Aragon-Mitotes among BizWest’s 2026 Women of Distinction

FORT COLLINS — Betty Aragon-Mitotes, president of Mujeres de Colores and Museo de las Tres Colonias, will be one of 13 women from Northern Colorado to be recognized with this year’s Women of Distinction awards, a BizWest program to acknowledge the contributions of female leaders in the region.

Fort Collins-based Mujeres de Colores is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting working class and low-income individuals and families through children’s programs and Hispanic cultural education. The Museo de las Tres Colonias, 425 10th St. in Fort Collins, highlights Hispanic life, working conditions in the sugar beet industry and community life, specifically focused on the Tres Colonias — Buckingham, Andersonville and Alta Vista —  during the 20th century.

Aragon-Mitotes and this year’s dozen other honorees were selected by previous recipients of the award to represent multiple categories of business and nonprofit activity. Aragon-Mitotes was selected along with Beth Walker, dean of Colorado State University’s College of Business, as one of two “Leading Ladies” to receive the award.

The awards will be given out at an event to be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Drake Centre, 802 W. Drake Road, Fort Collins.

Also to be honored, along with their categories of award, include:

• Banking and Finance: Christina Kraft, market president, Bank of Colorado.
• Business and Business Services: Lori Gama, founder and president, DaGama Digital Marketing Agency.
• Education: Leah Bornstein, CEO and president, Aims Community College. 
• Emerging Leader: Tori May, deputy director, Loveland Habitat for Humanity.
• Exceptional Volunteer: Paula Galloway, program lead for visual-impairment snow sports, scholarship director, instructor supervisor and board member, Ignite Adaptive Sports. 
• Government, Energy and Utilities: Michelle Vance, executive director, Windsor Downtown Development Authority.  
• Health Care: Cyndi Dodds, CEO, SummitStone Health Partners. 
• Manufacturing: Amanda Rider, area leader, J.M. Smucker Co.
• Nonprofit: Donna Visocky, director of public relations and fundraising, Community Services Center of Wellington.   
• Outstanding Mentor: Ginger Graham, owner, Ginger and Baker.
• Real Estate: Alicia Ready, training and development director, Elder Construction, BuildHER Collaborative and NoCo Construction Sector Partnership. 

Seats can be reserved in advance by clicking here.

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