Speakers

Location: TBD

The Project Helping mission is to improve mental wellness through accessible experiences that create purpose and connection.  Justin's story is amazing and truly genuine, as Justin speaks from his heart and personal experience openly and sincerely.

Justin is the Founder and CEO of Project Helping, a Denver-based mental wellness organization. He grew up in a ridiculously small town in Iowa. He studied finance and economics, which he now doesn’t use at all. He instead played golf professionally before starting a career in the golf industry. Over 15 years he did all the jobs one could find in this industry, most notably staying with PING golf for almost 10 years. His personal struggle with mental wellness led him to leave the golf business behind to start Project Helping and providing purpose, connection, and mental wellness through kyndfulness.

Justin Kruger Founder, Project Helping o. 303.551.0624 // m. 720.989.5220 projecthelping.org // kyndkit.org // kyndhub.org

Topic: Roger is scheduled to speak to our club about Imagination Library and how his club has become involved in the program.

Bio: Roger has a list of achievements to his name, including the following:

• Founder of Rocky Mountain Microfilm and Imaging

• Founder of NAG(neighborhood action group) started when 3 kids were shot at 80^th and Zuni in 1992

• Rotarian for 25 years

• Help start C4K computer for kids program that has fixed up and given out over 12,000 computers to kids in his neighborhood.

• Help start Imagination Library in his Rotary Club

• Currently chair the above 2 plus RYLA

• Married to Shirley for 57 years 7 kids 19 grandchildren 4 great grandchildren.

Contact Info: Roger@rmm-i.com

Resources: For more information on Imagination Library, please explore here.

Topic: Heidi Ganahl serves as a University of Colorado Regent and will be speaking about education in Colorado.

Bio: Heidi’s best known as the founder of Camp Bow Wow, where she turned a lifelong passion for dogs into the largest pet care franchise in the world. Under Heidi’s leadership, the $150 million brand hit the Inc. 500/5000 list five years in a row and has grown to hundreds of franchises across the U.S. and Canada. Heidi also founded its sister charity, the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, which rehomed over 10,000 pups and helped franchisees raise over a million dollars for animal health causes during her tenure. In addition, she is a statewide elected official, serving on the University of Colorado Board of Regents, overseeing a $5 billion budget and over 30,000 employees. She has chaired the finance committee, the audit committee, the search committee for the new President of CU and led major initiatives around free speech, diversity and addressing the cost of college.
She has a passion for keeping the American dream alive for future generations. Heidi is an author, inspirational speaker, community leader and philanthropist, having served on numerous boards around pets, entrepreneurship, women’s leadership and education.

Contact Info: events@heidiforgov.com

 

Meg speaks about how the State of Colorado works to ensure the effective resettlement of refugees and to promote refugee advancement past self-sufficiency and to long-term integration. https://cdhs.colorado.gov/crsp

Meg.Sagaria-Barritt@state.co.us

O: 303.863.8211

Dan Casey, Director, City and County of Broomfield Health and Human Services

dcasey@broomfield.org

Office • 720.887.2222

Cell • 720.660.2504

Partner with schools to identify students that are 6 months or more behind grade level in reading. Trained volunteers work 1-on-1 with students to following a structured curriculum. www.readingpartners.org 

Topic: Street Business School is a leader in global training. We’re on a mission to end extreme poverty by empowering women as entrepreneurs, and we teach other organizations how to implement our proven and effective business training. Our world-class and world-changing model will help 1 million people lift themselves from poverty.

We use proven methods to give women living in extreme poverty the knowledge and tools they need to succeed. In only six months, they take that knowledge and tools to create a business of their own. As fearless businesswomen, they build their enterprises, meet their daily needs, and raise capable and confident children who will break the cycle of generational poverty.

Our trainings are delivered in local communities in the local language in through an innovative partnership network of 168 organizations working in 26 countries. We provide one-on-one coaching, mentoring, and follow-up to help every woman build confidence, amplify her dignity, and belief in herself.

Bio: Evan Cauble-Johnson serves as the Director of Philanthropy for Street Business School. He has worked in fundraising since 2006 and holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto and an MBA from DePaul University’s Kellstadt School of Business. Evan started his career with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and served as Development Director for the 125+ year old Chicago Commons Association. Most recently, he served as Chief Development Officer at Inspiration Corporation in Chicago. Evan is a recent transplant to Colorado, and a lover of music and the outdoors. He enjoys exploring urban and natural environments with his wife, two children, and dog.

Resources: Find out more at www.streetbusinessschool.org

Dan Jorgensen will be joining us to speak about his books "Rainbow Rock" and "And the Wind Whispered". See below for information on the author. 

About the Author:

A native of Minnesota, Dan Jorgensen grew up on a South Dakota farm, attending a one-room country school and becoming the first member of his family to attend college. After earning both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from South Dakota State University, he studied creative writing and film at Colorado State University where he wrote his first book Killer Blizzard.

He has won awards for both his creative writing and newspaper feature writing and for his work in educational public relations.

In addition to writing many hundreds of news and sports articles and feature stories, both as a journalist and in public relations, he also is the author of 9 books, including the award-winning bestsellers "And The Wind Whispered" and "Killer Blizzard." His newest book is the mystery/adventure "Rainbow Rock."

He also has written 3 songs, a one- act play; contributed to 2 anthologies, and is a frequent presenter on the topics “Storytelling―From Journalism to Creative Writing” and “The Writing Life.” He also writes the blog “A Writer’s Moment.”

Among the professional organizations with which he has been affiliated are the Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE); The National Association of Science Writers; Kappa Tau Alpha (the national journalism honorary); Sigma Delta Chi; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary International; Historical Writers of The Greatest Country On Earth; and The Historical Novel Society.

Dan and his wife Susan live in Milliken, Colorado.