The TPC is currently fiscally sponsored by Thriving Families. The Leadership Team provides oversight to all TPC activities, in the same way that a formal board of directors would for a 501c3 organization.  The Leadership Team is actively recruiting new members to join the TPC and take on leadership roles.  Email us at teenparentcollaborative@gmail.com for more information.  Current Leadership Team members include:

Desta Taye-Channell
President & CEO
Florence Crittenton Services, Denver, CO
dtayechannell@flocritco.org
720.423.8915
Skills: Leadership, education, student & family supports

Lisa Steven
Founder & Executive Director
Hope House Colorado, Arvada, CO
Lisa.steven@hopehousecolorado.org
303.429.1012
Skills: Organizational leadership, capitol campaigns, fundraising, program development, lived experience

Steven Bartholomew
Executive Director
New Legacy Charter High School, Aurora, CO
sbartholomew@newlegacycharter.net
303.340.7882
Skills: Grant writing, leadership, education, career pathways, youth development

Mary Faltynski RN, MPH IMH-E®
GENESIS Program Manager
mfaltynski@bouldercounty.gov
303.678.6155
Skills: Data analysis, health, youth development, advocacy, partner engagement

Evelyn Mouriz
GENESIS, Boulder, CO
emouriz@bouldercounty.gov
303.817.8840
Skills: Leadership, program management, youth development, advocacy, partner engagement, endorsed reflective supervisor, lived experience

Jessica Purcell
Director of Programs
Thriving Families – MotherWise, Denver, CO
jessica.purcel@du.edu
843.816.1828
Skills: Program implementation, community outreach, direct services, fundraising, partner engagement