Our Board

Our local Board of Directors is dedicated to assuring high-impact service for a growing number of girls and expansion of our advocacy efforts. We set bold goals and a clear, strategic direction in partnership with local leadership.

Girls Inc. of Metro Denver board members pose for a photo
Chair
Laura Mersmann
Senior Electrical Engineer, Burns & McDonnell
Past Chair
Cori Streetman
Co-Founder & CEO Barefoot PR
Incoming Chair
Jackie Devine
Director of Community Outreach, Alpine Bank
Treasurer
Dexter Metcalfe
Partner, KPMG LLP
Secretary
Simone D. Ross
CEO, Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce
Kate Barton
Chief External Affairs & Managing Director, Downtown Denver Partnership
Lolita Dukundane
Assistant Vice President, FirstBank
Jenny Engle
Senior Director, Government Relations & Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments
Djuana Harvell
Director, Special & Innovative Projects, The Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
Danielle Jackson
Founder & Tax Expert, Jackson Elite Tax & Consulting
Lulu Lantzy
Chief Activation Officer, Auraria Campus
Julie Lerner
President, PX Consulting
Marla Jones Newman
Vice President of People & Culture, Mother Jones
Nicole Marquez
VP Community Development Relationship Manager, Huntington Bank
Susanne Mombelli
Senior Corporate Counsel, Leprino Foods
Dianne Myles
CEO, Human Focused Media
Lori Palazzolo
Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer, Prologis
Jen Ross
Commercial Photo & Video Producer, Jen Ross Productions
Kristine Strain
News Director, CBS Colorado
Michelle Suniga
Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking, US Bank
Gordon Trujillo
VP Head of Learning & Development
Cristina Uribe Reyes
Attorney/Owner, Uribe Reyes Law, LLC
Carrie Wisher
Partner/Principal, People & Organizational Advisory, PwC
Christina Zavislan
Senior Marketing Manager, Mortenson