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