Foundation CEO & Vice President for Advancement, Colorado Mountain College

Kristin Heath Colon

Kristin Heath Colon is the Foundation CEO & Vice President for Advancement of Colorado Mountain College (CMC). In her role at CMC, Kristin oversees fundraising, marketing, communications alumni relations and events for the college and serves on the President’s executive leadership team.

Prior to her role at CMC, Kristin served as the President & CEO of the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Foundation from 2009-2015.  Under Kristin’s leadership, the DPS Foundation’s support of DPS students and the district grew exponentially. In February 2012 the DPS Foundation was ranked the #2 public school foundation in the country in a national study by Dewey & Associates.

Kristin’s fundraising background is rich in support for public education. She spent 14 years at the University of Colorado where she held multiple leadership roles in support of Colorado Athletics and student athletes, leaving in 2006 as an Assistant Athletic Director.

Kristin is a past Chair of the Colorado School Foundations Association, and is a founding board member of the Denver Afterschool Alliance. She is a proud 2009 recipient of the “Torch of Liberty Award” from the Mountain States Office of the Anti-Defamation League and was named one of the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce’s “Top 25 Most Powerful Women” in 2015.