Heather Barry ’04 (MPA) honored in Colorado. She is fourth from the left., (Photo: David Zalubowski, Special to The Denver Post)

Heather Barry ’04 (MPA) was honored as an outstanding community leader by the Colorado Black Women for Political Action. Here is an excerpt from the original article published in the Denver Post on October 17, 2013:

HEATHER BARRY, director of business affairs and external relations for Denver International Airport. The daughter-in-law of former Denver Bronco Odell Barry also serves as a commissioner with the Colorado Department of Transportation and held mayoral appointments in the administrations of Michael Hancock, Guillermo “Bill” Vidal and John Hickenlooper. A native of Washington state, Barry has a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington and a master’s degree in public administration/public policy from The Evergreen State College. Before moving to Denver and marrying attorney Damon Barry, she was employed by King County Metro Transit in Seattle, providing strategic planning on policy issues and implementing transit-oriented development in conjunction with local businesses, communities and regional transportation providers.

Congratulations to this outstanding Greener!