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Board and Staff
 

Norm Dewhurst, Ed.D
Board President

Occupation: Psychologist, Cherry Creek Schools (retired), and private practice, faculty member of University of Phoenix

Community Affiliations:  DAS, direct assistance to disadvantaged on the west side of Denver

 

David Henninger
Treasurer
Member of the Board of Directors


Occupation:     Executive Director of Bayaud Industries

Community Affiliations:  Recipient of 2002 William Funk Award for Building Community; faculty member in Non-Profit Management, Regis Univ.; Board Member: Community Resource Center; Escuela de Guadalupe; University Hills Rotary Club

 

Kate Goodspeed
Secretary
Member of the Board of Directors


Occupation:     ESL Teacher, Emily Griffith Opportunity School

Community Affiliations Park Hill Congregational Church, UCC, Ending Colonial Legacies, Red Earth Women’s Alliance, Friends of Sabed of Colorado (Palestine), Peace & Justice Task Force, Rocky Mountain Conference, UCC

Ardell Swartzendruber
Member of the Board of Directors
 
Occupation: Consultant, Self-Employed

Community Affiliations:  Rocky Mt. Mennonite Camp Board of Directors; Member First Mennonite Church; Associated with East Colfax Development Association; Active Mediator, VORP of Denver

  Bruce McRae
Member of the Board of Directors

Occupation:  Vice President/Asia, International Development Enterprises

Community Affiliations:  Glennon Heights Mennonite Church; Ten Thousand Villages of Denver Board of Directors
 

Ruben M. Hernandez
Member of the Board of Directors

Occupation: Magistrate, Denver Probate Court and Attorney

Community Affiliations: Active volunteer facilitator with VORP of Denver; Member, Colorado Bar Association; Member, Colorado Hispanic Bar Association; Member, Metro Denver Multi-Disciplinary Council
 

Harold Fields
Financial Officer

Occupation:     Computer systems design consultant

Community Affiliations: Facilitator for monthly city-wide race dialogue at the Tattered Cover Bookstore; music librarian for the Spirituals Project Choir; former Conflict Center Board Member

Angell Perez

Angell Perez
Ex-Officio Member of the Board
Ex
ecutive Director

Address:      430 West 9th Avenue, Denver, CO  80204
Telephone: 303.534.6167 (VORP)
Email:           
angell@denvervorp.org

Community Affiliations: Colorado State University Ethnic Studies, National Association of Ethnic Studies, Denver Hooperz AAU Club, Abraham Lincoln High School, Morey Middle School

 

Kathryn Pardikes
Program Coordinator

Address:      430 West 9th Avenue, Denver, CO  80204
Telephone:  303.534.6167 (VORP)
Email:            kpardikes@vorpofdenver.org