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Who We Are
The Healthier Communities Coalition of Larimer County, established in 1994, is an alliance of people from nonprofit service agencies, education, health, government, business and the general public.
Read about the original Healthy Communities Movement which was spearheaded by the World Health Organization and was the impetus for our local coalition.
HCC Council Members
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Steve Budner—Recreation Area Manager, City of Fort Collins
Steve has been with the recreation department for nearly 21 years. He oversees operations at the Youth Activity Center and Northside Aztlan Community Center, as well as youth programs, and youth and adult sports. Steve became an HCC Council member in 2006 and serves on the Youth Engagement Committee. |
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Linda Fellion—Assistant Director, Early Childhood Council of Larimer County
Linda has a Master's Degree in Nonprofit Management and 19 years of early childhood experience to HCC's Council.
She currently coordinates the Early Childhood Council's Health Integration Initiative and grant writing efforts, plus plays a key role in the organizations strategic planning. Linda is married, has two grown daughters and is photographer extraordinaire. |
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Jerri Howe—Executive Director, The Matthews House
In November 2006, Jerri founded The Matthews House which serves youth ages 16-21 through mentoring, counseling, independent living and interpersonal skills classes. She has a degree in psychology from Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, plus certification as a life coach, anger management counselor, Ansell Casey Life Skills trainer, DISC Behavioral Styles facilitator and accreditation counselor with the American Association of Christian Counselors. Jerri and her high school sweetheart and husband, Steve, have three children and two grandchildren. |
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Jodi Lessman—Business Services Coordinator, City of Loveland, Department of Public Works
A native of Colorado, Jodi grew up in Loveland and remains a resident along with her husband and two children. She graduated from Thompson Valley High School and attended the University of Northern Colorado, with a study emphasis in Fine Arts. Jodi works as the Business Services Coordinator in the City of Loveland's Department of Public Works. She has been chosen to participate in LEAD (Leading, Executing, Aspiring, Developing) Loveland, which affords her the opportunity to enhance her leadership skills and broaden her knowledge base for future growth within the City's organization. In Jodi's personal time, she enjoys spending time with her my family, reading, scrapbooking, Bible study and volunteering at her children's schools. |
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Ruth Lytle-Barnaby—Executive Director, Poudre Valley Health System Foundation
Ruth has been with PVHS in various positions for 18 years. She has served on the HCC Council since 1996, as well as a variety of HCC’s committees, including the Executive and Communications Committees. Ruth also participates in the PVHS Obesity Prevention Task Force, PVHS Cancer Center Board, Poudre School District Health Advisory Board and the National Charity League. Ruth is married with two children. |
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Dave Mosnik—Community Member, Fort Collins
Dave joined the HCC Council in 2007 and is the 2008-2009 HCC president. Dave has over 30 years of experience with the City of Boulder and the City of Fort Collins working to provide opportunities to youth. He spent over 20 years serving on various Poudre School District committees and served as PSD’s Advisory Board Chairman. Dave also has served on various state-level recreation-related boardsand committees. He is married and has two grown daughters. |
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Nichole Randazzo—Family Engagement and Academic Intervention Specialist, Thompson School District
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Kelly Studer—Care Coordination Director, McKee Medical Center
Kelly is a registered nurse and has worked at McKee for 20 years in a variety of positions. She has served on HCC’s Council since 2005 and is a member of HCC’s Youth Engagement Committee. Kelly also helped develop a new Council member orientation process. She is married with two daughters. |
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Warrenetta (Nettie) Underwood—Assistant Director of Community Health, Larimer County Department of Health and Environment
Nettie has served as a public health nurse with the county for nearly 29 years. During her tenure, she has focused on maternal and child health, and currently is responsible for the Title X Family Planning Program which serves teens. Nettie and her husband of 31 years, Pat, have two sons, ages 26 and 20 years. Their younger son plays football for Emporia State University in Kansas; Nettie and Pat travel to all of his games each fall. |
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Melanie Voegeli-Morris—Student Assistance Services Coordinator, Poudre School District
Melanie is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of work experience, including community mental health (child and family, adult and emergency services), private practice, inpatient hospital care and eight years as a leader for Poudre School District’s Mental Health Team. She has raised three children in Fort Collins–two are now college graduates and one is a senior at the University of Colorado. |
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Larry Willey—Community Member, Estes Park
Now “retired” and living in Estes, Larry served six churches in his 20 years as a pastor. He also spent seven years as a chaplain and associate professor of religion at Westmar College in Iowa. Within the Estes Park community, he has spent several years volunteering for Crossroads Ministries, the Interfaith Alliance board of directors and as a leader of the Estes Valley Community Services Coalition. |
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Lise Youngblade—Professor and Department Head, Human Development and Family Studies, Colorado State University
Lise has a doctorate in human development and family studies, and almost 20 years invested in studying issues related to successful youth development and the challenges they face, as well as the supports they need to thrive. She also was the associate director of the Institute for Child Health Policy at the University of Florida for three years, which is a university-based research and outreach center related to children’s health issues. |
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