Deb Mahan is the Executive Director of Gazette Charities Foundation, Southern Colorado affiliate of The Anschutz Foundation. She has been in Colorado Springs more than 30 years and has served on many boards and commissions in the community. With a background in neuropsychology (specializing in Trauma) she has spent time in leadership roles in both the non-profit and business sectors, and this informs her current work in philanthropy. She is convener of the Colorado Mental Health Consortium, a group of experts, providers and thought leaders advocating for mental/behavioral health legislation in the policy environment. Deb has a passion for encouraging and enhancing the well-being of all, and a profound belief in the power of the human spirit to be resilient. She’s a yoga instructor, dancer, runner, cyclist, and most importantly, mom!