Speakers 2007: Elaine D. Torres
Elaine D. Torres is the Manager of Community Affairs at CBS4, KCNC – TV. Prior to joining CBS4, Ms. Torres worked as the Public Affairs Coordinator for the Denver Rocky Mountain News where she was responsible for charitable giving and community relations. She also served as Co-Chair for the Denver Rocky Mountain News’ Diversity Task Force. Ms. Torres serves on numerous community boards and committees including the Colorado AIDS Project Board of Directors, The Colorado Business Committee for the Arts Board of Directors, The Adoption Exchange Board of Directors, the National Sports Center for the Disabled Board of Trustees, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science President’s Community Advisory Council, the Denver Metro Convention & Visitor’s Bureau’s Multicultural Task Force, the Colorado Non-Profit Association’s Leadership Advisory Committee, the Metro Denver Health and Wellness Commission’s Communications Committee, along with several others. She was one of 20 women selected from across the country to participate in the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s 1999 leadership program. This program included intensive training in San Juan Bautista, California; the JFK School of Government at Harvard University; the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, North Carolina; and the Hispanic Congressional Caucus in Washington, D.C. In 1999, Ms. Torres completed her Masters Degree in Applied Communications, with an emphasis in Marketing and Public Relations, from the University of Denver. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1993.