HOW HAVE YOU EXPERIENCED LOVE? This column is a place for Denver VOICE vendors to respond to questions from fellow vendors, our readers, and staff. If you would like to help out a Valentine’s a holiday I have had many different loves, including a friend that I love dearly. I met her through a JERRY ROSEN DENVER VOICE VENDOR I have experienced love by being kind to individuals and helping anyone in their time of need. RAELENE JOHNSON DENVER VOICE VENDOR friend of hers and appeared at her doorstep in the dead of winter. She took me in, and we have been best friends for 18 years now. If it hadn’t been for Dona, I would not be here to share my story. She is an angel on earth! MICHAEL BURKLEY DENVER VOICE VENDOR for Day friends, is generally of love family, etc. I’d like to take time to express my love to everyone working at the Denver VOICE, the vendors, and to those who are no longer with the VOICE. Their contributions will to the not Please be sure to write your vendor’s name in the comments! organization and our community be forgotten. Happy Valentine’s Day from Burkley Michael thought of as a celebration specific vendor by donating a few extra dollars, scan the QR code to make a payment through Venmo. Thank you! DENVER VOICE BOARD WELCOMES GILES CLASEN AS NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR T he Denver VOICE Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of David Giles Clasen as the organization’s new executive director. Denver VOICE readers may be familiar with Clasen, who previously served as a board member and, most recently, as the organization’s development manager. He has also been a longtime contributor to the Denver VOICE street paper and has received both national and international awards for his journalism. Over the past 15 years, Clasen has held positions in communications and development across several nonprofit organizations. Before joining Denver VOICE as development manager, he worked for the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority and PERA Colorado. He has also worked for Colorado’s Rape and Awareness Assistance Program and Community Employment Services, a division of Developmental Pathways, and has volunteered with Compassionate Colorado and Mutual Aid Monday. Clasen received a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Nebraska and a Master of Divinity degree from the Denver Seminary. Photo by Giles Clasen 14 ANNOUNCEMENT
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