Stacey Burns
Stacey Burns is thrilled to be a native of Colorado, living in various regions of the state all of her life, but has spent a majority of her career in Colorado Springs. She has been a strong advocate for Social Impact Businesses, veterans’ transition programs, as well as healing through the arts. She started the Spotlight on Hope event to increase behavioral health awareness and was one of the creators of the Military Creative Expressions program in conjunction with the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center. Stacey’s absolute favorite part of any opportunity is to develop mutually beneficial partnerships and to help people find their potential.
Stacey is a Cofounder and the Chief Impact Officer of the National Institute for Social Impact (NI4SI). The National Institute for Social Impact seeks to educate organizations on the power of the emerging Fourth Sector of the economy using entrepreneurial strategies to solve social issues in our community. Stacey is working to increase the understanding and measurement of Social Return on Investment (SROI) through NI4SI, a process she has been developing since 2009. Stacey is also the VP of Social Impact for Adam and Son Auto Repair, as well as a social entrepreneur coach through her own company, SDB Social Impact LLC. Stacey was chosen in 2015 to become a Beanstalk Foundation Leader and is Chair of the El Paso County Community Services Block Grant Advisory Board. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English from CU-Boulder and a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology and Counselor Education from CU-Denver Health Sciences. Stacey loves reading, movies, and water skiing.
Rachel Fagnant-Fassler
Rachel is President and Co-Owner of CFW Careers, a boutique executive search and talent advisory firm based in New York City. At CFW, she manages a team of talent consultants, co-leads strategy and operations of the firm, and plays an active role with clients in a consulting and account management capacity. As a part of her work at CFW, Rachel also co-founded a women’s leadership initiative called Changing the Conversation, with the mission of advancing women towards leadership and helping to achieve the ultimate goal of gender equality in the highest ranks of the corporate world.
Earlier in her career, Rachel worked as a personal and career counselor in the nonprofit sector. She has a B.A. from the University of Michigan (Go Blue!) and an M.A. in Counseling from New York University.
Mark Hoblitzell
Our history with Mark goes back to 2016 when he served as the Environmental Sustainability Coordinator for the Town of Vail, where he worked on a variety of projects related to waste reduction, energy efficiency, and transportation. In 2019 he became Business Services Coordinator for the Northwest Colorado Workforce Area serving Eagle, Lake, and Summit Counties. In that position Mark works with businesses on understanding labor market issues and how to best attract and retain talent in rural Colorado.
Mark is a certified workforce development professional and received his M.B.A from West Virginia University, and a Graduate Certificate from CU Leeds School of Business in Corporate Social Responsibility. This unique background is a strong match with our mission of recycling electronics to create jobs for people with disAbilities.
Garrett Mayberry
Garrett Mayberry joined the Boettcher Foundation in 2017 as Special Assistant to the CEO. He supports the foundation’s leadership, communications and grantmaking programs as special projects coordinator.
Prior to joining the Boettcher Foundation, Garrett worked as a fellow at El Pomar Foundation, where he hosted international visitors, launched an environmental stewardship program, and supported grants and communications. He also served as an intern with the grants and scholarship programs at the Boettcher Foundation.
Garrett attended the University of Colorado Boulder as a Boettcher Scholar, where he studied International Affairs and was a Presidents Leadership Class member and class advisor. He was an advisory board member of Beanstalk Foundation and member of Denver Metro Chamber Leadership Foundation.
Adam Melnick
Adam is a Lecturer of Entrepreneurship at Metropolitan State University of Denver, where he teaches a variety of entrepreneurship related courses and works with MSU Denver's Center for Entrepreneurship. His research interests include access to capital for underserved businesses as well as social impact businesses. Prior to joining MSU Denver, Adam worked as Senior Entrepreneurship Officer and In-house Counsel at Colorado Lending Source, where Adam worked with over 125 small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs as the facilitator for their Ice House Entrepreneur Development program. This program helped his organization remain an integral part of the entrepreneurial ecosystem across the Front Range. Adam also co-founded Conscious Capitalism Colorado. CCC inspires, educates, and assists individuals and businesses to implement the pillars of Conscious Capitalism and thrive financially while elevating the quality of life for all stakeholders.
Kathleen Morris
Kathleen is a retired accountant with a long history in banking, real estate and non-profit organizations. She served as Chief Financial Officer for Mercy Housing, a national non-profit organization providing affordable housing in multiple states. Previously she was a CPA and auditor with Deloitte, a real estate workout director with PricewaterhouseCoopers and as President of two failed savings and loans under the auspices of the FDIC.
More recently, Kathleen followed her husband overseas as he pursued his dream to serve as a Foreign Service Officer with the Department of State. While serving in Peru, Brazil and Gabon she held a number of positions in the respective Embassies and Consulates supporting the housing and family issues of the diplomatic staff. She also served on the boards of various international non-profits supporting families of patients in a local hospital and acclimation of expats living in the communities.
Today she is retired and has used the opportunity to serve on non-profit boards and joined Blue Star in 2023 as the Board Treasurer. She is thrilled to be using her time and experience to further the mission of the organization.