Meet our people
Our board of trustees and staff is a diverse group of individuals committed to achieving gender equity. We each leverage our strengths, talents, networks, and resources to further the mission of The Women’s Foundation of Colorado. We diligently use the power of our community, philanthropy, and impact to create a future where women and girls of every background and identity can prosper.
President & CEO - Renee Ferrufino (she/her)
About Renee:
Renee Ferrufino became the first Latina to lead The Women’s Foundation of Colorado in January 2025. Prior, as vice president of development, Ferrufino oversaw all of The Foundation’s fundraising strategies and grew annual contributions from $2.3 million in 2016 to nearly $6 million in fiscal year 2023-24. In that time, she also increased donor-advised funds from six to over 80, designed the Women & Girls of Color Fund that has granted more than $2.5 million to nonprofits since 2021, and developed a menu of impact investing opportunities for donors - including the nation’s first women’s impact investing giving circle providing low-interest loans to women entrepreneurs.
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Ferrufino was named a 2024 “Who’s Who In Impact Investing” by the Denver Business Journal and a 2024 “Top 25 Most Powerful Women In Business” honoree by The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She is a board member of Philanthropy Colorado, a member of the Colorado Inclusive Economy’s 2024 cohort and the Women’s Funding Network Gender & Capital Leverage Strategy Design Council, and an alumna of Institute for Leaders in Development at University of Denver.
“My vision centers on partnering with board and staff to evolve The Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s community impact, especially during this moment when women’s progress is in peril. I am driven to push beyond conventional philanthropic models by strategically leveraging all of our assets, such as financial capital, expertise, and community understanding to create lasting change.”
Meet Our FY 2025-2026 Board of Trustees
Chair of the Board - Mary Ann Littler
Mary Ann Littler is the CEO of Peak To Peak Business Strategies. She is a certified business and executive coach focusing on small businesses that are women-owned and women-led to achieve new heights of success. She counsels women on how to fight for their positions, salaries, and bonuses during career transitions and executives on how to lead through integrity and compassion for inclusion and equity. She co-chaired The Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s 2017 Annual Luncheon and is a member of PEP and Women Will. She serves on WFCO’s executive and governance committees and previously served on the direct-service grantmaking and development committees.