Melissa Davis is the Operations Manager for Kimble Precision, Inc. in Loveland, CO. She brings more than 15 years of business operations, marketing, and development management to the WRC. Melissa has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English with an emphasis in Business and Technical Writing from Eastern Connecticut State University.

Since moving to Colorado in 1995 with her husband Steve and son Jeff, Melissa has volunteered hundreds of hours to regional non profits. She decided to focus her attention in supporting the Women’s Resource Center because of an early life experience that left her family without insurance for many years. With the growing number of un or under insured people of Larimer County, the need for the WRC is only going to grow.

In her spare time, Melissa can be found doing day-of-event volunteer work for other area agencies, gardening, cooking, or hiking with Steve.

Angie Penland is a Branch Operations Manager at First National Bank, and has 10 years experience in management and 5 years experience in banking and finance. She has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of North Dakota, and will be returning to CSU to obtain a masters in Business Administration.

She is a new member to the board,and hopes to use her knowledge of banking and finance to help the Women's Resource Center. Angie's interest in the welfare of women stems from her family. As a single mother, her sister has faced many obstacles and has benefited from organizations such as the WRC.

She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Zach, for 7 years. They recently purchased their first home in Fort Collins, and are looking forward to becoming established members of the community. Angie enjoys spending her free time doing pottery and reading.

After earning her Ph.D. in economics from Colorado State University, Christine joined the economics and social science faculty at UNC. In her academic research, she has primarily studied gender and poverty issues. As a result, she is a strong advocate of the essential services that are provided to medically underserved women by the Women's Resource Center.

At UNC, Christine teaches courses in labor economics and benefits from bringing back successful examples of how WRC operates efficiently as a nonprofit for classroom use.

Christine has been married to Jonathan, another wonderful supporter of WRC, for over 11 years. They have two wonderful children, Espen and Ingrid. In addition to spending time with her family, she enjoys scrapbooking, reading, and hanging out with her girlfriends.

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Jim has 23 years experience in Business Management. The more recent 14 years he has had an emphasis on Personnel / HR Development. He has developed and implemented numerous marketing programs, incorporating multi-media advertising and community events. Jim has a strong background in organizational systems and customer service development and training. As a resident of Northern Colorado since 1986, Jim has strong ties to both the business communities and the communities at large.

Jim's interest in the Women's Resource Center is rooted in his life's mentor, his mom. An agency, such as the Women's Resource Center, could have made a significantly positive impact in her life and that of my siblings. As a father of two daughters, Jim is drawn to advocate and spend my volunteer time to improve the life of women not only today but for tomorrow, as well.

Jim likes to spend his free time with his family in the outdoors. He is an avid runner, cyclist and skier. He enjoys hiking, playing soccer and working in the yard with his wife.