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About the Colorado Youth Corps Associations
The Colorado Youth Corps Association (CYCA) creates opportunities for young people to participate in high-quality youth corps statewide. There are currently 10 accredited youth corps in the state that serve 1,800 young people annually.
- Raises resources for youth corps
- Assures quality through annual youth corps accreditation
- Promotes youth corps through legislative advocacy and strategic communication
- Oversees AmeriCorps and other National Service programs for youth corps
- Offers technological and data management solutions for youth corps
- Fosters high quality educational opportunities for youth corps staff and their participants
- Provides professional networking opportunities for youth staff
CYCA’s mission is to advance the Colorado youth conservation corps movement.
The Colorado Youth Corps Association is a 501(c) 3 tax-exempt nonprofit.
Contact Us
Colorado Youth Corps Association
225 East 16th Ave.
Suite 475
Denver, Colorado 80203
Main: 303 / 863-0600
www.cyca.org
LINK:
CID
Direct: 303 / 863-0602
Email: jfreeman@cyca.org
SCOTT SEGERSTROM, Associate Director
Direct: 303 / 863-0604
Email: ssegerstrom@cyca.org
TRACY OLSON, Contract Manager
Direct: 303-863-0696
Email: tolson@cyca.org
NANCY B. WEIL, Bookkeeper/ Administrative Assistant
Direct: 303-863-0603
Email: nweil@cyca.org
NATHAN TORTI, Field Coordinator
Email: torti23@gmail.com
LEXI PRIGGE, VISTA Leader
Direct: 303 / 863-8095
Email: lprigge@cyca.org
Board of Directors
- Peter Smith (Chairman)
Assistant Vice President, Business Development
Steele Street Bank & Trust
board@cyca.org - Maelly Oropeza (Immediate Past Chair)
Program Coordinator
Larimer County Youth Conservation Corps - Jim Corlett (Treasurer/Secretary)
Director Emeritus
Colorado Wildlife Federation - Ken Brink
Assistant Director for Parks and Outdoor Recreation
Colorado State Parks - Bernie Buescher
Deputy State Attorney General
State of Colorado - Greg Clifton
Town Manager
Town of Telluride - Joe Duda
Interim State Forester
Colorado State Forest Service - Katy Fitzgerald
Wildlife Biologist
United States Fish & Wildlife Service - Dan Gibbs
County Commissioner
Summit County - Matthew Hamilton
Manager, Community & Environmental Responsibility
Aspen Skiing Company
- Gerhard Holtzendorf
District Special Events Administrator
REI - Rusty Lloyd
Program Director
The Tamarisk Coalition - Heather MacSlarrow
Former Executive Director
Southwest Conservation Corps-Los Valles - Andy Merritt
Former District Director
Congressman Mike Coffman - Kathay Rennels
Director, Office of Community and Economic Development
Colorado State University - John Swartout
Consultant
Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts - Peter Tierney
Founder
Long View High School - Mark Wertheimer
Associate Director
Rocky Mountain Youth Corps
