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In July of 2005, Linda Childears became the President and CEO
of the Daniels Fund, a billion dollar foundation left by the late
cable entrepreneur, Bill Daniels.
Prior to her presidency at the Fund, Linda Childears was with
the Young Americans Bank since the beginning. She worked alongside
cable pioneer Bill Daniels, to plan and organize the one-of-a-kind
Young Americans Bank and has been the bank’s President since
it opened in 1987. Childears later spearheaded the start of the
Young Americans Center for Financial Education., and has served
as its President since its inception in 1990.
Her 30-year banking career consists 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 have flourished under Childears’ direction. Catering
to young people under age 22 and focusing on financial education,
Young Americans Bank has provided hands-on banking experiences
to nearly 50,000 youth since inception. Young Americans Center
for Financial Education and its educational programs have reached
over 150,000 young people with lesions on free enterprise, global
economics and entrepreneurship. The organization just completed
at $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 serves 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 Assembly – a coalition of over 60 major human
service organizations in the United States. She served as Chairman
of National Camp Fire and the Cherry Creek Arts Festival. She
has served on the boards 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 CU Bridge Project.
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