Community Shares of Colorado currently has a staff of seven, with a combined 80 years in nonprofit, fundraising and campaign management. At some point, any staff member may be involved in carrying out campaign activities, whether guiding strategy, assisting at an event, producing payroll reports or mailing donor tax acknowledgements. Below is the career information of key campaign personnel.
Erin Atwell · Chief Executive Officer
Erin Atwell is chief executive officer of Community Shares of Colorado and longtime champion of the belief that everyday philanthropists, giving to the causes they care about most, are the most important changemakers in our community. The powerful impact when we give together inspires her personal and professional commitment to community investment. Erin currently serves as vice president of the Community Shares USA national board of directors. She participated in the inaugural cohort of the Chinook Fund Giving Project and is a graduate of Impact Denver, the civic leadership program of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation. In 2018, she co-led the founding of CSR Solutions of Colorado, a collaboration of Community Shares and Spark the Change Colorado. Born and raised in Colorado, she is dedicated to building a strong, vibrant and inclusive local community. Erin is an alumna of University of Notre Dame and has 20-plus years of nonprofit sector experience. Prior to joining Community Shares in 2008, Erin worked with a variety of organizations and causes including Denver Art Museum, historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, Women’s Information Network (WIN) and Colorado AIDS Project.
Ashley Cook · CSR Services Manager
Ashley Cook joined Community Shares of Colorado in December 2019 as operations and information systems coordinator. In May 2020, she moved into her current position. Ashley has worked as an economic development consultant, in local and federal government agencies, and with various nonprofit organizations. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida’s University of Tampa, in addition to having earned a master’s degree in social work and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Becky Herlinger · CSR Services Director / Colorado Combined Campaign Director
Becky Herlinger joined Community Shares of Colorado in May 2015 to direct the Colorado Combined Campaign. Since then, she has begun overseeing additional campaigns, including that of the City and County of Denver, numerous other municipal and private employers, and the full range of corporate social responsibility services provided by Community Shares. She has broad and diverse experience in organizational communications, product and event marketing, planning, public relations, and volunteer and staff coordination. Becky's nonprofit career spans two decades, most significantly at the Colorado chapter of the March of Dimes Foundation. There, she served as communications director and oversaw marketing for the organization's statewide fundraising, awareness and volunteerism initiatives. Becky has a bachelor's degree in English literature from Reed College in Portland, Ore., and a master's degree in nonprofit management from Denver's Regis University. She has also earned a certificate in corporate social responsibility from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.
Sarah Maxwell · Director of Operations and Information Systems
Sarah Maxwell started with Community Shares of Colorado in October 2016 as a seasonal campaign worker. In March 2017, she moved into the position of giving campaign operations coordinator and then was promoted to manager in early 2018. Sarah was promoted again, in July 2018, to the role of director of operations and information systems. She has worked in a variety of nonprofit positions since 1994, with a focus on operations, systems, working with clients, and staff and volunteer management. Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. Her professional experience has included roles at Stride, the Aurora Housing Authority and Arapahoe House.
Erin Atwell · Chief Executive Officer
Erin Atwell is chief executive officer of Community Shares of Colorado and longtime champion of the belief that everyday philanthropists, giving to the causes they care about most, are the most important changemakers in our community. The powerful impact when we give together inspires her personal and professional commitment to community investment. Erin currently serves as vice president of the Community Shares USA national board of directors. She participated in the inaugural cohort of the Chinook Fund Giving Project and is a graduate of Impact Denver, the civic leadership program of the Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation. In 2018, she co-led the founding of CSR Solutions of Colorado, a collaboration of Community Shares and Spark the Change Colorado. Born and raised in Colorado, she is dedicated to building a strong, vibrant and inclusive local community. Erin is an alumna of University of Notre Dame and has 20-plus years of nonprofit sector experience. Prior to joining Community Shares in 2008, Erin worked with a variety of organizations and causes including Denver Art Museum, historic Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, Women’s Information Network (WIN) and Colorado AIDS Project.
Ashley Cook · CSR Services Manager
Ashley Cook joined Community Shares of Colorado in December 2019 as operations and information systems coordinator. In May 2020, she moved into her current position. Ashley has worked as an economic development consultant, in local and federal government agencies, and with various nonprofit organizations. She has a bachelor’s degree in communications from Florida’s University of Tampa, in addition to having earned a master’s degree in social work and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.
Becky Herlinger · CSR Services Director / Colorado Combined Campaign Director
Becky Herlinger joined Community Shares of Colorado in May 2015 to direct the Colorado Combined Campaign. Since then, she has begun overseeing additional campaigns, including that of the City and County of Denver, numerous other municipal and private employers, and the full range of corporate social responsibility services provided by Community Shares. She has broad and diverse experience in organizational communications, product and event marketing, planning, public relations, and volunteer and staff coordination. Becky's nonprofit career spans two decades, most significantly at the Colorado chapter of the March of Dimes Foundation. There, she served as communications director and oversaw marketing for the organization's statewide fundraising, awareness and volunteerism initiatives. Becky has a bachelor's degree in English literature from Reed College in Portland, Ore., and a master's degree in nonprofit management from Denver's Regis University. She has also earned a certificate in corporate social responsibility from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado.
Sarah Maxwell · Director of Operations and Information Systems
Sarah Maxwell started with Community Shares of Colorado in October 2016 as a seasonal campaign worker. In March 2017, she moved into the position of giving campaign operations coordinator and then was promoted to manager in early 2018. Sarah was promoted again, in July 2018, to the role of director of operations and information systems. She has worked in a variety of nonprofit positions since 1994, with a focus on operations, systems, working with clients, and staff and volunteer management. Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Colorado and a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Regis University. Her professional experience has included roles at Stride, the Aurora Housing Authority and Arapahoe House.
Colorado Combined Campaign
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