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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Lauren is a Colorado native and attended both undergraduate (University of San Francisco) and graduate (Golden Gate University) school in the Bay Area. In 2023, she graduated from the CFO Emeritus program from Columbia University. She is a licensed Colorado CPA with 15 years of experience in Public Accounting, specializing in taxation. With a lifelong love and passion for horses, Lauren joined the CTRC board in May 2025. She competes with her beloved Dutch Warmblood named Kingston in the riding discipline of Hunter Jumper. In addition to being an equestrian, she and her husband, Jake, are involved in canine agility work with their three-year-old Pembroke Corgi, Archie.
Lauren looks forward to contributing to CTRC and the community.
Kris has spent 25+ years in education as a teacher, instructional coach and administrator. She has worked with kids from various demographics, but is pulled to the at risk students and their unique needs.
She has volunteered in the non-profit horse community for 39 years and is excited to bring her equine knowledge to CTRC. Her passion lies in bringing like-minded programs together to share resources and ideas that enable all individuals to have access to the transformational powers of the horse. That power continues to amaze her daily!
Paul brings a strategic, operational, and financial perspective to the Colorado Therapeutic Riding Center Board of Directors. He is the founder of Sedgwick Partners, where he advises owners, boards, and leadership teams on business strategy, operational improvement, and organizational transitions.
With a career spanning industry, finance and advisory work, Paul has deep experience helping organizations strengthen governance, clarify strategy, and build durable systems that support long-term impact. He is particularly interested in how mission-driven organizations balance growth, sustainability, and stewardship.
A fourth-generation Coloradan, Paul has a lifelong appreciation for business continuity, longevity, and stewardship. He brings that same appreciation to the outdoors. He is an avid skier, cyclist, and hiker, and has long appreciated the powerful role that animals, movement, and environment play in human confidence, healing, and personal development.
Paul is honored to support CTRC’s mission and is committed to helping the organization expand its reach, strengthen its financial foundation, and continue delivering life-changing experiences to riders and families across Northern Colorado.
Dave brings 17 years of accounting and finance experience to the CTRC Board and has been a Colorado resident for 14 years. Originally from the Philadelphia area, he is a graduate of Temple University and has held finance leadership roles across the animal health, technology, and manufacturing industries. His experience includes leading accounting and finance teams, overseeing financial reporting, and supporting strategic initiatives and advisory work for growing organizations.
With a background in helping high-growth companies scale and strong connections to the CTRC client community, Dave is focused on supporting CTRC’s long-term financial sustainability and expanding its impact. He is joining the Board in early 2026 and looks forward to helping change the lives of both new and existing clients.
Outside of work, Dave enjoys many of the outdoor activities Boulder offers and spending time gardening with his wife, Susanna.
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