Keynote Speakers

#WEAreRemarkable speakers embody every aspect of women's empowerment, they are the change-makers and rolemodels of our society, a woman everyone can look up too.

Morning Keynote

9:30 - 10:15am

CWEE: Stories of Resilience

Katie Hamilton- CEO of CWEE

Julia Doria- CWEE Graduate and current Real Estate Adviser

Elizabeth Zieger - CWEE Graduate

Session Description: This year Broomfield High School Women’s Leadership club is supporting the Denver-based nonprofit CWEE or the Center for Work Education and Employment. CWEE supports vulnerable workers, mostly single moms, and teaches them skills needed to launch successful careers. They work to address the root causes of poverty and many complex barriers to long-term employment for hundreds of families each year in the Denver-Metro area. In 2022, CWEE is celebrating its 40th anniversary and over 16,000 families served. Hear stories of incredible resilience and growth from various CWEE alumni as well as the CEO of CWEE.

Katy Hamilton

Throughout her career, Katy’s work has focused on education, workforce development, and economic mobility. Since joining CWEE in November 2018, she has focused on establishing a culture of continuous learning and collaboration, advancing new and innovative partnerships and innovation. Her experience working across sectors has enabled her to bring new thinking and strategic visioning to CWEE. Katy was previously Vice President of Education & Workforce at the Partnership for New York City. While at the Partnership, Katy was loaned to the NYC Department of Education to liaise between the private-sector and career and technical education schools to ensure programming was demand-driven and adequately resourced. She started her career in the Office of Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius where she served as Legislative Liaison and Director of Policy. Katy holds a Masters in International Politics from the University of Melbourne, Australia and a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from Texas Christian University. She lives in Lakewood with her husband, son and their Portuguese Water Dog, Lionel.

Elizabeth Zieger

Elizabeth attended CWEE in 2018. She came originally came to CWEE in order to receive benefits for herself and her daughter, and while there, found a lot more support than she expected. Currently, she is the Care Coordinator for Shift Chiropractic in Denver.

Julia Doria

Julia Doria is a Colorado native and 1986 graduate of CWEE. Before finding CWEE, Julia was a struggling single mom, working a minimum wage job at a fast- food restaurant and sleeping in her car with her son. She soon realized they couldn’t live like this but couldn’t see how it would get any better. CWEE helped Julia build concrete skills and find a job at Mountain Bell. She took advantage of training opportunities and earned promotions, which led to a successful 30-year career in the telecommunications industry.Julia believes CWEE has a ‘ripple effect’ on low-income families. CWEE participants work together, trying to make their lives better and provide for their families. Children can see their parents trying to build a better life and be inspired to do the same for themselves.Through Julia’s work as a public speaker, CWEE volunteer, former board member, and current Leadership Council member, she continues to inspire countless other Coloradoans and give back to CWEE.Julia recognizes that owning real estate can be a ‘financial game changer’ and an intimidating process. As a licensed Real Estate Advisor at ENGEL & VÖLKERS Denver, Julia is committed to helping others through the journey of purchasing a home and ultimately experiencing the pride and stability of homeownership.In her spare time, Julia enjoys traveling, reading, biking, and soaking up the Colorado sunshine!

Afternoon Keynote

2:00 - 2:45pm

You are Remarkable--Cult or Not

Vee Lipsey - Cult Survivor

Session Description: Vee Lipsey will be sharing her life story of being raised in a cult to where she is now. She will be speaking to her struggles but more importantly what she has learned from them and how she has grown.

Vee Lipsey

Speaker Description: Vee Lipsey is the definition of remarkable. Vee had to completely restart her life and build something new for herself growing up in a cult and getting out in her mid-twenties. She makes her way through life and overcoming constant obstacles like being what she considers a five-time minority being an African American, gay, woman, raised in a cult, and now over forty. With all of these challenges, Vee has undoubtedly excelled and demonstrated what it means to be a remarkable woman.

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