Full Name:
Donna Lynne
Gender:
Female
Family:
Husband: Jim; 3 Children: Rachel, James, Ben; 2 Stepchildren
Birth Date:
10/27/1953
Birth Place:
Jacksonville, FL
Home City:
Denver, CO
Certified Employee Benefits Specialist, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans/University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
Doctorate, Public Health, Columbia University, 2002-2003
MPA, Public Finance, George Washington University, 1975-1976
BA, Economics and Political Science, University of New Hampshire, 1970-1974
Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado, 2016-2019
Candidate, Governor of Colorado, 2018
Confirmed by Colorado State Senate, Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado, May 4, 2016
Nominated by Governor John Hickenlooper, Lieutenant Governor, State of Colorado, March 23, 2016
No caucus information on file.
Adjunct Associate Professor of Public Health, Columbia University, 2005-present
Former Executive Director, New York Business Group on Health
Former Senior Vice President, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Former Director, New York City Mayors Office of Operations
President, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Incorporated, 2005-2016
Executive Vice President/ Chief Operations Officer, Group Health Incorporated, 1998-2005
Chair, Colorado Commission of Indian Affairs, present
Former Board Member, Colorado Mountain Club, present
Board Member, Colorado Regional Health Information Organization, present
Chair, Colorado Space Coalition, present
Member, Colorado Womens Forum, present
Co-Chair, Denver Education Compact Executive Advisory Board for Mayor Michael B. Hancock, present
Member, Governor Hickenloopers TBD Colorado Advisory Group, present
Chair, Governor's Commission on Community Service, present
Board Member, Teach for America-Colorado, present
Former Board Member, Colorado Education Initiative
Former Chair, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
Former Board Member, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Former Board Member, Denver Public Schools Foundation
Co-Chair, Early Childhood Leadership Commission
Former Deputy Commissioner, New York City Office of Labor Relations
Former Co-Chair, Personnel and Administration Committee, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper
Member, United States Bank Colorado Advisory Board
Former Board Member, University of Denver
Awards:
She was awarded the Denver Business Journal's 2008 Outstanding Women in Business award. She received the 2009 Distinguished Coloradan Award from the University of Colorado Denver School of Pharmacy. She also received the President's Award from Women in Health Management and the Health Care Leadership Award from the New York Business Group on Health. -