Team Role: Staff

Melissa Rosscup

Melissa Rosscup

As an Associate Scholarships Officer, Melissa focuses on building and maintaining relationships with students, donors, and partner institutions to boost access to higher education for all Coloradans. Melissa comes to…
Joshua Ryines

Josh Ryines

Josh joined The Denver Foundation after nearly a decade of working in higher education. As the Reisher Scholarship Officer, Josh believes in the impact of scholarships! He has served as…
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Taeler Sanchez

Taeler was born and raised in Dallas, TX, and just recently moved to the Denver area. She graduated with a B.A. in Art History, and has 10 years of experience…
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Robin Sasman

As Controller of The Denver Foundation, Robin is responsible for overseeing financial, investment, and fund management activities, complex gift and grant transactions, integrity of financial reporting, and preparation of annual…
Julie Schwartz

Julie Schwartz

Come to Julie if you want to open a donor-advised fund, learn more about the Community Grants Program, and explore opportunities to support the Denver community. As an engaged philanthropy…
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Gabriela Severino

Come to Gabriela for digital communications strategies, bilingual communication efforts, assistance proofreading written content, and to find out everything there is to know about the tropical Dominican Republic! As the…
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Russ Shaw

Russ Shaw supports the foundation’s Philanthropic Investment programs primarily with Advisor Managed Donor Advised Funds and its Impact Investing portfolio. Russ has 25 years of philanthropic experience in wealth and…
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Trenyese Shields

Trenyese is a highly experienced events professional with a B.A. in Communication from the University of West Florida and a portfolio that includes renowned large-scale events such as The Department…
Andrea Shultz

Andrea Shultz

Come to Andrea if you are opening a Donor-Advised Fund, researching organizations to support through your Donor-Advised Fund, learning about the Community Grants Program process, and determining if your organization…
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Christine Snyder

Come to Christine for fundraising opportunities, community engagement, and participatory grantmaking. Christine is our associate engaged philanthropy officer, responsible for developing nonprofit relationships and promoting collaboration between donors and grantees.…