Finance and Administration

Leslie joined Rose Community Foundation in April 2026 as the Office Manager. In her role, Leslie supports daily operations and helps create a welcoming, organized environment for staff, partners and community members.   Prior to joining the Foundation, Leslie worked in education for over ten years, most recently with KIPP Colorado Public Schools, where she supported students, families and staff […]

Gordon joined Rose Community Foundation in April 2026 as the Operations Coordinator. In his role, Gordon supports grant administration, maintains accurate data across systems and ensures smooth committee and governance processes that power the Foundation’s impact. Gordon is passionate about strengthening organizational effectiveness through thoughtful coordination, clear communication, and collaborative problem-solving. He brings a background

Brittany joined Rose Community Foundation in July 2023 as an accounting associate. Brittany came to the Foundation from Colorado Outward Bound School, where she served as an accounting and finance manager and later as the interim director of finance and administration. An outdoor education enthusiast, she previously worked at Blue Sky Fund in Richmond, Virginia,

As the grants coordinator at Rose Community Foundation, Chen-Pin Hu supports the Foundation’s community impact grantmaking, grants initiated by its fiscally sponsored projects and funder collaboratives, along with various grants management functions. Prior to joining the Foundation, Hu held various positions in the for-profit sector driving customer success. Most recently, Hu supported the grants team

Mary Haynes has more than three decades of experience in administration, college admission, program development, coaching and facilitation in the educational, nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. Haynes spent 21 years at the Daniels Fund where – as the senior scholar relations officer and Boundless Opportunity Scholarship program officer – she managed the college scholarship program for students

Marit Evans joined Rose Community Foundation in July 2021. In her role as information systems manager, Evans supports the Foundation’s broad systems needs, from developing and implementing best practices around technology and data to serving as the administrator for the Foundation’s various technology tools. Prior to joining the Foundation, Evans was the development associate and

Kelly Costello is the director of grants management at Rose Community Foundation, overseeing grant operations strategy, processes, compliance and reporting for all grants made by the Foundation, including those initiated by the Foundation’s fiscally sponsored projects, funding collaboratives, and initiatives. Costello brings over 10 years of experience in grants management. Before joining Rose Community Foundation

Afshin Sarvestani joined Rose Community Foundation in April 2019. In his role as accounting and benefits manager, Sarvestani helps to support the human resources and accounting functions of the Foundation. Previously, Sarvestani worked for six years at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado, most recently as Operations Manager. Prior to joining Big Brothers Big Sisters,

Gretchen Lenamond joined Rose Community Foundation in August 2017 after nearly 20 years at the Daniels Fund, one of Colorado’s largest private foundations—an organization she first encountered during business school when it was still getting off the ground. That early experience sparked a lasting passion for supporting her community.  As Chief Financial Officer, Gretchen oversees the Foundation’s financial and accounting team, including investments, accounting

Kelli Rojas is the vice president of operations at Rose Community Foundation.  In her role, Rojas oversees grantmaking operations, human resources, information technology, risk management and office operations. She is passionate about aligning strategy and operations to organizational values and ensuring practices are efficient, effective, equitable, inclusive, transparent and responsive to best meet community needs.