Board of Directors
Family Tree’s Board of Directors is comprised of business and community leaders dedicated to ensuring Family Tree continues to meet the needs of our community and collectively is committed to effective governance, guiding the agency’s overall strategy and ensuring organizational excellence.
Amber Becker
CHAIR
Internal Business Consultant
Chief of Staff
Pauline Shaffer
CHAIR ELECT
Consultant, Marketing and
Communication
Ted Clifton
PAST CHAIR
President
Private Single Family Office
Patrick Goff
TREASURER
City Manager
City of Wheat Ridge
David Valleau
SECRETARY
Staff Attorney
Colorado Legal Services
Alberto Garcia
MEMBER AT-LARGE
Government and Community Affairs
Manager - Colorado, Idaho, Utah
Google Fiber
Adam Burg
Director
Senior Policy Advisor
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Caitlin Finn
Director
Vice President, Finance, Legal, & People
Gary Community Ventures
Ray Gonzales
Director
President - Metro Denver EDC
Executive Vice President - Denver
Metro Chamber of Commerce
Chris Henry
Director
Partner
EPH Properties
Desirae Kinney-Woods
Director
Matt Rivera
Director
Owner,
k&e SOLutions, LLC
Director of Community Safety and Well-Being
Adams County, Colorado
Jagruti Shah
Director
Deputy Director of the Office of Civil
and Forensic Mental Health
Colorado Department of Human Services
Tyler Stude
Director
Financial Advisor
Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC
Jennifer Thompson
Director
Director of Facilities Maintenance
DaVita Kidney Care
Jennipher Van Maldeghem
Director
Assistant Community Manager
Laramar
Erin Wester
Director
Director of the Office of Adult, Aging,
and Disability Services
Colorado Department of Human Services
Paolo Diaz
Chief Executive Officerr
Family Tree
Emeritus members of the board
Adele Alvarado
Sharon Boyd
Retired
Cindy Cragg
Academic Director,
Communication Management
University of Denver – University College
Michael Crennen
President
Crennen & Company
Sharon Harper
Director of Scholarship Programs
The Denver Foundation
Rich Karlis
Retired
Mikkel Kelly
Development Director
St. Francis Center
Larry Lee
Shareholder
Jones & Keller, PC
Jim Lorentz
Division Chief, Patrol Operation
Wheat Ridge Police Department
Barbara Morris
Physician
Retired
Darren Markley
President
Oculus Advisory & Investments
Timothy Pfeifer
Kim Patmore
Financial Consultant
Patmore Management Consulting
Mark Ruthven
Misti Ruthven
Jeff Seifried
Retired
Lowell Valencia-Miller
Assistant Teaching Professor
Daniels College of Business
University of Denver
Julie West
Retired