Linda Alvarado is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alvarado Construction Inc., a commercial general contractor, construction manager, development, design/build, and property management firm. Based in Denver, the company has offices in several cities. Alvarado Construction has successfully developed and constructed projects across the United States and internationally.

Alvarado prides itself on its reputation for reliability, accurate estimating, engineering expertise, and successful track record of in-budget and on-schedule delivery of high-quality construction of commercial, government, Fortune 500 projects, industrial, transportation, telecommunications, educational, office, mixed use, retail, manufacturing, technology projects, and sports stadiums.

Alvarado’s projects include the Denver Broncos, Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the Phoenix and Colorado Convention Centers, the Denver Aquarium, Trinidad Colorado Correctional Facility, Bernard Valdez Hispanic Heritage Center and the 37 story Hyatt Convention Center Hotel. Alvarado Construction was the Lead Construction Manager and General Contractor for the extensive remodel and restoration of the Pepsi Center as the venue forthe 2008 Democratic National Convention.

In keeping with breaking non-traditional roles, Alvarado made history in 1992 as the first Hispanic (male or female) owner of a Major League Baseball Franchise. As an owner of The Colorado Rockies, her role is also significant as it marked the first time that any woman was involved in a bid for ownership of a major league baseball team.

Alvarado is a member of the board of Limbach Holdings. Inc. She previously served on the Board of Directors of several public companies in diverse industries, including 3M Company, Pitney Bowes, Mayo Clinic, Pepsi Bottling Group, Lennox International, Qwest Communications, Cyprus Amex Minerals and the United Banks of Colorado.

She is a founding member and past Chairman of the Board of the Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and has served as a Commissioner of the White House Initiative for Hispanic Excellence in Education. She has served on the Board of Trustees of The Rose Community Foundation, Qwest Communications Foundation, the Taco Bell Foundation and founding member of The Colorado Latino Community Foundation.

Her leadership in business, civic, and charitable organizations has been acknowledged with numerous awards for achievement. She is an inductee in the National Women’s Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York, and the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, named one of the “100 Most Influential Hispanics in America” by Hispanic Business Magazine and Latino Leaders Magazine and voted by viewers as the “Most Inspiring Latino in America” for the American Latino Television Awards. She was also featured in the 2016 and 2017 Georgia Pacific Company BRAWNY Media Campaign Celebrating Women’s History Month.

Alvarado is a recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and honored along with U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno and Maya Angelou as a recipient of the prestigious Sara Lee Corporation Frontrunner Award for exemplary achievement and leadership.

She is the first recipient of The United States Hispanic Chambers of Commerce “Ultimate Latina in Business Award” and honored twice as The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year, a recipient of The National Minority Supplier Development Council Leadership Award, The National Society of Hispanic MBA's "Brillante Award", The Martin Luther King Social Responsibility Award by the Colorado MLK Commission, named The Revlon Businesswoman of the Year, and The National Association of Minority Engineers “Visionary Award”

Alvarado is the focus of many articles in newspapers, books, business publications, educational curriculums, civics texts, on the cover of several national magazines and featured in numerous media broadcasts. She has set high standards as a successful business owner and her accomplishments have opened doors for other women and minorities to enter new careers.

A nationally recognized speaker and advocate for business issues, Alvarado has given numerous keynote presentations for corporations, institutions of higher education, national conferences, and in public schools and universities motivating young people to excel and achieve their dreams.

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