Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Ryan Bross, Estes Nonprofit Network President

Ryan was born & raised in a town of 3,500 in northeast Missouri. He attend the University of Missouri and lived in Columbia, MO for the next 21 years. He came to Estes Park on vacation for the first time in 2007 and it became his "happy place." Ryan was a banker in Missouri and, after several years of effort, was hired by Bank of Colorado in 2019. Ryan was looking for ways to make the world (and our little town of Estes Park) a better place and EPNRC seemed a suitable place to start.

Jana Sanchez, Estes Nonprofit Network Vice President

With an undergraduate degree in Theatre Management & Production and a master's degree in Organizational Management & Corporate Culture, Jana helps companies get clarity around where they need to go and the confidence to find the right path to get there.

She has more than a decade of experience in coaching executives, business owners, and graduate students with an outcome-based philosophy. Jana also teaches a broad suite of corporate training subjects and has facilitated strategic planning with Fortune 500s, small businesses, and nonprofits. Jana is the current instructor for the Business Accelerator Services of Estes (BASE) Program for the Estes Park EDC. Her company, Alchemy with Words, is a bespoke agency that provides transformative communication and leadership skills for companies who know effective communication increases their reach and revenues.
When not working, she and her husband cook all the things they can now eat since her picky eater daughter has moved out. She has a love of Terry Pratchett books and the Oxford comma. She can be bribed with single malt scotch.

Emily Luth, Estes Nonprofit Network Treasurer

Emily was born and raised in Fort Collins, Colorado and received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in photography from Colorado State University. She took many trips to Estes Park as a child, but never imagined she’d live in this beautiful mountain town. In 2018, a job with the Rocky Mountain Conservancy brought Emily to Estes Park as a full-time resident.

Emily has 14 years of experience working for nonprofit organizations, starting with the Seattle Art Museum, followed by the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, and the Rocky Mountain Conservancy. Her focus has been in fundraising, member experience and special events, and she is thrilled to be a Board Member for EPNRC. In her free time, Emily enjoys biking, hiking, camping, cooking and making art.

Julie Mowat, Estes Nonprofit Network Secretary

Julie grew up in Minnesota and after college has moved around a lot including an 8 year stay in The Hague Netherlands. She got her masters degree in social work and has many years of paid and unpaid experience primarily in child protection, substance abuse, teen parenting, school programs, refugees, trafficking, and volunteer coordination. She has volunteered for many nonprofits and has served on a couple boards prior to joining EPNRC.

Julie recently moved to Estes Park with her husband Jim and cat Doublestuf. She has 2 kids in their 20's that live out of state. She looks forward to learning about all the nonprofits in Estes and being a part of this amazing community.

Board Members

Caity Leeds, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Caity was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. After attaining her Bachelor's of Arts in Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder, she and her husband moved to Chicago. There, she started her career in higher education and earned her Masters in Management with a focus of higher education.

In the blink of an eye, eleven years went by. Tired of big city life and missing the mountains, Caity, her husband, and their dog Bella moved to their property in Estes Park. They assisted with building their cabin, which was completed in 2018. Now, she enjoys a life of working remotely for a marketing firm that focuses on nonprofits, specifically for institutions of higher education.

In her free time, Caity loves hiking, backpacking, and, most of all, travel. She is excited to bring her passion for nonprofits and volunteerism to the EPNRC Board.

Derek Vinge, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Derek moved to Estes Park in 2016 to join the Edward Jones family as a financial advisor. He started his career with Ameriprise Financial in 2009 after graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in economics from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. He is deeply involved in the Estes Park community. Currently, he serves on the Estes Valley Chamber of Commerce board and is an active member of Estes Park Rotary. He leads his professional team in planning and participating in local goodwill projects, working alongside clients and community members in activities such as lake and river clean-ups, car washes, and various other charitable events.
Derek is a devoted father of 2 boys who love everything boys their age should: sports, the outdoors, youtube, video games, swimming pools..."I'm just trying to keep up and keep them on the right track!!" A career and kids don't always allow for hobbies, but should there be free time, he enjoys golf and renovating his fixer-upper.

Harriette Woodard, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Harriette is the Senior Mortgage Advisor at the Bank of Colorado in Estes Park; she has been a professional lender for twenty years. Harriette has put her “financial guru” prowess to work for the local Bobcat Boosters–almost twenty years of support!--and the Estes Valley Rotary among others. Harriet grew up by the beach, but was introduced to the mountains through her husband. They live on old family property in Glen Haven when not traveling with their kids and grandkids or downhill skiing. In her former life, she was an event planner. Needless to say, she has a closet full of party supplies.

Jodie Riesenberger, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Jodie is Senior Program Officer at NoCo Foundation. There she leads the foundation’s competitive grantmaking, scholarship program, and other community engagement initiatives. Jodie has spent her career creating impactful connections and engaging stakeholders around complex community issues at the local, national, and international levels. She brings a deep understanding of our community and a passion to help ensure all who live here have access to what they need to thrive. Jodie enjoys all that our community has to offer with her husband, two kids, and dog.

Kimi Nash, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Kimi, born and raised in southern Orange County, California, never thought she would live anywhere else. She grew up working in the food industry, attended Culinary School, and was a chocolatier as a co-owner of a hand-crafted artisanal chocolate company based out of Laguna Beach. Kimi visited Estes Park in 2018 and instantly fell in love. Estes became home a handful of months later and she started working as a barista at Kind Coffee. Fast forward a few quick years later, Kimi became the owner of Kind in 2023 and has been thriving with the help of her exceptional management team and amazing staff ever since.

When Kimi isn’t working she enjoys nature & plants, her cats River & Veda, Bravo reality, and tv shows from the 90s.

Lindsay White, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Originally from Louisiana, Lindsay has traveled to 59 countries and lived in four. After graduating college, she moved to Thailand where she taught English to elementary students. A lover of nature and previous resident in two national parks, she recently moved to Colorado to return to the mountains and is pleased to call Estes Park home.

Lindsay has been in the travel, hospitality and tourism industry for 17 years and currently manages Marketing and Communications, Sales, Reservations and Revenue Management teams for YMCA of the Rockies. A strong advocate for volunteering and nonprofits, she participated as a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) for foster children in Louisiana, events volunteer with Covenant House, home builder with Habitat for Humanity and Search and Rescue K-9 unit for King County.

Nicole White, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Nicole was born and raised in New York, and attended college in Maryland, graduating from the University of Maryland with a degree in Criminology & Criminal Justice. After spending a brief time in Kansas, she moved to Estes Park in 2011.

Upon moving to town, her first dive into the nonprofit world was volunteering as a Crisis Advocate with EVCA. She spent nearly a decade in hospitality & hospitality management before her current career, helping people make wise real estate decisions.
Nicole is currently a Director with the Estes Valley Board of REALTORS®, as well as the Co-Chair of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee with the Colorado Association of REALTORS®.

When she is not working Nicole enjoys spending time with her husband and their two daughters or doing something creative.

Randall Kemp, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Networking and multi-stakeholder initiatives: these descriptors characterize Randy's professional endeavors across the fields of international development, state government, libraries, and consulting. He seeks to link common threads across diverse organizations, people, information, and desired outcomes. Through deep listening and strategic thinking, he approaches challenges and opportunities with curiosity and a posture of learning. His educational experience includes degrees in Information Science and International Relations.

The Kemp family moved to Estes Park in 2022 after time in North Carolina, Idaho, Washington, and Denver. Randy is married with one child at EP High School and another attending college in Maine. They can be found hiking trails, reading, making music, or enjoying food with friends.

Rebecca Gelsinger, Estes Nonprofit Network Board Member

Rebecca was born and raised in Louisville, Colorado and moved to Estes Park in 2008. After 20+ years working in the hospitality and tourism industry she found her calling in Estes Park. She loves to work and live in the town she loves. When she isn't working you will find her spending time with her husband, daughter, family and friends. Summer is her favorite time of year because she loves camping and spending time on the lake.

Estes Nonprofit Network Board Meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month, 8:30-10:30am.
Presbyterian Community Church of the Rockies, 1700 Brodie Ave.