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STAFF
Mary Ann
Burdick - Executive Director
Mary Ann has
a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a
Bachelor’s Degree in English and Secondary Education.
She has twenty years of experience in management of
non-profits. She has worked with at-risk youth for over
thirty years in various areas, including alternative
education and mentoring programs. Ms. Burdick has
extensive experience in program evaluation and
implementation. She has been with Metro Denver
Partners since 1988.
Sandi
Schoob - Bookkeeper
Sandi has a
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Metropolitan State
College and a Master’s Degree in Financial Planning from
Kansas State University. Sandi has over 18 years of
progressive accounting experience managing Accounts
Payable, Accounts Receivable, Reconciliations, Grant
Accounting, Financial Reporting, Payroll, Fixed Assets
and banking relations. She has worked in private,
public and non-profit arenas. Sandi joined Metro Denver
Partners in July 2007.
Tammy
Bruening – Administrative Assistant
Tammy has a
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration with a
minor in Marketing and an emphasis in Management from
Regis University. Tammy has over 20 years of experience
in marketing and administrative support in public and
non-profit environments. She joined Metro Denver
Partners in September 2007.
Sandy
Houston - Program Coordinator for Northeast Denver
Tutoring Program
Sandy, who
retired early from the Texas Education system, began at
Partners in January 2007. She holds two degrees in
special education and for several years was an
assessment specialist in Texas. Sandy has worked with
at-risk students, and with students of various abilities
and challenges, in both the public and the private
sector. Her goal for the tutoring program is to assist
students with the acquisition of social and academic
skills at their level in an enjoyable setting.
Melissa Kemp – Homeless and TANF-eligible Youth
Program Coordinator
Melissa has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
with a minor in Spanish and Certificate of Latin
American Studies from Colorado State University. She
speaks fluent Spanish and is certified to teach English
as a foreign language. She recently returned from
living and working in Santiago, Chile, and traveling in
Southern Chile and Argentina. While attending CSU,
Melissa volunteered for two years with at-risk youth in
Northern Colorado. This experience instilled in her the
desire to work with youth and a belief that starting
with youth is the key to affecting change in the
community. She joined Metro Denver Partners in July
2006.
John Kraft -
Adams County Program Coordinator
John has a
Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Fine Arts, and over
twenty years of experience counseling at-risk youth. In
addition to coordinating the Adams County Program, he
coordinates the Denver Diversion Program, which serves
youth who have either one felony offense or two
misdemeanors. John has been with Metro Denver Partners
since 1989.
Carol
Lillich – Douglas County Partners Case Manager
Carol
graduated from the University of Kansas with a BGS in
Psychology and a BGS in Human Development and Family
Life with a specialization in Delinquency and Juvenile
Justice. Her experience with at-risk youth includes
four years at the YMCA, and teaching social skills at a
juvenile detention center. She also worked with a
truancy diversion and prevention program with Social and
Rehabilitation Services and the District Attorney of
Douglas County in Kansas. She joined Douglas County
Partners in Colorado in November of 2006.
Janet
Pirchio – Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Janet has a
Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Montclair
State University in New Jersey and a Certification of
Non-Profit Management from Louisiana State University.
She recently spent two years in AmeriCorps National
Civilian Community Corps (NCCC), serving communities
with compelling needs, specifically focusing on
rebuilding efforts after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
During her time in AmeriCorps, Janet held leadership
positions with a myriad of organizations, including the
Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, various Boys and Girls
Clubs, FEMA and the National Parks Service. Janet
joined Metro Denver Partners in February 2008.
Karen
Quinn - Program Coordinator for Adolescent Females
Program
Karen has an
Associate’s Degree in Sociology, and has completed
coursework in Juvenile Counseling. Karen has over twenty
years of experience working with at-risk youth. She has
worked with potential dropouts in job counseling,
pre-employment workshops, academic skills, and conflict
resolution to help kids become self-sufficient. Karen
has extensive experience in case management and
volunteer management. She is very involved in the
community as well, and regularly works with the Black
Round Table, DPS Collaborative Decision Making Team,
many PTAs in Northeast Denver schools, and is a block
organizer for For Our Kids. Karen has been with
Metro Denver Partners since 1995.
Jessica Summers -
Douglas County Program Director
Jessica has a Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism with an emphasis
in Public Relations. She has worked with the Partners
organization for the past five years. She served as an
AmeriCorps VISTA for Metro Denver Partners in 2001 and
became the AmeriCorps Program Director for all Partners
affiliates in 2002. In November 2003 she became the
Douglas County Program Director. She enjoys working with
youth and is excited about expanding the mentoring
program in Douglas County. She believes everyone needs
a mentor.
Francisco (Cisco) Gallardo – GRASP (Gang Rescue &
Support Group) Program Coordinator
Francisco “Cisco”
Gallardo assisted in setting
the foundation for gangs in Denver. In his teen years,
he joined and helped create what has been one of the
largest gangs in Denver’s north side. Since that time,
after facing a possible 48 years in prison, he has
dedicated his life to undoing the damage he helped
cause. Over the past 14 years, through his work in the
community to redefine respect, power and pride, and by
making a commitment to help the youth heal, he has
helped countless young people to redefine their own
lives.
Johnny
Santos – GRASP Program Assistant
Johnny
currently attends Metropolitan State College and works
as an intern for Denver Safe City. He is a former
“street” graffiti artist, pursuing a degree in graphic
arts and/or human services. Johnny is bilingual English
and Spanish, and helps facilitate groups and GRASP’s
work with Spanish-speaking parents. He joined GRASP in
July, 2006.
CONSULTANTS
Ruth Anna - Marketing
Consultant
Ruth is an experienced executive and public relations
practitioner, having over 25 years of diversified
experience in private and public arenas with emphasis on
project management, public relations consulting, and
writing/editing. She counsels executives and directs the
public relations functions for various businesses,
government agencies, associations, political campaigns,
and human service organizations. Ruth’s a graduate of
the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado
in Boulder. Her emphasis with Metro Denver Partners is
in developing marketing strategies to enhance fund
raising, improve volunteer recruitment efforts, produce
promotional materials, and develop media relations and
awareness.
Joseph P.
Monaghan, Psy. D. – Consultant
Dr. Monaghan is available to Program Coordinators/Counselors at least
three hours per month. He assists the staff in making
accurate assessments, interventions, and suggestions for
follow-up activities. Dr. Monaghan received his license
in 1988 and has extensive experience working with
at-risk youth. He has worked with Savio House, GRASP,
Safe-Night Program, and the Denver Children’s Home. Dr.
Monaghan works with adults as well as youth, and his
clinical specialty lies in the psychological treatment
of children, adolescents, and their families.
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