“After the pandemic puppy rush of 2020, our shelters and rescues are full again. And there is a dirty little secret that’s not so secret in the animal-rescue community about why it’s happening. It’s nicknamed ‘retail rescue.'”
Heidi Ganahl
Better Minds Better Lives ft Jenn Leiferman, PHD
Dr. Jenn Leiferman has spent the last 20 years working in the area of mental health. Her research focuses on developing and testing prevention and treatment strategies for perinatal and child mental health. Recently, her work has also focused on improving access to...
Stronger Together ft Kelly Dunkin
Kelly Dunkin joined Community First Foundation as President and CEO in February 2019. Previously she worked for a variety of nonprofit, business and social impact organizations. These include 11 years at The Colorado Health Foundation in Denver, where she grew into...
The New Age of Learning ft Kellie Lauth
Kellie is the CEO and President of MindSpark Learning and now Couragion; she also retains her title as the District STEM Coordinator for Adams 12 Five Star School District in Colorado. Throughout her career in education, she has been a teacher, principal and now...
Denver Gazette: Empower students — lower the cost of college
“These days, it’s hard to have a genuine, comprehensive conversation about how best to solve problems plaguing our state and country. Then, things often get “wonky” when you actually try to explain your ideas.”
Denver Gazette: The promise of college has fallen flat
“If you live and work in Colorado, America’s eighth-most expensive state to live in, you typically need a college degree to get by. Seventy-four percent of all jobs here require it.”
Rethinking Education ft Amy Anderson
Amy is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of RESCHOOL, a nonprofit organization that is creating an equitable education system in Colorado where learning that happens everywhere is more accessible to all young people. We invest our time and resources in people,...
Puppies in School ft John Gray & Rex
My name is John Gray, and I have been a Deputy with the Arapahoe county sheriffs office for 11 years. I’m currently assigned as a school resource officer in Littleton public schools with my new work partner Therapy dog Rex. I am also one of Arapahoe Counties SWAT...
The Impactful Parent ft Kristina Campos
Kristina Campos lives in Colorado and has four children of school age. She has been an educator for over 20 years, working with all grade levels, Pre-school through 12th grade. Kristina graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1999 and received her...
Denver Gazette: Colorado’s leading indicators point to challenges
“Earlier this week, in a listing of top states for business, CNBC ranked Colorado eighth. Colorado received accolades for our tech-savvy workforce. In fact, our second-highest-rated workforce weighted our score high enough to catapult us into the top two.”