RISE | Leadership
Resident Leaders are people living in the community who were apart of the process of developing the RISE | Action Plan as well as assisting in the execution of the plan
Joyce Salazar
Community Outreach Coordinator
Amanda Ortiz
Resident Leader
Julie Ramirez
Resident Leader
Jose Dominguez
YAC Youth Assistant Coordinator
Regina English
Resident Leader
Mina Liebert
Emily Patterson
Rosmary Jaramillo
Resident Leader
Monica Hernandez
Resident Leader
Tilah Larson
Wendy Birhanzel
Lelia Gibson-Green
Resident Leader
Abby Simpson
Resident Leader
Jody Derington
Pam Shockley Zalabak
Youth Advisory Council
The Youth Advisory Council was formed to help give and gain input for the Panorama Park Project.

RISE | Coalition Partners
Alliance for Kids | Hillside Connections |
Aspen Pointe | Holiday Inn |
Atlas Prep | IndyGive |
Better Business Bureau Of Southern Colorado | Innovations in Aging Collaborative |
Black & Latino Leadership Coalition | Inside Out Youth Services |
Boys & Girls Club of the Pikes Peak Region | Kids on Bikes |
Care and Share Food Bank for Southern Colorado | Kingdom Builders Family Life Center |
CASA of the Pikes Peak Region | Latino Community Luncheon |
Colorado College | NAMI Colorado Springs |
Colorado Enterprise Fund | New Direction Agape Services |
Colorado Health Foundation | Panorama Park Youth Advisory Council |
Colorado Springs Black Chamber of Commerce | Peak Vista Health Centers |
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC | Penrose Hospital- Trauma Services |
Colorado Springs City Council | Penrose-St. Francis Health Services |
Colorado Springs Community Development Diversity and Community Outreach Programs Manager | Pikes Peak Community College |
Colorado Springs Economic Development | Pikes Peak Community Foundation |
Colorado Springs Food Rescue | Pikes Peak Library District |
Colorado Springs Independent | Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center |
Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services | Pikes Peak United Way |
Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Services; Deerfield Hills Community Center | Pikes Peak Workforce Center |
Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum | REACH Pikes Peak |
Colorado Springs Planning & Community Development | Relevant Word Ministries |
Colorado Springs Police Department Sand Creek Division | RISE Resident Leaders |
Colorado Springs Works | RISE VIPs |
Colorado Trust | Second Chance Through Faith |
COSILoveYou | Senior Center |
Council of Neighbors and Organizations | Servicios de la Raza |
CPCD…giving children a head start | Silver Key Senior Services |
Craddock Commercial Real Estate LLC | Solid Rock Community Development Corporation |
Creative Kids College | South East Express |
Dream Centers | Southeast YMCA |
Dream Centers Mary’s Home | Switchback Coffee Roasters Inc |
Educating Children of Color | The American Association of University Women (AAUW) |
El Paso County Public Health | Thrive Networks |
El Pomar Foundation | Trails and Open Spaces Coalition |
Energy Resource Center | Trust for Public Land |
ENT Federal Credit Union | University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) |
Generation Wild | Vibes Baseball League |
Harrison District 2 | Voces Unidas for Justice |
Weigh Out Ministries |
Past Resident Leaders

Ryan Rhoads
(2020-2022)
Jeannie Orozco
(2017-2019)

Yolanda Avila
(2017-2022)
Alicia Sauceda
(2017-2020)

Jacqueline Armendariz
(2021-2022)
Hannah Moss
(2011-2019)

Jessie Summers
VIP Coordinator
(2020-2022)
Rachel Flood
(2017-2019)