Durango Diaries, the twice-a-month storyteller series hosted by
The event will be held at 6 p.m. at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.
Speakers will include:
Kerry Siggins is CEO of StoneAge, Inc., a global leader in the industrial cleaning industry. She joined StoneAge in 2007 as the director of operations and was named CEO in 2009. She recently led the acquisition of a distributor in the United Kingdom and opened StoneAge Europe.
Donna Emenegger worked for the Colorado Department of Transportation for 14 years before retiring in 2018. She was in charge of road maintenance and snowplowing for U.S. Highway 160 from Elmore’s Corner to east of the Piedra River, 33 total miles or 66-plus lane miles.
Leah Starr is a welder/fabricator at Ska Fabricating where she builds automated packaging lines. Growing up in a construction family, she was comfortable around power tools. That comfort, combined with her love of art, led to welding and a career of creating in metal.
Season 3 of Durango Diaries will continue at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at the Durango library through May. Upcoming event topics will be:
APRIL 3: Second acts. Sometimes, we need a shift in life. Our speakers will talk about how and why they switched professions – and the joy and pitfalls that came with it. They will be: Nancy Utter, a former land-use planner and now naturopath; Sean Jackson, a former journalist and now car shop foreman for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad; and Nicolas Cofman, former pilot and now dentist.
APRIL 17: Bullying. Experts and victims of bullying will talk about how we as a community can work to prevent it. Speakers include Shane Nelson, Animas High School humanities teacher; Suzie Null, an associate professor of teacher education at Fort Lewis College who experienced bullying as a child; and Robbie Patla, a junior at Animas High School who has made it a mission to help students who experience bullying.
MAY 8: People with a passion. What makes people join groups or play team sports? Our three speakers will talk about why they do what they do for fun – and how to get others involved. They will include: Daryl Hinderer, pickleball player; Scott Gibbs, train buff; and Gloria Macht, member of the Society for Creative Anachronism.
MAY 22: War veterans. Veterans of five U.S. wars will talk about their service. They will include: Wayne McGee, World War II; Eric Greene, Korean War; Stan Crapo, Vietnam War; Shoshona Burrows, Desert Storm; and Nathaniel Burford, Iraq/Afghanistan.
The podcast of each Durango Diaries, including past seasons, can be listened to or downloaded on the Herald’s website at durangoherald.com/durangodiaries.
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