Women In Business Nominees

Agriculture: Sheldonna Zwicker

Rancher works to revive land through regenerative grazing

DATE: Mar 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Outstanding Woman: Rose Jergens

Rose Jergens is an advocate for children who suffer from abuse, neglect and violence. Day after day, she breaks barriers built by, and between, families, their communities and the social jus...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Fitness: Ellen Shinkle

A Little Sweat, A Lot of Heart

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Sales/Professional: Kelsea Ferrato

It is hard to have a bad day selling chocolate, according to Kelsea Ferrato. She’s the director of marketing at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, where she started her journey in marketing a...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Nonprofit: Sheila Casey

Advocate for Seniors Retires

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Business Owner: Andrea Avantaggio

Word on the street is Andrea Avantaggio is a master matchmaker. Share your interests and passions with her, and she will have you falling in love by the end of the night – with a good book, ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Arts & Culture: Maegan Crowley

Maegan Crowley is a fiery spirit. She is an artist, blacksmith and educator, as well as owner of Iron Maegan Metalworks in Dolores. Crowley specializes in creating custom metal st...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Tourism: Grace Shepard

Every month, thousands of visitors stop by the Durango Welcome Center at the corner of Main Avenue and Eighth Street in downtown Durango, where Visitor Services and Operations Manager Grace ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Emerging: Vivienne McIntyre

Vivienne McIntyre has big things ahead of her. McIntyre is the brain behind Nifty Nanny, a child care business and app-based babysitting service in Durango. Each day she arrives a...

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Homes: Christina Rinderle

Building Community, One Home at a Time

DATE: Feb 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

Medical Professional: Joyce Humiston

Joyce Humiston thinks that most people make health care too complicated. “Health care is exactly what it sounds like: people’s health and caring for them,” she said. “Put yourself...

DATE: Feb 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Women in Business

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