Meet Our Team
Focus Points Family Resource Center is a non-profit organization committed to serving low-income families in the greater northeast Denver area.
Board of Directors
Focus Points works hard to ensure that our Board of Directors reflects the diversity, compassion and dedication to equity that is central to our mission. In addition to these talented individuals, our Board of Directors includes representatives from the communities we serve. We publish community members’ information on this list in accordance with their wishes.
Board Chair
Lauren Granado
PCM Trials
Treasurer
John Martinez
City and County of Denver
Secretary
Keyur Parikh
Polsinelli Law Firm
Governance Chair
Grace Lopez Ramirez
Xcel Energy
Board Member
Kristen Berg
Board Member
Michael Mayfield
MPM Associates LLC
Board Member
Rebeca Prado
Turner Morris, Inc.
Board Member
Damon Ramirez
U.S. Bank
Board Member
Joe Thiede
5Star Bank
Board Member
Sloane Whelan
Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP
Leadership
Executive Director
Jules Kelty
Human Resources Manager
Thelma Llanas
Director of Development & Communications
Sheila Mahony
Director of Program Impact
Brendan Rempert
Team
Wildflower English for Newcomers Literacy Instructor
Zainab Adib
Wildflower English for Newcomers Specialist
Sosan Afghan
Comal Lead Specialist
Leslie Amaya
Parents as Teachers Educator
Elvia Antillon
Bookkeeper
Laura Anaya
Social Enterprise Education Coordinator
Susie Alfaro
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
Mayra Aviña, MSW
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Support Specialist
Mayra Ayala
Family Support Services Specialist
Jocelyn Anel Bañales
Finance Controller
Bryn Boyer
Huerta Urbana Lead Specialist
Karen Bustillos
Contracted Database Specialist
Kenedy Brazzell
Family and Community Resource Specialist
Claudia Cardoza
Senior Manager of Home Visitation Programs
Glenda Caridad
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Educator
Paula Ospina Castro
Parents as Teachers Educator
Maria Del Socorro Chavez
Manager of Wildflower English for Newcomers Program
Erica Dine
Family Support Services Specialist II
Lucrecia Escobedo
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Educator
Leticia Felix
Parents as Teachers Educator
Maria Fernandez
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Educator
Elizabeth Gardea
Comal BOH Specialist/Porter
Sandra Carabajal Gonzalez
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Educator
Maria Heredia Loya
Huerta Urbana Specialist II
Satomi Kiryu
Wildflower English for Newcomers
Lead ELA Instructor
Victoria MacClements
Wildflower English for Newcomers
ELA Instructor
Basma Maghazaji
Grant Writer
Emily Maguire
Home Visitation Academic Data Support Specialist
Anabel Marquez
Parents as Teachers Educator
Araceli Martinez
Wildflower English for Newcomers
ELA Instructor
Maya Nechayeva
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY )Educator
Veronica Ortiz
Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) Educator
Minerva Ramirez
Older Adults Specialist
Jessica Reyes
Parents As Teachers Program Specialist
Elvira Rivera
Data Specialist
Camila Rojas-Ramirez
Centralized Services Specialist
Kathia Sanchez
Manager of Centralized Services
Julia Santisteban
Comal Lead Prep/Line Cook
Yasmeen Shaikh
Development Manager
Jazlynne Smith
Comal FOH/Special Events Specialist
Michel Sohai
Senior Manager of Social Enterprise
Seynabou Sohai
