Our Partners

Community Advisory Board

Because we value participatory research, we engage in a collaborative process involving community, state, and national partners to inform decisions on the overall direction and scope of the Center, as well as on the project level.

Representing the community of the San Luis Valley, the Community Advisory Board (CAB) partners in leadership with the Rocky Mountain Prevention Research Center by identifying community needs and concerns; providing input on research design and implementation; providing input on communication and dissemination activities; recommending project specific team members; and acting as a liaison with our partner community. 

• Don Hanna, Director, PALS Children’s Program, CDC PRC Community Committee Member, Current Chair, Member since 2019 
• Courtney Arthur, Rio Grande County Victim's Advocate, Member since 2020
  
• Helen Lester, Retired, previously Chief Nursing Officer, SLV Regional Medical Center, Member since 2002 
• Lisa Lucero, San Luis Valley Area Health Education Center, Member since 2019 
  
• Antonio Sandoval, Retired Teacher/Administrator, Member since 2008 
• Helen Sigmond, Alamosa County Commissioner, Member since 2016 
• Sherri Valdez, Executive Director, Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley, Member since 2019

National and State Advisory Board

• Catherine Ayoub, Harvard Medical School 
• Ross Brownson, Washington University in St. Louis 
• John Douglas, Tri County Health Department 
• Hiram Fitzgerald, Michigan State University  
• Geneva Hallett, Colorado Center for Social Emotional Competence and Inclusion
• Todd Jorgensen, Office of Early Childhood, Colorado Department of Human Services
• Maegan Lokteff, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance (ECCLA)
• David Olds, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) 
• Elaine Scallan Walter, Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
• Michael Seid, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center 

University of Colorado academic partners

• Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science (ACCORDS) 
• Centers for American Indian & Alaska Native Health
• College of Nursing 
• Department of Community & Behavioral Health
• Department of Family Medicine
• Department of Health Systems, Management & Policy
• Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Department of Pediatrics
• Department of Psychiatry
• Injury & Violence Prevention Center
• Latino Research & Policy Center   
• National Mental Health Innovation Center
• Rocky Mountain Public Health Training Center
• Stress, Trauma, Adversity Research, and Treatment (START) Center
• The Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect 
• University of Colorado Cancer Center