Sol Center at Alta Verde

(970) 262-3888

Silverthorne & Breckenridge

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

In person: Mon., Tues., Thurs.
Virtual office : Wed.

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Staff and Board

Staff & Board

Below is a list of the staff members of the various departments and board of directors for the Family & Intercultural Resource Center.

Brianne Snow

Brianne Snow

Executive Director
Brianne has been the Executive Director at FIRC since 2019 and has been a FIRC staff member since 2005.

Development Staff

Sarah Grant

Director of Development
Sarah oversees the marketing, events, volunteers, and fundraising for FIRC.

Mia Smith

Development Manager
Mia oversees fundraising initiatives, communications, and donor relations.

Melissa Anthony

Grants Manager
Melissa researches funding opportunities, writes grants, and manages grant lifecycles.

Vacant

Development Coordinator
Oversees donor and corporate relations for FIRC.

Sindell Perez Fuentes

Marketing & Events Coordinator
Sindell coordinates marketing, events, and volunteers for FIRC.

Administrative Staff

Martha Lancaster

Director of Finance
Martha oversees finances for the organization.

Cheryl Carlson

Accounting Manager
Cheryl supervises all day-to-day accounting activities including accounts payable and receivable.

Luke Roberts

Accounting Associate
Luke is responsible for day-to-day accounting activities including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Payroll.

Sofi Loffreda

Director of Human Resources
Sofi oversees all aspects of Human Resources at FIRC.

Jake Henderson

Office & Operations Manager
Jake keeps FIRC's offices running smoothly and oversees administrative support.

Katherine Raffio

Human Resources Coordinator
Katherine supports recruiting, training, and employee relations and assists with benefits management.

Adriana Ramirez

Intake Coordinator
Adriana answers calls, assists clients, coordinates appointments and enters data.

Joaquin Vergara Nicolas

Intake Coordinator
Joaquin answers calls, assists clients, coordinates appointments and enters data.

Strategic Advancement

Carla Decker

Director of Strategic Advancement
Carla develops, implements, and guides strategic planning initiatives so that FIRC effectively and efficiently delivers programming.

Sean Berkery

Project & Data Specialist
Sean supports systems administration and projects across programs at FIRC.

Programs

Wendy Frazier

Senior Manager of Programs
Wendy ensures that FIRC's programs are effective in meeting community needs, with positive outcomes and demonstrated client success.

Financial Empowerment Staff

Andrea North

Financial Empowerment Manager
Andrea ensures that the team effectively provides in-need families & clients with financial support, resources, and tools to thrive and work towards sustainability in the community.

Marily Garcia

Financial Empowerment Caseworker
Marily works with families to provide budgeting, goal-setting, and housing support.

Lucero Almeida

Financial Empowerment Caseworker
Lucero works with families to provide budgeting, goal-setting, and housing support.

Nayelli Gonzalez

Financial Empowerment Caseworker
Nayelli works with families to provide budgeting, goal-setting, and housing support.

Health & Wellness Staff

Hannah Gall

Community Health Manager
Hannah oversees the Health & Wellness programs at FIRC.

Jackie Rodriguez

Bilingual Health Navigator
Jackie assists people with insurance enrollment through the Marketplace, CHP+, Medicaid, and SNAP.

Hiring!

Bilingual Health Navigator
Assists people with insurance enrollment through the Marketplace, CHP+, Medicaid, and SNAP.

Peer Community Staff

Patty Garcia

Peer Community Supervisor
Patty oversees the ALMA (Amigas Latinas Motivando el Alma) program, ACCION, Grupo, and Parenting programs.

Cecilia Martinez

Peer Community Coordinator
Cecilia collaborates with community partners, and oversees peer community events.

Parenting Staff

Martha Leyva

Parent Peer
Martha provides virtual or home visits to local families.

Alma Almeida

Parent Peer
Alma provides virtual or home visits to local families.

Rosa Lara

Parenting Consultant
Rosa offers brief, one-time Parenting Consultations for local families looking for simple support.

Food Systems Staff

Kay Tauscher

Food Systems Manager
Kay oversees the FIRC Food Systems program and advances food equity in the community.

Wilson Clavijo

Food Market Supervisor
Wilson coordinates food market staff and volunteers as well as food donations & deliveries.

Alicia Montes

Food Market Associate
Alicia organizes food & provides customer service to shoppers.

Berenice Cueto

Food Market Associate
Berenice organizes food & provide customer service to shoppers.

Mariela Pulido

Food Market Associate
Mariela organizes food & provides customer service to shoppers.

Daniel Ortega

Food Market Associate
Daniel organizes food & provides customer service to shoppers.

Celena Hering

Food Market Associate
Celena organizes food & provides customer service to shoppers.

Board of Directors

Scott Binder

Scott Binder

Board President
Scott Binder is the President of the FIRC Board of Directors. He spent the beginning of his career as a Certified Public Accountant before enjoying 35 years in finance and business spaces including cable television, radio, and real estate. Born and raised in New York, he lived in Washington, DC for 27 years before relocating to Summit County. In addition to volunteering at FIRC, he is on the board of the Society for Financial Education and Professional Development, a not-for-profit organization promoting basic financial literacy for college students.

Barbara Gibbs

Board Vice President
Barbara spends her time skiing, hiking, biking, gardening and volunteering in the community. Originally from Baton Rouge, Barbara worked at Texas Instruments in Information Technology and Human Resources, leaving in 1998 for a move to Colorado.

Michael Dudick

Board Treasurer
Michael Dudick is the Treasurer for the Family & Intercultural Resource Center (FIRC) Board of Directors.

FIRC Event Committee

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