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Leader works to expand downtown Denver's vision

6:36 AM, Apr 6, 2012

DENVER - She's put the plan together to create a "center city" of the future - one that will bring lots of jobs and new businesses to the area. That is just one of the many reasons that Tami Door is the 2012 9NEWS Leader of the Year.

For 10 years 9NEWS has been proud to honor emerging leaders in our community, recognizing those who make a significant contribution to the well-being of our state.
9NEWS 2012 Leader of the Year works to expand downtown Denvers vision. Gregg Moss reports. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 04/05/12

Leader works to expand downtown Denver's vision

6:36 AM, Apr 6, 2012

DENVER - She's put the plan together to create a "center city" of the future - one that will bring lots of jobs and new businesses to the area. That is just one of the many reasons that Tami Door is the 2012 9NEWS Leader of the Year.

Eric Duran
2010 9NEWS Leader of the Year

6:28 PM, Apr 6, 2010

DENVER - It hasn't been built yet. In fact, the city is still working on picking a site, but Eric Duran knows when the West Denver library is constructed, it will make a big difference for kids in his old neighborhood.

James Mejía
2009 9NEWS Leader of the Year

5:41 PM, Apr 2, 2009

DENVER - He hails from a family of educators, with both of his parents and many of his siblings teaching in Denver Public Schools over the past few decades. You could almost say that education was in his blood from the start.

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Carrie Besnette
2008 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:29 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Besnette leads Metropolitan State as the college's Vice President of Institutional Advancement. At the school, she works to drive home the power of a college degree and the need for more access to higher education.

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Christine Benero
2007 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:28 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Christine Benero, a Littleton native, loved working in Washington, D.C. It had to help that she scored what many people would consider a dream job. Christine was the head of our country's Domestic Peace Corps programs. So effective, she held the position under the Clinton and then Bush administration.

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2006 9NEWS Leader of the Year Willie Shepherd

Willie Shepherd
2006 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:28 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Willie Shepherd is co-founder and chairman of the law firm Kamlet Shepherd & Reichert. Willie practices in the areas of Environmental, Regulatory and Administrative, Land Use and Zoning, and Commercial Litigation. Since founding Kamlet Shepherd six years ago at age 33, Willie has worked on dozens of projects that have changed the landscape of Denver Business.

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Monica Pleiman
2005 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:27 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Monica Pleiman is Chairman and CEO of Optimum Management Services, Inc., the parent company of Optimum Management Systems LLC (OMS).  OMS is a consulting, technology, and outsourcing firm that has grown from $40,000 in revenues and 4 employees in 1998 to $6.5 million in revenues and over 90 employees in 2004.

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Chad McWhinney
2004 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:26 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Chad McWhinney is President and CEO of McWhinney Enterprises, which he co-founded with his brother Troy and father Derek in 1990.  He is responsible for establishing and implementing the company's mission, vision, and core values. 

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Kathleen Novak
2003 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:26 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Kathie Novac, a native of Colorado, earned her Master of Science in Management from the University of Colorado at Denver, and has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.  As an undergraduate, Kathie was a member of the Presidents Leadership Class and a Boettcher Scholar.

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Doug Price
2002 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:25 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Doug Price, a native of Colorado, obtained a Bachelor of Science in Buisiness from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1978. In recognition of his leadership potential and service to the community, Doug participated as a scholar in the CU Presidents Leadership Class.

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Annette Quintana
2001 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:25 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Annette Quintana, a native of Colorado, obtained her Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado State University. Of both Native American and Hispanic heritage, Annette received the Dean's Award for Leadership during her undergraduate studies.

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Joseph Serna
2000 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:24 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Joseph Serna is president of the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of Commerce (RMICC) and is founder and President of Serna Enterprises, Inc., a Hopi Indian owned printing business with offices in Denver and on the Hopi Reservation.

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Robert Cohen
1999 9NEWS Leader of the Year

2:23 PM, Sep 18, 2008

Robert Cohen, President of Insurance Management Associates of Colorado (IMAC), is a Kansas native who graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Risk Management and Finance.

Becky Ditchfield has the latest weather forecast. 9NEWS at 11 a.m. 05/23/12.

Denver Colorado Weather Forecast

Last updated by Meteorologist Marty Coniglio 

TODAY:  Mostly cloudy for the rest of the day with light rain showers along with a few heavier thundershowers in a few locations around town. Highs have been in the upper 60s to lower 70s.

TONIGHT:  Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are in store for the evening.  Partly cloudy skies will develop overnight. Overnight lows will be from 43 to 48 degrees.

2:37 PM, May 23, 2012
Cop driving impared at 143 mph could keep job. As reported by Will Ripley for 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 5/22/12

Cop driving impaired at 143 mph could keep job

DENVER - A police officer caught driving while impaired and speeding at more than double the limit could keep his job.

9:52 PM, May 22, 2012
RTD makes West Rail Line opening date announcement live on 9NEWS at 5 a.m. 5/23/12.

RTD West Rail Line to open 8 months early

DENVER - The Regional Transportation District will open the West Rail Line to the public on April 26, 2013. The West Rail Line is the first FasTracks project to be completed eight months ahead of schedule.

1:25 PM, May 23, 2012
Middle School students see porn in history class. As reported by Kevin Torres for 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 5/22/12

Students watching documentary accidentally see pornographic images

JEFFERSON COUNTY - Some students' parents were disturbed Tuesday afternoon after learning their children accidentally saw nude images of a woman during class.

10:25 PM, May 22, 2012
Coffman wont explain Obama not an American comments. As reported by Kyle Clark. 9NEWS at 10 p.m. 5/22/12

Coffman won't explain Obama 'not an American' comments

DENVER - Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colorado) repeatedly answered with a one-line talking point when asked by 9NEWS about his recent comments questioning President Barack Obama's birthplace and whether he's really an American at heart.

12:02 AM, May 23, 2012
Man plagued by signs placed in his yard. 9NEWS at 5 p.m. 05/22/12.

Man plagued by signs placed in his yard

DENVER - On our 9NEWS Facebook page, viewer Scott Taylor told us about a problem he's encountered: Various companies using his yard to illegally display their signs. He asked us how to stop it.

6:47 PM, May 22, 2012

Officer injured in near head-on collision

AURORA - Aurora Police say a driver ran a red light and hit a police officer in his patrol car nearly head on in the intersection of E. Iliff Avenue and S. Tower Road around 5:30 Wednesday morning.

7:20 AM, May 23, 2012
Olympic dreams meet an awkward reality. As reported by Cheryl Preheim for 9NEWS at 9 p.m. 5/22/12

Olympic dreams meet an awkward reality

CENTENNIAL - It's 5:45 a.m. on Monday. There is a knock at the Franklins' door. It is an anti-doping agent. A woman with FINA - the international governing body of swimming and diving - had traveled from Bogota, Colombia to get a urine and blood sample from USA swimmer and Olympic hopeful, Missy Franklin.

11:09 PM, May 22, 2012
NBCs Tracie Potts reports on President Obamas trip to Colorado today. 9NEWS at 4:30 a.m. 5/23/12

Obama returns to Colorado for speech, fundraiser

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - President Barack Obama is making his second visit to Colorado in a month, starting with a graduation speech at the Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs.

10:39 AM, May 23, 2012
Teachers shave their heads to help a fellow teacher. 9NEWS at 4 p.m. 5/22/12.

Teachers shave their heads to help a fellow teacher

Parker - Chaparral High School had a difficult year, but the students and staff wanted to make sure they ended the school year on a different note. It's something that is still difficult, but it brought them all together.

5:28 PM, May 22, 2012
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