Our team of dedicated staff work tirelessly to serve our guests who are looking for hope during their difficult experience with homelessness. Together with you, we are making a difference in our community.

Seth Forwood

Senior Director of Fort Collins Rescue Mission
Contact Seth
303.297.1815

Jason Bryant

Director of Operations, Northern Colorado
Contact Jason
970.799.9569

Paula Ordaz

Director of Fort Collins Rescue Mission
Contact Paula
970.492.6225

Mary Vivo

Director of Development Northern Colorado
Contact Mary

Senior Leadership Team

Fort Collins Rescue Mission operates locally under Denver Rescue Mission’s senior leadership team.

Brad Meuli

President/CEO

“My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
– John 15:12-13

Tracy Brooks

Vice President, Homelessness Resolution

“Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.”
– Psalm 143:8 (ESV)

Josh Geppelt

Vice President, Programs

“He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?”
– Micah 6:8 (NKJV)

Brad Jessen

VP of Development

“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no greater commandment than these.”
Mark 12:29-31

Chris Jorgensen

CFO/VP of Finance & Administration

“Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.”
– Philippians 2: 1-4 (NIV)

Sherri Heronema

Vice President, Human Resources

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
– Proverbs 3:5-6

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors includes business and community leaders who are dedicated to ensuring that Denver Rescue Mission continues to serve our community well and steward the donations that are given to us in the best way possible.

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