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Philanthropy @ Work – Transitions – May 2024

Philanthropy @ Work, Philanthropy @ Work - Transitions
Posted May 17, 2024
Transitions
Morgan-Hynd

Juana Bordas, Lauren Y. Casteel, Sarah EchoHawk, and Garrison Ortiz

The Colorado Health Foundation

The Colorado Health Foundation is thrilled to announce Juana Bordas, Lauren Y. Casteel, Sarah EchoHawk, and Garrison Ortiz as the newest members of its Board of Directors. The foundation also thanks Cedric Buchanon, Jerome Davis, and Eileen Byrne for their service on the Board until their terms ended in December 2023.

Juana Bordas is the president of Mestiza Leadership International, a company that works to support an inclusive society by developing diversity and leadership resources. She is a long-time leader in diversity, leadership development, and the advancement of Latinos. Bordas founded Denver’s Mi Casa Women’s Center and is the bestselling author of “The Power of Latino Leadership.” Serving others has been a lifelong path for Bordas; she brings her lived experience, global perspective, and dedication to creating positive change to The Colorado Health Foundation’s Board of Directors.

Lauren Y. Casteel is the president and CEO of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado (WFCO), the only statewide community foundation focused on gender, racial and economic equity. She’s helmed WFCO since 2015, making her the first person in Colorado to have led three separate foundations; she previously led The Temple Hoyne Buell Foundation and was a vice president at The Denver Foundation. Casteel has also been recognized on the state and national level for her leadership, excellence, and dedication to inclusivity in philanthropy. In 2014, she was inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame; in 2024 she was honored with the Governor’s Citizenship Medal.

Sarah EchoHawk is the president of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES), an organization dedicated to advancing Indigenous people in STEM. Echohawk is also a member of the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and has spent 20 years of her career working on behalf of Indigenous people. She’s previously held roles at First Nations Development Institute, American Indian College Fund, and taught Native American studies courses at Metro State University of Denver. In addition to working in Colorado, EchoHawk also served on the national level advocating for more opportunities for historically underrepresented groups in the tech industry as well as on the Obama Administration’s Ambassador for the U. S. Department of Energy’s Minorities in Energy Initiative.

Garrison Ortiz is the chief financial officer of Colorado State University Pueblo. Ortiz has spent much of his career serving his community with his financial expertise and passion for the power of education. He has served as the Pueblo County Commissioner, on the State Board of Community Colleges and Occupational Education, and as an educator. Ortiz is responsible for bringing the first diversity, equity, inclusion program in the Pueblo County government and will bring this experience to The Colorado Health Foundation Board of Directors.

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