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Cheryl Haggstrom Executive Vice President Responsible for: Strategic planning, business development and community partnerships. chaggstrom@CommunityFirstFoundation.org

Cheryl assumed the role of executive vice president in 2008 after serving as vice president development and COO at the Foundation since 1997. Her prior experience is in the area of quality improvement and risk management at Lutheran Medical Center, where she was employed for 15 years.

Cheryl served as a fellow in the Regional Institute for Health and Environment Leadership Training Program at the University of Denver. She is a graduate of the Leadership Development Program at the Center for Creative Leadership in Colorado Springs, and a graduate of the West Chamber’s Leadership Jefferson County program. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s degree in science and management from Regis University.

Community Participation: 

• Denver Homeless Commission, commissioner
• Denver Drug strategy Commission, commissioner
• YMCA of Metropolitan Denver, board member
• Association of Fundraising Professionals, Colorado Chapter, member
• Colorado Planned Giving Roundtable, member
• National Committee on Planned Giving, member
• Colorado Association of Funders, member
• Centennial Estate Planning Committee, member
• Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, member
• Jefferson County Community Advisory Board, board member