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Susan Birch Susan Birch is the Executive Director of the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, a comprehensive community health agency that serves residents scattered over 6700 square miles of the Yampa Valley. Susan has been in her position since 1992 and serves on a number of boards and commissions at the local and state levels. She has an MBA and a B.S. in Nursing from the University of Colorado, has worked in nursing as an R.N. and clinical instructor, and has completed a Robert Wood Johnson Fellowship. She used the Livingston Fellowship to further develop her leadership skills, resources and knowledge to advocate for community health improvements at the state and national levels, and to advance a new model for quality health care available for underserved people in rural Colorado. Susan E. Birch, RN, MBAExecutive Director Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, Inc. 940 Central Park Drive, Suite 101 Steamboat Springs, CO 80487-8816 970/879-1632 970/870-1326 Fax sbirch@nwcovna.org |
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Colleen Colarelli Colleen Colarelli has been the President and CEO of Girls Inc. Metro Denver since 2001. Girls Inc. offers programs to girls ages 6 to 18, the majority of whom experience risk factors including family income below the poverty level and attending low-performing schools. Prior to this position, Colleen worked for several large nonprofits in Colorado and New Mexico as a development director and an associate executive director. She has a B.A. in Social Work from Colorado State University and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of New Mexico. As a Livingston Fellow, Colleen developed her skills as a social entrepreneur and broadened her capacity for strategic thinking. She also explored alternative approaches for generating financial support for her organization. Colleen Colarelli, M.P.A., B.A. |
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Kevin Seggelke Kevin Seggelke has been the President and CEO of the Food Bank of the Rockies (FBR) since 2003. FBR is the largest food procurement and distribution center in the state and provides food to more than 900 hunger relief programs across northern Colorado and into Wyoming. Kevin has a B.A. in History and English from St. John’s University and a J.D. from the William Mitchell College of Law. Prior to his current position, he worked in the private sector including a 10-year stint as VP/General Manager/Division Director of Cub Foods for the Wisconsin and Colorado Divisions. Kevin believes that FBR can operate more efficiently - and can help their partner agencies operate more efficiently - through collaboration and leveraging of resources. He used his fellowship to learn about best practices from leaders and organizations throughout the country. Kevin Seggelke |
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Jamie Van Leeuwen Jamie Van Leeuwen is the Project Manager for Denver’s Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness. Prior to this position, he served in leadership roles for Urban Peak, the largest provider of services to homeless youth in metro Denver. Jamie has a B.A. in Psychology/Pre-Med from Creighton University, a Master of Public Health and an M.A. in Sociology from Tulane, and will complete a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado School of Public Affairs in the spring of 2006. Jamie used his Fellowship to explore strategies and policies at the local, state, national and international levels that help the public, private, and nonprofit sectors, work together to address complex societal issues. Jamie Van Leeuwen, MA, MPH, CAC II |
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Chip Walton Chip Walton is the Producing Artistic Director of the Curious Theater Company, Denver’s premier mid-size professional theatre. Curious Theatre presents main-stage productions and develops new talent through workshops and by commissioning new work. Prior to founding this company in 1997, Chip worked as an executive director, producer, and actor in other arts organizations. He has a B.A. in Theatre from Miami of Ohio University, an M.A. in Theatre from the University of Colorado, and has completed the coursework for a Ph.D. in Theatre at CU. Chip pursued a dual track for his fellowship that combined field-based professional development and personal leadership development. Chip Walton |
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Johnston R. Livingston with 2005 Fellows