Biography
Born and raised in Chicago, Schwartz holds a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Colorado. Schwartz has worked as Director of Development, and later Acting Director for the Pitkin County Housing Authority. She has also worked as a real estate and marketing consultant and as an executive for Sno-Engineering, Inc.
Schwartz was involved in education issues in the Aspen School District, including campaigning for a $4 million local bond election for technology in local schools. She received the Aspen School District's "Outstanding Service Award." She was appointed by Gov. Roy Romer to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education as a representative of the Western Slope from 1995 to 1999.
In 2000, Schwartz was nominated as the Democratic candidate for the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado from Colorado's 3rd Congressional district. She faced Republican incumbent Hank Anton and campaigned on increasing accessibility to higher education, particularly for the largely rural and underserved Western Slope of Colorado. She was elected with roughly 51 percent of the popular vote, becoming the third Democrat on the nine-member board. After being elected, Schwartz supported adding sexual orientation to the university's nondiscrimination policy. Schwartz also served as vice-chair of the Board of Regents.
Schwartz is married; she and her husband, Alan, an attorney, have three daughters: Brendan Ash, Aime, and Rachel. Her family currently resides in Snowmass Village, Colorado.
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