YP Connection

Courtright in-step with Memorial’s plan to build leaders

Stefanee Courtright, 38, wanted to be a nurse since she was 7. She just didn’t know what kind of nurse until she started clinical trials in college. She particularly enjoyed working in specialty areas, such as the intensive care unit, labor and delivery and pediatrics. She paid her dues at a very small hospital in [...]

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Andrus overseeing art galleries in downtown alleyways

Thirty-three-year-old Brett Andrus and his wife Lauren operate the Modbo and S.P.Q.R. art galleries in downtown Colorado Springs. The two galleries comprise the downtown area’s budding Arts Alley District. Andrus is from Colorado Springs and plans to continue calling it home for the foreseeable future. When he’s not pouring time into his galleries, he’s working [...]

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YP Voices: Hate crimes must not divide community

By Kristy Milligan, executive director of Citizens Project Community. It’s not an us or them issue: black or white, gay or straight, Democrat or Republican, religious or non-religious. Community transcends all the lines that divide us and pervades every aspect of our lives, from our safety on the streets to the natural beauty of our [...]

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Wenger on top of Chamber’s Rising Professionals program

About five years ago, the Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce launched its Chamber Rising Professionals program to foster the talents and harness the leadership of young professionals in Colorado Springs. It has become the hub of young professional activity and advancement in the Pikes Peak Region. Sandy Wenger is event and program manager for the [...]

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Welcome to YP Connection

Welcome to CSBJ’s Young Professional Connection. This blog is aimed at connecting young professionals with business resources and at offering a platform for voicing opinions. This blog will contain two regularly recurring features, the YP One on One and YP Voices. The One on One interviews will introduce you to a new local YP each [...]

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Success and stability have Hardre staying put

Editor’s note: The Young Professional One on One is a new feature. Each week the Business Journal will interview an up-and-comer from the Springs business community. Know someone who should be featured? Send suggestions to editorial@csbj.com. Etienne Hardre spent years working in several large accounting and finance businesses, where he honed his financial management and [...]

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