Kathy Nesbitt, executive director of the Colorado Department of Personnel and Administration; Maruca Salazar, executive director of ; and Mayor Michael Hancock’s chief of staff, Janice Sinden, have been named Women of Distinction for 2014 by .
They were introduced at a garden party held at the home of Greg Movesian and Jack Finlaw. Movesian, , formerly served as chief development officer for the Girl Scouts; Finlaw is chief legal counsel to Gov. John Hickenlooper.
Other Women of Distinction to be honored at the Oct. 28 Thin Mint Dinner are , former director of the President’s Commission on White House Fellowships and wife of University of Colorado president Bruce Benson; Kelly Brough, president and chief executive officer of the ; Denise Maes, public policy director for the ; Cindy Parsons, vice president of public relations and communications for ; Gloria Neal, a reporter for CBS4; former Denver City Councilwoman Ramona Martinez; and Debbie Welle-Powell, a vice president with .
The Women of Distinction were chosen by a committee headed by 2006 honoree Tamra Ward, the Leanna Clark and Patty Fontneau are chairing the Thin Mint Dinner.
Clark, vice chancellor/university communications at the , was a Woman of Distinction in 2009; Fontneau, , was recognized in 2003.
The also will feature a talk by , who will share highlights from her round-the-world flight that began June 27.
Ticket information is available on the Girl Scouts Colorado colorado.org
Joanne Davidson: 303-809-1314, jdavidson@ denverpost.com or twitter.com/joannedavidson
Pack your bags
Plans for the SaddleUp! Foundation’s annual Pack Your Bags Suitcase Party were announced when supporters gathered poolside at the Four Seasons Denver. Joanne Davidson has details in the Mile High Style blog: blogs.denverpost.com/style
