KARI READ

Executive Director, Summit Prevention Alliance, kari@summitpreventionalliance.org

Kari became a member of the county in the winter of 2005. She grew up in small town Minnesota and received a BSW from Luther College in Decorah, IA. She then moved to the big city of Fresno, CA as a Youth Director in a local church. Alas, the city proved too big for this small town girl, she was drawn to the mountains, from so many family trips to Estes Park, and she ended up in Fort Collins working in an elementary school with special needs kids.     She then took her skills abroad and taught in a small town in South Korea for a year and traveled through some magical places in Asia including Tibet – one of the most awe-inspiring places in the world. Finishing her travels with a month of rock climbing in Thailand was quite memorable! Back in CO she has been a raft guide, snowboard instructor, office manager and substitute teacher for the last year. She is looking forward to using her passion for uplifting youth and supporting parents to further the work of the Summit Prevention Alliance. Favorite Healthy Food – salad Favorite Physical Activity – rock climbing, camping, biking, and snowboarding

LILIANA MEZA

Community Prevention Coordinator, Summit Prevention Alliance. Liliana@summitpreventionalliance.org

Liliana is one of the coordinators of La Vida Sana (The Healthy Life). La Vida Sana’s focus is to prevent diabetes and cardiovascular disease among the Latino community of Summit County. Liliana has been a part of the Summit County Community since 2003 and joined Summit Prevention Alliance in 2008. Liliana loves her job because she feels like she is making a difference in her own culture. She was born in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and moved with her family to Denver, Colorado. Her family is originally from Durango, Mexico. Liliana was drawn to the mountains through her husband Victor, and fell in love with Summit County. Liliana worked at Keystone Resort for two years in Property Management and Mountain Concierge, and enjoyed planning out guest’s vacations. Liliana worked almost three years in the Summit Community Care Clinic and Public Health, where she learned she had a passion for educating immigrants in the community on how to live a healthy life. Liliana has enjoyed being a part of Summit Prevention Alliance where she has expanded her knowledge in Nutrition and Physical Activity and has become involved in a big part of the Latino community. In her spare time, Liliana enjoys spending time with her husband Victor and daughter Kailene, traveling, visiting family, spending time with friends and her involvement with her faith. As a family they enjoy the outdoors by hiking, snowboarding, biking, camping and playing with their dog Mia.

Favorite Healthy Food – Fruit – WatermelonVegetable – Mushroom

Favorite Healthy Activity – Playing with daughter Kailene and Snowboarding

A. Colleen True

Administration Programs Assistant, Summit Prevention Alliance. Colleen@summitpreventionalliance.org

Colleen is a long term local, mom, community advocate and human resources professional with over 17 years working with resorts and business.   Colleen enjoys time with her family, making healthy meals and being active.  Colleen is a runner, alpine and Nordic skier, mountain biker and horseback rider.  Through her commitment to being a community leader, Colleen volunteers for many non-profit organizations and the schools in Summit County.  Colleen completed the Leadership Summit program and holds her P.H.R.  Colleen is a graduate of the University of Oregon and was born and raised in New Orleans, LA.  Spending time between Oregon and NOLA, Colleen grew up helping with the family Winery, horse breeding and family law practice.  Colleen has traveled through Central and South America.  Colleen now works with all the SPA’s programs, focusing on helping youth as well as leading a Wellness Committee and advocating  for safe routes to school for kids, as well as adults to bike and walk year round through the community.

Carli Seeba

Community Prevention Coordinator, Summit Prevention Alliance. Carli@summitpreventionalliance.org

Carli Seeba joined the Summit County community and Summit Prevention Alliance team in 2010.  Originally from Bellevue, Nebraska, Carli got a temporary job in Denver, fell in love with the state, and decided to make the move to Colorado permanent.  Carli received a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Geography from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and a juris doctor with emphasis in Environmental & Land Use Law and International Law from Florida State University.  She is also bar certified in the state of Florida.  Carli has worked in Washington, DC, lobbying member of Congress and doing research with National Geographic.  She has also worked as a legal assistant in Florida and even dabbled in home construction while home in Nebraska.  Most recently, Carli was involved with the League of Conservation Voters efforts to elect environmentally-friendly candidates to office.   Carli is very excited to use her knowledge and passion of policy and government to work with the Summit community to restrict youth access to tobacco products and make Summit County a leader in the fight to prevent tobacco use in youth.  In her free time, Carli enjoys spending time with friends, hitting the gym, travelling, hiking, and playing with her cat, Kitten.

Heather Skrypek

Community Prevention Coordinator, Summit Prevention Alliance. Heather@summitpreventionalliance.org

Heather joined the Summit Prevention Alliance team in the winter of 2011 as the Drug Free Community Coalition grant manager. Raised in a suburb of New York City Heather’s family installed in her a passion for community activism and outdoor recreation. After moving to Jupiter, Florida at fifteen, Heather graduated with honors from the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. Heather frequently came to Colorado while visiting her brother and sister in law while they attended Colorado State University. Heather moved to Denver in pursuit of a law degree from University of Denver. While attending law school, Heather devoted her time to civil rights non-profits in the Denver area. For her work with the Denver based non-profit, The People’s Law Project, a civil rights organization devoted to representing protesters during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, she was awarded the 2009 Gideon Award. After graduating with a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver, Sturm College of Law, Heather became passionate about substance abuse prevention after a relative experienced a chemical dependency crisis. Her interest was fostered while volunteering with the Jefferson County Drug Court. Heather loves working with a wide range of community members to help reduce the impact of substance abuse in Summit County. Outside of work Heather enjoys skiing, kayaking, yoga and hiking with her dog Maya. Currently, she is busy training for her first sprint triathlon with her fiancé.

Mia, Sadie, Kitten, Maya & Lily