Staff

Part Time Staff:

1

Full Time Staff:

1

Contract Staff:

1

Volunteers Annually:

150

Retention Rate:

100%

Shannon Hoffman, Program Director
Start Date: 2018

Shannon is a passionate education professional who believes in the power of college access and experiential learning as opportunities for students to discover who they are and how they can contribute to their local and global communities. Shannon originally hails from Michigan, and has lived in Memphis and Nashville, TN, southern Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky.

After completing her undergraduate degree at Michigan State University, Shannon's career in education began as an AmeriCorps member teaching GED classes in West Virginia. Afterward, she attended Vanderbilt University, earning a master's in Higher Education Administration. She has worked with the Bonner Scholarship Program for the past 6 and a half years, which provides scholarships to underrepresented students who commit to participating in a service-learning and reflection cohort program. In Denver, she is very involved with the Chinook Fund's Giving Project. Shannon can be reached at shoffman@westminsterpublicschools.org

Stephanie Baer, CEO/Executive Director
Start Date: 2015

Stephanie Baer is a visionary nonprofit leader who strongly believes that education is a game changer not only for individuals but for communities as well. Raised as a proud Cheesehead, Stephanie has made Colorado her home for almost 20 years after completing her graduate degree in Nonprofit Management. Making her impact on Colorado children, Stephanie is the former director of Children's Outreach Project and The Wellness Initiative. Named as Women to Watch by the Denver Business Journal, Stephanie was a founding board member of the Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County and has served on countless boards and committees all for the betterment of children and youth. In addition to her work on behalf of children and families, Stephanie tries to spend as much time as she can hiking trails, breathing on her yoga mat, and watching her own children grow up. Stephanie can be reached at sbaer@westminsterpublicschools.org.

Boards

Board Type:

Local

Meetings per Year:

8

Term Length:

3

Term Limit:

2

Total # of Board Members:

17

Clients on Board:

Yes

# of Client Board Members:

17

Board Demographics:

Female:

7

Male:

10

Transgender Female:

0

Transgender Male:

0

Gender Other:

0

Black or African American:

1

Asian:

0

White:

12

Hispanic or Latino:

4

Multiracial:

0

American Indian or Alaska Native:

0

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander:

0

Other Ethnicities:

0

Average Number of Years Current Board Members Have Served on Board

5

Attendance Percentage for Board Meetings

82%

Percentage of Board Members that Contribute Dollars

100%

Percentage of Board Members that Contribute In-Kind

75%

Percentage of Board Members that have Completeted the Colorado Secretary of State's Nonprofit Board Member Course:

0%

Nonprofit completed the Colorado Nonprofit Association's Excellence in Principles & Practices Recognition Program?

No

Committees

Alumni
Board Development / Board Orientation
Board Governance
Communications / Promotion / Publicity / Public Relations
Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts
Executive
Program Services