News from Rose Community Foundation

August 18, 2008
News Media Contact: Phil Nash 303.398.7444

Rose Community Foundation Announces New Staff Additions

Denver, CO - Rose Community Foundation President and CEO Sheila Bugdanowitz has announced the appointment of Whitney G. Connor as program officer for the Foundation’s Health program area, and Anita Wesley as philanthropy advisor.

Whitney G. Connor most recently worked as a consultant to Cape Cod Healthcare in Massachusetts. Prior to that, she staffed Colorado’s House Committee on Health and Human Services and related committees, and worked as a planning/grants specialist at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She has a bachelor’s degree from Colby College and a master’s in health policy from the University of Colorado. In her position at Rose Community Foundation, Connor will direct efforts to improve access to and cost-effectiveness of health care, create a better coordinated health care system and promote community health.

Anita Wesley previously served as project coordinator for the Colorado Blue Ribbon Commission for Health Care Reform. Prior to that, she was director of annual giving and major gifts at Denver Health Foundation. She has a dual bachelor’s degree in political science and honors interdisciplinary studies from the University of Missouri, and a master’s degree in international economics from the University of Denver. In her role at Rose Community Foundation, Wesley will assist donor families with their philanthropic work.

Rose Community Foundation supports efforts to improve the quality of life throughout the Greater Denver community through its endowed grantmaking programs, and by advising and assisting donors who wish to make thoughtful charitable investments to better the community. The Foundation has granted more than $136 million since it was founded in 1995. For more information, visit rcfdenver.org.