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.

Priya Burkett

Chair

Community Leader

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Jeanne Saunders

Chair-Elect

Owner, Saunders Financial

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Russell Hedman

Secretary

Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells

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Cedric Buchanon

Treasurer

Market President, Metropolitan Denver, 5Star Bank

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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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Linda Campbell

Restorative Justice Practitioner

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Christy Crase

Senior Vice President & General Counsel, Professional Case Management

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Jeff Dolan

Vice President, External Affairs, Comcast Cable

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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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Manny Hilario

President & CEO of The ONE Group

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Carmon Hicks

Executive Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle

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Dwight Jones

Interim Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

Bio coming soon

Benjamin Kuruvila

SVP/Commercial Real Estate, U.S. Bank

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Patsy Landaveri

Community Impact Leader

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Laura Leffler

Head of Communications and Culture, BPX Energy Inc.

Sarah McCarthy

Ambassador Engagement, Project C.U.R.E.

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Jacqueline Molnar

Chief Compliance Officer, Western Union

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Dr. Carrie Olson

President, DPS Board of Education

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Ruth Rohs

Vice President of Corporate Communications, IMA Financial Group

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Adam Sands

Market President, First Bank of Cherry Creek

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Gloria Schoch

Executive Director, The VF Foundation

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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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Dee Wisor

Attorney, Butler Snow LLP

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Team Members

Verónica Figoli

President & CEO

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Traci Brooks

Executive & Board Relations Manager

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Sara Hazel

Vice President of Development

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Libby Hodgin

Events Manager

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Lauren Lindgren

Grants Management 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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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.

Current opening below!

Development Officer

We are seeking an individual who has a minimum of four years of experience in professional fundraising and development to join our skilled fundraising team at Denver Public Schools Foundation. We are seeking someone with exceptional organizational skills who can dive into data and support the operations of a development department as well as the ability to work with a wide-range of stakeholders. This person will have proven experience in database work (Raiser’s Edge donor database or equivalent complex donor database), data analytics and analysis, donor relationship building, annual giving, and budget management. Ideally, this person has prior management experience. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creative initiative, collaboration, and flexibility. For more details, click here.

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1860 Lincoln Street, 10th Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203-7301
p: (720) 423-3553
f: (720) 423-3968
e: info@dpsfoundation.org