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17. May 2013

Abel keeps nonprofit going in the competitive local environment

Julie Abel has spent 18 years working at national and local nonprofits — and now has settled as executive director of Family Life Services, a 70-year-old nonprofit focused on creating opportunities for single mothers and their children. Now 38, Abel has been in Colorado Springs for 16 years, and has studied at Liberty University and [...]

10. May 2013

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Poch brings Celtic pride to his events business

Joseph Poch, a Colorado Springs native, grew up celebrating his Celtic heritage at festivals all over the country. Eventually, he started helping to organize them and now owns a full-service event planning business. Most of the 24-year-old’s business takes him away from Colorado Springs. So, when the city made a request for proposals for a [...]

3. May 2013

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Bien brings care, compassion and ambition to Peak Vista

Rebecca Bien has firsthand knowledge of the challenges her clients face in her role as Peak Vista Community Health Centers’ clinical services director. Her daughter was born when Bien was just 18, and she relied on Peak Vista to help care for her child. A Colorado Springs native and Doherty High School graduate, Bien’s first [...]

26. April 2013

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Siegel brings musical passion to executive job

After a few years in New York City, violinist David Siegel was ready to return to Colorado Springs and prove that the smaller city could still have a vibrant, entertaining, interesting arts culture. Siegel will get that chance when he soon takes over as executive director of the Bee Vradenburg Foundation. It’s that very organization, [...]

19. April 2013

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Lee works to connect Springs entrepreneurs

Nick Lee began developing basic websites when he was just a teen and has considered himself an entrepreneur for 15 years, since he first started thinking about how he could make money using the Internet. He had a great idea for an online forum dedicated to college students and had mild success with it until [...]

12. April 2013

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Newcomer Seals brings fundraising expertise to COPPeR position

Angela Seals has only been in Colorado Springs for six weeks, but she knows what she likes. “Spending the day in the mountains and the same night hitting a hip art opening and happy hour downtown,” she said. “The proximity is incredible. We should all take advantage of that more and be proud that Colorado [...]

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Abel keeps nonprofit going in the competitive local environment

Poch brings Celtic pride to his events business

Bien brings care, compassion and ambition to Peak Vista

Siegel brings musical passion to executive job

Lee works to connect Springs entrepreneurs

Newcomer Seals brings fundraising expertise to COPPeR position

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