1. Donna Lynne was born on October 27,1953 and is the chief executive officer of Denver Health.
16 Facts About Donna Lynne
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Donna Lynne was the senior vice president and chief operating officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center before joining Denver Health in September 2022.
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Donna Lynne served in a dual capacity as the chief operating officer of the State of Colorado.
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Donna Lynne was appointed to the position by Colorado governor John Hickenlooper on March 23,2016, and was confirmed by the Colorado House of Representatives and the state Senate on May 4,2016.
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In September 2017, Donna Lynne announced she was running for governor in the 2018 election.
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Donna Lynne lost the Democratic primary on June 26,2018 to Jared Polis.
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Donna Lynne was born on a Navy base in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Donna Lynne attended George Washington University, where she received a Master of Public Administration and obtained a Doctor of Public Health degree from Columbia University.
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Donna Lynne spent 20 years working in New York City government.
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Donna Lynne is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia University, teaching a course at Mailman School of Public Health on Quality of Care.
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Additionally, Donna Lynne is the former chair of the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce.
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Donna Lynne served in a dual role as both the lieutenant governor of Colorado and the state's chief operating officer.
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Donna Lynne was appointed to the position by Governor John Hickenlooper.
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Donna Lynne co-chaired the Colorado Space Coalition, the Early Childhood Leadership Commission, the Governor's Commission on Community Service, and the Colorado Commission on Indian Affairs.
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At the beginning of her term, Donna Lynne filled in as the interim director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education until Diane Duffy was appointed to the position in October 2016.
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Donna Lynne managed quarterly performance reviews across cabinet departments, helped to launch customer feedback surveys for high-volume state services, and used information garnered from those surveys to assess the quality of statewide services.