Jeannie Rita Ritter (born 14 June 1958) is an American educator and activist who served as the

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from 2007 until 2011. She is the wife of former

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Bill Ritter. Ritter has helped to raise awareness regarding mental health, citing that her perspective on mental health was influenced by her training as a teacher for emotionally disturbed children and having an older sister who suffers from bipolar disorder. She previously had served in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ritter, Jeannie Living people 1958 births First Ladies and Gentlemen of Colorado Mental health activists Schoolteachers from Colorado American women educators Peace Corps volunteers University of Northern Colorado alumni 21st-century American women

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