The Denver Foundation
Jess Harvat has extensive experience in the field of communications, particularly in the public health and nonprofit sectors. From April 2017 to June 2022, Jess worked at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in various roles, including Deputy Communications Director and Marketing Director. In these positions, they managed internal and external communications, executed statewide media efforts, and oversaw multi-million dollar advertising budgets. Starting in July 2022, Jess joined The Denver Foundation as a Senior Communications Officer and later became the Director of Communications in January 2023.
From 1998 to 2002, Jess Harvat attended Bowling Green State University, where they completed their Bachelor's degree in Marketing.
The Denver Foundation
The mission of The Denver Foundation is to inspire people and mobilize resources to strengthen our community. The Denver Foundation is the product of 90 years of generous donors, hard working volunteers, and visionary grantees. In November 1925, community leaders came together to create an endowment to serve the future needs of Metro Denver. They recognized that community needs are always changing, and they wanted to give succeeding generations some resources to help meet future needs. Today it manages assets of more than $800 million; received $ 67 million in gifts last year (2015 not audited); and holds more than 1000 funds to date.