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.


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