Board of Directors

As a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization, Riverside Education Centers depends on its Board of Directors to help guide the organization in fulfilling its mission.

Our Board is a diverse and self-perpetuating group of men and women. They are not directly involved in the day-to-day operations of REC but are responsible for hiring and directing the executive director who oversees the program. Board members participate on a volunteer basis and are dedicated to ensuring REC’s fiscal health, its quality programming, and its vision for the future.

Board Members

Kelly Reuss, President

Director, Student Services - Colorado Mesa University Tech

Gordon Gallagher, Vice President

United States Magistrate Judge

Cheryl Wenzinger, Treasurer

Retired, CPA

Trish Mahre, Secretary

Assistant District Attorney 21st Judicial District

Dennis Berry, Director

Retired, Mesa County Criminal Justice

Judd Chamberlain, Director

DDS, Elevation Family Dental

Louise Goodman, Director

Grand Junction Branch President, Timberline Bank

Angela Johnson, Director

Wealth Advisor, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth

Jennifer Marsh, Director

Chief Academic Officer, District 51

Liz Meyer, Director

Self-Employed Consultant

Lynne O'Connell, Director

Retired, Director of Implementations Patra Corporation

Gabriel Otero, Director

Area Director, Wilderness Fund

Michelle Quinn, Director

Chief Financial Officer, Colorado Mesa University

Alicia Ramirez, Director

Administrative Specialist, Mesa County DHS

Estrella Ruiz, Director

Family Coordinator, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Family Coordinator

Legacy Board

REC’s Legacy Board are past members of the Board of Directors who have fulfilled their maximum term but continue to dedicate their time and resources to the Riverside Education Centers in a variety of ways. We value them as a part of the REC family.

Angela Hegstrom (Chair)

Steve Bennett

Mary Beth Buescher

Sally Gaglione

Kathy Hall

Becky Hobart

Fred Jones

Kristine Kampf

Karen Madsen

Dave Patterson

Tim Pollard

Bill Raimer

Miriam Rodriguez

Blanca Saenz

Angelina Salazar

Jay Seaton

Brigitte Sündermann

Jeff Taets

Jill Waugh