BOARD of DIRECTORS

Varo retired from Colorado State University after 24 years as an administrator in the Office of Admissions.  He served as a Northern Colorado Case manager for the SER National Senior Community Service Employment Program, helping senior citizens to enhance their skills with the goal of attaining gainful employment.  He has served on the Larimer County and Weld County Workforce Center Investment Boards and was a member of the National Hispanic Institute board of directors and president of the Colorado Educational Services Development Association (CESDA).  He is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder with a degree in Spanish and completed graduate coursework in guidance and counseling.  In his spare time, he likes to play golf, play in pool table leagues, help his wife with gardening, and read non-fiction type books.

"The future belongs to those who take care of the present"

Mike is a Poudre Valley Fire Authority Firefighter - Retired. He is a lifelong resident of Fort Collins, Colorado. He participated in the Larimer County Hispanic-Latino Leadership Institute and helped facilitate the City of Fort Collins Multi-Cultural Leadership Retreat.  He was a member of the Community Coalition that brought together the City of Fort Collins government, Poudre School District, and Colorado State University representatives to work on issues of mutual concern.
 

Ainhoa is a student at Colorado State University. She moved to Colorado from Venezuela five years ago. Her first ICB workshop was in December 2017. In Ainhoa's words, "I've been working with this wonderful group ever since. I love helping people, being kind, and spreading positive energy among everyone. My goal in life is to be my best self while helping others become the best version of themselves, too."

Hello, my name is Kavya Kaushik, and I am a Junior at Fossil Ridge High School, in Fort Collins, Colorado. I enjoy participating in extra-curricular activities such as tennis and art class. I have performed for many ICB events with Indian Classical dance and later joined the ICB board where I have become a facilitator. I enjoy being a part of ICB and want to make a difference with more youth having a voice in our community. Being a part of this group has given me the amazing opportunity to meet new people and develop leadership skills and for that I am grateful. I am excited to see what's more to come with this group! 

JoAn Hopkins is a retired psychiatric nurse. She coordinated the Sexual Assault Victims Assistants (SAVA) advocates and participated as a Mental Health counselor in many national disasters. In 2008, she was given the Lily National Award for services to depressed clients and her work with women. She currently volunteers at the First United Methodist Church with seniors and is a facilitator of the grief group. She has also been on medical missions to Guatemala, Bolivia, and on Indian reservations. In the Methodist Rocky Mountain Conference area, she is a social action coordinator that promotes education and work in areas of racial justice, economic justice, human trafficking, and immigration.

Coronda Ziegler works at Colorado State University where she is a member of the Equity Advisor Group and the Undergraduate Curriculum Redesign committee. She is also a member of the City of Fort Collins Human Relations Commission. Coronda has extensive experience in designing leadership and curriculum development programs. She looks forward to working with the ICB community and interacting with a group of people with goals and passions that are similar to hers.

Lisa Sadar is a passionate early childhood advocate with an equal passion on equity and inclusion.  Lisa currently works for Weld County's Early Childhood Council at the United Way of Weld County where she supports child care programs and helps to inform policy where ever she can.  Her experience includes supervising staff, managing grant funded efforts to support child care programs navigating the early childhood systems in Colorado and helping them access grant funds, managing the Expanding Quality in Infant and Toddler Care (EQIT) efforts, and working on numerous systems level issues impacting young children and their families.   Lisa has degrees from CSU and UC Denver with her master’s in Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies.  Lisa is a Buell Early Childhood Leadership Alumni.   Lisa serves on boards or otherwise volunteers ICB, LAPP which is an animal assisted therapy/activity organization,  is a board member of the Licensed Family Child care Association, the Colorado Association for Family Child Care, and serves on the guiding committee for the Colorado Coaching Consortium along with many other early childhood related committees.  Lisa enjoys time with family, time in nature and opportunities to travel.

Carmen comes from a diverse and eclectic background. She has worked with the National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, as a secondary teacher, sales rep, Jazzercise owner, and now has a career in training, professional life coaching , and working with LED infrared lights to enhance one's well being. Her degree in Sociology and Masters in Secondary Education, along with working with the public, has added to her strengths in making a difference for others. Carmen currently lives in the Mojave Desert where she hears the coyotes sing against the backdrop of brilliant stars in the night sky.

Who you are and what you do impacts the world. What is your impact?

Logan is a student at Front Range Community College studying integrative health. He started with ICB in 2014 when he attended his first workshop. He became an ICB lesson facilitator and eventually joined the Board of Directors two years later. He is a Fort Collins High School graduate and still has very close connections with the Poudre School District. He has been very involved in his community and loves the city that he calls home. 

Megan is a graduate of Rocky Mountain High School where she was involved with the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) and Family, Career, Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). She is currently a student at Colorado State University studying Family and Consumer Sciences and Education. She has been on the ICB Board of Directors since 2015 and has been actively involved in workshop facilitation and curriculum writing.

Rose is a professional Research Assistant for the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. She has a Bachelors Degree from Arizona State University and a Masters from the University of Colorado. She enjoys watching Japanese animation and learning different languages.

Remember to live my life so that my loved ones need never worry.