Peggy Day
Peggy joined the board in 2008 and is a resident of Park Hill. She thinks of the park as her backyard, as she has worked and walked in the park during the more than 20 years she has worked at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Peggy is currently worked on the museum’s bond project and has served in the past as the City Park Alliance treasurer.
Karen Gerwitz (Vice Chair)
Karen Gerwitz joined the Alliance Board in January 2008, after moving to North City Park in 2006. Karen currently serves as the Executive Director of the World Trade Center Denver, which is a trade association that assists companies in the Rocky Mountain region further international trade. She has spent much of her career in state government, where she formerly served as director of communications at the Department of Regulatory Agencies and director for the State Board of Education. Karen volunteers for a number of civic engagement organizations in addition to the Alliance, including the Civic Canopy. Her favorite aspect of the City Park neighborhood is its incredible diversity. In her spare time, you may see her walking with her husband, Elie Mardiros, and her oversized Boston Terrier, Winston.
Kate Johnson
Kate Johnson has lived in City Park West since 1985 and revels in regular walks around Ferril Lake with her neighbors. She enjoys telling tales related to the history of the park and uses her extensive collection of historic photographs, postcards, and other City Park ephemera to bring the stories alive. She is an active community volunteer who supports Colorado Preservation Inc., the Garden Conservancy, the Colorado Center for the Book, and the City Park West Neighborhood Association. She is a co-founder of the Denver Paper and Postcard Show and the Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado.
Carolyn Lievers
Carolyn is currently an ex Officio member of the executive committee (past president) and has served on the Alliance since its inception. She holds a J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. She worked for the Legal Aid Society of Metropolitan Denver and for the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, D.C. She currently is a Colorado First Assistant Attorney General representing the Colorado Department of Revenue. She is the membership chair and past president of the Colorado Potters Guild. She lives in City Park West and is participant in a community garden.
Mara Prandi-Abrams (Chair)
Mara joined the Alliance board in 2010. Mara moved to South City Park in 2007 and uses the park almost daily to attempt to tire out her 11 year old Siberian Husky dog. Mara is a project manager for a company focused on data center efficiency. Mara volunteers with a number of organizations including USGBC-Colorado (US Green Building Council, Colorado Chapter) and HABIC (Human Animal Bond in Colorado) where she makes weekly visits to the VA with Will and their dog, Anika.
Jacqui Shumway
After many years in higher education Jacqui has recently dedicated her time to her business, the T’ai Chi Project & TCM Sports Medicine. She also served as an Elections Division Field Supervisor during the 2008 election. She is active in the Park Hill community, with projects including the Park Hill Family Bike Ride Planning Committee and Park Hill United Methodist Church Choir. During the summer of 2009 she and her husband will offer a free T’ai Chi in the park program.
Will White
A native of Boulder, Will joined the Alliance Board in 2010 after moving to South City Park in 2008. He works as a computer engineer for a chip design lab in Fort Collins and in his spare time enjoys outdoor recreation in this beautiful state including frequent laps around City Park’s Mile High Loop. Will is a volunteer with HABIC (Human Animal Bond in Colorado) and visits vets at the VA weekly along with Mara and their Siberian Husky, Anika. Will is currently serving as treasurer.
