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Who Is the 9NEWS Leader of the Year?

Congratulations to 2020 9NEWS Leader of the Year Jerome Davis We are pleased to announce Jerome Davis, regional vice president for Xcel Energy – Colorado, is the 2020 9NEWS Leader of the Year. Selected with votes cast by more than 1,000 alumni of the Leadership Foundation, along with members of the Denver Metro Chamber of […]

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Congratulations to 2020 9NEWS Leader of the Year Jerome Davis

We are pleased to announce Jerome Davis, regional vice president for Xcel Energy – Colorado, is the 2020 9NEWS Leader of the Year.

Selected with votes cast by more than 1,000 alumni of the Leadership Foundation, along with members of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and B:CIVIC, Jerome was a finalist for the award with Luis Benitez of VF Corporation and Tasha Jones of Brookfield Properties.

See Jerome on 9NEWS at 4 p.m. on Friday with anchor Tom Green. And get to know all of our finalists in a special Denver Business Journal insert on newsstands tomorrow.

Get to know Jerome.

We also recognized the Student Leader of the Year, presented in partnership with the Boettcher Foundation. Carmyn Ginnetti is a junior at Colorado State University, and she has dedicated her college career to helping fellow students navigate campus life, with a focus on coaching and mentoring both as a resident assistant and through her role as a public achievement coach.

Meet Carmyn. 

Alumni Answer Challenge to Support Scholarships – Join Them
Each year proceeds from Leading Colorado support our Leading Colorado Scholarship Fund – which opens doors for remarkable civic leaders who otherwise would not be able to participate in the Leadership Foundation’s transformational programs.

This afternoon Southwest pledged $15,000 to support our scholarship fund. But we need your help to match those funds and unlock more opportunities for leaders. Many of our alumni and guests at Leading Colorado donated today. Will you join them? Donate. 

Join Us Soon
We missed you at Leading Colorado, but we’ve got plenty of opportunities to reconnect and continue to sharpen your leadership skills. Find a program. 

Dan Lewis is the executive director of the Leadership Foundation. 

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