Staff and Board of Directors - Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County

OUR STAFF & Board

Since 1989, the Alliance for Suicide Prevention has provided suicide prevention educational programs and grief support services to youth and adults. Our Mission is to prevent suicide in Larimer County through training and education, providing outreach, and offering support.

STAFF

Kimberly Moeller, MA, LPC

Executive Director
kim@suicideprevent.org

Kimberly Pratt, MA, LPC has been working in suicide prevention since 2013. She is a Mater QPR Trainer and has trained over 45,000 people in suicide prevention trainings. She is passionate about crisis response, postvention work, and community building. During her off time, Kimberly spends time backpacking, cooking, hanging out with her family. Kimberly’s super power is her ability to remain calm and clear headed in a crisis.

Traci Sandoval

Program Director
traci@suicideprevent.org

Traci Sandoval has a B.A. in Psychology and was a middle school science teacher and a researcher and mentor in a neuroscience lab. Her focus has always been teaching both content and character, but also understanding the neurological changes of the maturing brain and working to incorporate positive habits during this challenging transition. Traci loves cooking, gardening, learning, camping, hiking and kayaking with her pup. Traci's super powers are her often infectious positive attitude and her ability to find the good in difficult experiences.

Lorelai Allen

Grief Specialist & Admin Assistant
admin@suicideprevent.org

After participating in Heartbeat, the Alliance’s postvention support group for those who have survived losing someone to suicide, for the past 2 years, Lorelai felt a calling to get involved directly. Stepping in first as Grief Specialist and the new facilitator of the Heartbeat group, she then offered up her varied skills as our Administrative Assistant. She will tell you that her biggest achievement has been loving and teaching, as well as learning from her 6 amazing children, who she homeschooled for 18 years. She also briefly taught English in China right before the pandemic, has owned several businesses over the course of her life, and enjoys working with special needs families. You will find Lorelai reading, kayaking, creating in all sorts of fiber arts, taking photographs and videos, doing almost anything outside, and most of all lately, riding her motorcycle. Her superpower is making everyone around her feel comfortable, heard, and at home, wherever that might be.

Rachel Olsen

Deputy Director
rachel@imaginezerosuicide.org

Before becoming the Imagine Zero Coalition Coordinator for the Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County, Rachel ran her own photography business for over a decade. Before that, she was a Professional Healthcare Representative for Pfizer as well as a Vail Ski Patroller and Backroads Bike Guide. When Rachel is not bringing her most adorable dog Ansel in for staff meetings, she can be found galavanting in the mountains with her family. Rachel’s super power is bringing people together and creating connection.

Dawn Kirk

Program Director
dawn@suicideprevent.org

Dawn Kirk is a learning and development professional with 18 years of saving lives in the public safety industry. When she’s not working she serves on local, regional, and national boards and committees with a focus on efforts that improves lives of youth in our community. Dawn loves spending time with her family and their 11 pets including chickens and a leopard gecko. Her super power is honesty, she advocates for those of us who historically haven’t had a seat at tables where decisions are being made about us.

Matthew Stachniak

Student Intern
Matthew is a Colorado native and Psychology student at Colorado State University here in Fort Collins. Using his knowledge and experiences with mental health, recovery, and the LGBT+ communities, along with his psychology training, Matthew is here to help with a smile on his face and a joke ready to go! Matthew finds his deepest life’s meaning in helping others. As such, he is thrilled to be joining Alliance for Suicide Prevention of Larimer County, and ultimately plans to dedicate his life to serving others as a mental health provider. Matthew’s superpower is being able to practice compassion, empathy, and thoughtfulness towards all parties in difficult conflicts or situations. In his spare time, he enjoys music, movies, gaming, hiking, yoga, meditation, and spending time with loved ones.

Board of Directors

Alex Dutton

President of the Board
Regional Manager

Alex Dutton is the Regional Manager for Elevations Credit Union in Fort Collins. His strengths include budgeting, employee training and coaching. Alex moved to Colorado from New Hampshire in 2011 and quickly fell in love with Fort Collins. In his free time, Alex can be found watching his Boston Bruins, Boston Red Sox and New England Patriots, hiking with his dogs and his wife Tiffany or reading Batman graphic novels.

Jo Ellen McCracken

Board Member
Retired
Jo Ellen McCracken has been serving the Alliance in various capacities for many years. Jo Ellen became a Volunteer for the Alliance in 2012. She joined the Board of Directors in 2015. Jo Ellen is a presenter for the Alliance's Adult Education program (Hope For Today) and has delivered the program to a wide range of companies, college classes and other organizations. Jo Ellen is a suicide loss survivor. She is retired following a 36 year career at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Codi Farrar

Board Member
Operations Manager

Codi Farrar is the Operations Manager for the Community Foundation of Northern Colorado. Her strengths include internal operations, HR, IT, and governance. She holds a BA from Colorado State University and an MS in Nonprofit Leadership from the University of Denver. In her free time, Codi can be found at Taylor Swift concerts, volunteering, watching the Colorado Rockies, and spending time with friends and family.

Kelsey Lyon

Vice President of the Board
Public Health Planning Supervisor

Kelsey Lyon is the Public Health Planning Supervisor for Larimer County Department of Health and Environment. Her strengths include strategic planning/visioning, monitoring and evaluation, work plan development, facilitation, and partnership development. In her free time Kelsey enjoys hiking, biking, running, and dogs.

Ryan Bunn

Board Member
Retail Buyer

Ryan has worked in the outdoor retail industry for over 15 years and is currently a buyer for Sierra/TJX. He takes pride in his relationship building and business development skills. In his free time, Ryan can be found hunting, fishing and exploring the mountains with his wife, Caroline and their son, Warren.

Sheila Trabelsi, M.Ed., LPC, LAC

Board Member
Counselor

Sheila Trabelsi, M.Ed., LPC, LAC is a dual credentialed counselor and an approved addictions trainer for the state of Colorado. She has more than 10 years working in the not-for-profit sector and has specialized working with trauma and substance use disorders. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and holds a Masters in Education from Colorado State University, with an emphasis in Community Counseling. In addition to therapeutic expertise, Sheila is a strategic thinker, with a keen ability to identify gaps and loves to strategize and problem solve.

Sheila enjoys giving back to the community and enjoys volunteering as a Board of Director member and also serving on the City of Loveland Human Service Commission. In her free time, Sheila enjoys entering sweepstakes, traveling with family, playing games and hosting gatherings, making an array of tasty treats for her guests.