Awards
2024 Woman of Achievement:
Ellen Marshall
What is the Woman of Achievement Award?
Each year on March 8th, our club celebrates Zonta Rose Day and International Women's Day, by recognizing a woman in our community who demonstrate a commitment to Building a Better World for Women and Girls. Our annual award goes to a woman whose work is “advancing the status of women and girls worldwide through service and advocacy…”
This year our Club’s Woman of Achievement is Ellen Marshall. Nominated by Marta Lindrose, Ellen is a Zonta Foothills Past President and a leader in Women’s Reproductive Health for the last 25 years! Ellen Marshall has dedicated her life to helping women, specifically to help women take control of their reproductive health.
She spent three decades working on U.S. foreign and domestic policy issues related to the health and rights of women and youth.
From 2007 through 2016, Ellen developed and managed the public/private Colorado Initiative to Reduce Unintended Pregnancy which is recognized for reducing teen pregnancy rates in Colorado at unprecedented rates. Ellen has expertise on so many issues that impact women and she is an advocate who uses that knowledge to change their lives. She has worked on legislation and programs impacting domestic and international sexual and reproductive health and rights and HIV/AIDS prevention. For more than 20 years, Ellen:
- Oversaw US public policy initiatives on behalf of the International Women’s Health Coalition and with the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA),
- Managed a grassroots education and fundraising campaign and supported other policy work for UNFPA, the United Nations Population Fund.
- Led legislative efforts to advance the development of HIV and pregnancy.
Currently, Ellen is a state-wide advocative, working to support reproductive rights.
Ellen Marshall has dedicated her life to help women and girls be in control of their education, their families, their careers. We recognize her commitment to making the world a better place for women and girls through our 2024 Zonta Foothills Club Woman of Achievement Award.
Meet Our Women of Achievement From The Last Twenty Years
2023 - Dr.Paty Romero-Lankao
2022 - Peggy Leech
2021 - Deborah Simmons
2020 - Tere Garcia
2019 - Penny Axelrad
2018 - Kathy Schultz
2017 - Jean Dubofsky
2016 - Meera Meyer
2015 - Janet Beardsley
2014 - Michelle Carpenter
2013 - Josie Heath
2012 - Dr Lisa Hardaway
2012 - Erika Stutzman
2011 - Paula DuPre Pesman
2010 - Roxanne Bailin
2009 - Ceal Barry
2008 - Susan Solomon
2008 - Melida Marquis
2008 - Linda Mearns
2008 - Bette Otto-Bliener
2008 - Elisabeth Holland
2007 - Alice Madden
2006 - Inge Sargent
2005 - Janine D’Anniballe
2004 - Marjorie McIntosh
2003 - Brenda Ingram-Lyle
2002 - Bev Sears
2001 - Diana Sherry
2024 Zontian of The Year:
Colleen Farrell
Each year we honor a member of our club as Zontian of the Year. This member is recognized by our memebers for exemplifying our mission and vision.
Colleen Farrell exemplifies what it means to be a Zontian. An active member of our Club for the last 15 years, she is also our Zonta Area 3 Director. Colleen was the critical link to our successful fund raising this year. She dedicated herself to mastering our new online auction and ticketing system, and worked tirelessly to coordinate the silent action.
In addition to Co-chairing Fund Raising, she was the Co-Chair of our membership committee which worked hard to invite new members and helped our Club grow over the last year.
Colleen is the Zonta Area 3 Director, a role that has her supporting all of the Clubs in the Denver meto area. She is also our Club’s representative to District 12 and Zonta International.
A strong leader who works hard behind the scenes, Colleen gets the job done. We are proud to have her as a member of our Club.
Thank you for your commitment to Zonta, Colleen!