Katie Marshall, Board President
Katie serves as the General Manager – Technologies and Innovation for Refined Technologies, where she leads teams across North America to bring new product offerings to market and scale business lines. She has extensive business and operations experience specifically in process optimization/design and project management. Katie has an MBA from the University of Colorado and a BS in Chemical and Biological Engineering from Colorado State University. Katie is a Colorado native and began volunteering with PawsCo in 2014, filling numerous roles including Vet Care Team associate, Partnership Director, and Senior Director of Operations before joining the Board of Directors in 2020. She and her husband, Pat, have two Dogs; Mannix and PawsCo Alum Ricky.
Taylor Johnson, Board Vice President
Taylor has been passionate about animal welfare and rescue for as long as she can remember and her time as a rescue volunteer truly fills her soul. When Taylor isn’t volunteering with PawsCo, she works in nonprofit management at a human services organization in Denver. She is a Colorado native and she, her husband Aaron, and their two sons adore their rescue pups Lola and Lincoln (a PawsCo alum!)
Mike Frazho, Board Treasurer
Mike has over 30 years of experience in Operations and Finance in a variety of industries. Currently, he operates the Consulting Firm BoulderSimple LLC. Mike is committed to helping companies and people grow responsibly and support them on being the best version of themselves. He is passionate about helping animals and has served as the Interim CEO and on the Board of Directors of The Longmont Humane Society. Mike has his Bachelors of Arts degree from Michigan State University. He joined the Board of Directors as the Treasurer of PawsCo in 2023 and looks forward to being part of an organization that has and continues to help numerous dogs and cats. In his free time, Mike and his wife enjoy long walks, traveling, and just being in nature.
Amy Bauer, Board Secretary
Amy is an associate dean and member of the faculty at the University of Colorado Law School where, among other things, she serves as the faculty advisor of the Colorado Law Animal League Defense Fund. She has been practicing law for more than 20 years, with experience across a number of practice areas. Amy is a Colorado native who holds degrees from Duke University and the College of William & Mary. A life-long advocate for animal welfare, she joined the PawsCo Board of Directors in 2023 and is honored to be part of a team that shares her commitment to improving the lives of animals. She lives in Denver with rescue pup, Eli, and recue cat, Jelly.
Tiana Kennedy, Co-Founder, past volunteer Executive Director
Tiana believes that everyone makes an impact, and it’s up to each of us to make sure that impact is positive. An external relations professional whose business background and love for animals collided when she began PawsCo in July 2013, she’s honored to be part of such a talented and compassionate team of volunteers. PawsCo follows her vision of utilizing a business structure for a non-profit mission, and creating an organization that is effective, customer-service driven, a resource to shelters needing assistance with animals in their care, and saves as many animals as possible. Tiana lives in Denver with her husband Matt and their two rescue dogs Elliott and Poe.
Amanda Nugent
Dr. Bethany Yurek, DVM
Bethany, aka Dr. Yurek, is a practicing veterinarian who graduated from Ross University in 2009. She currently works at an animal hospital in Lafayette. Bethany has always had a passion for the welfare of all species, and has spent a large part of her career working directly with various pet rescues and wildlife rehabilitators. The very first dog she owned as a child was adopted from a shelter, and she has grown an enormous amount of compassion for homeless pets ever since. Bethany is thrilled to be a part of the PawsCo team so she can ensure each animal is receiving the utmost care. Outside of her career, Bethany has two daughters and a husband who practices in Boulder as an equine veterinarian. She enjoys gardening, a variety of music, and spending time outdoors with her family.
Christine Armstrong
Christine is a Vice President of Credit Specialists for Silicon Valley Bank Private Bank, a division of First Citizens Bank. With extensive experience in personal and small business lending and credit underwriting, she is passionate about helping people and businesses reach their financial goals. Christine is excited to give back to the animal welfare community and serve on the board. She received her MBA from Daniels School of Business, University of Denver and her B.S. in Business Administration from Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado – Boulder. An animal lover to the core, Christine has two cats (Dexter and Lola – PawsCo alum) and one dog (Rosie). She enjoys spending time with her husband and sons going to the mountains, listening to live music and trying out new restaurants.
Donald Castellucci
Duong Nguyen
Duong Nguyen is currently running her own company after over 25 years in the Accounting and Finance fields. Prior to that, she was Director of Treasury, Tax, and Financial Initiatives for Integrated Financial Settlements and has spent the majority of her career as a Controller in both the non-profit and private sector. Duong holds an Economics degree from Furman University and lives in Denver with her pup, Winnie who loves to explore all that Colorado has to offer. She is extremely excited to be serving on the PawsCo Board and looking forward to giving back to an organization that has helped so many.
Jennifer Beechen
Jennifer Beechen is currently Vice President Marketing at Champion Petfoods based in Boulder, CO and Edmonton, Alberta. She brings over 20 years of brand management and consumer products marketing experience, including marketing leadership roles at P&G, Campbell’s, WhiteWave Foods and start-ups Green Chef and Vital Proteins. She holds degrees from Amherst College and University of Chicago. Jen lives in Lafayette with her husband, two daughters and three rescue pups. She is delighted to be serving on the PawsCo Board in her first volunteer role.
Mindy Jarvis
Mindy Jarvis is a native to Colorado and die-hard Denver Nuggets fan! She is married with two adult kids, as well as two Boxer dogs, and 6 Chickens. Mindy is also a Certified Dog Trainer & Behavior Consultant, and owner of Noble Beast Dog Training, a dog training company with a dedicated training team of 15 people, providing dog training in metro Denver and surrounding areas for over 15 years. Using scientific and humane training methods, it is our goal to make training fun and rewarding for both the owner and the dogs! We specialize in dog/dog social skills and group play dynamics, but also provide unique classes to support experiential social learning for dogs, in addition we offer and excel in private in-home training and group classes. We work with all dogs, all ages, and all personalities – even those pups who have reactivity challenges! We don’t just love dogs; we love people too and love bridging the communication gap between dog and owner through relationship focused dog training!
Mindy joined the PawsCo Board of Directors in 2023 and is beyond thrilled to be able expand her efforts in animal rescue and welfare with such a great organization.
Nichole Burnett
Nichole Burnett is currently a commercial real estate attorney at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP, where her practice focuses on real estate finance and development. Nichole is a Colorado native and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Colorado School of Law where she also served as President of the law school’s student chapter of the Animal Legal Defense Fund. Nichole has been passionate about animal welfare all her life and is dedicated to all areas of improving animal well-being. She is an avid supporter of animal rescue and adoption and cares deeply about finding a place for each individual animal to thrive. In her free time, she enjoys yoga, hiking, reading, and spending time with her three rescue dogs.
Nick Santucci
Nick is an experienced employment attorney who is licensed in Colorado and California. Currently, he practices at Jackson Lewis, P.C., where he specializes in employment law compliance for federal contractors. Nick is deeply committed to ensuring that his practice consists of pro bono work for the betterment of the community. Nick earned his Juris Doctor and Bachelors of Arts from the University of Denver. He joined the Board of Directors of PawsCo in 2020. In his free time, Nick enjoys concerts, travel, and long walks with his nephew, Moose.
Stacey McMahan
Stacey McMahan is an Associate Brand Manager for Viega, LLC based in Broomfield, Colorado. She is a creative, visual storyteller with extensive experience in brand design, marketing strategy, and creating captivating data-driven content. She is a graduate of Auburn University. When she’s not working, she enjoys hiking, backpacking, and exploring Colorado with her 7-year-old adopted pup, Oliver.
Vanessa Clark
Vanessa Clark is the Vice President of Development & Marketing at PBS12. She is an experienced nonprofit marketing and fundraising executive, with more than ten years of leadership experience building successful teams and driving strategic growth. Prior to PBS12, Vanessa led marketing and communications at Volunteers of America Colorado, and Goodwill Industries of Denver. Vanessa loves the challenge of connecting funds and resources with community needs. She’s an animal lover and has a special place in her heart for rescue dogs. Vanessa lives in Denver with her husband and two daughters and PawsCo alum, Abbey. She loves skiing, riding her Peloton bike to nowhere, yoga and traveling.
Brett & Dawn Anderson
Special Advisor to the President and Chancellor of Colorado State University and Vice President for University Advancement from 2009-2017, Brett Anderson is a 1987 alumnus of Colorado State University. He returned to his alma mater after a successful business career at global business and technology company Accenture. Anderson was the global managing partner of Accenture’s Communications and HighTech Customer Relationship Management practice and former managing partner of the Denver office of Accenture. He joined Accenture in 1987 and was named a partner in 1999 and retired from Accenture in 2008. While at Accenture, he had oversight for more than 5,000 people and $2 billion in operations. Among his responsibilities were profit and loss for the division, ensuring the growth and development of the global CHT CRM practice and professionals, developing and overseeing relationships with strategic ventures and alliances, and serving as an advisory senior executive to several global strategic accounts and C-level executives.
Anderson is a native of Colorado growing up in Fort Collins and now lives in Littleton, Colorado. He and his wife Dawn enjoy skiing, golfing, running and traveling, and spending time with their new puppy Sadie.
Jack & Val Sepple
Val and Jack Sepple have been animal lovers their entire life and have adopted 3 dogs (Rusty / Daisy / Georgia) and 2 cats (Bonnie / Fluffy) from shelters. Georgia (+90lb Alaskan Malamute) was adopted in February 2020 which has kept them fit and feeling young. Both are graduates of Virginia Tech and stay active with their alma mater. They moved to Colorado in 1997 (from Virginia) and fell in love with the people and the mountains; although they did take a four year hiatus to live and work in Australia (and yes, they did take Rusty/Daisy and Fluffy with them and back)! They are ardent supporters of animal rescue and cannot be more pleased to be associated with PawsCo and all the great volunteers!