Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust names new executive director

Elizabeth “Betsy” Boudreau will be the new executive director of the Seeds of Hope Charitable Trust, a spokesman said.  Boudreau will assume her new position Oct. 29.

Boudreau, former executive director at Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, will be responsible for the overall operations of Seeds of Hope.  Boudreau has been recognized nationally for her professional accomplishments and is affiliated with numerous organizations and associations.

“After a three-month, nationwide search, we are very excited to find Betsy,” said John Harpole, chairman of the Seeds of Hope board. “Betsy is extremely qualified for this position. She knows our archdiocese and understands and appreciates the need for Seeds of Hope assistance in Catholic schools throughout northern Colorado.”

Seeds of Hope supports Catholic elementary and high schools serving a low-income, high minority population concentrated in inner-city Denver.  Seeds of Hope currently distributes approximately $3 million of tuition assistance each year to more than 1,700 children who attend archdiocesan schools.

Prior to working with Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Boudreau served eight years as director of network development at Rocky Mountain PBS.  She has a master’s degree in cultural administration and a bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in art history from the University of Colorado at Denver. 

Boudreau and her husband Dennis, who previously worked in the Communications Department at the United States Catholic Conference, live in Denver.  They have two children; Katie is a sophomore at Regis Jesuit High School-Girls Division, and Hank is a freshman at East High School.  The Boudreau’s are active members of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Denver.