Staff

Angela Baber

“As a Jeffco mom of three and a long-time advocate of public education, I am passionately committed to measurably and equitably supporting our district, our schools, our educators, and our students.”

Angela Baber
Executive Director
angela.baber@jeffco.k12.co.us
(303) 982-2261

Angela Baber joined the Jeffco Schools Foundation as their Executive Director in January 2020. Angela’s deep and relevant professional experience over the last two decades, coupled with her proven track record in supporting quality and equity in public education preK-12 at the national, state, and local levels, elevated her to the top of the impressive candidate pool.

Angela most recently served as the Executive Director for LEAD STEM with the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM, is the Founder and Senior Consultant for IDEA Consulting, spent over five years as an Initiative Director at the Colorado Education Initiative advancing public education across the state, and spent three years at the DC-based National Governors Association supporting governors and their key staff to champion and advance public education.

Angela is a University of Colorado Boulder graduate with a degree in Astrophysics.

Mary Junta

Mary Junta
Program and Financial Director
mjunta@jeffco.k12.co.us
(303) 982-2210

Mary earned her degree in business administration at Regis University. She has developed her management skills and financial expertise over the past 25 years in a variety of non-profit agencies. She was executive director of Arapahoe Medical Foundation and Society and served as vice president of operations for United Healthcare. As associate director and vice president of finance for Warren Village, Inc., a program that gives families a chance at economic independence, Mary helped Warren Village establish an operating reserve to help insure future financial stability. Mary helped implement the first HealthCare Co-operative in Colorado in her capacity as vice president of finance at JustCare Inc.

However, Mary's passion has always been to work with youth. She spent 12 years as a para-educator in Jeffco Public Schools at Elk Creek, Dutch Creek and West Jefferson Elementary Schools. She joined the staff of Jeffco Schools Foundation in August 2014.