Our Team
Adonia Arteaga
Manager of Elementary School Programs
aarteaga@gidenver.org
Angel Shabazz
Manager of Middle School Programs
ashabazz@gidenver.org
Ara Metz
STEM Coordinator
ametz@gidenver.org
Bre Huizar-Arellano
Advocacy Coordinator
bhuizar-arellano@gidenver.org
Camille Copeland
Teen Program Coordinator
ccopeland@gidenver.org
Crystal Noonan
Bookkeeper
cnoonan@gidenver.org
Cynthia Lizano
Community Engagement Manager
clizano@gidenver.org
Denise Delgado
Director of Development
ddelgado@gidenver.org
Destinee Perkins
Director of Programs
dperkins@gidenver.org
Erika Taylor
College & Career Readiness Coordinator
etaylor@gidenver.org
Eric Raya Steinbeiss
Manager of STEM Programs
erayasteinbeiss@gidenver.org
Jess Monroe
Manager of Development
jmonroe@gidenver.org
Kait Berreckman-Corrado
Director of Social Enterprise
kberreckman-corrado@gidenver.org
Katie Armstrong
Manager of Finance
karmstrong@gidenver.org
Kayla Garcia
President & CEO
kgarcia@gidenver.org
Leah Martin-Schmidt
High School & College Community Educator
lmartin-schmidt@gidenver.org
Luz Macias
Program Assistant
lmacias@gidenver.org
Mandi Pacheco
Office Manager
mpacheco@gidenver.org
Maricarmen Rodriguez-Jara
Elementary School Program Educator
mrodriguez-jara@gidenver.org
Melina Bixler
Associate Director
mbixler@gidenver.org
Morgan Bennett
Elementary School Community Educator
mbennett@gidenver.org
Nya Martin
Middle School Program Educator
nmartin@gidenver.org
Ruth Lovato-Olivares
Driver
Sarah McGill
Manager of High School & College Programs
smcgill@gidenver.org
Seyri Reyes
High School Community Educator
sreyes@gidenver.org
Skylar Boyce
Coordinator of Center Programs
sboyce@gidenver.org
Crystal Bell
Driver
Elizabeth Gardner, Chair
Social Investment Representative, Xcel Energy
Lori Palazzolo, Treasurer
Managing Director and Chief Accounting Officer, Prologis
Dr. Joan Foster, Secretary
Professor, Biology Metropolitan State University of Denver
Mariza Bonilla
Sr. Manager, Client Services Wealth Management, TIAA
Michelle Garcia
Vice President, Consumer and Business Banking (Denver), US Bank
Stacey Bledsoe
President , HR Consultants of Denver
Kelly Condon
Assistant General Counsel, Lockheed Martin
Jacklyn Devine
Director of Community Outreach, Alpine Bank
Jennifer Fisher
Co-Founder & COO, Paq
Barbara Gregorich
Senior Vice President Human Resources, Leprino Foods
Djuana Harvell, PhD
Director, Special & Innovative Projects The Foundation for Sustainable Urban Communities
Paul Lopez
Denver County Clerk & Recorder
Amy Lynch
Senior Vice President, Comcast
Jill Mant
Realtor, Live Urban Real Estate
Laura Mersmann
Sr. Electrical Engineer, GFS Foods & Consumer Products
Stacy Ohlsson
Community Volunteer
Griffen O’Shaughnessy
Co-President, Canopy Advisory Group
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 PR
Cristina Uribe Reyes
Attorney/Owner, Uribe Reyes Law, LLC
Marcelle Wall
Senior Strategic Account Executive, Salesforce
EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER
Theresa Donnelly
Senior Manager, Communications Black Hills Energy