As Executive Director, Lynn provides overall leadership to TCHNetwork. Prior to this calling, she held executive positions in the health insurance and multi-specialty medical group fields. Lynn and five peers created a successful start-up Medicaid managed care plan, which currently serves over one million people. Yet her proudest and most challenging role to-date is raising three boys to be responsible, engaged, and independent. Lynn’s dedication and devotion to rural healthcare is grounded in the belief that rural communities should have the same rights as their urban counterparts. Lynn believes that through collaboration the Tri-County region can be a model for systems of improved access, outcomes, and patient experiences for all health related services. When work gets too serious Lynn decompress by skiing, playing hockey, and enjoying Colorado’s beautiful outdoors with her hubby and kids as well as watching her favorite Pittsburgh sports teams – the Steelers and Penguins!

As Director of Strategic Initiatives with TCHNetwork, Rasa oversees program evaluation, grants, and marketing for TCHNetwork. She also provides direction to several of our programs designed to address the social determinants of health and improve health and wellbeing for residents in our rural region. Rasa received her B.A. from Michigan State University and her Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado. Involved in the non for profit sector since 2007, her past experience includes program evaluator at the Center for Policy Research and Director of Program Support at Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains. A perk to Rasa’s job is showing program staff, who can sometimes get caught up in the day-to-day, how their work is making a difference in people’s lives using findings from our program evaluations. Rasa is obsessed with the Michigan State Spartans and loves hiking, road biking, and backpacking.

As Director of Program Operations, Greg oversees the operational success of TCHNetwork’s programs. Greg also assists in developing new projects and objectives to meet community needs and scaling up initiatives. Greg holds a BS in Secondary Education and History from Augustana College and an MA in International Political Economy and Development from Fordham University. Greg’s background in social impact programs led him to work in India, Brazil, and the Philippines and manage projects in the Middle East, Africa, and Central America directly. One of his highlights was creating an economic integration program for immigrants and refugees in São Paulo that led to his election to public office. Greg’s objective is to ensure that TCHNetwork fills the gap in rural communities that disenfranchised from private market services and programs. Outside the office, Greg can be found with his four kids, coaching or playing soccer, or mountaineering in Colorado’s alpine.

As Marketing Manager, Julia strives to make sure the community is informed about the resources and programs available to them through TCHNetwork. Deploying a strategy that includes traditional communication methods along with digital and social media tools, the idea is to get the right message to the right people and at the right time. After graduating from the University of Kansas with a B.S. in Strategic Communications and a minor in Psychology, Julia traveled to Southern Goa, India to study Ashtanga Vinyasa yoga. After India, she traded in the Arabian Sea for the San Juan Mountains. Julia is a local yoga teacher who loves sharing her passion for movement meditation and health equity. If she’s not in the office, or at a yoga studio, you can find Julia meandering the mountains and enjoying a world without walls with her dog Scout.

Leveraging health data to improve patient care and to provide actionable insights for our network members is the core of Matt’s role at TCHNetwork as Data Analyst. He also acts as the point person for all IT related matters for the organization. Originally trained in economics, Matt has a strong background in data modeling, forecasting, and statistical analysis, as well as extensive experience in data visualization. He has a passion for the power of good data analytics to inform decision making and improve people’s lives. Matt has a Master’s in applied economics from John’s Hopkins University, and a Bachelor’s in economics from the University of Colorado – Boulder. When he’s not wrangling data in the office Matt can be found outside hiking, camping, fishing, or snowboarding with his wife and daughter – enjoying all the beauty and adventure that our region has to offer.

In her role managing Special Projects, Annemarie has a hand in many aspects of TCHN. She lends her expertise to the Marketing team, assists with outreach, and helps with strategy. While this is Annemarie’s first foray into the non-profit sector, she brings with her marketing and brand management experience from Baxter Healthcare, Unilever, and Alpine Lodging/Telluride.com. Annemarie holds a B.S. in Finance from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. A benefit of Annemarie’s job is the opportunity to work with a staff that is not only talented but passionate about healthcare equity. When not in the office, she juggles raising three energetic and compassionate children with taking advantage of Telluride’s natural playground. Some of her favorite activities in the box canyon include hiking, biking, skiing and SUPing the San Miguel.

Corinne is joining Tri-County Health Network’s Behavioral Health team after serving as the organization’s Public Health Marketing Coordinator AmeriCorps VISTA. In her new role, Corinne will be leading Mental Health First Aid trainings, safeTALK suicide prevention trainings, and facilitating NAMI Family to Family courses. Additionally, she will be assisting in the facilitation of the San Miguel Behavioral Health Solutions Panel and the San Miguel Behavioral Health Collaborative. Corinne graduated from Grand Valley State University in her home state of Michigan with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish. She was fortunate enough to spend a semester studying abroad in Sydney, Australia and surfed breaks from Melbourne to Perth before venturing over to the South Island of New Zealand. Outside the office, Corinne loves shredding the gnar, eating Tacos del Gnar, and sending gnarly hikes.

Laura grew up in Southern California as part of a bicultural Mexican American family. Her parents, a firefighter and school administrator, modelled service above self and impressed the values of kindness, generosity, and community upon her. For over a decade, Laura has worked or volunteered with non-profit organizations in various capacities. She is most passionate about advancing womxn and people of color. Learning about world cultures and communications became a fascination for Laura when she moved abroad for her first time to Italy. There, she began to understand our shared humanity and made her decision to study Psychology and Social Behavior, and Cultural Studies. During her undergraduate studies at the University of California, Irvine, she travelled to Israel-Palestine as a student diplomat. This opportunity afforded Laura a broader perspective on conflict resolution and analysis, the complexities of intergovernmental relations, and reinforced her views on humanism. Since that time, Laura has travelled to other regions of the world to expand and cultivate her worldview. While backpacking in Tanzania, she met her partner, who swept her away to New Zealand for several years before returning to the states. Laura is excited and grateful to join the Multicultural Advocacy Team and looks forward advancing equity for the underserved populations in the Tri County region.

Valentina started her career in healthcare as a certified nursing assistant and worked in a variety of settings including geriatrics, addiction recovery and home health and later transitioned to healthcare administration. Having experienced life firsthand as an immigrant and becoming a naturalized citizen, Valentina holds a profound passion for empowering individuals and assisting them in achieving growth and security. Valentina’s goals are to eliminate barriers for the Latinx community to achieve health and social equity. Growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, she is delighted to call the San Juan Mountains home where the sense of unity in community is so powerful. Valentina is fluent in Spanish, enjoys traveling, cooking and making others feel heard and seen. Outside of the office, you can find her on the road exploring new destinations.

Cecilia has been a Colorado resident all her life, and moved from Mexico to Delta, CO when she was only 5 months old. Cecilia grew up in Montrose and began her career as a CNA, which was when she realized her passion is to help others. As a Cultural Navigator at TCHNetwork, Cecilia’s goal is to reach those who are in need of help but are afraid to reach out. She looks forward to building relationships and partnerships and to educating her community on the importance of health and wellbeing. Cecilia has four amazing children who she is very proud of, and outside of work, Cecilia’s life is soccer- she manages and coaches her son’s soccer team.

Floriliana was born and raised in Montrose, Colorado with a Hispanic background since birth. She began her career as a lab technician and then went into the medical field as a Medical Assistant. Working in the medical field made her realize that helping others was her passion. As a Cultural Navigator for Tri-County Health Network, Floriliana will continue to realize this passion for aiding her community. Building trust within her community is important to her because it makes her clients comfortable with coming to her for support. Outside of work, Floriliana has a party decorating business that she shares with her sister. Also, she loves to do make-up and hairstyling for others in her spare time.

As Immigrant Advocacy Coordinator, Maria will lead the development and administration of the TCHNetworks’s immigration legal services program. Maria will represent TCHNetwrok on statewide coalitions seeking to advance racial and health equity in Colorado. Before taking this position, Maria worked for the public school system in North Carolina, where she contributed to the development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programs which sought to better serve the Latinx population. Maria holds an M.S. in Social Work with a concentration in community and organizational practice, from Appalachian State University. Outside of the office, Maria enjoys spending time with her family and enjoys being outdoors.

As a Regional Health Connector, Mary works with the communities of Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, Delta, Ouray and San Miguel. She supports local community health improvement efforts by building linkages among the various components of the healthcare system, including primary care, behavioral health, governmental agencies, and organizations that address the social determinants of health. Before taking this position, Mary helped organizations in Western Colorado develop and sustain programming for food security, behavioral health, immigrant integration, adult and family literacy, health policy, transportation, early childhood education and access to health care. Originally from the San Luis Valley, Mary was raised in Gunnison and went on to get her bachelor’s degree in Spanish from Western Colorado University. For Mary, Gunnison never lost it’s allure and it is where she currently resides with her husband and teenage son. Outside of work, you will find Mary enjoying the outdoors by bike, foot, ski or paddle board.

Tammi recently joined the Tri County team as the Communities that Care Administrator. Her passion for working with mission driven organizations and seeing the need and power of prevention education in a community led her to Tri County. Tammi was born and raised overseas, traveling the world with her mom and kitty. She headed to Arkansas for college and California for graduate school. She holds a bachelor’s degree in International Relations and a Master of Public Administration. After finishing the Peace Corps in the Dominican Republic, she moved to Telluride to learn to ski. Unintentionally, Tammi came for the Winter but stayed for the Summer. Tammi believes that health does not just happen in hospitals and doctors’ offices- but that health also happens in the places where people live, work, learn, and PLAY. Young people are agents of change for healthier communities and can be catalysts and prolific communicators in social movements. She is excited to start working with the Telluride youth and community to identify health risks and work collectively toward solutions.

As Tri-County Health Network’s Social Services Manager, Bethany works closely with her enrollment and outreach team as well as local partners to improve client services in accessing health equity programs and defining client growth. Bethany grew up in Vermont and graduated with a B.A. in Social Science. In her early career she worked in the legal field, primarily in family law. Shorty after finishing college she moved to Colorado with her husband. She continued her career in the legal field until starting her family. She now has 3 children and had spent much of her “free” time volunteering on many boards and committees before transitioning into local government. She has extensive experience in local government and nonprofits. Being a true community champion and advocate is her passion. She believes in building relationships and building community to improve health equity for all. She spends her free time running, hiking, backpacking, gardening and spending time with her family.