Announcement: CU Denver is Celebrating 50 Years
Whether you’re an alumnus, current student, member of the faculty and staff, donor, or neighbor, you’re a valuable part of the CU Denver community. Help us celebrate the last 50 years and a future that works for all.
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People - CU Denver Change Makers
Program Director
Anne Button
Anne Button oversees the University of Colorado Denver Change Makers program as its founding director. Since 2022 she has had the privilege of working with CU Denver faculty and staff, as well as partners in the community, to develop this innovative program for adults in the second half of life to explore possibilities, retool, and renew their purpose.
This role builds on Anne's 17 years of higher education experience, which includes having served as director of executive communications at both CU Denver and the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. Anne headed CU Denver's initiative to become designated as an Age-Friendly University in 2022 and is currently chairing its Age-Friendly University operational committee.
Perspectives Seminar Series Speakers (partial list)
Marci Alboher
Vice President, CoGenerate
Cynthia Barnett
CEO and Founder, Amazing Girls Science
Greg Burnett
National Operations and Program Director, Co-Generate Encore Fellowships
Rachel Cohen
Executive Director, LinkAGES Colorado, and CEO, Aging Dynamics
Samantha Farro
Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, CU School of Medicine
Kerry Hannon
Senior Columnist, Yahoo Finance
Steve Leveen
Founder, American the Bilingual project
Mary Ann McNair
Program Director at StoryCenter
Patricia Sandler
Ethnomusicologist, Leadership Coach
Janine Vanderburg
Director and Chief Catalyst, Changing The Narrative
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox
CEO, 20-First
Community Partners
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