News & Updates
Humane Colorado CEO Apryl Steele Retiring with Lasting Legacy
I am grateful that I finally got to work with Dr. Apryl Steele, and for something so important: her legacy video. For a decade, Apryl served as the President and CEO of Humane Colorado. Each year, Humane Colorado provides shelter, veterinary care, and critical...
Cabrini Day 2025 & the Modern-Day Collaborators of Colorado’s Saint
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini...Colorado's Saint... always had people around her—followers, friends, and supporters who believed in what she was doing. She didn't have big sponsors or corporate backing but her energy, her vision, and her unstoppable missionary spirit...
Former Denver Mayor Federico Peña Recognized For His Lasting Legacy
"My life has been a life of perseverance," said former Denver Mayor Federico Peña. "How many mayors have worn a bulletproof vest the day they were sworn into office? None. That's how I started." That was in July of 1983. Federico Peña became the city's first Hispanic...
REVEL 2025: Hayden’s Story
Hayden Korb is a 13-year-old who lives with autism and he will be happy to tell you that he is "limitless." His confidence received a boost over the last year, starting with when he walked into REVEL over his summer break from school. REVEL offers a variety of...
Do you know what’s happening around us in Colorado?
I'm now in my third year as Executive Producer and Host of Colorado Inside Out on PBS12, in addition to my projects with Kyle Dyer Storytelling! Check it out to know learn about what's happening in Colorado and to get some context, insight and varying perspectives...
Women’s Bean Project: Class of 2025 Investing in the Future
Investing in the future! That is the theme for the 2025 graduates of Denver's Women's Bean Project. All of the women finishing this transitional employment program offered to women who for whatever reason are chronically unemployed. As Christine told me... "When I...
A Day in the Life at Mother Cabrini Shrine
On the first Monday of October, Colorado celebrates Cabrini Day, a holiday that recognizes the life and legacy of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini who came to Colorado to help orphaned children in Denver and immigrants working in the mines nestled in the mountains. She is...
Colorado’s Former First Lady: “Mother Cabrini is with me all the time, and will always be.”
Frances Owens is looked up to by many in Colorado because of her compassion for others which was especially evident in her years as Colorado's First Lady from 1999-2007. For Frances' inspiration, she finds St. Frances Xavier Cabrini to be the most motivating because...
Women’s Bean Project 2024: Impacting families and communities, by believing in one woman at a time
Before women start working at Denver's Women's Bean Project, their lives are not centered or sustainable. They don't seek or tackle responsibility. Once they step through the WBP doors, that begins to change. "Before starting at Women's Bean Project, my life was a...
JDRF celebrates the ‘Women in T1D’ during Women’s History Month
JDRF is the world's largest non profit funder of type one diabetes research, and it was founded by two women. Over 50 years ago, Lee Ducat and Carol Curie joined forces when their children were diagnosed with T1D, and brought others into a community committed to...