About this Event
**** This is an in person only event****
Please join us for a special evening at the Denver Botanic Gardens as we awarded Denver Botanic Garden CEO, Brian Vogt with the DCFR annual Global Engagement Award. Mr. Vogt will share with the DCFR the work he has done to build the gardens since 2007, including growing attendance to over 1.3 million per year, launching programs to address food in urban areas, a comprehensive diversity and inclusion project, and especially launching the Center for Global Initiatives focusing on plant research and crop genetics.
You can find out more about the Botanic Garden's Global Initiatives here.
Guests are invited to enjoy the gardens throughout the day at no cost. The event will be held in the Freyer Newman Building with doors opening at 6:00. Dinner and drinks included.
Brian Vogt has been CEO of Denver Botanic Gardens since April 2007. Nearly 30 years of community leadership, fundraising, organizational management and cultural development proved invaluable during the Gardens’ recent capital campaign and the creation of a Master Development Plan. More than 50 construction projects and over $65 million worth of investments were made.
Vogt served in three Cabinet positions for the State of Colorado from 2004 through January 2007, including Director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT). In these positions, he oversaw a wide range of economic development activities, including domestic and international business development, small business programs, as well as the Colorado Tourism Office, Colorado Council on the Arts and the Colorado Economic Development Commission.
Simultaneous to his role as Director of OEDIT, he served for over a year as the acting Secretary of Technology and as Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Local Affairs. Vogt is on the Board of the American Public Gardens Association and Plant Select. He also served on boards of the Alliance for Quality Teaching and the Greater Littleton Youth Initiative, which he co-founded. He served on the Denver Foundation’s Arts and Culture Committee and managed the incorporation movement to create the City of Centennial.
Brian is a second-generation Colorado native and holds a BA degree in Classical Antiquity from the University of Colorado. Prior to working for the State, Brian spent 14 years as the President of the South Metro Chamber of Commerce and four years prior as its Vice President for Economic Development.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 N. York St, Denver, United States
USD 75.00
