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2023 JAMBOREE
Thank you for joining our 2023 Jamboree!
ILCO hosted the Spring Jamboree with on April 28th and 29th in Denver. The Jamboree kicked off on Friday evening with a cocktail reception with appetizers, drinks, networking, and Dolly trivia games. Speakers included: Michelle Anthony (Dollywood Foundation) , introduced herself as DPIL's new regional director, Brooke Seigle from Imagination Library Middle Tennessee/United Way of Greater Nashville, the Executive Director at Colorado Action and Evaluation at University of Denver Dr. Kristin Klopfenstein introduced the ILCO Statewide Evaluation, and Brooke Boynton Hughes illustrated Coat of Many Colors and discussed what it's like working with Dolly. 30+ affiliates from across Colorado attended.
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Who's Who:​
Michelle Anthony: is a regional director for The Dollywood Foundation. She’s passionate about bringing positive change to her community, and has spent her entire career working in the non-profit sector for youth serving organizations. Michelle and her husband have two daughters, and all four of them are avid readers! Outside of reading, they enjoy watching the Denver Broncos, playing sports, spending time in the Rocky Mountains, and just being together as a family.
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Brooke Seigle: is the Senior Manager of Imagination Library of Middle Tennessee, serving children and families in Davidson, Sumner, and Williamson Counties with 50,000 young minds enrolled in the program and raising half a million dollars a year to support the effort. She is an avid outdoors woman with an inclination toward wild waters, climbing the tallest crags, and running the toughest trails. She is keen on loving children and making literacy accessible and equitable for all.
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Dr. Kristin Klopfenstein: is the the Executive Director at Colorado Action and Evaluation at University of Denver. She founded the Colorado Lab to co-create responsive and actionable research in partnership with decision makers. Kristin’s previous experience prepared her well for launching, growing, and sustaining the Colorado Lab.
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Brooke Boynton Hughes: is a Native Coloradan, from Loveland where she spent her childhood days drawing cats, mermaids, and treehouses. When not drawing, she would be found making shoe box dioramas, building snow forts with her brother, or watching anything by Jim Henson. As a young adult, she attended Colorado State University, earning a BFA in Printmaking, followed by the New York Academy of art, earning an MFA in Figurative Art with a concentration in drawing and relief printmaking. She has been a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since 2005. Back in Colorado with her husband and 3 young children, she has enjoyed the success of over a doze illustrated works, including, notably, the Coat of Many Colors by Dolly Parton, published in 2016.
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