DPS Foundation Our Team - Denver Public Schools Foundation

Driven By Passion

The Denver Public Schools Foundation is a team of dedicated professionals committed to helping Every Child Succeed. We are all DPS.

Meet Our Team

Board of Directors

The Denver Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors consists of business and community leaders, and representative(s) from the DPS School Board of Education who believe that every child deserves an excellent education.

Jeanne Saunders

Chair

Owner, Saunders Financial

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Carmon Hicks

Chair-Elect

Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

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Priya Burkett

Immediate Past Chair

Community Leader

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Christy Crase

Secretary

Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Professional Case Management

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Jacqueline Molnar

Treasurer

Chief Compliance Officer, Western Union

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Dr. Rebecca Grant Zarret

At-Large Member

Educator, Consultant, Coach

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Kimberly Allegretti

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

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Christine Benero

President & CEO, Mile High United Way

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Jennifer Evans

Shareholder, Polsinelli

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Brook Griese

Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of Judi’s House/JAG Institute

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Russell Hedman

Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells

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Manny Hilario

President & CEO of The ONE Group

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Suzanne Kelley

Regional Vice President of Human Resources, HealthOne

Patsy Landaveri

Founder & Managing Member, Impacto

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Dr. Alex Marrero

Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

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Matt Miller

Vice President, United Airlines Denver Hub

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Jonathan Narlock

Senior Vice President, PNC Public Finance Group

Dr. Carrie Olson

President, DPS Board of Education

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Ruth Rohs

Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications/Executive Director IMA Foundation, IMA Financial Group

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David Salazar

Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Comcast

Adam Sands

Market President, First Bank of Cherry Creek

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Gloria Schoch

Executive Director, The VF Foundation

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Kwame Spearman

CEO & Co-Owner, Tattered Cover Bookstores

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Nancy Walsh

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

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Alyssa Whitehead-Bust

Partner, Attuned Education Partners

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Team Members

Sara Hazel

Interim CEO & Vice President of Development

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Olivia Barrows

School Partners Program Intern

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Traci Brooks

Executive & Board Relations Manager

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Lauren Lindgren

Grants Management Officer

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Jenny Martin

Development Officer

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Kimberly Martinez

Vice President of Finance & Operations

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Ashley Muramoto

Marketing and Communications Director

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Kimberly Reynders

Database Manager

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Leslie Vasquez

Communications Intern

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Marissa Walker

Development Associate

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Katie Wienecke

Corporate Engagement Manager

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Career Opportunities

Every day, DPS Foundation invests in accelerating progress for our schools and students; connects the community to our classrooms; and inspires confidence in the promise of public education for DPS’s more than 90,000 students. If you’re interested in joining our team, please check job openings here.

Events & Communications Specialist

We are seeking an individual who has a minimum of two years of related professional experience in event planning, communications, and/or marketing with a Bachelor’s degree in event management, communications, and/or marketing to join our skilled team at Denver Public Schools Foundation. We are seeking someone with exceptional organizational skills who has proven experience in project management for events and campaigns. This person will have a high attention to detail with proven experience in event planning, social media management, content creation and storytelling, graphic design (Adobe Creative Suite), and photo editing software. This person will have the ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creative initiative, collaboration, and flexibility.

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1860 Lincoln Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203-7301
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