LAURA BEANN (MSW) is currently serving BoldeReach as Board Chair and has served as Board Secretary. She is a managing partner at Wave59 Technologies, a Colorado-based software company with customers in 33 countries, and a professional mentor for social work students completing their undergraduate degree. Laura has worked extensively on issues affecting women and girls in the developing world, and is an active supporter of women and girls locally through the YWCA in Boulder.
SUE DUBACH is the chef owner of Sage & Savory Catering. She also teaches cooking classes at the Cooking School of the Rockies and Share Our Strength (a division of the National Food Share program). Sue has donated her services as meal planner, food prep supervisor and caterer for all of the BoldeReach gala fundraisers, as well as shopping for and providing the food at cost.
Sue's Sage and Savory Kitchen hosts the BoldeReach 'Cooking for the Gala' party each year. Sue donates her kitchen and her expertise to manage our volunteers in preparing FABULOUS food for the Gala.
KATHLEEN 'KATE' IVES is Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of OppenheimerFunds, Inc. where she serves in a number of roles including oversight of a charitable gift trust. Kate is a passionate volunteer for a number of non-profit organizations. She is a Colorado native and works closely with her 13 nieces and nephews to instill in them the joys and benefits of giving back to their communities through volunteer work. With her husband John, Kate enjoys skiing, biking, running and all of the wonderful outdoor activities in Boulder.
CINDY LINDSAY has spent her professional career in the high tech industry working for and starting technology companies. She currently provides business consulting for small companies. Cindy has also been very active in the non-profit community, serving on the board of Santa Clara Country Youth-at-Risk, The CLASS Foundation, Rice University, Connexions, and her latest work of the heart, BoldeReach.
SACHA MILLSTONE is a successful financial advisor with a 24-year track record of innovation, dedication, and leadership throughout different market environments. She is a recognized expert and is quoted frequently in national and local media. She built a thriving business from scratch by identifying then-underserved clientele base of working women and young inheritors. Her business has expanded over time and she now has clients in 37 states, still often focusing on working with women. Starting in 1986 she was an early proponent of socially-responsible investing, focused on incorporating clients’ values into portfolios when desired. She has developed specialties in Sudden Money™ and Financial DNA which are tools that assist clients to better understand their financial decision-making and develop the roadmap to transform a lump sum into lifetime financial security.
She has a strong commitment to community and public service with particular focus on advancing women. From her role as President of National Woman’s Democratic Club in Washington, D.C. during “The Year of the Woman” (1992), she worked in core group that started the Women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee, which organized annual conferences and raised over $11M in six years. She was also involved in organizing nationwide information and fundraising network as a member of National Finance Committee for Hillary Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign. Through the Boulder Rotary Club, she spearheaded a mentoring program for Hispanic high school girls that provides role models and creates hope for teenagers facing both “at risk” and immigration issues. She has also been involved in promoting the Arts through her Arts Around Town program at the Highland City Club and other outreach efforts. Sacha is very pleased to be a member the board of BoldeReach.
ALICE M. NORTON has worked as a CPA, controller, and business planning and management director. She now uses those skills in consulting and in her volunteer work. A co-founder of BoldeReach, her extensive travel experiences have led to her passion for helping women and children around the world. Alice has two married children who, with their spouses, share her passion and commitment to making the world a better place.
LISA PRASSACK specializes in working in tandem with industry innovators by providing critical business structure for new and existing product lines and business. With a focus on building innovative, customer-centric organizations, she is experienced in developing successful strategies and implementing operational programs – throughout the organization - to support the corporate mission while maintaining a healthy culture. She has held management and executive positions with GE, Booz·Allen, Hewlett-Packard, Lexmark, DoubleClick and attended The Pennsylvania State University and the University of Chicago. She has been an active advisor and board member of not for profits including: ASC in Boulder, CO; Community of Hope in Washington, D.C.; Hope for Children in Chicago, IL; Trustee for the Colorado Music Festival Boulder, CO and her most recent endeavor, BoldeReach.
MARJORIE SCHAFFNER Ph.D. Prior to her retirement and move to Boulder in 2008, Marjorie was the Executive Director for the Midwest Region of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF. Given UNICEF's mission of helping women and children around the world, her association with BoldeReach was a natural fit. Prior to UNICEF, Marjorie worked in corporate America, the public sector with Chicago Public Schools, and was an entrepreneur leading an inner-city tutoring company.
She currently consults in the not-for profit sector, is active in several volunteer organizations, enjoys sharing Boulder's wonderful environment with her husband, Bob, taking ballet and voice lessons, singing in her church choir, and international travel.
CAROLYN SCHUHAM, LCSW, is the founder and Executive Director of BePeopleSmart. With a Masters Certification in organizational development and Enneagram credentials, she uses her skills of working with people to create positive change within individuals and organizations. Additionally, Carolyn has conducted public and corporate trainings and seminars for the past twenty years. She has also founded several other businesses as well as a private psychotherapy practice. These businesses include the Midwest Institute for Enneagram Studies, the Enneagram Center of the Rockies, the Chicago Center for Attitudinal Healing, and the Gathering Inc., a nationwide adventure travel organization. She is also a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Colorado and Illinois. Carolyn is also a co-founder of BolderReach. Carolyn enjoys hiking, travel, films, theatre, and hanging out with friends and family who are involved in creating ways to "give back."
KRISTA STROHOFFER is a financial advisor and has specialized in Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investing since 1999. She is the owner and founder of Principled Investing LLC. Krista spends a great deal of time educating her clients. She believes that knowledge is power and with financial knowledge comes financial freedom. Wanting to do more to help people in need than participate in and promote areas of investing such as Community Investing and Microfinance, Krista has been involved with BoldeReach since 2007. Krista previously served on the Board of the Boulder Independent Business Alliance (BIBA), whose mission is to promote locally owned independent businesses in an effort to preserve Boulder’s unique character and ongoing economic vitality. Krista spends her free time hiking, climbing and skiing in the beautiful Colorado mountains. Krista is also an avid gardener and traveler.
SUSAN M. THEVENET is a Boulder attorney specializing in business transactions and technology transfer. She has served as a member of the Board of Directors and officer of several Colorado non-profit organizations including: Cancer League of Colorado, Inc., The World Trade Center, Colorado Capital Alliance, Frequent Flyers, the Colorado Music Festival, and Engineers without Borders. Her extensive travels have fueled her passion to support the hopes and struggles of our global family. Susan enjoys hiking, cooking, biking, writing, mushrooming, travel, films and a myriad other activities.
SHANNON CONNOR WILSON graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Business Administration,. She has worked in financial services, specifically banks. She worked in financial services consulting in Chicago for 3 years before moving back to Denver.. Shannon currently works at Flatirons Bank as a Relationship Manager specializing in deposit gathering with a niche in nonprofits and foundations. She developed a Community Partnership program with the bank which includes our 2010 sponsorship/donations plan as well as the following: a highlight of a different nonprofit monthly in our lobby and on our website, a paid day off for each employee to volunteer next year and individual programs varying per nonprofit (food drives, toy drives, adopt a family, etc.).
Shannon recognizes how fortunate sheis to have been born an American woman. She has always been aware of the injustices, lack of opportunity, extreme poverty, and constant abuse that face millions of women and children every day. She wants to help in a meaningful way and BoldeReach provides that opportunity.
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