Pam Pressel, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capabilities, has developed her expertise in management and business over the course of 30 years in health and homecare services. Her experiences as an entrepreneur began as a founding partner in a certified homecare agency. She started Partners in Colorado, expanded to Tennessee, and eventually sold the business to the founders of Hospital Corp. of America. She most recently held the role of General Manager of Pathways Homecare in Aurora, having shepherded the concept of a retail store for the disabled through its development and construction of the 12,000 sq. ft. location. She provided leadership of the retail, inventory and service teams through five successful years. It is this rich background and recent experience that fuels the concept for Capabilities. Pam holds a B.S. in Business. Pam serves as the vice president of the board for Washington Park Cares, and is a board member of the Rocky Mountain Stroke Association, the Foundation Fighting Blindness and the Colorado Talking Book Library. When she has a minute, Pam weaves on a four harness loom, creating fabric of all types. She has a lot of practice with baby blankets... for those five grandchildren! See a sampling of Pam's work.

Kathryn Arbour, President and Founder, held executive positions at several Fortune 500 corporations in the U.S., including Travelers Insurance, Smith Barney, and the largest not-for-profit HMO in the country, Kaiser Permanente. Before founding Capabilities, she served as Vice President at Group Voyagers, Inc., a privately held business specializing in the creation, sale and operation of travel experiences. This broad range of knowledge from various industries gives Kathryn an exceptional understanding of how business and organizations work, what makes for their successes, and the traditional pitfalls that, if not managed properly, can be the undoing of companies. Her expertise resides in organizational design, business strategy, training and development, management succession as well as human resources. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Kathryn also serves on the Board of Directors for Easter Seals Colorado and served as Vice President of the Board for the National Organization of Women Business Owners (NAWBO). Whenever there is a free moment, Kathryn writes…Poetry, short stories, essays, articles, and blogs. Kathryn has won literary awards for her writing, including one from the Denver Women’s Press Club. Read her winning poem and a couple of other favorites.