Girl Scouts to honor Women of Distinction at Thin Mint Dinner

Girl Scouts of Colorado will honor the 2014 Denver metro-area Women of Distinction during the Thin Mint Dinner, starting at 5:15 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, 1550 Court Place. They are:

• Marcy Benson, community volunteer;
• Kelly Brough, president and CEO, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce;
• Denise S. Maes, public policy director, ACLU of Colorado;
• The Honorable Ramona E. Martinez, retired member Denver City Council;
• Gloria Neal, CBS4 reporter;
• Kathy Nesbitt, executive director for the Department of Personnel and Administration, State of Colorado;
• Cindy Parsons, vice president of public relations and communications, Comcast;
• Maruca Salazar, executive director, Museo de las Americas;
• Janice Sinden, chief of staff, Office of Denver Mayor Michael Hancock;
• Debbie Welle-Powell, vice president Accountable Health and Payer Strategies, SCL Health System.

These women were selected by their peers and chosen based on their contributions to the community, both professionally and personally.

Girl Scouts of Colorado honors top women leaders in our community as Girl Scout Women of Distinction. These women have reached remarkable levels of achievement as business, community and civic leaders. Girl Scouts of Colorado engages Women of Distinction in ongoing Girl Scout activities and programs designed to build the next generation of leaders. Since 1997, nearly 400 women have been named as Denver metro-area Women of Distinction and raised more than $2 million for Girl Scouts of Colorado.

The keynote address will be given by former 9News traffic and weather reporter Amelia Earhart, who recently completed the around-the-world flight of her namesake.

The event chairs are 2009 Woman of Distinction Leanna Clark, vice chancellor of University Communications for the University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, and 2003 Woman of Distinction Patty Fontneau, president of Cigna’s Private Exchange Business. 2014 Women of Distinction selection chair is 2006 Woman of Distinction Tamra Ward.

For more information on attending the event, contact Heidi Books at 303-607-4833 or heidi.books@gscolorado.org.