The Spark Team Jewlya Lynn, Ph.D., CEO/Research Director - 303.455.1740, ext. 113 Jewlya leads projects that combine strategic learning, community engagement, facilitation, and a wide range of research strategies, including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, fiscal analysis, regulatory analysis, resource mapping, community and organizational needs assessment, performance measurement, and evaluation. Read more... E-Mail: jewlya@sparkpolicy.com Denise McHugh, JD, Senior Project Manager - 303.455.1740, ext. 102 Denise has over twenty years of experience in the health and human services field, including work at the national, state, and local levels regarding legal and policy matters affecting communities, adults, children, and families. She has served in leadership roles with public and private agencies and championed systems integration projects and systems of care initiatives. Read more... E-Mail: denise@sparkpolicy.com Rebecca Kahn, BA, Project Manager - 303.455.1740, ext. 111 Rebecca coordinates a wide range of projects and events, including conferences, task forces, community coalitions, research projects, and the development of policy briefs. Read more... E-Mail: rebecca@sparkpolicy.com Natalie Portman-Marsh, LCSW, Strategic Operations Manager 303.455.1740, ext. 106 Natalie has fifteen years experience in the mental health field as a clinician, program manager, and community planning facilitator. Through her facilitation work, she has engaged consumers, families, staff and stakeholders from faith based, mental health, schools, juvenile justice, child welfare, older adult, and rural service systems. Read more... E-Mail: natalie@sparkpolicy.com Lyn Kathlene, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate - 303.455.1740, ext. 110 Lyn has over twenty years experience in academic and applied public policy research, directing multi-system policy research processes, and facilitating community action projects. She has worked in a variety of policy issue areas, including natural resources, land use, health and nutrition, and diversity. Read more... E-Mail: lyn@sparkpolicy.com Kiran Obee, MPA, Project Manager - 303.455.1740, ext. 103 Kiran has a broad range of experience in program management, community engagement and fundraising. She values collaborative, community-based approaches to addressing environmental and social policy issues. Read more... E-Mail: kiran@sparkpolicy.com Taryn Ikenouye, BS, Business Manager - 303.455.1740, ext. 112 Taryn has over 10 years experience in accounting, business and operations management. She has previous experience in the credit card and oil and gas industries, as well as in education. Read more... E-Mail: taryn@sparkpolicy.com JulieMarie Shepherd, MA, Ph.D. (ABD), Applied Public Policy Research Fellow 303.455.1740, ext. 112 JulieMarie is an Applied Public Policy Research Fellow at CSI. She provides research support for CSI projects. Her research interests include state and local politics, fiscal policy and education policy. Read more... E-Mail: juliemarie@sparkpolicy.com Keeley W. Stokes, MA, Ph.D., Applied Public Policy Research Fellow 303.455.1740, ext. 105 Keeley provides research support for various CSI projects. Her training and experience include quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods research and policy analysis. Read more... E-Mail: keeley@sparkpolicy.com Elizabeth Tomsich, MS, Applied Public Policy Research Fellow 303.455.1740, ext. 114 Liz Tomsich offers research support on multiple CSI projects. Although she currently focuses on criminal justice, she has a background in psychology, and has conducted research on topics varying from feminist epistemology to interpersonal violence. Read more... E-Mail: liz@sparkpolicy.com Rachael Moore, MSW, LSW, Project Coordinator - 303.455.1740, ext. 109 Rachael Moore has her Masters of Social Work from the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work, community track. Her social work background informs her work currently as a project coordinator for Spark. Read more... E-Mail: rachael@sparkpolicy.com