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After teaching English abroad for 2 years in Poland and Japan, Kelly Streck started her career in non-profit program development and volunteer management at Young Americans Center for Financial Education teaching K-12 students and parents about personal financial literacy for 5 years. From there she joined the Young Philanthropists Foundation working with kids in the Penny Harvest, then directed summer camps at Wapiyapi for kids with cancer and their siblings.
Before joining Metro Volunteers, now Spark the Change Colorado, she taught modules of the Volunteer Management Training Series having no idea at the time that was foreshadowing her next nonprofit home! At Spark the Change Colorado, Kelly is the Director of Community Engagement. As a mom with a 4 year old and a 16 month old, Kelly believes in the importance of living with a positive impact as a professional and as a family. |
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Brittany completed the Volunteer Engagement Training Program (VETP) with Spark the Change Colorado in Fall 2018. She is excited to be a part of the facilitator team! With a Bachelor’s degree in Communication from Bellarmine University, a Master’s degree in College Student Development from Appalachian State University and completing her Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA) in 2021, she thrives on being a forever learner.
She served on the DOVIA Colorado Board of Directors for 3 years as the Chair of the Colorado Conference on Volunteerism, executing two years of a successful virtual conference experience. She is currently serving as a member of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Customer Experience Program Advisory Board, volunteering as a mentor with AL!VE and a mentor with Metropolitan State University's COMPASS program. She is currently the Senior Manager of Volunteer Engagement at the National MS Society and recruits volunteers to support events across the country in addition to engaging people in the MS movement year-round. |
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Jaclyn Wilmot enjoys building volunteer strategies to amplify meaningful impact. She’s a Colorado native who got her start with state and local organizations. Most recently, she’s helped to design and scale volunteer solutions for a national and international reach. In 2022 Jaclyn became certified in volunteer administration (CVA), joining the ranks of ~1,000 CVA’s worldwide. She currently leads volunteer operations at the Phoenix, where they are bringing the volunteer experience to mobile. Jaclyn enjoys sober active fun, music and spending time with her teenage daughters.
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Lynn Soukup has been a teacher, a parenting coach, and a family advocate for most of her adult life. She previously worked at The Pin͂on Project, a family resource center in Cortez, where she was a trainer and facilitator for Family Development Credentials and Bridges Out of Poverty.
In her free time, Lynn loves to get outside. During COVID-19 quarantine, Lynn was living in The Woodlands, TX, which, true to its name, is heavily wooded. She spent those lonely days learning about the unique ecosystem and exploring the natural landscape looking for bugs and snakes, turtles and frogs, and just accessing a new and different view of the world. She shares, "As much as I loved my critter friends, I am still a people-person, through and through!" |
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Angela began as a member of Extreme Community Makeover’s founding team, helping to develop what was then an idea into a solid program model. Angela transitioned ECM into an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, while developing strategic partnerships, initiating relationships with residents and organizations in target communities, and providing leadership to thousands of volunteers.
She manages all of ECM’s administrative functions, fundraising, and operations. Angela holds a master's degree in Leadership and a bachelor's degree in Social Work, and is actively involved in further nonprofit education and training. Most recently, Angela received a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke University. |
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Nicole Quinn is the Community Engagement Coordinator at United Way of Weld County. Since the start of her career with United Way, in 2017, she has had the opportunity to learn and grow alongside motivating individuals in the field of volunteer management. Primarily through attending trainings and conferences held by Spark the Change, DOVIA Colorado and Colorado Non-Profit Professionals. Nicole completed the Volunteer Management Series training, earning her certificate of completion in November of 2018. |
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Nicole Stanekscott
Director of Volunteer Engagement, Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver [email protected] |
Nicole is a seasoned Volunteer Professional who has been working in volunteer engagement with Habitat for Humanity for over 10 years. She started her time with Habitat as an AmeriCorps member in 2009. Nicole has been in her current role as the Director of Volunteer Engagement at Habitat Metro Denver since March 2018, where she lead the team through the Service Enterprise Certification. Nicole is Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA), holds a Masters in Nonprofit Management from Regis University, and a Bachelor’s from Syracuse University.
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Tracy Vlnicka is the Volunteer Services Manager at Denver Botanic Gardens. She has gained professional experience from connections with a variety of organizations to engage teen and adult volunteers, build partnerships, strengthen collaborations, and manage stellar teams.
Tracy is passionate about connecting people to nature and has been privileged to work for some amazing organizations who do just that. She has experience with service learning program development, international travel with volunteers/students, and volunteer program planning. Tracy also loves to cook, bake, spend time with her kiddos and teach REFIT fitness classes. |
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Abby Krstulic holds a degree in Hospitality Management with a minor in Nonprofit Leadership from Kansas State University. After graduating in 2017, she moved to Fort Collins to begin her career with Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity as their Volunteer Program Manager. In her five years at Habitat, she has served as the point of contact for 1,000+ annual volunteers on the build site, in the ReStore, at events, through AmeriCorps, and more.
This year, she looks forward to certifying Fort Collins Habitat as a Service Enterprise organization, further supporting staff in volunteer engagement, and continuing to work with passionate and amazing community members who support Habitat’s mission. In her free time, Abby enjoys volunteering with DOVIA Colorado and CASA of Larimer County and hiking (especially during wildflower season/peak fall colors)! |
