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In addition to Linda's career highlights, below, you also may
access the Daniels Fund, Daniels Fund
. Learn more about it.
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Linda is proud of the results of her efforts to build the
Young Americans Bank, Young Americans Bank
, and its affiliates. Check them out.
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Linda Childears moved to the Daniels Fund as its President/CEO
on July 1, 2005. The Fund is a charitable foundation created by the late Bill Daniels.
For 18 years prior to that
she had been President/CEO of Young Americans Bank since it was founded. She worked alongside cable pioneer Bill Daniels,
to plan and organize the one-of-a-kind Young Americans Bank and was President of the bank since it opened in 1987, and the
Young Americans Center for Financial Education since its inception in 1990.
Her 30-year banking career consisted of
numerous leadership roles including Vice President at First National Bancorporation, President at Equitable Bank of Littleton,
and President of the Financial Consortium – a banking industry consultancy. She has served the industry as a board member
for the Colorado Bankers Association, the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado, the Colorado Student Loan Program and as
Chairman of the American Bankers Association Education Foundation.
Young Americans Bank and Young Americans Center
for Financial Education flourished under Childears’ direction. Catering to young people under the age of 22 and focusing
on financial education, Young Americans Bank has provided hands-on experiences to over 50,000 youth under her direction.
At the same time, Young Americans Center for Financial Education and its educational programs have reached over 250,000 young
people with lessons on free enterprise, global economics and entrepreneurship. The organization completed a $15 million capital
campaign to build a new 38,000 square foot headquarters site, and program facilities in Jefferson County and Wray, Colorado.
Childears
also served on many local and national boards including: the Daniels Fund, Denver Public Schools Foundation, Executive Advisory
Board for the Daniels College of Business and the National Foundation of Dentistry for the Handicapped. She served as Chairman
of National Camp Fire, National Assembly of Health and Human Services Organizations, and the Cherry Creek Arts Festival.
She has served on the board of Mile High United Way, Junior Achievement, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Metro Chamber
Foundation, Cherry Creek Business Improvement District, Foundation for Teaching Economics, Junior Achievement and the DU Bridge
Project.
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PERSONALITY
Don appreciates three strong characteristics in
Linda: leadership, humor, and class. He says, "Linda often is 'in charge' since she does that so capably. She's bright,
organized, fun, thoughtful, and refined."
FAMILY
Linda and Don married December 31, 1994. With parents now gone,
her sister JoAnn, brothers Gayle and Don, and their families are the "blood family." But, Linda and Don are very close to
a number of young people with whom they like to spend time and help. They include a number of young Denverites, and a young
man from Siberia.
INTERESTS and ACTIVITIES
In recent years, Linda's deep involvement in numerous non-profits (especially
concerning kids) and interest in travel have been augmented by a thorough enjoyment of home design (even gardening!) and focus
on better health.
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