Meet the Rocky Mountain MRC Board

Experience:

United States Air Force Public Health Craftsman (Retired)

Medical Countermeasures CBRN Analyst – Buckley Air Force Base, CO

Protection Operations Specialist – Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Health Affairs (OHA) in Washington DC

Public Health Emergency Preparedness Planner – Tri-County Health Department, CO

Volunteer roles in the community:

Rocky Mountain MRC Executive Director and Unit Coordinator

Douglas County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Logistics Team Member

North Central Region – Access & Functional Needs Sub-Committee (Co-Chair)

North Central Region – Citizen Corp Committee

North Central Region – Health & Medical Communications Committee

North Central Region – Mass Care Committee

Dr Bolinger is a Family Medicine physician who was a solo practitioner in rural southcentral Pennsylvania for 30 years. He moved to Evergreen, Colorado with his wife, Linda, in 2012. His hobbies include volunteer positions with the Denver Zoo, the Front Range Pika Project, and as an Enrolled Agent with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. He also enjoys the beauty and recreational opportunities of the Rocky Mountain playground in which we all live.

Mark and Linda’s three sons and their families also live here in front range communities. 

 Education Hightlights:

MD, Pennsylvania State University

BS in Biology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

I’ve never quite outgrown my Boy Scout days.   Ever since earning the First Aid merit badge I’ve had an interest in helping in emergency incidents.   Although my career focus has been Information Technology, I always seem to have touchpoints with emergency response.   I’ve been a Medic in the Colorado Army National Guard, provided IT support to the Lakewood Police Department, and currently am a Business Continuity professional with Oracle.   Business Continuity is roughly the private sector equivalent to Emergency Management. 

Education Highlights:

MBA in Computer Security

MS Computer Information Systems

Certified Business Continuity Profession (CBCP)

Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Current Activities:

Past President and current board member: Association of Contingency Professionals

Member OMEGA

Member Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corp

Member Colorado Veterinary Medical Reserve Corp

Family/Pets:

I have four children, two grandchildren, and two rescued greyhounds

I practice Tae Kwon Do and, when time permits, I enjoy relaxing at our cabin in Florissant

Stephanie Tran was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado. As a first generation student of immigrant parents, she received her Bachelor’s of Science degree from The University of Denver. She majored in Biology and minored in Chemistry and Sociology. Her career path was focused on medical school, but after participating in The University of Denver’s Public Achievement Program (DU PA), she found a hidden passion for education and
working with youth in the non-profit sector. She is also the co-founder of The University of Denver’s Health Professions Highway Program and the staff advisor for Pre-Health Club at College Track Aurora.

In her free time, Stephanie loves spending quality time with her family and friends. She helps film videos for her father’s YouTube Channel (familydinnerwithchefmike), where he shows people how he prepares the dinner meals. Additionally, she loves trying out new restaurants, playing video games on her PS4, and listening to music (anything from country music to RnB and K-pop).

Stephanie first learned about the Rocky Mountain Medical Reserve Corps of Colorado (MRC) at the Aurora Preparedness Fair, where she met the Executive Director, Veronica Moody. For the past few years, Stephanie has been partnering with the MRC to provide guest speakers, preparedness lectures, and health focused events
for Pre-Health Club and the overall College Track community.
Stephanie is very passionate about changing students’ educational experiences outside of the traditional classroom.

Stephanie wants to use her passion, talent, and experience to influence the youth of tomorrow because they are our biggest hope for a better future. If knowledge is power then it is our civic duty to ensure everyone has equitable access to it. She brings joy and authenticity to the spaces she enters and invites others to do the same.

Debrah Schnackenberg is the Deputy Director of the Office of Emergency Management for Douglas County, Colorado.  With a professional background including executive management positions in telecommunications, national and state non-profits and local government, Debrah began working extensively in the field of emergency management and response in the early 2000s.

Debrah has served on the Board of Directors for Douglas County Search and Rescue, the National Animal Response and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC) and the National Alliance of State Animal and Agricultural Emergency Programs (NASAAEP). She has also been a frequent presenter on emergency management and animal emergency management at the Colorado Emergency Management Conference, Colorado Animal Welfare Conference, Colorado Zoonoses Conference, the National Hurricane Conference, FEMA Mass Care Conference, the International Disaster Conference and the NASAAEP Summit among others.

Debrah is a retired Search and Rescue dog handler and trainer, an avid gardener, animal and nature lover, and a life-long learner who is in the process of learning video editing and production. She lives in eastern Douglas county with her partner Merrye and “Mac the dog”.

Education Highlights:

B.S. American Public University, Emergency Management

University of Montana, Psychology

University of Phoenix, Business Administration

Professional Credentials:

Colorado Certified Emergency Manager (CO-CEM)

FEMA Certified Master Exercise Practitioner (MEP)

Colorado Certified Emergency Operations Center Manager Colorado Certified Emergency Operations Center Planning Section Chief.

Sarah has an extensive background in learning and development, organizational change, and education.  She has served in the Air National Guard for 20 years, currently overseeing Combat Plans, Training, and Mobility.  Sarah deeply believes in creating equitable provision for diverse populations, to include those with special needs and those who are multilingual learners. She has taught a variety of diverse populations and is passionate about using her skills in learning, development, and change management to ensure all community members have access to important community preparedness training, information, tools, and strategies.  

Education Highlights:

BA in Education, 2006: Elementary Education, Special Education Generalist

MA in Education, 2012: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

PhD Student: Organizational Learning, Performance, and Change

Julia Beems, MA, is Senior Instructor, Assistive Technology Program Outreach Coordinator, and Emergency Preparedness Program Coordinator with the Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Colorado Denver|Anschutz Medical Center. She also holds a secondary appointments in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the Department of Pediatrics. Ms Beems was trained as a horticultural therapist and rehabilitation counselor/vocational evaluator. She has worked in the field of assistive technology for over 30 years providing assessments, technical assistance and training to individuals with disabilities their family members and the professionals who serve them. She has developed a program to assist the first responder and emergency planner communities and individuals with all types of disabilities and all ages prepare for emergencies.

Ms Beems current responsibilities include providing emergency preparedness/management trainings and outreach services across Colorado to individuals with disabilities and their family members; professionals from educational, employment, healthcare and emergency response agencies who work with them; policy makers and legislators; and the general public.

Her areas of expertise include low-tech, low-cost assistive technology solutions, emergency preparedness, and modifications for the rural and agricultural communities.

Ms Beems represents CIDE as a member of the North Central Region Functional Needs Steering Committee, the state Community Preparedness Advisory Council, and FEMA Region VIII Regional Advisory Council. She has been recognized by the American Horticultural Therapy Association for Humanitarian Service and by AARP as an Outstanding Community Partner.

Dr. Andre is a Healer consistently motivated by her desire to help mammals of all species (human and animal) repair and sustain their health and wellbeing. A veterinarian by education and training, Dr. Andre firmly believes that scientific curiosity will lead to unexpected and exciting discoveries, but that scientific rigor and scrutiny must never be neglected.

Dr. Andre is dedicated to providing harm reduction information and veterinary input to the emerging cannabis and psychedelic ecosystems. Currently, Dr. Andre’s Medicine of Wonder program investigates novel and emerging medicines for animal emotional trauma and designs protocols for leveraging the human animal bond (HAB) in family-unit medicine.