Vice President of Community PartnershipsL andon Mascareñaz

Mascareñaz to Join the Colorado Education Initiative Team

The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) announced today that Landon Mascareñaz will join as its Vice President of Community Partnership. Mascareñaz will lead CEI’s community engagement, family partnership, equity, and policy initiatives. “CEI is building a movement across the state to reinvest in public education while also demanding something radically new …

New Board Members Welcomed to CEI

May 10, 2018 Three new members have joined the CEI Board of Trustees. Stephanie Donner, Lindsey Padrino, and Veronica Palmer will work closely with CEI’s other board members to set strategic direction and oversee CEI’s progress towards our vision of equitable outcomes for all students in Colorado. “I am thrilled …

AP Summer Institute Provides Strategies to Increase Student Success

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 2017 Contact Information: Susan Paulsen 720-502-4734 spaulsen@coloradoedinitiative.org College Board-certified program focuses on providing equitable access to all students Denver, Colorado – More than half of U.S. high school students who show potential to succeed in rigorous Advanced Placement (AP) coursework never enroll in AP courses. …

CEI Expands Leadership Team, Prepares to Increase Impact

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2017 Contact Information: Rebecca Holmes 720-502-7400 rholmes@coloradoedinitiative.org Denver, Colorado – The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) has appointed two new members to the organization’s leadership team, President and Chief Executive Officer Rebecca Holmes announced this week. “We are sharpening our focus and readying for a new …

Gill Foundation and Ball Corporation Commit $140,000 to Colorado STEM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2017 Contact Information: Alex Carter (720) 502-4705 work (970) 708-7405 cell acarter@coloradoedinitiative.org STEM Champions Advance Partnership Effort to Increase Equity and Opportunity Denver, Colorado — STEM Champions Gill Foundation and Ball Corporation today announced they will commit $140,000 to support Colorado STEM. Colorado STEM is …

Top Colorado Schools Honored as Healthy School Champions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 22, 2017 Contact Information: Alex Carter (720) 502-4705 work (970) 708-7405 cell acarter@coloradoedinitiative.org WHAT: Annual Colorado Healthy Schools Summit Celebrates Student Health Success WHEN: Friday, March 3, from 8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. WHERE: Sheraton Denver West Hotel, 360 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228 Denver, Colorado — Colorado …

CEI Appoints Experienced Colorado K-12 Champion as President and CEO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 2016 Contact Information: Melissa Reeves 720-502-4756 work 303-856-8098 cell mreeves@coloradoedinitiative.org Denver, Colorado – The Colorado Education Initiative’s (CEI) board of trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of the organization’s new President & CEO, Rebecca Holmes, who joins the CEI team in January 2017. “We’re …

CEI celebrates the power of Colorado teachers!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2016 Contact Information: Melissa Reeves 720-502-4756 work 303-856-8098 cell mreeves@coloradoedinitiative.org WHAT: The Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) celebrates the power of Colorado teachers! WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. WHERE: Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver 80205 CEI Celebrates …

Leroy Williams elected to Daniels Fund board of directors

YourHub – Denver Post | June 1, 2016 The Daniels Fund is pleased to announce that Leroy J. Williams, Jr. has been elected to serve on its board of directors. The Daniels Fund, established by cable television pioneer Bill Daniels, is a private charitable foundation dedicated to making life better …