About

Caring for Denver

Our People

We exist because of you, Denver. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to serve our community.

Lorez Meinnold

Executive Director
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Albani Berryhill, Communications Partner
Communications Partner
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Crystal-Ayala-Goldstein Headshot on black background

Program Officer
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Haley Sammen

Lead Evaluation and Learning Partner
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Program Officer
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Juan Escobedo

Program Officer
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Kindle Fahlenkamp-Morell portrait

Kindle Morell

Director of Communications
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Patrece Hairston Peetz

Director of Operations
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Raymael Blackwell, Senior Program Officer

Raymael Blackwell

Responsive Portfolio Director
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Rebecca Ochtera, Director of Learning & Evaluation
Director of Evaluation and Learning
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Sydney Chavez, Evaluation & Learning Associate

Sydney Chaves

Evaluation and Learning Partner
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Tim Cortez

Program Officer
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Tish Gonzales

Grants and Operations Manager
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If you or someone you know is in crisis...

Please reach out for free, confidential, professional, 24/7 support:

  • Colorado Crisis Line – (844) 493-TALK (8255) or by texting TALK to 38255
  • Crisis Text Line – Text DENVER to 741741 to reach a trained volunteer Crisis Counselor for free 24/7 confidential help in English or Spanish.

If you are looking for community resources, United Way’s 2-1-1 Help Center is available for calls, live chats, texts, or database search. Dial 2-1-1, or text your zip code to 898-211. Live chat or database search is available at http://211.org.

It’s Mental Health Awareness Month. Tell us what support looks like to you.

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