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Mayor John Hickenlooper

Mayor John Hickenlooper

Before being elected as Denver's 43rd mayor on June 3, 2003, John W. Hickenlooper was a successful entrepreneur who helped revitalize Lower Downtown (LoDo), and also served as a leader on the boards of dozens of local nonprofits and civic organizations.

Hickenlooper has been active in local community affairs and has served on the boards of the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts, the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Denver Art Museum, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce, Denver Civic Ventures, Volunteers For Outdoor Colorado, the Association of Brewers, and the Institute for Brewing Studies.

Additionally, he co-founded Culture Haus, the Denver Art Museum's 600-member young adult organization. In 1987, he co-founded the Chinook Fund, a pass-through foundation that provides seed grants ($5,000-10,000) to community organizations that emphasize social change.