Elevating Pikes Peak Women

What does active community engagement really look like? Host Beth Roalstad talks with Bree Shellito, Director of Financial Well-Being at Wings Credit Union and a fellow in the Colorado Governor's Fellowship Program.Bree traces her path from being named an emerging leader by Leadership Pikes Peak to her current executive role, and shares how her approach to advocacy has changed along the way. Listen through to the end for one simple action you can take today to show up for your community.Wings Credit UnionBree ShelitoWe’ve got another great episode coming to you soon! Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Reach out to us on Facebook, comment at this episode’s webpage, or send an email to let us know what you thought of today’s episode.Pikes Peak Women on Facebook: facebook.com/PikesPeakWomen/Pikes Peak Women on Instagram: instagram.com/pikes_peak_women/Email: [email protected] Pikes Peak Women is produced by Pikes Peak Women. Our mission is to provide a platform where women in the Pikes Peak region can become engaged and discuss civic issues about which they care deeply.We’ve provided platforms to address healthcare reform, pay equity, community innovation, and investment, along with facilitating the meaningful contribution of women at all levels of business, government, and community. Issues may include women’s health and safety, challenges with career and family, or the actions of politicians for or against women’s rights. While such issues may be emotionally charged, we expect and maintain civility among all.We are committed to the deliberate recruitment and support of women in leadership positions and actively work on issues that make a difference. Pikes Peak Women is an independent organization, coordinated by volunteer effort.

Civility looks different when you’re one of two progressives on the Colorado Springs City Council. Councilor Nancy Henjum talks about what it takes to disagree well, protect relationships, and still be heard when you’re outnumbered.View the video of this episode here on YouTube.We’ve got another great episode coming to you soon! Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Reach out to us on Facebook, comment at this episode’s webpage, or send an email to let us know what you thought of today’s episode.Pikes Peak Women on Facebook: facebook.com/PikesPeakWomen/Pikes Peak Women on Instagram: instagram.com/pikes_peak_women/Email: [email protected] Pikes Peak Women is produced by Pikes Peak Women. Our mission is to provide a platform where women in the Pikes Peak region can become engaged and discuss civic issues about which they care deeply.We’ve provided platforms to address healthcare reform, pay equity, community innovation, and investment, along with facilitating the meaningful contribution of women at all levels of business, government, and community. Issues may include women’s health and safety, challenges with career and family, or the actions of politicians for or against women’s rights. While such issues may be emotionally charged, we expect and maintain civility among all.We are committed to the deliberate recruitment and support of women in leadership positions and actively work on issues that make a difference. Pikes Peak Women is an independent organization, coordinated by volunteer effort.

So many of us have watched films with Rocky Mountain Women's Film, North America's longest-running women's film festival. Tell us in the comments what is one of your favorite films! Meanwhile, listen in to Nicole Nicolletta, Executive Director of Rocky Mountain Women's Film, about the history, behind the scenes work and plans to celebrate next year's 40th Anniversary. Festival events this year start October 1 at rmwfilm.org.We’ve got another great episode coming to you soon! Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Reach out to us on Facebook, comment at this episode’s webpage, or send an email to let us know what you thought of today’s episode.Pikes Peak Women on Facebook: facebook.com/PikesPeakWomen/Pikes Peak Women on Instagram: instagram.com/pikes_peak_women/Email: [email protected] Pikes Peak Women is produced by Pikes Peak Women. Our mission is to provide a platform where women in the Pikes Peak region can become engaged and discuss civic issues about which they care deeply.We’ve provided platforms to address healthcare reform, pay equity, community innovation, and investment, along with facilitating the meaningful contribution of women at all levels of business, government, and community. Issues may include women’s health and safety, challenges with career and family, or the actions of politicians for or against women’s rights. While such issues may be emotionally charged, we expect and maintain civility among all.We are committed to the deliberate recruitment and support of women in leadership positions and actively work on issues that make a difference. Pikes Peak Women is an independent organization, coordinated by volunteer effort.

Civility looks different at the local level than it does in Washington. City council members don't get to fly home and put distance between themselves and the people they disagree with; they run into constituents at the grocery store and at community events. There's no green room, no press office softening the edges, just the same handful of people who have to keep working together, meeting after meeting, year after year.Colorado Springs City Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson joins us for the Civility Series to talk about what that proximity demands: what it really takes to disagree well with colleagues and constituents you'll keep seeing for years. From setting the tone in council chambers to navigating a high-stakes data center vote, this conversation is a grounded look at civility as a practice, not just a virtue.See the video of this episode here.We’ve got another great episode coming to you soon! Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Reach out to us on Facebook, comment at this episode’s webpage, or send an email to let us know what you thought of today’s episode.Pikes Peak Women on Facebook: facebook.com/PikesPeakWomen/Pikes Peak Women on Instagram: instagram.com/pikes_peak_women/Email: [email protected] Pikes Peak Women is produced by Pikes Peak Women. Our mission is to provide a platform where women in the Pikes Peak region can become engaged and discuss civic issues about which they care deeply.We’ve provided platforms to address healthcare reform, pay equity, community innovation, and investment, along with facilitating the meaningful contribution of women at all levels of business, government, and community. Issues may include women’s health and safety, challenges with career and family, or the actions of politicians for or against women’s rights. While such issues may be emotionally charged, we expect and maintain civility among all.We are committed to the deliberate recruitment and support of women in leadership positions and actively work on issues that make a difference. Pikes Peak Women is an independent organization, coordinated by volunteer effort.

In 2020, amid nationwide protests over police violence and the lingering shadow of the De'Von Bailey case, a 19-year-old shot in the back by Colorado Springs police in 2018, the city created the Law Enforcement Transparency and Advisory Commission, known as LETAC. It was supposed to give residents a meaningful voice in how their police department operated.Six years later, the commission voted to recommend its own dissolution.In this episode, we sit down with the two women who bookend that entire story. Both are community leaders and board members of Pikes Peak Women.JJ Frazier was LETAC's founding chair, appointed in the commission's earliest days, and Deb Walker served as Chairwoman at the end, presiding over the commission's final months and the vote that closed its doors.This episode is available on video: https://youtu.be/ViO51URgB-EWe’ve got another great episode coming to you soon! Be sure to follow the podcast so you don’t miss an episode. Find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Reach out to us on Facebook, comment at this episode’s webpage, or send an email to let us know what you thought of today’s episode.Pikes Peak Women on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PikesPeakWomen/Pikes Peak Women on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pikes_peak_women/Email: [email protected] Pikes Peak Women is produced by Pikes Peak Women. Our mission is to provide a platform where women in the Pikes Peak region can become engaged and discuss civic issues about which they care deeply.We’ve provided platforms to address healthcare reform, pay equity, community innovation, and investment, along with facilitating the meaningful contribution of women at all levels of business, government, and community. Issues may include women’s health and safety, challenges with career and family, or the actions of politicians for or against women’s rights. While such issues may be emotionally charged, we expect and maintain civility among all.We are committed to the deliberate recruitment and support of women in leadership positions and actively work on issues that make a difference. Pikes Peak Women is an independent organization, coordinated by volunteer effort.