Kathryn Arbour  -  CEO

Kathryn joined RTMD as CEO in May 2010.  As CEO, Dr. Arbour is responsible for the overall management, planning and leadership of Rebuilding Together Metro Denver.  Most recently she was the President/CEO/Founder of Capabilities, a retail operation aggregating products and services for mobility, comfort, and fitness for Boomers and their families.  Prior to that, Dr. Arbour was Chief Administrative Officer for Group Voyagers, Director of Shared Services for Kaiser Permanente Medical Care, and she held executive positions at Smith Barney and The Travelers Insurance Company.  Dr. Arbour holds a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.  As an active member of the metro Denver community, Dr. Arbour serves on the boards of directors for Easter Seals Colorado and Community Health Charities.  In May 2010, she was appointed a Commissioner by the Mayor to the Denver Commission on Aging.

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Jolynn Snyder  -  Development Director

As the Development Director, Jolynn Snyder is responsible for establishing relationships with corporate and community sponsors who support the RTMD mission.  Ms. Snyder has a background in financial services, with a focus in client- and relationship- management and direct sales. She co-founded Colorado Second Family, a home care agency focused on seniors and their families. Jolynn holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Master’s degree from the University of Denver.

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Stan Hartzheim  -  Contract and Construction Services Director

Stan works as our Contract and Construction Services Director, overseeing our core operations on all repairs and rebuilding activities.  Stan brings years of experience in the construction industry, most recently as the Commercial Sales Manager at Lowe’s.  He played a key role with RTMD during the Building a Healthy Neighborhood renovation project in the Barnum neighborhood  earlier this year, so he has a deep understanding of the mission of RTMD.  Stan also has experience in the nonprofit arena, having served the homeless earlier in his career.

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John Carpenter  -  Director of Finance

As Finance and Administration Director, John Carpenter provides both strategic and day-to-day management.  He has pursued a career in managing small- to medium-sized organizations in both non-profit and for-profit endeavors helping people living with disabilities, producing long distance running events and in food service and construction. He has traveled and lived in Europe, Africa and South America. When he is not making spreadsheets sing and dance, you will find him in the garden. Mr. Carpenter has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, summa cum laude, with a double major in Finance and Accounting.

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2012 AmeriCorps CapacityCorps

Anaya Robinson – I’ve had a very extemporaneous life. I grew up in West Michigan, and expedited my undergraduate career to receive my BA in Sociology in 2 ½ years. I then ventured on to the Aveda Institute of Columbus, OH to acquire my cosmetology license. I intermixed my various educational experiences not only with college and trade school, but also with travel. My travel bug, thus far, has taken me to 49 states and 13 countries. After 5 years of being a hairstylist in the arts district of Columbus, the mountains began their beckoning call and my partner and I moved to Denver. I began to realize that, though I love doing hair, my passion really lies in service. After a month of being in Denver I began a 3 month AmeriCorps term of service with Mile High Youth Corps in their land conservation program. Through that program I became certified as a class “A” sawyer and spent my summer cutting fuel breaks and doing beetle kill mitigation in the mountains. That term only increased my desire to serve, so after finishing I scoured the AmeriCorps website for other possibilities. I am enormously excited to have the opportunity to serve with RTMD this year and cannot wait to be a part of the immense impact this organization has on the families and communities in the Denver Metro area.

George Davis – I have been committed to service my entire life from Youth group to Boy scouts. I attended college and majored in Economics, while splitting my academic time with service. I was in a group called Circle K which is the college level of Kiwanis Club. I also spent all of my spring breaks helping those in need from everything to Hurricane Ike relief to building trails in The Cumberland Gap. After graduating college I joined AmeriCorps NCCC to travel, serve others, and network.  After I completed AmeriCorps NCCC in November 2010, I wanted to move west to Colorado because I am an avid outdoorsman and love to participate in activities such as hunting, skiing, hiking, and camping. I found the Capacity Corps position and immediately thought it was the right fit.  In the future, I plan to attend graduate school for environmental and resource management, and get involved in the green building market.

Sarah Franklin – Originally from the Tennessee hills, the North Georgia Mountains, and somewhere in between, I formed strong ties with the Colorado Front Range, after venturing west to pursue my undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Colorado, Boulder.  It was here that I found my love for the great outdoors, the value of what it means to be part of a community, and my passion for sustainable and affordable housing.  After four years of strenuous classroom study, I felt it was high time to get my hands dirty!  I decided to commit to a more nomadic lifestyle of service in order to learn about the interworking  of non-profits, learn more about hands on construction, and to help revitalize communities in need. I explored alternative means of construction as a natural building intern, in Moab, Utah, building straw bale homes for local families. I then joined the rebuilding and historical preservation efforts to mitigate Katrina damage as a Project Development Associate with Rebuilding Together New Orleans. Currently, I am in my third year of service within the world of non-profit rebuilding, and I am thrilled to have found my way back to serving such a wonderful and unique community like Metro Denver!