That didn’t last long
Linda Tafoya’s retirement as executive director of the Adolph Coors Foundation lasted all of seven months before Pete Coors came calling.
He wanted her to come back to work, this time managing his family’s trusts. “I went from giving away his money to making sure there was plenty to give away,” she said as she walked the red carpet to last Saturday night’s Western Fantasy with her husband, T … Other social-sceners who’ve made career changes lately include Julie Lucas, who has jumped from positions in the telecommunications field to handling publicity for the University of Denver Daniels College of Business; Emily Nelson, late of the Colorado Symphony, who is now director of business development for AMG National Trust Bank; and Rhetta Shead, who is now marketing and promotions supervisor for Lakewood’s community resources department.
What’s in a name?
It’s next to impossible to pull off a surprise party, particularly when the guest list is a virtual Who’s Who of Denver. But when Margot Gilbert Frank threw a casino-themed bash in celebration of hubby Allan’s 75th birthday, only one person let the cat out of the bag.
And guess who it was?
“My wife spells her name M-A-R-G-O-T,” Allan said with a sly smile as 100 or so of his friends were seated in the banquet room of The Palm. “The ‘T’ is silent, but she’s not.”
Mark your calendars
Cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and a great big “thank you” are in store for patrons of the 2006 Brass Ring Luncheon on Tuesday evening. Gina Abou-Jaoude is organizing the 6 p.m. fete held at the Loews Denver Hotel; the event itself, chaired by Cheri Meagher and featuring clothes from Andrisen Morton Women’s is Nov. 16 … Wednesday night will find Hillel of Colorado supporters gathering in the Donald R. Seawell Grand Ballroom for a dinner honoring Brownstein Hyatt & Farber attorney Ed Barad, the organization’s immediate past president of the board. He’s been married to Marlin Barad for 36 years … Jeanne Phillips, who writes the syndicated advice column Dear Abby, discusses her late mother’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease at the seventh annual Memories Lost & Found Luncheon Thursday at the Grand Hyatt Denver; Judy Bowman and Ann DeGroat are the co-chairs … Mountain States Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League presents its Distinguished Community Service Award to Dick Robinson at the Nov. 14 Society of Fellows luncheon. Denver Post Editor Gregory Moore is the keynote speaker; his topic is
“Covering Israel: An Editor’s View.”
