomas W. Dortch, Jr., a member of the Board of Directors of the Trumpet Awards Foundation, Inc., and one of the celebration organizers, said " We watch Xernona give of herself to others on a daily basis. We wanted to tell her ‘thank you’ for her hard work and what she does to promote racial understanding."
Golden Pearls: The History Of A Chapter
Golden Pearls, the 882-page history of Epsilon Nu Omega, was presented to the chapter on Saturday, Sept. 10 by the Golden Soror Commemoration Committee. The book, dedicated to Epsilon Nu Omega’s Golden Sorors, consists of the chapter’s history, biographical profiles, newspaper articles, and photographs of events from the 1940s to the present day.
The 56-year-old chapter was established in Denver, where African American women continued to carry out the rich legacy established by freed slaves who came to the Colorado Territory in about 1864. Fortunately, Colorado’s African American females sought political and academic inclusion, and reaped the benefits of meager opportunities. Epsilon Nu Omega was a testament to twenty-nine women who affirmed sisterhood and intellectualism amid continual racism. Two copies of Golden Pearls were placed in Denver’s Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library for on-site usage.
Curious Theatre Company Names Jana Curtis New General Manager
Jana Curtis’ relationship with the Curious Theatre Company reaches back to her time as an undergraduate in the University of Denver’s Theater Department, where her teachers included Curious Company member William Davis and Producing Artistic Director Chip Walton. Curtis will be relocating from Philadelphia, where she has spent the last four years with an AmeriCorps program called City Year, which employs 17-24 year olds for a year of full time community service. While she started as a corps member, Curtis moved up through the organization into her current role as their Events Director. Curtis begins her duties as General Manager for Curious on Nov. 1st.
For more information, visit www.curioustheatre.org.
2005 Owl Club Scholarship Recipients
The Owl Club of Denver held its 54th Annual Debutante Presentation on May 29. The Owl Club Presentation is the oldest event of its kind in the state of Colorado. They were proud to select over thirty young ladies from the Denver Metro area who represent the highest standards of leadership, community service, and commitment to excellence. The Owl Club of Denver presented $17,500 in scholarships to eight of these outstanding individuals, who attended high schools from throughout the Denver Metro area. These students were selected by the Owl Club of Denver Scholarship Fund, Inc., on the basis of need and recommendations from their high school college counselors.
This year’s scholarship recipients are: Abbryonne Lucas from East High; Theresa Daniel from Rangeview High; Imaan Potmis from Highlands Ranch High; Japera Walker from George Washington High; Kendra Love from East High; Tynesha Matthews from Smoky Hill High; Unique Cooper from Overland High; and Regan Byrd from Mountain Vista High. Life holds no limits for these gifted, ambitious, and hardworking young ladies. |
