Meet Us
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- All
- Development Team
- Leadership Team
- Operations and Finance
- Program Team
- Speaker
- Staff
Years at Hope House: 2
Years in industry: 2
Years in Colorado: 7
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 7
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Celeste Lopez Ruelas
She loves traveling and finding hidden gems along the way. This street piece in Munich, Germany, was one of her favorites.
Years at Hope House: 2
Years in industry: 2
Years in Colorado: 32
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 6
Fundraising: 7
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Desirae Stockard
Runs on deadlines, caffeine, and the firm belief that my dog is the most important being on earth.
Years at Hope House: 2
Years in industry: 10
Years in Colorado: 37
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 2
Creativity: 10
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Joe O’Hayre
Faith, family, exploring & the occasional dad joke...okay, okay, maybe the daily dad joke.
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 27
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 8
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Maddi Farm
As a breakfast connoisseur, Maddi believes every celebration should include a big, special breakfast.
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 2.5
Years in Colorado: 27
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 7
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Sam Thomson
Loudly contagious laugh, ask her what she is reading at your own peril, can use chopsticks proficiently.
Years at Hope House: 1
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 20
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 1
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Susan Hager
When I was five, I planted ham thinking it would grow. I'm convinced that is the moment I became a storyteller.
Years at Hope House: 21
Years in industry: 26
Years in Colorado: 56
Teaching Skills: 2
Networking Skills: 10
Fundraising: 9
Creativity: 2
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Lisa Steven
Lisa has more than 28 years of experience working with teen moms.
Years at Hope House: 14
Years in industry: 14
Years in Colorado: 34
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 9
Fundraising: 9
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Lisa Schlarbaum
Lisa has been involved with Hope House for over a decade. Formerly a member of the Hope House Board of Directors, Lisa assumed the role of director of development in ...
Years at Hope House: 12
Years in industry: 16
Years in Colorado: 40
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 5
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Jenny Macias
Jenny has over 16 years of experience working with teen moms. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in communication from Colorado State University and is also a certified Bridges Out ...
Years at Hope House: 3
Years in industry: 20
Years in Colorado: 7
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 7
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Jenny Gonzales
Jenny Gonzales joined Hope House as the director of programs in January 2022. Prior to that, Jenny serviced on the Hope House Board of Directors. Before joining the Hope House ...
Years at Hope House: 3
Years in industry: 31
Years in Colorado: 50
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Lisa Kirk-Plowman
Lisa joined the Hope House team in August of 2019 as the early learning & school age program manager. In 2024, Lisa’s role expanded to director of childhood education where ...
Years at Hope House: 10
Years in industry: 14
Years in Colorado: 44
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 1
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Jamie Barnes
Jamie holds a Bachelor of Arts in speech/communications with an emphasis in secondary education from the University of Northern Colorado. Jamie first began working at Hope House as a volunteer ...
Years at Hope House: 4
Years in industry: 13
Years in Colorado: 31
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Brittany Williams
Brittany joined the Hope House staff in July 2020 as the Residential Program Manager and transitioned into the Housing Support Program Manager in April 2022 as the need for housing ...
Years at Hope House: 5
Years in industry: 11
Years in Colorado: 9
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 7
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Dana Ewing
Dana joined the Hope House staff in March 2020. Prior to working at Hope House, Dana worked for Rush Soccer, a nonprofit soccer organization with over 50 domestic and 30 ...
Years at Hope House: 9
Years in industry: 9
Years in Colorado: 35
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Ashley Palacios
Ashley joined the Hope House staff in 2014 as the GED program coordinator, where she served for five years before transitioning to the business manager role in 2020. In 2021, ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 3
Years in Colorado: 12
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 1
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Andrew Moose
Andrew loves living and laughing his way through the mountains and overusing any variation of “live, laugh, love.”
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 0
Years in Colorado: 21
Teaching Skills: 4
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Ash Hogan
Ash Hogan joined Hope House staff in January of 2026. Ash fell in love with Hope House’s mission to empower teen moms when volunteering in the previous year. With her ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 26
Years in Colorado: 17
Teaching Skills: 5
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Jenna Faddoul
Jenna Faddoul joined the Hope House in April 2024. Prior to working at Hope House, Jenna worked for over two decades in the fashion industry, working closely with founders and CEOs of American ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 9
Years in Colorado: 32
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 5
Creativity: 7
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Luke Burgard
Luke joined the Hope House staff in November 2025. He has a bachelor’s degree in youth ministry with a minor in business administration from Colorado Christian University. After a short ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 27
Years in Colorado: 45
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 6
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Marina Frushay
Marina joined the Hope House staff in November 2025. She has worked in the restaurant industry for 27 years, doing everything from serving as an employee training coordinator to working ...
Years at Hope House: 1
Years in industry: 1
Years in Colorado: 5
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 4
Fundraising: 2
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Alana Lopp
Alana joined the Hope House staff in June 2024 as a residential advisor. Alana graduated from Colorado Christian University with a bachelor’s in psychology and a minor in education. She ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 2
Years in Colorado: 29
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 5
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Angela Elliott
Angela (or “Angie”) joined the Hope House staff in April 2023. She volunteered at the front desk for about a year before that. Angela came to the organization with a ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 1
Years in Colorado: 0
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 4
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 7
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Brianna Mailhot
Brianna joined the Hope House staff in February 2025 as the housing navigator. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Christian ministries with a concentration in youth ministries from Gordon College. ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 23
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 2
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Chris Ridings
An alien from space in the robotic shell of a man, doing his best to pretend to be human.
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado:
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 4
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Dana Dailey
Dana (pronounced “Dan-uh”) joined the Hope House staff as the legal advocate in September 2024. Dana is a Colorado native who grew up in Arvada and went to college in ...
Years at Hope House: 1
Years in industry: 7
Years in Colorado: 31
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 7
Fundraising: 1
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Danielle Chrisman
Danielle joined the Hope House staff in March 2022. Prior to her role as the mental health navigator, Danielle supported the economic needs of teen moms at Hope House as ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 0
Teaching Skills: 6
Networking Skills: 10
Fundraising: 8
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Delaney Harris
Delaney began at Hope House as a residential advisor in September 2025. She is pursuing her master’s degree in clinical social work from the University of Denver and has a ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 12
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 7
Creativity: 6
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Emily Boehner
Emily joined Hope House in December 2025. She is a graduate of Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in human development and brings a deep passion for people ...
Years at Hope House: 1
Years in industry: 10
Years in Colorado: 29
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 5
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Emily Snyder
Fueled by Jesus, coffee, traveling and creating. I’m equal parts Disney magic and dog mom energy.
Years at Hope House: 2
Years in industry: 8
Years in Colorado: 5
Teaching Skills: 9
Networking Skills: 4
Fundraising: 3
Creativity: 9
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Grace Hamilton
Grace originally joined the Hope House staff in March 2023 and is thrilled to now be an early learning teacher. She holds a bachelor’s degree in theatre with a minor ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 0
Years in Colorado: 24
Teaching Skills: 1
Networking Skills: 0
Fundraising: 0
Creativity: 4
Cups of Coffee per day: 0
Jamilee Amador
Jamilee joined the Hope House staff in November 2024. Jamilee earned her medical assistant certification in 2020 and soon after began working as a medical assistant as she raised her ...
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Jenna Mooney
Jenna serves as a housing navigator at Hope House Colorado, where she feels deeply called to walk alongside teen moms as they pursue stability, independence and a strong foundation for ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 0
Years in Colorado: 29
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 5
Fundraising: 2
Creativity: 5
Cups of Coffee per day: 1
Jessie Hanson
Jessie joined the Hope House staff as a residential advisor in September 2025. Prior to working at Hope house, she spent the last 12 years as a stay-at-home mom. Her ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 5
Years in Colorado: 27
Teaching Skills: 8
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 5
Creativity: 8
Cups of Coffee per day: 3
Kassandra Marquez
Kassandra has a bachelor’s degree in individual and community support systems from Metropolitan State University, a program that combines education, human services and counseling. She is pursuing a master’s degree ...
Years at Hope House: 0
Years in industry: 2
Years in Colorado: 24
Teaching Skills: 7
Networking Skills: 8
Fundraising: 1
Creativity: 5
Cups of Coffee per day: 2
Talia Contreras
Talia joined the Hope House staff in September 2023. When she first came on staff, Talia worked as a residential advisor, helping teen moms in the Residential Program gain stable ...
