Board of Directors

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

Laurie Rivera

Retired Deputy Director,  Alamosa Department of Human Services

 

EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION PROVIDER

Teresa Felix

FCP Region & Migrant Manager, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start

 

RESOURCE & REFERRAL

Dee Kessler

CSU Extension – Strengthening Families, Regional Health Coordinator

 

FISCAL EXPERIENCE

Rose Maestas

Community Member, Retired Accountant

 

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

Augusto Basterrechea

AHEC—Area Health Education Center

 

FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT EDUCATION SERVICES & HEALTH CARE

Debora Black

Director, SLV Life Center

 

LOCAL GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE & Community Resource & Housing

Ty Coleman

Alamosa City Mayor / Community Resource & Housing Development

 

SCHOOL DISTRICT

Stacey Plane

Marsh Elementary Principal / TSJC Adjunct ECE Professor

 

LOCAL BUSINESS

Lori Smith

(EHS) Past Head Start Parent  / Past Elementary Principal / Alamosa Alternative High School Principal / Small Business Owner

 

HEALTH CARE

Audrey Reich Loy

San Luis Valley Health

 

PARENT OF CHILDREN 5 YEARS or YOUNGER

Marlayna Martinez, Secretary

Rocky Mountain Prevention Research  – CU Denver

 

MENTAL/BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Bonnie Ortega

SLV Behavioral Health Group

 

LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

Open Position

 

Policy Council

 

 

Funders

Federal Partners

US Department of Health & Human Services

Administration for Children & Families — Office of Head Start

State Partners

Colorado Department of Early Childhood

Colorado Department of Human Services

Colorado Department of Economic Security

 Philanthropic Partners

Buell Foundation

El Pomar Foundation

Colorado Health Foundation

Impact Charitable

 Other Partners

Clayton Early Learning

University of Colorado—Denver  (Rocky Mt. Prevention Research Center)

Illuminate Colorado