2024 Board of Directors
Kyle Brown
Representative House District 12
Frank Bruno
CEO, Via Mobility Services
Teresa Cole
IT, Boulder Community Health
Kitty deKieffer
Retired Fundraising Executive
Scott Gresser
CEO, TRU Community Care
Constance Holden
Retired Nursing Director, Boulder Community Health
Deborah Kelly
Owner – Kelly Law Office
Chad Kohlmeyer
Lead Pastor, Atonement Lutheran Church
David Marusiak
Director/CO Commercial Banking/BOK Financial
Michelle McParland
Vice President for Health and Supportive Services, Frasier
Antony Pearson
Chief Medical Officer, Longmont United Hospital
Vicki Piers
Retired, Ball Aerospace
Claire Riley
Retired, Nursing Leader
Kelly M. Rogers
Marketing & PR Consultant
David Thrower
Municipal Judge, Town of Superior, CO
Jim Topping
Retired, CU Finance
Hilary Wallace
Physician, Boulder Medical Center
Executive Leadership Team
Scott Gresser | President and Chief Executive Officer
While completing his third term on our Board of Directors, Scott applied to serve as CFO and successfully transitioned into the role in 2012. A seasoned financial executive with over 20 years of leadership experience in the publishing and broadcasting industries, he oversaw the finance, facilities, information technology, and administrative functions of the agency for ten years. In July of 2022, Scott was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer by TRU’s Board of Directors.
Dr. David Wensel │ Chief Medical Officer
Before coming to TRU, Dr. Wensel spent 10 years as Chief Medical Officer for hospice, palliative care, home health, and PACE at Midland Care in Topeka, Kansas. There, David was instrumental in developing the PACE program. He also helped to start the palliative medicine consultation service at St. Francis Medical Center in Topeka and one of the first outpatient palliative medicine clinics in a community oncology practice at Topeka’s Cotton O’Neal Cancer Center. He is a past chair of the Membership and Communities Committee for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and serves on the Board of Directors for the Hospice Medical Directors Certification Board and the Governance Committee for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine. He is also the current chair of the Primary Care Committee for the National PACE Association and serves on that organization’s Board of Directors.
James (Jim) Woodard │ Chief Operating Officer
Jim Woodard is a seasoned healthcare executive who has 15 years of senior leadership experience. Jim has held leadership positions at Denver Health, Devereux, and Centura Health. He has facilitated the development of a wide variety of innovative healthcare delivery systems that focus on improving care for patients and their families. Most recently, Jim was the Vice President of Patient Care/CNO for Centura St. Thomas More. Jim holds degrees from the University of Northern Colorado and Regis University where he received his MBA.
Samantha Black, LCSW | PACE Executive Director
Sam Black has worked with TRU Community Care since 2007 as a social worker, clinical manager, Vice President of Clinical Services, and now PACE Executive Director. Sam is a leader in the field of hospice and palliative care, with 20+ years’ experience as a medical social worker and over 15 years of service in the hospice industry. Sam brings a sensitivity and compassion to TRU’s mission that serves families, patients, staff, and volunteers equally well, with a passion for high quality care through outstanding staff training and support, as well as outreach to the community we serve.
Directors Team
Heather Bowie | PACE Center Director
Chad Hartmann | Director of Access and Palliative Services
Keleigh Kretsch | Director of Senior Housing
Leslie Lane | Director of Quality & Compliance TRU
Selina Morelli | PACE Director of Community Relations
David Muth | Director of Finance
Brandie Rives| Director of Clinical Services
Laura Salinas | Director of Quality & Compliance PACE
Dave Samson | Director of Fund Development
Jen Thomas | Director of Communications and Volunteer Services
