Staff

<p><strong>President and Chief Executive Officer</strong></p>
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Chris Wiant has served as the founding President and CEO of the Caring for Colorado Foundation since October 2000. Before joining the Foundation, he was the executive director of the Tri-County Health Department, serving the residents of Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties in Colorado. He has more than 40 years of experience in public health, working on issues of national, state, and local health and environmental policy. He has also acted as a facilitator to promote effective dialogue among communities and federal, state and local government agencies on community health issues. Wiant has served on numerous local, state and national health and environmental advisory boards.&nbsp;</div>
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Chris holds a PhD in public administration from the University of Colorado at Denver, Graduate School of Public Affairs. His master of public health is from the University of Illinois at the Medical Center, School of Public Health. Wiant also holds a master&rsquo;s of arts degree in health services administration from the University of Illinois-Springfield and a bachelor of science in chemistry from Illinois State University.</div>
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