Uniting Colorado’s Women Veterans for Strength and Support
Women Who Served: Colorado Veterans is dedicated to empowering women veterans by fostering connection, support, and growth. Our mission is to create a welcoming community where women from every military branch can share resources, build relationships, and thrive in their transition to civilian life.
Empowering Colorado’s Women Veterans
Meet the dedicated women veterans who co-created and continue to build our community.
Jennifer Koenig
Co-Founder
After serving more than two decades and shaping personnel policy at the highest levels of the Air Force, I learned that while strong leadership and well-designed systems are critical, they don’t tell the whole story. What matters just as much is what happens when people fall through the cracks. Because even in the most structured environments, it’s connection, not policy, that determines whether someone feels seen, supported, and able to succeed. When I transitioned out of the military, that understanding became personal. That built-in community that had been constant for years was suddenly gone. And like many women veterans, I found that rebuilding that sense of belonging in civilian life wasn’t easy. It can feel isolating, especially while you’re navigating change and trying to rediscover purpose beyond the uniform. I wanted to create the kind of community I knew so many of us were searching for, a space where women who have served can show up, without explanation, and immediately feel understood. A place where shared experience isn’t something you have to prove, it’s something that connects you. Because those relationships matter. They restore what service gives us at our core: trust, camaraderie, and purpose. And when women veterans are truly connected, they don’t just find support, they find their footing again. They move forward not alone, but together.
Stephanie Moncalieri
Co-Founder
Serving in the military for nearly three decades has taught me multiple lessons and given me a unique leadership experience which has made it easier for me to see what shapes and motivates people. During my tenure I have guided Airman through constant change, regardless of if it’s because of a new location, a new boss, or even as simple as a new procedure. I have learned throughout my career that serving our country isn’t just doing a job, but it becomes a sense of belonging to a unique community and eventually becomes a family. When retirement approaches, I have noticed members, including myself, feeling unsure or feeling their identity will be lost and the fear of that built-in community coming to a sudden halt. Listening to other Woman Veterans, the sudden change can cause a feeling of isolation of belonging and this can be crucial in the transition to civilian life. The structure, identity, and built-in community that existed in the military doesn’t automatically follow into the civilian world. Although retired, as a leader it is still my responsibility to serve. My new community has created spaces where women veterans can reconnect with purpose, rebuild identity, and realize they’re not alone in the next chapter of their lives. Being a co-founder of Colorado Woman who served, we have created a space where woman veterans feel seen, heard and safe to share their stories, without judgment or the need to “prove’ their service.