Our vision:
Every young person in Colorado will have a quality mentoring relationship.
Our mission
To transform the quality and significantly increase the quantity of mentoring relationships for Colorado’s young people.
Role
Board of Directors
Al Troppmann
Bill Allshouse – Vistar
Bill Peffer – Sherman & Howard
Brian Breitenwischer – Jacoway Financial Corp.
Collinus Newsome – The Colorado Health Foundation (Board Chair)
Dana Guilfoyle – StraighterLine
Kevin Smith
Lindsay Fisher – Print Pointe
Paul Nocco – KPMG
Sandy Mathias – Skratch Labs
Stuart Harrison – Ernst & Young LLP
Pastor Vernon Jones Jr. (PJones) – FaithBridge
Advisory Council
Audrey Reyes – Denver Kids Inc.
Carlo Kriekels – YESS Institute
Dedrick Sims – Sims Fayola Foundation
Erin Miller – Partners in Routt County
Lindsay Lofaro – Buddy Program
Tina McGuinness – Gunnison Valley Mentors
Trudy Swain – Save Our Youth
Hannah Krieger joined MENTOR Colorado as Executive Director in November 2018.
Previously, Hannah was the Director of Strategic Relationships for WeCOACH, a non-profit organization dedicated to serving, empowering and connecting women coaches of all sports and levels across the country.
Prior to joining WeCOACH, Hannah Krieger served as Executive Director of Sportswomen of Colorado, a non-profit focused on empowering and celebrating girls and women in sport in the state of Colorado.
During her time with the Colorado Rapids Youth Soccer Club, Hannah started and oversaw Soccer for Success (a U.S. Soccer Foundation program), which served K-8 students in under-resourced communities throughout the Denver and Aurora areas. She also managed over 3,000 youth soccer players and 350+ coaches and volunteers in their 4-Under through 10-Under programs. Hannah has continued to serve as a National Facilitator and Trainer with the U.S. Soccer Foundation since 2013, where she works to train Soccer for Success coach-mentors and trainers around the country.
Hannah earned her B.A. from Smith College, a Master’s in Sport Leadership from Virginia Commonwealth University, and was a Fulbright scholar in Saarbruecken, Germany.
Drew is passionate about education, mentoring, leadership and outdoor pursuits. Drew has been involved with nonprofits for the last 15 years at nearly every level: executive, program staff, recruiter, intern, and volunteer.
Drew most recently led Colorado Youth at Risk (CYAR) as Executive Director through one of the toughest periods its history from 2014-2016. He piloted the organization from “set-to-close-its-doors” to a revitalization of its programs, operations and finances. Drew was also a part of and then led the CYAR program staff from 2009-2014. Furthermore, he volunteered for nearly six years with CYAR as a mentor, facilitator and mentor trainer.
Before CYAR, Drew was the first Executive Director of the Colorado Alliance for Drug Endangered Children; where his “jack-of-all-trades” nature was well utilized; doing everything from building offices to fundraising and running programs.
Prior to nonprofit work, Drew was Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach for 8 years; founding the Metropolitan State University Denver program and later reviving the Regis University Men’s team.
Lindsey Cali joined MENTOR Colorado in 2019 and is currently working as our Program & Outreach Manager and Technical Assistance (TA) Lead.
A former teacher, Lindsey is dedicated to education and ensuring that all young people have access to the support and resources necessary to succeed. Working with young people, specifically in communities that have been traditionally marginalized, has always been her passion and is what brought her to become a teacher. Lindsey is enthusiastic and committed to the mission of MENTOR Colorado of impacting young people on a large scale by working with mentoring programs to increase their capacity and quality.
Lindsey earned her B.A. in Elementary Education from Arizona State University.
Sarah Provino joined MENTOR Colorado as Program Quality Specialist in July of 2021 but has been a part of the organization since its inception, serving on the initial taskforce, advisory council and most recently as a TA provider and NQMS reviewer. Sarah is a strong advocate of the mentoring movement and is passionate about working alongside mentoring agencies to build capacity and expand the quality of mentoring across Colorado.
Sarah’s experience working in the nonprofit world spans over 15 years working together with youth, families, and community level prevention programming, with 10 years directly in the mentoring field. She values building relationships and brings a small community perspective to the organization.
Sarah has a wide range of understanding of mentor program design and implementation utilizing the Elements of Effective Practice. She is an enthusiastic, committed, and trusted leader and has utilized her professional experience to help mentoring organizations achieve a range of outcomes.
In her new role, Sarah looks forward to working alongside mentoring organizations, providing support, as they engage in the National Quality Mentoring System.
Staff Headshot Photo Credit: Personal Branding Photography