Noah Atencio is the CEO Philanthropy Colorado, and former Vice President of Community Impact at the Colorado Gives Foundation. He brings more than 22 years of grantmaking and program development experience to CCD’s board. Previously he served in leadership positions at the Daniels Fund and El Pomar Foundation. Noah has also served on numerous commissions and held advisory roles on issues related to early childhood, homelessness and substance abuse. A student of leadership, he is a proud alumnus of the President’s Leadership Class at the University of Colorado Boulder, the El Pomar Fellowship in Community Service, Leadership Jeffco and the Latino Leadership Institute.

Noah is a native Coloradan and grew up in Westminster. He holds a B.A. in Communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an M.A. in Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver.