Jenny Birnie, Vice President of Community Health & Development
Jenny Birnie previously served as the Executive Director of the Crested
Butte Center for the Arts for 12 years. Jenny has a Masters Degree in
Social Work from the University of Denver and a Bachelor’s Degree
in Psychology and Communication from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Jenny has a long history as a dedicated and passionate leader who is committed
to building community support, igniting collaboration and consensus among
organizations, and utilizing performance measures to improve overall outcomes
for organizations.
Jenny appreciates the diversity of her position at GVH that focuses on
running a 501C3 nonprofit organization to provide financial support to
Gunnison Valley Health's programs and services while working with health
and human services organizations to improve mental health outcomes for
our community members. Recently, the Foundation approved a new Strategic
Plan and Gunnison Valley Health will be launching a new Department of
Behavioral Health in 2021.
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