Board Members
Meg Dyer is a long-time Boulder County resident, beginning in her college years at the University of Colorado, Boulder where she studied Psychology and English.
She has worked in public safety/telecommunications for twenty years as a Technical Communications professional. Her expertise includes technical writing and communications, project management, facilitation, public speaking, leadership development, and creative problem-solving.
Meg joined the CTRC board in June 2021 and looks forward to providing expertise and guidance to the vital CTRC grant writing program and helping to access additional funding for the organization. She is pleased to join a team of devoted, skilled, and caring people who are doing important work in the community.
Mary was born in Ohio and moved to Colorado in 1999. She received her degree in accounting from Ohio State University and began her career in public accounting in 1995. Mary started volunteering on the board for CTRC in 2011 and has been serving as Treasurer. In her spare time, she is running after her two daughters, teaching them to love the outdoors.
Kadie is originally from Minnesota and has resided in Colorado since the mid ‘90s when her job moved her to the Denver area. She and her husband run a small cattle ranch. Kadie got her BS degree in Marketing and Spanish and later her MBA from Creighton University. She has worked in telecommunications in a variety of roles (Product Management, Sales, Human Resources, Customer Operations and Industry Management). Kadie was introduced to CTRC in 2016 and joined the board of directors that summer. She now serves as Secretary. In her free time, she loves to travel and relax with her critters – dogs, horses, cats, and cattle.
Serving on CTRC’s Board of Directors enables Margit to be a servant leader through action.
Margit and her husband live on a small rural property near CTRC and have had the opportunity to raise their children, dogs, cats, horses, alpacas, cattle, and chickens there. She has leveraged her love for alpaca fiber with an early-stage commercial knitting business.
On a professional basis, Margit spent her career bridging gaps between disparate groups, including sales, clients, marketing, finance, engineering and architecture, executives, trades, technicians, international relations, PR, and communications. She “translates” the different languages of various business and technical silos to communicate effectively – marching towards common purposes and goals.
Margit is a USAF veteran and has an undergraduate degree in Applied Math/Computer Science and Masters of Engineering in Engineering Management as well as formal certification in project management.
Ashley transitioned from a career in sales to a human resource professional almost 10 years ago. Ashley currently oversees the HR Department for Bain and Company in Denver, a top-tier and multi-award-winning firm. She is passionate about creating cultures where people can thrive and truly enjoy coming to work daily.
Ashley serves in a board seat for both CTRC and the Mile High Society for Human Resources Management, where she leads as a Co-Director of the Education Team. Additionally, Ashley has earned her SRM-CP certification and an M.B.A. In her free time, she enjoys working on house projects, hiking, volunteering and chasing the best restaurants.
Patty is a proud Colorado native and lifelong horse enthusiast. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from Colorado State University and a Masters of Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance from Regis University. With over 30 years of volunteer experience in the nonprofit sector, Patty has devoted her time and expertise to organizations that positively impact the community. She brings a strong professional background in finance, accounting, budgeting, and strategic planning, developed through her extensive work for rural electric cooperatives. Patty’s lifelong connection to horses, combined with her passion for service, aligns perfectly with the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center’s mission of improving lives through equine-assisted therapies. She is honored to serve on the Board of Directors and contribute to advancing this impactful mission.
Alex was born and raised in Scottsdale, Arizona. She attended Arizona State University earning a degree in Elementary Education and later earning a Master’s in Educational Leadership. She taught for four years in Arizona to then move to Longmont, Colorado and taught the remaining eight years. In 2023 Alex entered into a training program to become a financial advisor, now working with Vivant Financial Services in Longmont. Alex has a 17 hand quarter horse, Ragnar and a rescue dog, Kiva. Additional organizations Alex is involved with include Boulder County Horse Association, St. Vrain Valley Education Foundation, and Twin Peaks Rotary Club.
Lisa lives on a small farm near CTRC with horses, cattle, dogs, and cats. She competes two of her horses in the sport of dressage and recently started working her patient Quarter Horse in the sport of ranch riding. Lisa is continually amazed at the sensitivity and intelligence of horses and their ability to impact our lives in a positive way.
Born in Colorado, Lisa graduated from CU Law School in 1994. She founded and operated her own law firm focusing exclusively on business and family-based immigration law. The firm is now owned and operated by lawyers that she helped to develop and mentor. Lisa has served in a leadership capacity for numerous professional organizations. She served as Chair of the Colorado Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), a member of the Board of Governors of AILA National, and a member of several national committees. She is a Past President of the Colorado Bar Association’s Immigration Section and Past Chair of the Boulder Bar Association’s Immigration Section. Lisa also served as a Fellow of the Colorado Bar Foundation and the Boulder County Bar Foundation.
In addition to her professional commitments, Lisa has extensive experience working in other nonprofit organizations. She helped to found and develop an organization dedicated to fostering Argentine Tango in Colorado as well as a separate nonprofit dedicated to protecting open space in Boulder County. She also served on the Board of The Denver Turnverein, a historic building which houses several thriving cultural organizations.
Lisa looks forward to contributing to CTRC.
CTRC’s Board of Directors is dedicated to superior planning, guidance and assessment of CTRC’s programs, direction and perpetuity. CTRC’s Board encompasses a broad level of experience, diversity and management skill. The Board engages in strategic planning, performing a monthly review, measurement and revision of strategic goals.
“Our strategic plan serves as our agency’s “navigational chart” and we have faithfully adhered to the course we have mapped. CTRC has strong and seasoned leadership, both at the Board level and at the management level. This leadership has allowed our agency to be visionary and build for the future while still staying focused on exemplary daily operations. It has allowed us to navigate extremely rough waters and even when we are sailing on calm seas, we are continually preparing for the changing times. As the Chair of the Board, I feel I can speak for the whole Board, and say we take great pride in our progress and our ability to not only maintain a stellar organization, but to continually vision and build for CTRC’s sustainability.” – Deb Durand, Former CTRC President