REACHING RECOVERY - Key Persons
Ami has been involved with the Colorado Daylight Partnership since it first started as the Colorado Mental Health and Substance Abuse Task Force and continues to be involved in various roles. Through her experience in past at WellPower (WellPower) and Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE), Ami shares her knowledge and expertise in past two decades with trauma informed work in victim and mental health services. Ami currently works as consultant for various organizations and is Certified Reiki Master/Teacher providing 1:1 services and classes. Ami's passion is promoting equality and advancing access for Deaf, Deaf Blind, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Disabled Coloradans.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President
- Chief Financial Officer at WellPower
- Sabin Board Treasurer / Vice President & CFO
Angela Oakley is the Chief Financial Officer at WellPower, overseeing the organization's accounting, finance, contracting/payer strategies, consulting services and accounts receivable functions.
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- President, Yondorf & Associates
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- Chief Financial Officer, Castell LLC
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Medical Director
- President
- Sabin Board Chair / President & CEO
- Visionary Leader for the Entire WellPower
After joining WellPower (previously Mental Health Center of Denver) in 1989, Dr. Clark became the Medical Director in 1991 and then the Chief Executive Officer in 2000, and in 2014, he also became the president.
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- Director of the Colorado Commission for the Deaf
Cliff, Director of the Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind, holds a Master's degree from Regis University in Management, with an emphasis in organizational development and human resources. He has been involved in numerous community organizations, committees, task forces, councils, and boards, including four years as president of the Colorado Association of the Deaf (CAD). Cliff is the founder of the Rocky Mountain Deaf School, a bilingual Jefferson County Charter School for students in the metro Denver area. His professional background includes student services at the University of Colorado at Boulder and coordination of auxiliary services at Communication Service for the Deaf/Sign Language Associates. He has also served as an employment specialist/consultant for the Center for People with Disabilities in Boulder and ran a family-owned business, Deaf-initelyPossible Resources.
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- Shareholder / Polsinelli PC
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- Vice President, Child & Family Services
Dawn has worked for WellPower for over a decade, and in her current role, she oversees Child & Family Services. She reports to Chief Medical Officer Jody Ryan, MD, and is located at Dahlia Campus for Health & Well-Being.
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- Senior Manager
- Treasurer of the Board
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- Staff Member With Spark Community Foundation
Denise, a staff member with Spark Community Foundation, serves as Colorado Daylight Partnership's research and evaluation consultant. Denise has over 30 years of experience in the health and human services field. Her areas of focus include policy and legal research, evaluation studies, project management, strategic financing, planning and facilitation, and legislation. She is an attorney admitted in Colorado and New York. Denise publishes on legal and policy issues affecting adults, and children, youth and families at the national and state level.
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- Chief Information Officer
- Vice President
Dr. Wes Williams joined WellPower in 2007 and now serves as vice president and chief information officer. In 2020, Wes was awarded the Colorado CIO of the Year Corporate ORBIE, honoring chief information officers who have demonstrated excellence in technology leadership.
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- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Heidi Eastman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of experience in mental health and recovery services. She is the Vice President of Rehabilitation Services at WellPower, overseeing programs such as NextChapter in Education and Employment.
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Vice President
- Board Director for the Children 's Museum Denver at Marsico Campus
- Sabin Board Secretary / Vice President & COO
James is responsible for leading the day-to-day operations at WellPower, ensuring that we are operating as efficiently and effectively as possible for the people we serve. He oversees human resources; training; risk management; procurement; HIPAA security; quality systems, real estate and compliance.
James is a strategic thinker and visionary leader known for his ability to convert organizational intent into tangible results. He is also committed to delivering operational excellence with an equity lens. James most recently came from Vivent Health, an AIDS service organization providing medical home services for people living with HIV, where he served as senior vice president of operations. His experience also includes executive operations roles at two prominent organizations serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities: Bridges US and Bethesda Lutheran Communities.
James currently serves as a board director for the Children's Museum Denver at Marsico Campus and served as a former board director for The Academy of Urban Learning, a charter school focusing on students experiencing difficult barriers to achieving educational success.
As Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, Jody Ryan oversees medical providers, including nursing and pharmacy and continues to have clinical time, seeing patients, as well as serving on the organization's Executive Management team.
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- Please Direct All Media Inquiries to
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- Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging
As Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, Dr. Steptoe is primarily responsible for the design and implementation of an evidence-based approach to cultural competence at WellPower.
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- Owner, Event Design Group
Marja brings her years of experience providing services to deaf and hard of hearing adults through residential, medication and vocational case management and service coordination. She is a National Certified Youth and Adult Mental Health First Aid instructor.
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- President & CEO / Center for Community Excellence & Social
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- VP Marketing & Communications, Optum
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- Board Chair / Director of Talent & Administration, Rose Community Foundation
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- Lifetime Member / Psychologist
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- Financial Services Consultant
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- Director, RallyDay Partners
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- Liaison / President / CEO, Center for Community Excellence and Social Justice
- Sabin Board Chair / President & CEO
- Sabin Board Secretary / Vice President & COO
- Sabin Board Treasurer / Vice President & CFO
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- Vice President, Financial Operations
With more than 25 years of healthcare finance experience, including accounting management; mergers and acquisitions; and private equity, Sharon uses a mission-driven approach to ensure that WellPower's complex financial systems are working as effectively and efficiently as possible. As VP of Financial Operations, she currently oversees revenue-cycle management, representative payeeship, payroll and accounting.
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- Vice - Chair of the Board
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- Chief Financial Officer, Colorado Housing and Finance Authority