The engine of our advocacy is our people. Our work is guided by a diverse and passionate team of staff and a dedicated Board of Directors. Together, they bring a powerful blend of professional expertise, policy acumen, and invaluable lived experience to our mission.
Our Staff
Amy Stewart
Vice President, Development
Ashley Perales
Senior Manager of Development & Operations
David McLaughlin
Chief Operating Officer
Em Troughton
Manager of Digital Communications & Strategy
Erica Montgomery
Executive Assistant
Lynn Unger
Competency Diversion Projects Director
Vincent Atchity
President & CEO
Wendy Buxton-Andrade
Vice President, Government Affairs
Our Volunteers
Aurora Dibowitz
Volunteer
Brian Majestic
Volunteer Intern
Kaden Jace
Volunteer Intern
Our Board of Directors
Amelia Fink
Founder, Fink Philanthropic Consulting
Denver
Bruce LePage
Chair Elect
Market Director, Mortenson
Denver
Elizabeth Paulsen
Shareholder, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck
Denver
Emily Harlan
SVP, Legal, Bandwidth Inc.
Lone Tree
Emily Hemaidan
Treasurer
Senior Controller, DPC Companies
Denver
Jaime FitzSimons
Sheriff, Summit County
Silverthorne
Jennifer Harpole
Shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.
Centennial
Kendra Prospero
Founder & CEO, Turning the Corner HR
Denver
Patrick Fox
Medicaid Market President, Elevance Health
New Jersey
Raul De Villegas-Decker
Chair
Founder, Principal Consultant, RDV Executive Consulting Group, LLC
Grand Junction
Ricardo Baca
Founder & CEO, Grasslands
Denver
Sally Gomez
Former Board President, North Range Behavioral Health
Former Lieutenant, Weld County Sheriff’s Office
Greeley
Shannon Van Deman, MBA
Chair Emeritus
Visiting Director Finance and Analytics Office of Medicaid Innovation, University of Illinois System
Former CEO, AspenRidge Recovery Center
Denver
Teagan Malecha
Secretary
Community Relations Coordinator, Kroenke Sports and Entertainment
