January 23 2025
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Dan Mares Executive Director The Colorado Trust
Donald J. Mares, Esq., was appointed president and chief executive officer of The Colorado Trust in August 2022 after serving as interim president & chief executive officer for the preceding nine months. Mares was previously a trustee at the foundation for eight years
 
Don has served as deputy mayor of the City and County of Denver in 2016 and 2020; Executive Director of Denver Human Services, (which provides support to one in three Denver residents to help them build and maintain overall well-being). Previously, Mares served as President/CEO of Mental Health Colorado, the state’s leading behavioral health advocacy and systems-change organization; Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment under Governor Bill Ritter. He was elected to two terms as Denver’s auditor from 1995 to 2003, and served as a Colorado state senator and state representative from 1989 to 1995.