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Rose Community Foundation Staff
Sheila
Bugdanowitz
President and Chief Executive Officer
Sheila Bugdanowitz is president and chief executive officer of Rose Community Foundation, which has assets of approximately $325 million and has granted nearly $135 million since its inception in 1995. With leadership from its board of trustees, she directs the Foundation’s development, grantmaking, financial management and marketing functions.
A Denver native, Bugdanowitz was vice president for Colorado Carphone prior to joining the Foundation. She directed all operations for wireless communications, and managed strategic relationships with US West, major accounts and 20 full-time employees.
Bugdanowitz earned her Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of Denver. She currently chairs the board of the Colorado Association of Funders and is a member of the Women’s Forum of Colorado and the Colorado Forum. Bugdanowitz has also served on the boards of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions, the Colorado Health Institute, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and The Children’s Hospital, where she was also board chair.
In 1998, Bugdanowitz received the Woman of Distinction award from Girl Scouts – Mile High Council. In 2005, she received the “Shrine of the Sun” Award from El Pomar Foundation for her “profound and lasting impact on the nonprofit community.”
Sheila Bugdanowitz