Kayla Garcia
President & CEO
kgarcia@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext.101
Our Team

Adonia Arteaga
Manager of Center Based Programs
aarteaga@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 113

Angel Shabazz
Manager of Training & Participant Engagement
ashabazz@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 113

Bre Huizar-Arellano
Advocacy Coordinator
bhuizar-arellano@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 110

Charleen Ramirez-Mares
Social Enterprise Coffee Shop Manager
cramirez-mares@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 117

Crystal Noonan
Bookkeeper
cnoonan@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 199

Denise Delgado
Director of Development
ddelgado@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 114

Destinee Perkins
Director of Programs
dperkins@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 105

Erika Taylor
College & Career Readiness Coordinator
etaylor@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 162

Jessica Monroe
Development Manager
jmonroe@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 152

Kait Berreckman-Corrado
Director of Social Enterprise
kberreckman-corrado@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 117

Katie Armstrong
Manager of Finance
karmstrong@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 128

Leah Martin-Schmidt
High School & College Community Educator
lmartin-schmidt@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 107

Luz Macias
Program Administrator
lmacias@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 108

Mandi Pacheco
Manager of Operations
mpacheco@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 126

Maricarmen Rodriguez-Jara
Elementary School Community Educator
mrodriguez-jara@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 127

Melina Bixler
Associate Director
mbixler@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 122

Morgan Bennett
Elementary School Community Educator
mbennett@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 100

Paulina Herrera-Prado
High School & College Community Educator
pherrera-prado@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 119

Reilly Sanborn
Director of Finance
rsanborn@gidenver.org

Sarah McGill
Manager of Teen Programs
smcgill@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 124

Skylar Boyce
Coordinator of Center Programs
sboyce@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 151

Yazmin Castillo
Development Coordinator
ycastillo@gidenver.org
303-893-4363 Ext. 111
Our Board
Elizabeth Gardner, Chair
Area Manager, Community and Government Affairs, Xcel Energy
Lori Palazzolo
Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer, Prologis
Dr. Joan Foster
Professor, Biology Metropolitan State University of Denver
Michelle Suniga
Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking (Denver), US Bank
Stacey Bledsoe
Director of People & Employee Experience Associate , Galloway US
Kelly Condon
Assistant General Counsel, Lockheed Martin
Jacklyn Devine
Director of Community Outreach, Alpine Bank
Jennifer Fisher
Founder & CEO, Consumer Commerce
Jenny Engle
Senior Director Government Relations & Public Affairs, Fidelity Investments
Djuana Harvell, PhD
Director, Special & Innovative Projects The Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
Dexter Metcalfe
Partner, KPMG
Dianne Myles
Owner, Dope Mom Life
Jill Mant
Realtor, Live Urban Real Estate
Laura Mersmann
Sr. Electrical Engineer: GFS Foods & Consumer Products, Burns & McDonnell
Marla Jones Newman
Vice President People & Culture, Mother Jones
Stacy Ohlsson
Community Volunteer
Simone Ross
President & CEO, Women’s Chamber of Commerce
Edward Sawyer
General manager, Cerapedics
Bijal Shah
Chief Product & Analytics Officer, Guild Education
Kristine Strain
News Director, CBS Denver
Cori Streetman
Co-Founder & Principal, Barefoot Public Relations
Cristina Uribe Reyes
Attorney/Owner, Uribe Reyes Law, LLC