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Team and Board

It takes all of us to ensure our students thrive.

The Denver Public Schools Foundation team is comprised of dedicated and mission-driven individuals who believe that when students succeed, we all benefit. It takes all of us to ensure our students, educators and families are supported so that our city may thrive. Meet the staff and board members who propel this work forward below.

Staff

The DPS Foundation team is made up of passionate, hardworking individuals who make this critical work possible.

Sara Hazel

President & CEO

Traci Brooks

Operations Manager

Hannah Cooper

Development Specialist, Corporate Relations

MaryBeth Lawson

Vice President of Development

Lauren Lindgren

Development Officer, Grants & Foundation Relations

Jenny Martin

Director of Development

Jennifer Mays-Krimmer

Impact Engagement Director

Ashley Muramoto

Vice President of Marketing and Communications

Kimberly Reynders

Database Manager

Samantha Rogan

Events and Communications Manager

Erin Shelby

Development Specialist, Annual Giving

Jennifer Struthers-Johnson

Finance Controller

Board of Directors

The Denver Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors consists of business and community leaders, as well as non-voting representative(s) from the DPS School Board of Education who believe that every student deserves an excellent education so that they may become leaders, change-makers and societal contributors.

Carmon Hicks | Chair

Senior Managing Director, Jones Lang LaSalle

Dr. Rebecca Grant Zarret | Chair-Elect

Educator, Consultant, Coach

Mary Clark | Treasurer

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor at the University of Denver

Nancy Walsh | Secretary

Vice President of Experiences & Partnerships, Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Kimberly Allegretti

President, Venn Travel Attorney, McCollum Crowley, Moschet, Miller & Laak

Jamie Villarreal Bassett

Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Pinnacol Assurance

Stacy Carpenter

Shareholder, Polsinelli

Marisa Carson

Vice President, Talent Management & OD/E, Elevance Health

Allie Engelken

Vice President of Community Impact, Denver Broncos | Executive Director, Denver Broncos Foundation

Joe Fortna

Executive Vice President at FirstBank

Dan Galemba

Vice President of Revenue Strategy and Operations at DaVita

Alphonso Hawkins

Senior Vice President, US Bank

Michael Kapoor

Senior Vice President of Majestic Realty Co.

Vanecia Kerr

Chief Impact Officer of Mile High United Way

Tyler Loy

Chief Financial Officer of The ONE Group

Dr. Alex Marrero

Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

Alanna McKiernan

Vice President and Regional Counsel at Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado

Jonathan Narlock

Senior Vice President, PNC Public Finance Group

Kelli Clifton Ogunsanya

Chief Operating Officer, Delta Dental of Colorado

Dr. Carrie Olson

President, DPS Board of Education

Brandy Radey

Senior Advisor, Community Relations, Suncor

Crystal Potter Rivera

Executive Director, Denver Health Foundation

David Salazar

Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Comcast

Kristin Stork

Director of Strategic Partnerships at Denver 7

Laney VaZquez

Managing Counsel, Rockies Business Unit, Chevron

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