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TCC Board Members

Aneesha Bharwani | she/her

Assistant Dean for Field Education | University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work

Jesus Escarcega | he/him

Board President | Retired | Aurora Public Schools

Courtney Goodman, LSW | she/her

Forensic Social Worker | Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel

Erin Kozakowski | she/her

Board Secretary | Senior Product Manager | Charles Schwab

Maura McGrath | she/her

Dillon Manly | he/him

Certified Financial Planner | Fidelity Investments

Justin Miller | he/him

Langston Mayo | he/him

Coalition Manager | End Slavery Colorado

George Price | he/him

Board Vice President | Intermountain Health | Knowledge Management Process Lead.

Lindsey Rasmussen | she/her

Associate | Hilltop Public Solutions

College Recruiter | Emily Griffith Technical College

Laura Salter | she/her

Attorney | Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Board Treasurer | President and CEO | The Belle Isle Company, Inc.

Alana Saragosa | she/her

University of Colorado Denver | Graduate Student

Jannette Scarpino | she/her

Retired CFO | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

TCC Staff Members

Mina Bradley-Belcaid | she/her

Skill Building and Programs Training Manager

mina.bradleybelcaid@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5633

Sander Bregman | he/him

Youth Programs Manager

sander.bregman@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5632

Heidi Cardenas | she/her

Restorative Denver Director

heidi.cardenas@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5621

Amber Ford | she/her | Spanish-speaking

Restorative Practices Program Manager

amber.ford@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5624

Kayce Moormeier | they/them

Volunteer and Intern Manager

kayce.moormeier@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5634

Andrew Syed | he/him

Executive Director

andrew.syed@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5625

Kylee Wellons | she/her

Restorative Denver Intake Manager

kylee.wellons@conflictcenter.org

(303) 865-5621

TCC Pet Support Staff

Andy

Director of Risk Management

Howie & Olivia

Co-Executive Directors of Couch Cuddles

Nakatomi

Director of Sleep/Life Balance

Sterling

Food Scientist

Atticus & Henry

Wellness Coordinators - Biscuits Region

Lilly

Communications Specialist

Ollie

"Suppertime" Task Force Supervisor

Willow

Director of Quality Assurance

Bourbon

Regional Language Specialist

Milo

Director of Pawlicy & Compliance

Oswin

Director of Disdainful Observation

Zydeco

Non-Human Resources Manager

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Aneesha Bharwani | she/her

Assistant Dean for Field Education Graduate School of Social Work University of Denver

Associate Professor Aneesha Bharwani is the Assistant Dean for Field Education at the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Denver. Her practice expertise is leadership, team development, and program development. She provides trainings to community partners who supervise interns on communication, feed back, and effective supervision. She has strong connections in the community with a variety of state, local, & nonprofit agencies.

Jesus Escarcega | he/him

Board President | Retired | Aurora Public Schools

Jesús is the Director for the Grants Department with the Aurora Public School District, Aurora, CO. Jesús has been an elementary teacher and a K-12 administrator in Arizona and Colorado for the past 42 years. He has administered both state and federal programs that provide direct or supplemental educational programs for students identified as English Learners, Migrant, Immigrant/Refugee, Homeless, Native American or Disadvantaged. He has also overseen the department for Diversity Education and organized professional development on equity with the Aurora Public Schools.

He is the current Co-Chair for the Colorado Association of Latino(a) Administrators and Superintendents (CO-ALAS) but has served as the Chair and Past Chair for CO ALAS. Jesús also serves on two CO Dept. of Education advisory committees for the Language, Culture, & Equity Office and the Federal Grants with the Colorado Department of Education. He serves on various advisory committees, including the CU-Boulder Teachers of Color and Allies, Montessori del Mundo Charter, CO NAME (Multicultural Education) and with the Denver Foundation’s Education Committee. He is a former school board member for the Phoenix Elementary School District, former member of the Arizona Association for Gifted Education & Talented and two charter schools in Colorado.

He received his Bachelor of Science in Education Degree from Northern Arizona University and his Master of Education Degree from Arizona State University. He has taught graduate level classes on Parental and Community Involvement with Regis University.

Courtney Goodman | Forensic Social Worker – Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel

Courtney Goodman is a Forensic Social Worker with the Colorado Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel. She works on criminal defense teams with individuals of all ages to ensure that folks entangled in Colorado’s legal system receive sentencing outcomes that are humane, rehabilitative, or in lieu of incarceration, if possible. In addition to this work, she sees clients in a therapeutic capacity with Summit Denver Therapy Group. She has worked for over 10 years with various non-profits in the Denver area and is passionate about social change and social justice. She holds a bachelor’s degree in international studies from the University of Colorado at Denver and a master’s degree in social work from the University of Denver. When she’s not working, she enjoys spending time with her partner, traveling as much as possible, gardening, and her precious Pitbull Jolene Ellen.

Erin Kozakowski | she/her

Board Secretary | Senior Product Manager | Charles Schwab

Erin is a business/technology consultant with Slalom Consulting in Denver, Colorado. Her professional experience of more than 10 year in customer service and hospitality includes companies large and small, primarily within the ski and travel industry. Six years ago, she seized an opportunity to change careers and has been working in technology and consulting since. Her areas of expertise include the Salesforce platform, business analysis, product management, and Agile software development methodology.

Maura McGrath | she/her

Intermountain Health | Knowledge Management Process Lead.

Maura McGrath is the Knowledge Manager for Intermountain Health, a leading non-profit health system that serves patients in several Western States. As a Knowledge Manager she promotes knowledge sharing across the workforce to positively impact the organization. Prior to her work at Intermountain, she worked with an educational research firm. She has a BA in both English and Theater Arts from the University of Iowa and a Master’s in Library and Information Science from the University of Denver. Outside of work she enjoys reading way too many books, running, and walking her two dogs.

Dillon Manly | he/him

Certified Financial Planner | Fidelity Investments

Dillon Manley is a financial advisor and Certified Financial Planner TM with Fidelity Investments. As the son of an Air Force pilot, Dillon has lived in various states around the country including Alaska, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Texas, Montana, and Colorado. After graduating highschool in Oklahoma, Dillon attended Montana State University where he found a passion for financial planning and education, and received a bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting. Since his graduation Dillon has worked in the financial services industry as an annuity consultant, 401k investment planner, and personal financial advisor. Outside of work, Dillon has a passion for community involvement, snowboarding, and golf.

Langston Mayo| Coalition Manager – End Slavery Colorado

Born and Raised in Denver, Langston holds a Bachelor’s degree in both Philosophy & Communication Studies with an emphasis in Human Communication from the University of Northern Colorado. He also holds a Master’s degree in Conflict and Dispute Resolution from the University of Oregon’s School of Law. After interning in both the fields of ombudsmen and restorative justice, Langston would go on to help found Lane county’s first community-based mediation and restorative justice organization in Oregon, Conflict Artistry. Upon his return to Denver, Langston had the opportunity to serve as Chief of Staff and Senior Legislative Aide in the Colorado State House. Currently Langston is the Coalition Manager for End Slavery Colorado, a grassroots organization that aims to end the act of forced labor within the Colorado prison system, while reimaging how incarcerated individuals are treated while inside. Langston also offers executive and personal development coaching.Langston in his spare time hosts a podcast, Isolated Thoughts, where he covers current events, using his passion for music and movies as the vehicle to engage in critical conversations. He also is the Co-Host of The Ednium Podcast, where he has conversations with Denver Public School alumni and other community members highlighting our Backyard Brilliance.

George Price | he/him

Board Treasurer | President and CEO | The Belle Isle Company, Inc.

George Price is a 1974 graduate of The Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Colorado and a 1980 graduate of the University of Denver, College of Law. He was a staff member of the University of Denver International Law Journal and was recipient of the John Phillip Linn Labor Law Award in 1980. He was research assistant to John Phillip Linn during the 1979-80 acadmic year. In the latter part of 1974, he did graduate work in political science at the University of Dar Es Salaam in Tanzania.

After passing the bar exam in 1980, Price became the General Counsel/Director of Legal Services for the Colorado Education Association, Colorado’s largest public employee association. He served in that position for five years representing teachers and other school personnel in a variety of employment related matters in federal and state courts, in arbitration and before administrative judges. He advised the Board of Directors and the Executive Director of CEA on corporate matters.

Price entered private practice in 1985. He continued his work with CEA as retained outside counsel. In addition, his practice emphasized both public and private sector employment law, employment discrimination matters, school discipline and special education matters, real estate, real estate development law, and construction law. He provided voluntary, pro bono representation on behalf of the ACLU related to sex discrimination in school athletics. During this time, he served as counsel for several public sector unions. Later in his practice, he began representing criminal defendants. Price served as counsel on a number of cases related to prison conditions, represented inmates in civil rights matters related to dietary and religious discrimination and served as counsel in cases involving injuries to and assaults upon inmates. A number of these cases were done on a court appointed, pro bono, basis.

Price successfully sued a number of private occupational schools that had failed to provide the promised education to students.

From 1999 to 2004, Price worked as a part-time consultant with the Federal Emergency Management Agency assisting communities in federally declared disasters. His responsibilities included working with the agency in the development of regulations related to the National Flood Insurance Program, the development and implementation of the Project Impact initiative and policies related to disaster assistance on sovereign Indian lands. He worked with the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program in overseeing the purchase of numerous flooded properties in North Dakota and a school safety initiative that was created following the Columbine tragedy.

Price currently is President and CEO of The Belle Isle Company, Inc., a Colorado based Corporation involved in the sale and purchase of commodities, real estate development, new product development and general business consulting. For six years, Price was employed as Restorative Practices Counselor with the Denver Public Schools. In that role, he counseled students, helped resolve problems between students, staff members and parents. He trained teachers and staff in dispute resolution methods and introduced character education programs in various schools in Denver. He served on the African American Equity Task Force and other school and districtwide equity committees.

Price served on the board of the Center for Anti-Bullying and Non-Violence and currently serves on the Douglas County Historic Preservation Board. From 1995-1997, Price served as a board member of the Attention Deficit Disorder Advocacy Group, another Colorado nonprofit organization. Price was a member of the Park Hill Community Justice Council from 2001 to 2003, serving as its co-chair from 2002 to 2003. He served as a member of the Denver Community Accountability Board from 2001 to 2006. He has been a guest lecturer for the ACLU, the University of Denver, the University of Phoenix and for numerous in-service programs offered within school districts.

Lindsey Rasmussen | she/her

Board Vice President | Associate | Hilltop Public Solutions

Lindsey E. Rasmussen joined The Conflict Center Board in 2022. Originally from Minneapolis, Lindsey grew up between New York City and Boston. Lindsey came to Colorado to attend college at University of Colorado, where she was an Economics and International Affairs major in her undergraduate degree. Lindsey’s career experience spans from working in the political nonprofit world early in her career to working in the Colorado General Assembly for various legislative leaders including Representative Tom Sullivan, where she helped pass groundbreaking Gun Violence Prevention legislation including Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPO) and the creation of Colorado’s first Office of Gun Violence Prevention. In 2020, Lindsey managed former State Representative and current Jefferson County Commissioner Tracy Kraft-Tharp’s competitive Jefferson County Commissioner campaign that ended in an eight-point victory over a powerful incumbent. Prior to her current role at reputable Government Affairs Firm Hilltop Public Solutions, Lindsey also spent time working for Cary Kennedy, Colorado Governor Polis’s Fiscal Policy Advisor and former State Treasurer, where her economic and fiscal research contributed to crucial statewide 2020 ballot measures.

Lindsey is excited to utilize her unique skill set and background to help contribute to an organization like The Conflict Center. Her expertise spans from economics, fundraising and large budget management to advocacy efforts, politics, and program evaluation. Lindsey lives in Denver with her partner Slade, an engineer, and their golden retriever Ryder.

Laura Salter | she/her

Attorney, Otten Johnson Robinson Neff + Ragonetti PC

Laura Salter represents clients in a variety of real estate matters at Otten Johnson, including the acquisition, disposition and leasing of commercial retail and office properties, industrial and rail-served projects, hotels, pad sites, and vacant land. Laura has experience resolving complex title and access issues for commercial properties, including large shopping centers, and she has facilitated developments in over a dozen states throughout the US. Laura grew up in Brooklyn, surrounded by avoidable conflicts and altercations. Though she now calls Colorado home, she joined the Board of The Conflict Center’s because she believes that conflict resolution literacy can uplift the trajectory of lives and communities. In her free time, Laura enjoys birdwatching, crafting, camping, and spending time with her husband, Sam, and their cat, Zydeco.

Alana Saragosa | She/Her

University of Colorado Denver | Graduate Student

Alana is currently a graduate student at the University of Colorado Denver, where she is studying Applied Mathematics. She is passionate about utilizing real-world data to effect meaningful change. In addition to her academic pursuits, Alana works at her family’s restaurant, Tamales by La Casita. There, she enjoys connecting with customers and serving the North Denver community and beyond. Her favorite pastimes include spending time with her family, traveling, and learning about other cultures. Alana is a former high school intern at The Conflict Center and is excited to support its work and contribute her expertise in a new role.

Jannette Scarpino | she/her

Retired CFO | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Jannette has a diverse background in financial management. She has held senior financial roles in the for profit, non-profit, and public sectors.

She started her career in the corporate banking industry, then worked in public accounting, as treasurer for a public company, and as budget director for the Regional Transportation District’s $2 billion budget. She retired from her most recent role as CFO of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, where she oversaw a finance team of 50+ staff and a $1 billion budget.

Jannette is a CPA and has an MBA from the University of Denver. She has taught accounting at Metropolitan State University of Denver and has served as Board Member/Treasurer of Smart Girl, a non-profit with a mission to empower young girls. She is passionate about servant leadership, which views leadership as an act of service and a conscious choice to better serve others.

Mina Bradley-Belcaid | Skill Building and Programs Training Manager

Mina was born and raised in Denver, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in music from Metropolitan State University, where she studied harmony and jazz. She has spent the last ten years playing music locally and 2023-2024 touring the US and Canada singing in a band. She found a love of training and education in the nonprofit world early in her career, and remains passionate about connecting people to resources. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, long walks, and exploring restaurants around town.

Sander Bregman | Youth Programs Manager

Sander Bregman is an educator and nonprofit organizer who received a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from University of Michigan in 2015 and has since worked as a 5th grade teacher, as a short and long-term substitute teacher, and most recently, as a middle school science teacher in Denver’s Montbello community. In 2019, he became one of the founding board members of Mobile Studio, a music education nonprofit in Denver, which brought him to receive a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from University of Colorado Denver in 2022. He also volunteers as Mobile Studio’s curriculum writer and grant writer. Sander is passionate about anti-racism, equity in education, mental health awareness, and the power of the arts to transform lives and bring people together. In his free time, he enjoys breaking (commonly known as breakdancing), writing books under his pen name of Sandman Jones, and spending time with his wife and dog.

Heidi Cardenas | Restorative Denver Director

Heidi Cardenas is a passionate advocate for the transformative power of restorative practices in people’s daily lives. Her journey began with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and ESL, and she spent five years as a fourth and fifth grade classroom teacher. During that time, she focused on fostering relationships and facilitating conversations with students to help them navigate everyday conflict. Heidi’s passion for restorative approaches led her to The Conflict Center, where she worked as a facilitator for Rethinking Conflict and Addressing Conflict and Anger Effectively. Now, she’s eager to apply her expertise as the Restorative Denver Case Manager. In her free time, Heidi enjoys being outdoors hiking, playing volleyball, and spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Amber Ford | Restorative Practices Program Manager

Amber Ford grew up in Aurora, Colorado. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Spanish from the University of Colorado Denver and a Master’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Denver. Amber has taught in the Denver Public School District and the Cherry Creek School District. She is passionate about equity and social justice, using her career as an elementary educator to provide a welcoming space for all students, regardless of their background. As the Restorative Justice Program Manager with The Conflict Center of Denver, Amber is excited to facilitate access to restorative justice practices to all sectors of the Denver community!

Kayce Moormeier | Volunteer and Intern Manager

Kayce Moormeier is a mission‐driven organizer who thrives on cultivating empowered, inclusive teams. With 10 years of nonprofit program leadership and a Master of Social Work, Kayce now guides The Conflict Center’s volunteers and interns, ensuring they have the skills, support, and joyful community they need to advance equitable conflict‐resolution values. Kayce’s background managing community programs at the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus refined their passion for trauma‐informed facilitation and play‐based developmental strategies. It also strengthened their ability to build partnerships with schools, universities, and grassroots groups. They have championed accessibility initiatives that open doors for Title I schools and children with disabilities. Outside the office, you’ll find Kayce advocating for youth voice, experimenting with a creative project, or nurturing greenery with a green thumb. Ultimately, all expressions bestow the same guiding belief: people learn, grow, and resolve best when they feel seen, supported, and joy-filled.

Andrew Syed | Executive Director

Andrew Syed holds an MA in International Development and Human Rights from the University of Denver. He brings more than two decades of experience working with communities around the world to build peace, strengthen relationships, and create lasting social impact. He has led nonprofits, developed global human rights programs, and raised resources to support grassroots change. At his core, Andrew is passionate about bringing people together, fostering dialogue, and helping communities find solutions that promote equity and resilience. He is honored to lead The Conflict Center and to continue its mission of creating safer, more connected communities. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys coaching his High School soccer team, playing music, and spending time with his family.

Kylee Wellons | Restorative Denver Intake Manager

Kylee Wellons was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She is a community-driven, optimistic individual dedicated to creating a positive impact for diverse vulnerable populations. She uses visual and performance art as a means to influence change, promote wellness and build community. Her experience working with non-profit organizations in the Denver Metro area includes Art From Ashes, Poetry for Personal Power, The Athena Project, and Redline Art Gallery. Kylee is passionate about utilizing art as a tool for healing, trauma-informed care, and dismantling negative connotations associated with conflict.

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