NSCD President & CEO Julie Taulman Named a 2026 Denver Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business Honoree
DENVER (Aug. 11, 2026) – The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) announced today its President & CEO Julie Taulman has been named a 2026 Denver Business Journal Outstanding Women in Business honoree. Taulman was honored at an awards celebration on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, at the Seawell Ballroom at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts.
“I am honored to be recognized alongside so many extraordinary women who are shaping Denver’s business and nonprofit communities,” said Taulman. “This award reflects the work of the entire NSCD team, our board, volunteers, donors, and partners who make it possible for people of all abilities to experience the confidence, connection, and joy that adaptive recreation can provide in our beautiful state.”
Taulman was recognized for her more than two decades of leadership in adaptive recreation and her work to expand access to outdoor experiences for individuals with disabilities. Under Taulman’s leadership, NSCD has advanced major milestones, including opening the Front Range Adaptive Program Center at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, introducing the adaptive mountain biking program, increasing scholarship support and strengthening long-term financial sustainability. She has also elevated NSCD’s role as a global training hub through the NSCD Competition Center, which has produced more than 200 Paralympians. In 2026, 13 NSCD-trained athletes were selected to compete in the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.
The recognition also follows a year of significant organizational achievements for NSCD, including the 50th Annual Wells Fargo Ski Cup, which raised $930,000 for NSCD programming, launching a new custom registration and donor system and the organization’s 2025 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Advancing DEIA in Tourism, awarded by the Colorado Tourism Office.
About the National Sports Center for the Disabled
The National Sports Center for the Disabled is a leading provider of adaptive outdoor recreation experiences committed to helping individuals with disabilities, their caregivers and the broader community rethink ability. Through the power of adaptive innovation, recreation and Colorado’s great outdoors, we are transforming lives, families and communities and creating a world that celebrates each person’s abilities. Our exhilarating adaptive outdoor experiences help participants make the very most of their passion, their talents and their aspirations. They discover a renewed sense of confidence, reignite the pure joy of play, and find motivation to try new things, meet new people and believe in their own abilities. With industry-leading adaptive equipment, renowned coaches, instructors and volunteers and unmatched mountain and metro programs, we change the perceptions of athletes of all levels and help them, and the world, #RethinkAbility.