Meet Board & Committee Members



DOVIA Colorado Board & Committee Members

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BOARD & COMMITTEE MEMBERS


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Bobbie D’Addario
Board Member


Bobbie D’Addario has been a long time DOVIA member and is currently serving on the board.
This is Bobbie’s second year as the co-chair for CCOV. She is employed full time as the Volunteer Coordinator for the Aurora Police Department. She has worked in the field of volunteer management for over thirty years. Bobbie is the mother of two adult children and grandmother to three. She has been married to Bob for thirty eight years. Bobbie is the author of a book “Mirror, Mirror in the Trash” which is a book that deals with self-esteem and body image, spirituality, sexuality and more for women of all ages. She loves to travel, read, write and sing and she hopes to retire in five years so that she can play more with her grandchildren and friends.


 

 

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Heather Jackson, CVA
Education Committee Chair & Board Member 


Heather Jackson has been a DOVIA member since 2013 and joined the DOVIA Board in 2021. She lives in Ft. Collins, and is currently the Volunteer Services Manager for UCHealth Greeley Hospital. Heather has a degree in Human Services and obtained her CVA in 2016 (with renewal in 2021). She began working with volunteers in 2010 and loves finding ways to create purpose and belonging for the volunteers in her programs.  She has previously worked for the Denver Rescue Mission, managing volunteers and interns at their two Northern Colorado facilities, and also at Volunteers of America in Ft. Collins, helping to oversee their AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP program. Heather is active with the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA), serving on their Ethics and Outreach Committees. She loves collaborating with others in the field and mentoring those new to volunteer management. Prior to her work in volunteer management, Heather was a travel agent and a business owner. In her free-time she loves to hike, and tries to climb a couple 14ers every summer with her son. She also really enjoys live music,
patio sitting (with beer or wine in hand!), and travel.


 


Lisa Hughes
Education Committee & Board Member

 

Lisa Hughes is Marshall Fire Local Liaison for United Policyholders.
She is also helping re-design their volunteer management process.
Previously, she was the Volunteer Manager at Meals on Wheels of Boulder. 

She holds a Master of Social Work degree from San Jose State University, a Bachelors from the University of Colorado. Lisa has also worked in mental health,
as a special education teacher and in various other nonprofits.

She lives in Erie, CO. Outside of work she enjoys singing, reading,
exercising (Zumba)and being in the beautiful Colorado mountains. Lisa is originally from Austin Texas but came to Colorado to
attend CU for college and has mostly been here ever since. She is excited to be on the DOVIA Colorado Board of Directors.

 



Dr. Jason Machado
Marketing Committee Chair & Board Member

 
Dr. Jason Machado is a faculty member in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver. His research and teaching interests there include nonprofit management, nonprofit board governance and collaborative advocacy. Jason is excited to be a part of DOVIA Colorado because of his passion for fostering the sustainability, advocacy and education of the nonprofit volunteer community. Jason's wife is a midwife, and he is also the proud father of two boys. Jason and his family live in Centennial, where he enjoys watching 1980s movies, listening to live music, and spending time with his family in the outdoors.
 
 


Sarah Rice
Membership Committee Chair & Board Member


Sarah became a DOVIA Colorado board member December of 2019, and serves on the membership committee. Sarah attended school at MSU Denver, receiving her degree in Human Services, with a concentration in Nonprofit Studies. After graduating college Sarah began working for Anchor Center for Blind Children where after serving in different capacities found her way into the volunteer management profession in 2018. Sarah is currently the Volunteer Manager at Anchor Center for Blind Children.
Since jumping into volunteer management Sarah has had the opportunity to
work with many passionate individuals who have the same goal of furthering Anchor Centers mission. 
Sarah’s priority in her free time is her family, and enjoys everything Colorado.  

  


 

Karla Grahn

Marketing Committee Member & Board Member

Karla Grahn is the Volunteer Program Manager at Denver International Airport (DEN). Karla came to DEN in September 2019 with 15 years of experience coordinating volunteers for the City of Lakewood and training mammals for the Denver Downtown Aquarium.  Karla is happy DEN provided the opportunity to blend her two passions by managing both the Ambassador and Canine Airport Therapy Squad (CATS) volunteer programs.  She is responsible for the recruitment, training, recognition, and volunteer program development at DEN.  Karla strives to create volunteer programs that are fun, educational, inclusive, impactful and that support the organizational mission of “Winning the Hearts of our Customers.”  In her free time, Karla loves enjoying the Colorado Mountains with her husband, son, and two dogs.  You can catch her hiking and camping in the summer months and snowboarding in the winter.
 

 
Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith
Education Committee & Board Member


Brittany is the Volunteer Engagement Director for Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado. She was offered the chance to dip her toes in the figurative water of volunteer engagement in 2018 and has loved it ever since! Recognizing the need for more peer networking and education for the Southern Colorado region, she formed Volunteer Engagement Professionals networking groups in both Colorado Springs and Pueblo. Brittany joined DOVIA as a board member in 2023, where she hopes to continue to build support for Volunteer Engagement Professionals throughout the
Southern and rural parts of the State.
 
In her “free” time, Brittany spends as much time as possible with her family and pets.
They love to frequent local parks and businesses, play board games,
hit the bike trails and have family dance parties in the living room.

 
Additional Committee Volunteers

Membership:
Sarah Rice (Chair & Board Member)

Julie Enderby
Abby Krstulic

Vollee Alliance
Jillian Allison

CCOV - Colorado Conference on Volunteerism Planning Committee

Lauren Rolfe (Co-chair)
Cat Smith (Co-chair)
Bobbie D’Addario
Emily Dobish
Kristin Richmann
Corryn Zylstra
Kirsten Hoaby


Education:
Heather Jackson (Chair)
Britanny Smith (Board Member)
Lisa Hughes (Board Member)
Carly Marquis
Sue Schafer
Amy Threewitt
Meredith Skogland
Patty Jackson



Marketing:
Jason Machado (Chair)
Karla Grahn (Board Member)
Steven Cogswell
Brianna Hardy

Jessica Rouch (Admin)



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