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Grand Junction Imagination Library
May 04, 2016
Topic: Grand Junction Imagination Library (GJIL) provides a free book every month for Grand Junction children registered in the program from birth to five years of age. As an affiliate of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library, we’ve mailed over 88,000 books. We're a 100% all-volunteer 501(c)(3); every penny is spent on books! Bio: Lindsay Keller and her family relocated from Denver to Grand Junction in 2003. Lindsay also volunteers with Glacier Ice Arena. Lindsay and her husband, Richard, love sports and traveling. Their second home is playing hockey at the Glacier. |
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Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE)
May 11, 2016
Topic: Cassidee Shull, Executive Director of Colorado Association for Viticulture & Enology (CAVE) will discuss what CAVE does and what it means to be a Cellar Dweller. She will give you an overview as to how Colorado Mountain Winefest has grown into the largest wine festival in the state, bringing in thousands of wine lovers to the Grand Valley from all over the world every September. Bio: A Colorado native, Cassidee Shull, was hired as the Executive Director for CAVE soon after graduating with her BBA in Management and Human Resource Management from Colorado Mesa University. She is responsible for promoting the education and research for the Colorado wine and grape growing industry through fundraising, educational seminars, legislation, marketing and membership outreach. With a background in the non-profit sector, she enjoys the unique challenges and rewards of running the only non-profit dedicated to the Colorado wine industry. Cassidee takes pride in promoting and supporting Colorado products and encourages everyone to Drink and Buy Local whenever possible.
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May 17, 2016 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
There will be a video conference with our twin club on Tuesday, May 17th. This unique, first ever project of Twin Clubbing is off and running. Please, please attend if you can! A light lunch will begin at noon and the conference will start at 12:50 p.m. It will be held in the Gallegos Board Room near the elevator on the third floor of Dominguez Hall at CMU. The university is out-of-session, so easily accessible and free parking is available in lot CP9 just west of Dominguez Hall. Click here for a map is included with the venue outlined in red and the parking outlined in yellow. If you are interested in attending please let Rick Adleman know via e-mail at radleman@coloradomesa.edu or call 970-248-1871. Lunch will be $10 per person. |
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Community Hospital
May 18, 2016
Topic: Community Hospital has gone through some tremendous growth and achieved some major accomplishments over the past few years. Here to share with us the recent Community Hospital story is Chris Thomas, president and CEO of Colorado West Healthcare System, a position he has held since 2008. While at Community Hospital, Thomas has helped move the organization out of extreme OIG sanctions, seen revenue has grown tremendously, recruited 44 new physicians in just the last two years, and opened a brand new four-story, 142,000 square foot, state-of-the-art hospital in March of 2016. Under Chris’s leadership, Community Hospital was chosen as the Grand Junction Chamber Business of the Year in 2015 and Daily Sentinel readers selected Community Hospital as the “Best of the West” for medical facilities. Bio: Thomas holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA. Prior to joining Community Hospital, Thomas was the executive director and chief administrative officer of ILS Resource Management. Thomas has worked as a healthcare executive for over 20 years. He is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Chris has been married for more than 25 years and he and his wife have three daughters and a son. In his spare time, he and his family enjoy traveling, mostly to participate in triathlons throughout the world. |
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Alpine Bank Junior College World Series
May 25, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Barbara Traylor-Smith. Topic: JUCO is a May tradition in Grand Junction going back to 1958. Grand Junction is proud to serve as the host site for the Junior College (JUCO) Baseball World Series, which begins Memorial Day weekend and lasts for a week. For over 50 years, JUCO has drawn amazing young baseball players full of talent, commitment and enthusiasm. Players, coaches and fans are swept up in thrilling moments of America’s favorite pastime. For tournament details, visit the JUCO website. Bio: Originally from Denver, Jamie attended Mesa College, graduating in 1978. He played four years on the baseball team, becoming an Academic All-American and Honorable Mention All-American. Jamie went on to play with the Golden West Baseball California Angels. Today, Jamie is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Home Loan, which has been in business for 119 years. He has also been Chairman of the JUCO since 2003 and was an active member of the JUCO committee for 20 years prior to that. The Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded Jamie Citizen of the Year in 1999, recognized as the State of Colorado Volunteer of the Year in 1995, inducted into the Mesa State College Hall of Honor in 1997, named Lion of the Year in 2011 and honored with the 2012 CMU Distinguished Alumni Award, in addition to other numerous baseball awards.
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National Alliance on Mental Health-Western Slope
Jun. 01, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Mark Douglas Switzer. Topic: National Alliance on Mental Health - Western Slope (NAMI-ws) is working with the community to raise awareness surrounding mental health. They hope to help the community learn what it can do to reduce stigma surrounding mental illness. Bio: A graduate of Colorado Mesa University, Jennifer has lived in the Grand Valley since 1994. In the past 15 years, she has been is some sort of advocate role. Current advocate roles include Victim Advocate with the Grand Junction Police Department, mental health advocate with NAMHws, and program assistant with Western Colorado Suicide Prevention Foundation. |
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CDOT
Jun. 08, 2016
Topic: The Colorado Department of Transportation works under the direction of the Transportation Commission, which is comprised of 11 members who represent specific districts. Each commissioner is appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the Senate, and serves a four-year term. Transportation Commission formulates general policy with respect to the management, construction, and maintenance of public highways and other transportation systems in Colorado. Bio: Kathy Hall, Transportation Commissioner for District 7, resides in Grand Junction and is the owner of Kathy Hall and Associates, a business consulting firm. She has been a leader in numerous civic organizations throughout the western slope, including Club 20, the West Slope Colorado Oil and Gas Association, the Marillac Clinic and the United Way of Colorado. Before starting her own consulting firm, she served two terms as a Mesa County Commissioner and was the Western Slope Director for two United State Senators. |
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History and Heritage of Gateway
Jun. 15, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Rick Adleman Topic: Gateway, Colorado is a place that not only embodies the stereotype most people have of the American West, but is also a venue where the traditional West is still very much alive. In this program, we will examine the story of the isolated communities of Gateway and Unaweep Canyon. Discover thousands of years of human history, ranching, cattle thieves, bank and train robberies, and unsolved mysteries.
Bio: Zebulon Miracle, Gateway Canyon Resort’s Curator of Curiosity, is a western Colorado native, Zebulon graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with degrees in history and anthropology. After serving numerous positions at the Museums of Western Colorado, Zebulon was honored with the opportunity to start a new position and department for Gateway Canyons that will allow guests and visitors the chance to not only see and hear the wonderful history and geology of the area but to also experience it firsthand. Zebulon’s true passion is connecting people with the lands, cultures, history, and heritage of the American Southwest |
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Colorado Parks & Wildlife Hunter Education
Jun. 22, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Peter Booth. Topic: The health of Colorado’s wildlife faces a growing crisis. Fees paid by hunters are the main source of income for the State’s wildlife management efforts. However, the average age of hunters is getting older every year. To combat this trend, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife's (CPW) has launched a Hunter Outreach program which introduces novice hunters of all ages to the ethics and traditions of hunting through a variety of programs and guided hunts. Program attendees include children, women, disabled veterans and educators participating in clinics, seminars, classes and educational hunts. Bio: Kathleen Tadvick of Grand Junction, the Northwest Region Education Coordinator for CPW. Tadvick, born in Auburn, Alabama, and raised in Duluth, Georgia, began her career at Colorado Parks and Wildlife in 2003 as a seasonal employee. She was named to her current post in 2008. Since them, she has taught over 2000 program participants the joys and responsibilities of hunting and fishing in Colorado. For her efforts, she received the CPW John H. White Memorial Award, which recognizes an outstanding individual who introduces novice hunters of all ages to the ethics and traditions of hunting. Tadvick believes it is critical to continue Colorado’s hunting and fishing tradition. Her desire is that future generations have a wildlife resource they can enjoy. She is assisted by a corps of dedicated volunteers as well as Assistant Education Coordinator Dick Severin. |
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Outgoing President Address
Jun. 29, 2016
Topic: H. Merritt Kinsey, Rotary President 2015-2016, will be speaking today on the year’s accomplishments as Club, and be awarding some honors to our ever wonderful members, who epitomize the year’s slogan of Giving our Ourselves to Help Others. This year our Club was nothing but exceptional, with several new fund raisers, and numerous community wide grants to help with important needs within our community and the world. We established two new Major Donors and got close to our goal of 100% Paul Harris Fellows. Bio: Merritt’s reign has been marked with humor and good will (who can forget the Rubber Chicken?), and a very active group of Rotarian givers of time and money to our projects and to the Rotary Foundation. We’ve had fun and done some good for the community at the same time! He hopes that your pride in being a Rotarian has done nothing but increase over his term. Merritt is presently Chairman of the Board of WSI Global, a local manufacturing firm that designs and builds packaging machinery for the paperboard converting industry. He and his wife, Lois, will be celebrating their 45th anniversary in August, and their two children, Adam and Sarah, are both doing well in their respective careers. |
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Incoming President Address
Jul. 06, 2016
Incoming Grand Junction Rotary President 2016-2017, Cary Eidsness, will be speaking on his goals for the upcoming reign as our leader. His objectives for the Club include increasing membership by 5%, initiating a mentor program, increasing committee participation by 25%, and establishing a new membership orientation with the Executive Committee. It is also Cary’s goal that 100% of the Club’s members Paul Harris Fellows. |
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Jul. 13, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Niki Hunn-Beightel Topic: In 2006 Dr. Robert Sammons and his wife were certified through Harvard for conducting transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). They have been using TMS for the treatment of depression for the past 2 years. TMS is a process of providing neuromodulation to areas of the brain through magnetic stimulation produced by an electromagnetic that is similar to those used in an MRI. More recently, his clinic was chosen as one of 10 sites nationally along with Mayo clinic, Shepherd Pratt Institute the University of Utah and others to participate in the registration study for the FDA investigating the safety and efficacy of TMS in the treatment of depression with adolescents. He will be talking with this about this research project. Bio: Dr. Robert Sammons received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Auburn University, his Ph.D. from University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his M.D. degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He says he never confuses his football team with his basketball team. He first came to Colorado in 1969 when he was stationed at Lowery Air Force Base. After completing his medical training, he returned to Grand Junction where he has been in the private practice of psychiatry. Two years ago he brought a state-of-the-art treatment to Grand Junction that uses TMS for treatment resistant depression. |
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Colorado Clean ASW LLC
Jul. 20, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Merritt Kinsey. Topic: Colorado Clean ASW LLC (CC), bio plastic technology company, was one of three local businesses to receive the Colorado Rural JumpStart award. Tim Huff, Grand Junction native and the founding owner of CC, has made the first 100% biodegradable and recyclable "plastic" that biodegrades in approx 13.5 months at the current Amphora micron thickness. The Amphora process has been tested and accredited by NorthEast labs. This new formula can replace all food grade and any laminate application to standard PET or PLA and making them biodegradable within 4-7 years. This technology is helping to put Mesa County on the map nationally and internationally. |
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Wild Colorado: Share the Adventure
Aug. 03, 2016
Topic: Joseph Sanchez is the director of Mesa County Public Libraries. In his short time with us in Grand Junction, Joseph has brought a lot of changes and progress to the Libraries. This includes recently opening a full scale production studio, launching a statewide mobile application, and working on a co-working space in downtown Grand Junction. Today, Joseph will demonstrate the Wild Colorado wildlife app developed by the library and freely available to the entire state of Colorado Bio: Joseph Sanchez ran the first library in America to circulate eReaders and iPads. He is a nationally recognized leader on tech and eContent issues, speaking and writing on these issues for the library community. He has won a number of national awards, and is an adjunct professor for San Jose State University in the Library Science program. He is a classic car fan and has been skateboarding for over 25 years. He enjoys the outdoors and is excited to explore Mesa County’s hunting and fishing opportunities. |
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Amendment 69, Point - Counterpoint
Aug. 10, 2016
Diane Schwenke, Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce Diane Schwenke is the opponent of Amendment 69 in our discussion. Diane has served as president of the Grand Junction, Colorado, Area Chamber of Commerce for 26 years. Previously, she served on staff at the Greeley, CO Chamber of Commerce and as CEO of the Beatrice NE Chamber before coming to Grand Junction. Scott Beilfuss is the proponent of Amendment 69 in our discussion. Scott is a local organizer for the Colorado Care Campaign. He also represents National Guardian Life and United Heritage Insurance Companies and provides pre-planning services for Grand Valley Funeral Homes. |
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Mental Health Colorado
Aug. 17, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Barbara Bowman. Topic: Every year, more than one million Coloradans experience a mental health or substance use disorder. How do we make our state a leader in treating and preventing these illnesses? Bio: Andrew Romanoff, former speaker of the Colorado House and current president and CEO of Mental Health Colorado, will lead a discussion on the benefits of early intervention – and the price of inaction. |
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Colorado 2016 Legislative Progress Report
Aug. 24, 2016
Image of the presenter is attached. Let me know if it works. Max Kray is introducing. Intro: Rotarian Max Krey. Topic: Colorado Representative Dan Thurlow will wrap up the 2016 Colorado House of Representative legislative session. He will specifically touch on the current budget and where the State can go from here. Bio: Representative Thurlow graduated from Grand Junction High School and soon after received a Bachelor’s Degree from Colorado State University. He has been a co-owner of CPC Solutions, formerly Colorado Printing Company, for 45 years. He is also a co-owner and President of Grand Junction Athletic Club. While in House of Representative, Rep. Thurlow represents District 55, which includes Grand Junction. He also currently serves on the House Business Affairs and Labor Committee and the House State, Veterans, and Military Affairs Committee. |
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Young Chautauqua: Bringing History Alive
Aug. 31, 2016
Susan Hall with Davis Sleigh as James Armistead Lafayette and Soren Aubert as Albert Einstein In its 11th year; Two Rivers Chautauqua has excelled at bringing to the Grand Valley a very unique tradition. Chautauqua is where historians give us the chance to interact with real characters from our past. As part of this program, students from elementary school through high school have immersed themselves into the historical past and personalized history, all in front of live audiences at the annual Two Rivers Chautauqua held at Cross Orchards Historical Site. This year’s event is September 16th and 17th. Leading the Young Chautauqua program is Susan Hall, a retired teacher, a former Board Member for Colorado Humanities and a co-founding of Two Rivers Chautauqua. Coming with Susan to perform for us is Davis Sleigh presenting James Armistead Lafayette, a slave who fought for the United States in the American Revolution. In years past, Davis has also presented the characters of Wyatt Earp and Bill Finger (the uncredited creator of Batman). Also joining us is Soren Aubert who will be presenting Albert Einstein, the world famous physicist. Soren has also presented Doc Holliday in previous years. Both students are in 6th grades from East Middle School. |
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CMU Football and Athletic Program
Sep. 07, 2016
Topic: Athletic Director Tom Spicer will recap last season that included four RMAC Championships, the five Brechler Awards, and the runner-up finish in the RMAC All-Sports competition. Coach Russ Martin meanwhile will preview of the upcoming Colorado Mesa Football season Bio: Tom, who began his tenure as CMU’s Athletic Director in 2013, brings over 40 years of experience as a coach, instructor and administrator. He had an immediate impact on the Mavericks when CMU earned six Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Titles during the 2013-14 season and won its RMAC All-Sports Trophy. Spicer had previously been Athletic Director at Colorado School of Mines and Fort Hays State. Throughout his time as coach, teacher and administrator, Spicer strives to ensure that the student-athlete achieve academic goals and attain standards set forth by the institution. Under his watch, he has been a part of six academic national championship teams. A native of Beaver, Oklahoma, Tom and his wife Kathy have three daughters and one son. Bio: Coach Martin enters his fifth season as head coach of the Maverick football team. Russ played football at Chadron State, served as an assistant coach at Baylor, Kansas Wesleyan, Bethany and Southeast Missouri State, and was head coach at Black Hills State. Prior to joining the CMU staff, he filled in as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach at Nebraska-Kearney for eight years. The Lopers won four RMAC Conference Titles and was nationally ranked. At CMU last season, Russ guided the Mavericks to a 9-2 overall mark, narrowly missing the NCAA Playoffs. The Mavericks finished runner-up in the RMAC standings. Martin and his wife Linda have four children and two grandchildren; Ben (Nicole), Elizabeth, Daniel (wife Bayley, grandchildren Leo and Miah) and Phillip.
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HopeWest
Sep. 14, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Peggy Lamm Topic: Most people believe they know the value of HopeWest Hospice based on its excellent reputation, but that is only part of the story. The Grand Valley understands that HopeWest offers excellent care at the end-of-life; however, several other programs add substantial value for our citizens. As the leader of one of the preeminent hospice programs in the U.S., Christy Whitney offers examples of HopeWest’s remarkable impact. Bio: Christy Whitney the founding CEO of HopeWest, a community-owned “for-impact” health and community services organization in Western Colorado formed in 1993 through a unique collaborative effort and initial funding from Rocky Mountain Health Plans, the VA Medical Center, Hilltop, Community Hospital and St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center. She completed her professional education with a Master’s Degree from the University of Colorado Health Science Center in Community Health Nursing. Her leadership career began with being the founding director of an “all-volunteer” hospice in Durango, Colorado in 1979. She later served as Vice President of Mercy Medical Center, and CEO of Hospice Northern Virginia. |
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GSI Geohazard Mitigation
Sep. 21, 2016
Topic: Albert Ruckman and Bob Barrett are both the founders of GeoStabilization International (Previously Soil Nail Launcher). GeoStabilization International started in 2001 with just Al and Bob. Today, the company is the leading geo hazard mitigation company in North America. Bio: Robert Barrett, P.G., and Al Ruckman, P.E. both spent 30+ year careers in public sector transportation and became known internationally for their contributions and leadership in geotechnical research, design, construction, and maintenance. Building on their broad experience and inspired by their research discovery, the Soil Nail Launcher, they formed Soil Nail Launcher, Inc. a landslide remediation company. Since then, the company became GeoStabilization International, a Grand Junction company. |
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District Governor Address
Sep. 28, 2016
Topic: Viisiting us on Wednesday, September 28, is our honored District Governor (and fellow Grand Junction Rotary club member), Teresa Anson. She will be sharing with us information about Rotary International as an organization and the new celebrations for the 2016-2017.
Bio: Teresa K. Anson has co-owned and co-managed residential land development businesses for the past 13 years. After downsizing, Teresa and her husband and business partner, and fellow Rotarian, Cliff, are now running only 2 development companies in Colorado.
Teresa graduated with honors from Colorado Mesa University with a BS in Mathematics as well as degrees in elementary and secondary education. She retired from teaching in 2005 to be able to expand the family land development businesses. Volunteering has been a large part of Teresa’s life beginning with local school accountability committee work, community organizations, and her church home. She was the Trustee and Board member for a number of organizations.
Teresa began her Rotary service in 2003. Cliff sponsored her as a new member into Grand Junction Rotary Club. She became a member of the Paul Harris Society on her induction day. She has served on many of the 29 committees in her club and chaired several of them. She has been on the Club’s Board multiple times and served on the Grand Junction Rotary Club Foundation Board. She was selected as Grand Junction Rotarian of the Year for the 2009-2010 year. She became the Club’s President for the year 2012-2013 and was only the 3rd woman to serve in that role in the Club’s 93-year history. She is very dedicated to the Rotary Foundation and is a level 3 Major Donor. She has served at the District 5470 level beginning with RYE and Global Grants as well as the District Administration, Management Chair and now—District Governor.
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Grand Junction City Manager
Oct. 05, 2016
Topic: Greg Caton will discuss how his focus in the coming months will revolve around “the Five R’s”: Building Relationships with City Council, Building Relationships with the community, building Relationships with City employees, creating Real jobs, and overseeing fiscal Responsibility. Bio: Greg Caton joined the City of Grand Junction in June 2016. He came to Grand Junction from Oro Valley, Arizona, a community outside Tucson, where he had been serving as the town manager. Prior to joining the Town of Oro Valley, Mr. Caton served eight years as assistant city manager for the City of Durango, Colorado. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, and a master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver. Mr. Caton has received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA (International City/County Management Association), which is the premier municipal government leadership and management organization. |
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2016 Report from Partners
Oct. 19, 2016
Topic: One of the organizations the Grand Junction Rotary assists is Partners. This local organization helps young people who have found themselves in trouble. Partners believes that a one-to-one relationship with a successfully coping adult can help a young person learn skills that will improve his/her adjustment to societal expectations. Partners believes in holding youth accountable for their actions while supporting them and teaching them new skills. Our goal is to help young people become independent and productive members of society. Bio: Speaking to us about Partners and giving us a report about their activities in 2016 is our Club own member, Jill Derrieux. With a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, Jill began her career in the banking and finance industry. She began teaching classes at CMU and developed a passion for helping first-generation college students and at-risk young people. Her commitment to the youth of Mesa County continued as a teacher at Grand Junction High School and now as the Executive Director at Mesa County Partners where she focuses on Finance and Business Development. Jill’s goal is to lead Partners in the future by continuing to bring new programs and services to the youth of our area. |
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St. Mary's Hospital
Nov. 02, 2016
Intro: Rotarian Ryan Stringfellow.
Topic: St. Mary’s Medical Center has a long and distinguished history here in Grand Junction. Joining us today to give us an update on St. Mary’s is its new President, Dr. Brian Davidson, a position he assumed in May, 2016. Prior to this change, Dr. Davidson served as the Chief Medical Officer for St. Mary’s, taking that position in July of 2014. Brian came to St. Mary’s from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colorado where he served in various capacities from 2004 to 2014. Dr. Davidson’s medical specialty is in Anesthesiology.
Bio: He received the “Unsung Hero” Award, Resident Class of 2011, U. of Colorado Anesthesiology, the Denver Business Journal: Forty Under 40 Award Nominee (2011 and 2012) and the President’s Annual Physician Partnership in Care Award, University of Colorado Hospital (2010). Dr. Davidson currently serves on a number of local boards, including Hope West Hospice/Palliative Care, Grand Junction Economic Partnership, Grand Valley Surgical Center and Western Healthcare Alliance. Dr. Davidson and his wife, Dr. Amy Gagnon, have two boys, ages 5 and 1
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