Staff & Board

Learn more about the individuals behind our efforts and their commitment to supporting and empowering our partner projects.

Staff

All Leadership Team Finance Administrative/HR Partnership Support

Joseph Cameron

Cash Receipts Clerk

Desiree Coscia

Partnership Support Coordinator

Stephanie Cyphers

Stephanie Cyphers

Senior Staff Accountant

Carla Freeman

Staff Accountant

Melinda Higgs

President & CEO

Leadership Team Member

Nicki Leszman

Director of Fiscal Sponsorship

Leadership Team Member

Elizabeth Orare

Elizabeth Orare

Controller

Leadership Team Member

Nicki Robbins

Human Resources Coordinator

Tammy Schairer

Accounting Clerk

Anna Schott

Grants and Fundraising Coordinator

Cindy Torres

Human Resources Manager

Leadership Team Member

Kevin Van Vleet

Kevin Van Vleet

Chief Financial Officer

Leadership Team Member

Teddy White

Staff Accountant

Board of Directors

Noah Atencio, Board Vice Chair

Noah Atencio, Board Vice Chair

Chief Executive Officer, Philanthropy Colorado

Rich Shockey

Vice President, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Colorado

VJ Brown

Program Director, Education and Economic Opportunity

Melanie Bartlett

Melanie Bartlett

Partner, Foley Hoag LLP

Will Chan, Board Chair

Will Chan, Board Chair

Economic Development Director and Executive Director, Lakewood Reinvestment Authority

Taryn Fort, Board Secretary

Taryn Fort, Board Secretary

Senior Director of Communications and External Influence, The Colorado Health Foundation

Maria Lopez

Co-founder and COO of Avant Garde Event Services

Rich Martinez

Chief Financial Officer, Project Angel Heart

Maria Montoya, Board Treasurer

Maria Montoya, Board Treasurer

Director, Kundinger, Corder & Montoya, P.C.

Monalisa Olarte

Monalisa Olarte

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, The Colorado Trust