Meet the Board of Directors
DOVIA Colorado Board of Directors
Want to contact a member of the board? Email doviacolorado@gmail.com and we'll put you in touch! We've also provided you with individual contact information in case you'd like reach out directly. The DOVIA Colorado board is currently recruiting for more leadership--take a look at the benefits and how to join this exciting team today!
Lauren Rolfe
Board Chair & CCOV Co-Chair
Lauren Rolfe is the Volunteer Program and Social Media Coordinator for Denver Animal Shelter. She has been in the volunteer engagement field for over 5 years. She recently joined the board in 2023. Lauren is passionate about setting up successful and meaningful programs. She finds working with volunteers incredibly inspiring and enjoys being someone who can cultivate an impactful volunteer experience for someone giving back to their community.
Lauren has two young kids, two dogs, and a husband who also works in animal welfare.
She enjoys reading, hiking, and planning parties as hobbies in her spare time.
Tracy Vlnicka
Past Board Chair
Tracy Vlnicka has been inspired by DOVIA for several years and was a board member in the fall of 2019 to fall of 2024. Tracy became the Chair of the Board in 2022 and continues to be inspired by the dedication and motivation driving the DOVIA community. Tracy is the Volunteer Services Manager at Denver Botanic Gardens and is honored to work with an amazing team and volunteer community. She has gained professional experience from connections with a variety of organizations to engage teen and adult volunteers, build partnerships, strengthen collaborations, and manage stellar teams. Tracy is passionate about connecting people to nature and has been privileged to work for some amazing organizations who do just that. She has experience with service-learning program development, international travel with volunteers/students, and volunteer program planning/visioning. Tracy also loves to cook, bake, spend time with her family outdoors and teach cardio dance fitness classes.
Sunil Satish
Board Treasurer
Sunil Satish has volunteered at numerous nonprofit organizations for several years and became a board member for DOVIA Colorado in the beginning of 2024. Originally from Maryland, he attended college in Indiana, worked in Pennsylvania, and moved to Denver in 2021. He has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and currently serves as a Senior Project Manager for Tyler Technologies. While not directly working in the nonprofit space, he always looks for different ways to give back and make an impact on his community, including volunteering for organizations such as the Volo Kids Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, & the Boulder Climbing Community. Sunil is passionate about continuous learning and always growing, and this has led him to keep developing his skills and find ways to apply his skills and experience. His experience primarily lies in project management, continuous improvement, software features/bugs backlog management, and building relationships. Sunil enjoys spending his free time snowboarding, rock climbing, playing volleyball, and reading.
Abby joined DOVIA as a member in 2018 and enjoyed it so much that she joined the board in the fall of 2019! Since then, she has served on the education and membership committees, and is currently the Membership Committee Chair. Originally from the Kansas City area, Abby attended Kansas State University, earning a degree in Hospitality Management with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership Studies. After graduating in 2017, she moved out to Fort Collins to begin her professional career with Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity as the Volunteer Program Manager. Since then, she has had the joy of working with volunteers across the organization and supporting staff in volunteer engagement. Highlights from her time with Habitat include serving as the Host Site Manager for AmeriCorps members, leading the organization through Service Enterprise and working with an amazing group of people who are passionate about Habitat’s mission. In her free time, Abby enjoys volunteering, hiking, and spending time with friends and family.
