Denver Clean Cities Coalition

As the Director of Environmental Health for the American Lung Association in Colorado, Natalia Swalnick oversees programs and advocacy designed to reduce pollution and positively impact lung health. She also manages the Denver Metro Clean Cities coalition. Since Natalia's tenure with Clean Cities began in 2007, coalition stakeholders have reduced their petroleum consumption by nearly 10 million gallons. Swalnick is the current chair of the Colorado Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition and is a member of the steering committee for the Governor's Biofuels Coalition.

Before joining the American Lung Association, Swalnick held policy positions in the offices of various elected officials, including former Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., and Charles Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York.

Swalnick has a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado, Denver.