Board of Directors
Places to Age Board of Directors
Andi Ohmart Bruno Young, Chair
Andi is a Colorado native having grown up on the Front Range. In her professional career, she was Director of Business Planning for a Silicon Valley company that grew from $15M to $7.5B. There she managed an extended team. She left that company to help start a software company that raised $6M in funding and then after 18 months sold the business for $40M. In 2003 when Andi experienced the Silicon Valley 'age & gender ceiling' she proudly went on to build a small local business which she managed for 14 years with 40 employees. She successfully sold that business in 2014. Andi has first-hand experience in managing rapid growth and building a team. Andi happily returned to Colorado in 2015 and loves being home.
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Cheryl Brown-Kovacic, Vice Chair and Director of Partnerships
Cheryl is a 20-year resident of Salida and has served on the County Heritage Board, the County Roundtable, League of Women Voters, Salida Parks, Open Space and Trails (SPOT), and Salida Planning & Zoning, as well as City Treasurer and a City Council member. Aging in Place is a critical need in our community and the Board of Directors is on track to make this happen.​
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Marilyn Bouldin, Director
Marilyn Bouldin has a master's degree in Community Health Nursing and has lived in Salida since 2007. Since retiring from a long career in the healthcare field, she has worked as a volunteer and advocate for various public health and healthy aging issues. She is a past director of Chaffee County Public Health, a past member of the board of directors for Heart of the Rockies Regional Medical Center, and co-founder of Ark Valley Helping Hands. She was also the chair of Chaffee County Women Who Care, is a member of the Age Strong Chaffee Coalition, and is an avid walker.​
Dee Dubin, Secretary
Dee has a varied background from BA in Economics from Vassar College to work in construction management, to film/video production to sailing around the world on a 40-foot sailboat with her husband. She established a base here in Chaffee County in 2011 and became a co-founder of Ark Valley Helping Hands. She continues her commitment to making Chaffee a diverse, welcoming, and affordable community for all who choose to make this home.
Jeff Eaton, Director
Jeff and his wife relocated to Buena Vista in 2021 from Pennsylvania to be closer to their sons and enjoy the extensive outdoor activities Colorado offers. Jeff enjoyed a 45+ year career in both the public and private sectors, primarily in social services/housing program development and delivery. During the last 21 years of his career as CEO/President of a regional New York 501(c)(3) Corporation, his primary focus was on affordable housing development and management, including family/senior multi-family Low-Income Housing Tax Credit development.
Wendell Pryor, Director
Wendell is a semi-retired social entrepreneur interested in senior living. He taught at the University of Colorado Public Affairs for over 20 years, served many years in government at the state, city, and local levels, and recently retired after 12 years as the Director of Chaffee County Economic Development Corporation. He has a law degree and master's in Public Administration and served as Board Chair for InnovAge Foundation which evolved to Next 50. He brings valuable experience as a trainer, consultant, mediator, and facilitator to Places to Age.
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Lydia Segal, Director
Lydia is a retired family physician with a master's in public health. She currently sits on the board of directors of HRRMC and volunteers to teach wellness classes at the hospital. As a former print journalist, she often contributes articles on medical issues for the local press. She is committed to the goal of establishing an assisted living and memory care facility in Chaffee County.
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Judy Staby Hoch, Director
Judy has been a Senior engineer at IBM managing software and hardware development and an Advisory engineer at Storage Technology managing large-scale testing for new hardware. She founded a communications software company, obtained venture financing, sold products to large communications companies, and was acquired by the same. Also was Director at US West for development and acquisitions. Education includes the University of Colorado, B.A mathematics and special studies in mergers and acquisitions at Northwestern University. Graduate Gemologist, Gemological Institute of America. Salida resident since 2008.
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