interviews with purpose-driven leaders

Abenicio Rael is the President & CEO of Scholars Unlimited which offers after-school and summer programming to foster academic, social, and emotional growth for children living in metro Denver communities.

Dave Secunda is the founder and CEO of Avid4 Adventure which empowers kids to chose active outdoor lifestyles through its outdoor education and summer camps.

Thomas Ryan-Lawrence is the Executive Director of Q+ Equality Foundation, a non-profit working to foster Q+ Equality in the workplace.

Eliza Pesuit is the founding executive director of Global Glimpse, an innovative nonprofit working at the intersection of travel and education to make transformative travel experiences accessible to young people from all backgrounds.

Shelly Marquez is the president of Mercy Housing Mountain Plains, part of the national nonprofit and affordable housing developer working to create stable, vibrant, healthy communities.

Dr. Shakari Hood is the executive director of Colorado Black Health Collaborative, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that has a long history of providing programs that improve the health and wellness in our Black/African American communities.

Marcy Willard is the CEO of Cadey, a child psychology platform and mobile app.

Luis Villa is the Executive Director of Latino Outdoors which works to inspire, connect, and engage Latino communities in the outdoors and embrace cultura y familia as part of the outdoor narrative, ensuring our history, heritage, and leadership are valued and represented.

Jamalyn Peigh Williamson is the Founder and CEO of Project Rouj which helps transform the future of Haitian families, one house at a time.

Tola L. is the Founder and Executive Director of Gyrl Wonder Inc. which creates access and opportunities for young adults who want to be in creative fields but don’t know how to get there and then exposes them to these roles and opportunities that they didn’t even know they had access to.

Zubaida Bai is the President and CEO of Grameen Foundation which works to transform systems to invest in the power of women and enable them to walk out of poverty forever.

Kari Eckert is the Executive Director of Robbie’s Hope, a youth-serving youth-led nonprofit for suicide prevention working to cut the teen suicide rate in half by 2028.

Patrice Hawkins is the CEO of Spark the Change Colorado, a nonprofit that brings individuals, nonprofits, and companies together for meaningful volunteer and civic engagement activities.

Allison Billings is the executive director of Impact on Education, an independent non-profit foundation for the Boulder Valley School District which supports Boulder Valley public school students with community funding and resources in order to meet critical needs and eliminate opportunity gaps.

Jared Walker is the founder of Dollar For which eliminates medical debt by enforcing hospital charity care policies and works to make hospital charity care known, easy, and fair.

Lark Rambo is the Executive Director of Coal Creek Meals on Wheels which supports independence and quality of life for Lafayette, Louisville, Erie, and Superior residents by providing nutritious meals and social contact.

Kent MacLennan is the Executive Director of Rise Above Colorado, a statewide drug abuse prevention organization that measurably impacts teen perceptions and attitudes about the risks of substance abuse to help youth make empowered, healthy choices.

Scott Dishong is the CEO of Make-A-Wish Colorado which creates life-changing wishes for kids with critical illnesses.

Jessica Chang is the CEO and Co-Founder of Upwards (formerly WeeCare), a tech-driven care solutions company with the mission to make care accessible to all families and empower the caregivers who provide it.

Liesl Perez is the Cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer of Axis Integrated Mental Health which has a mission is to help as many people as possible get quality, affordable, and cutting-edge mental health treatment in Colorado.

Jason Janz is the Chief Executive Officer of CrossPurpose which is on a mission to abolish economic, relational, and spiritual poverty through career and community development.