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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LEANNA CLARK

Immediate Past Chair

Vice Chancellor University of Communications, University of Colorado Denver

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Adam Donner

Secretary

Founder & Vice President of Operations, Photogra, Inc.

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Cedric Buchanon

Treasurer

Market President, Metropolitan Denver, 5Star Bank

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Jeanne Saunders

Chair-Elect

Owner, Saunders Financial

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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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Susana Cordova

Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

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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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Mike Ferrufino

President & CEO, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Denver

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Rebecca Grant Zarret

Educator, Consultant, Coach

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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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Benjamin Kuruvila

SVP/Commercial Real Estate, U.S. Bank

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Patsy Landaveri

Senior Community Affairs Advisor, Noble Energy

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Sarah McCarthy

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

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Jacqueline Molnar

Chief Compliance Officer, Western Union

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Ruth Rohs

Vice President of Corporate Communications, IMA Financial Group

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Anne Bye Rowe

President, DPS Board of Education

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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 Specialist

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Katie Wienecke

School Partners Program Manager

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Elyse Williams

Development Associate

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Zahra Abdulameer

Communications Intern

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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.

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