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Abel keeps nonprofit going in the competitive local environment

17. May 2013

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 [...]

Poch brings Celtic pride to his events business

10. May 2013

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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 [...]

Bien brings care, compassion and ambition to Peak Vista

3. May 2013

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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 [...]

Siegel brings musical passion to executive job

26. April 2013

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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, [...]

Lee works to connect Springs entrepreneurs

19. April 2013

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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 [...]

Newcomer Seals brings fundraising expertise to COPPeR position

12. April 2013

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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 [...]

Wenger’s childhood fun turns into his adult career

2. April 2013

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Mike Wenger loved building things when he was a kid. He built Lego structures and bike ramps and tennis-ball slingshots. In high school he made hand tools, a robotic arm and an electric motor. Now, at 25, Wenger has turned his childhood explorations into a career as project manager at one of the city’s largest [...]

Farnes’ fascination with rocks has led to faceting career

25. March 2013

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Jennifer Farnes has had a lot of different careers for a 33-year-old, but her love of rocks and crystals has stayed with her since childhood. The Montana native worked in event management, advertising and retail before she found her true calling. Farnes is one of the country’s youngest master faceters. She cuts gemstones for The [...]

Webb focuses on sustainable energy research at UCCS

18. March 2013

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Rebecca Webb loves engineering because it can solve problems in society — and she’s transferring that love of problem-solving to both graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The 36-year-old professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering first came to Colorado Springs while working for Agilent Technologies. After earning a Ph.D. in [...]

MacFayden believes people want to share their stories

7. March 2013

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Dan MacFayden was driving through the city passing all the places where he had left memories over the years. He couldn’t help but feel that his memories were invisible to the rest of the world, and he wondered how many others had left memories there too. The 31-year-old Internet marketer — who works for Compassion [...]

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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

Wenger’s childhood fun turns into his adult career

Farnes’ fascination with rocks has led to faceting career

Webb focuses on sustainable energy research at UCCS

MacFayden believes people want to share their stories

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