OUR ORGANIZATION

Board of Directors

board chair

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Jefferson Wells

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Vice Chair

Lani Kessler

Kessler Personal Development Coaching

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Treasurer

Keith Smith

InBank

Board Members

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Kristen Deevy

Pensionmark Financial Group

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John DellaSalle

Tennison Group

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Laura Fitch

Centura Health–Porter Adventist Hospital

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William Foy

Spearhead Mortgage Company

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Al Hirshberg

VOR Advisors, Inc.

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Dan May

Quitman Consulting

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Peter Meyers

Black Creek Capital Markets

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Melissa Morrow

FirstBank

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Brian Sward

Jackson National Life Distributors

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Noel Wickwar

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

President & CEO Chris Nelson

Chris comes to FSD from Boulder-based nonprofit organization TGTHR, where he has served as CEO since 2018. During his 14 years at TGTHR, Chris’s expertise in financial, operational, and program planning and management was instrumental in the success of the organization’s mission to end youth homelessness. His background in leadership, mission-oriented growth, development, facilities expansion, and donor cultivation make him uniquely qualified to lead FSD into the future.

“I am incredibly excited to be joining an organization that is truly passionate about their mission. I am inspired by the mission of FSD because I have spent my entire adult life contributing to the improvement of circumstances for people in their daily lives. I know my life will be enriched by helping to fulfill FSD’s mission through working with an amazing group of people and dogs."

To contact Chris, email [email protected] or call 303-922-6231.

leadership team

Karen Aalund, Director of Philanthropy
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Erin Conley, Director of Communications
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Laura Rogers, Director of Finance and Administration
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Stephanie Guild, Director of Operations
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Jenny Reichert, Associate Director of Client Services & Dog Training
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Allison Peltier, Deputy Director of Operations
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Nadine Pace, Deputy Director of Philanthropic Partnerships
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