OUR TEAM

 Mary received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Michigan State University. Before moving to Grand County 10 years ago, she was the director of a three-county community mental health center headquartered in Ames, Iowa. Mary enjoys skiing, hiking, and mountain living. She joined the Mountain Family Center Board in 2011 because she believes that strong healthy families are the fabric of a strong community.

Donette hopes to make Grand County a better place for children and families to live. Born and raised in the valley, she knows what a special place our county is to live and raise a family in. She holds a degree in Accounting from Western State College and a graduate degree in Finance from Regis University and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Colorado. Professionally, Donette spent eighteen years working in finance for Winter Park Resort. During that time she also worked with two other nonprofit organizations, the National Sports Center for the disabled and the Grand Foundation. Donette is currently the Finance Director for East Grand County School District and coaches high school volleyball.

Jim grew up and raised a family in Springfield, Illinois. He and his family enjoyed serving meals at a local homeless shelter for almost 20 years. In 2003, Jim instituted cooking classes at the local Salvation Army facility. He retired from practicing law in 2008 and moved with his wife to Fraser, CO. Jim remains committed to making sure all of our citizens have adequate food and clothing. His goal as a member of the MFC board is to help MFC continue to serve struggling families as well as making the Fraser Valley community aware of the services MFC provides.

Cathy has been in Grand County for 27 years. Her work has been in natural resources management including; supervision, law enforcement, education, and planning. Cathy says, “MFC is at the center of the web that connects all of the agencies and people in Grand County who are involved in assisting people in need.” Volunteering with other organizations over the years lead Cathy to MFC. She quotes John Wesley, “Do all the good, by all the means, in all the ways, in all the places, at all the times, to all the people as long as you ever can.” It is the right thing to do.

Debbie and her husband Barry, after vacationing in the Valley for decades with their three children, have now retired and become full-time residents.  Debbie has always been active in her community in Atlanta and now wants to do the same in Grand County.  After she had children, she left her job in physical therapy and became a full time volunteer.  She has served on several non-profits as well as PTA boards and hopes to bring her experiences here to the valley.  Mountain Family Center was the first place she volunteered here. Now, she is looking forward to being a board member and making a difference through her service to the community.

Frank is a Colorado native, born in Fort Collins and raised in Aurora.  His wife, Stacey, is his best friend, and his son, Sam, is his pride and joy.  Frank earned a law degree from the University of Denver in 1995, however he bleeds green and gold for the Colorado State Rams, where he received his bachelor’s degree in 1991. Frank believes Mountain Family Center provides invaluable services for Grand and Jackson Counties and considers it an honor and a privilege to contribute to this work.

John retired in May of 2015 and he and his wife Mary moved to Granby full time.  They spent the previous 22 years in Conifer, Colorado where John was the principal of a consulting firm that developed and evaluated disease prevention, disease management, and wellness programs.  They know Grand County well because they purchased a 2nd property here in 1994 where they ultimately decided to retire.  John has always been a supporter of his communities serving on non-profit boards like the Mountain Resource Center in Conifer where he led a capital campaign to build a new facility and the Conifer Area Council which served as the quasi-governmental sounding board for unincorporated towns in the southern area of Jefferson County.  John currently serves part time as the Grand and Jackson Counties Adviser for Health Links, a wellness resource for small employers, offered by the University of Colorado School of Public Health.  He is also on the Project Management Team for the Grand County Public Health Assessment and Strategic Planning Process.

Tamara comes from the east coast growing up in New York and spending time in Massachusetts before landing in Grand County.  She finally considers herself a local after 19 years and loves playing outdoors.  She currently works for the Winter Park & Fraser Chamber as the Events Director.  Tamara was recently on the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations and looks forward to volunteering and working with the rest of the Board Members and the great staff to make a difference locally in Grand County.