Meet Our Team

Community Partnership of the Ozarks has a dedicated, passionate, talented team working through more than 40 programs across four divisions to help build resilient children, healthy families, and strong neighborhoods & communities. The internal divisions of our organization include Early Childhood & Family Development, Prevention & Youth Support, Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention, and Community & Neighborhood Development.

Adam Bodendieck
Senior Director of Homeless Services
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
abodendieck@cpozarks.org
Amanda Coleman
Vice President
Early Childhood & Family Development
acoleman@cpozarks.org
Amanda Foster
Prevention Specialist
Prevention & Youth Support
afoster@cpozarks.org
Angela Elizalde
Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
aelizalde@cpozarks.org
Angela Watkins
Community Development Specialist
Community & Neighborhood Development
awatkins@cpozarks.org
Ann Collier
Family Support Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
acollier@cpozarks.org
Ashley Hopper
Prevention Specialist
Prevention & Youth Support
ahopper@cpozarks.org
Autumn Collins
Administrative Assistant
acollins@cpozarks.org
Billie Reid
Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
breid@cpozarks.org
Brandon Jason
Safe & Sober Director
Prevention and Youth Support
bjason@cpozarks.org
Brayden Jones
Administrative Assistant
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
bjones@cpozarks.org
Brooke Ash
Assistant Vice President
Community & Neighborhood Development
bash@cpozarks.org
Cade Moberg
Shelter Diversion Specialist
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
cmoberg@cpozarks.org
Caroline Olson
Administrative Assistant
colson@cpozarks.org
Charla Price
Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
cprice@cpozarks.org
Chris Davis
Vice President
Prevention & Youth Support
cdavis@cpozarks.org
Cindy Cottin
Prevention Program Coordinator
Prevention and Youth Support
ccottin@cpozarks.org
Colin Harper
Student Development Specialist
Community & Neighborhood Development
charper@cpozarks.org
Darline Mabins
Director of Community Engagement
dmabins@cpozarks.org
David Lewey
Prevention Resource Center Director
Prevention and Youth Support
dlewey@cpozarks.org
Denise Lock
Child Care Community Support Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
dlock@cpozarks.org
Doug Schlottman
Lead Student Development Specialist
Community & Neighborhood Development
dschlottman@cpozarks.org
Elexis Marquart
Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
emarquart@cpozarks.org
Emily Fessler
Continuum of Care Director
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
efessler@cpozarks.org
Ethan Bryan
Student Development Specialist
Community & Neighborhood Development
ebryan@cpozarks.org
Francine Pratt
Director
Prosper Springfield Initiative
fpratt@cpozarks.org
Hannah King
New Day Assistant Director
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
hking@cpozarks.org
Heather Kennedy
Community Mentoring Program Coordinator
Community & Neighborhood Development
hkennedy@cpozarks.org
Janet Dankert
President/CEO
jdankert@cpozarks.org
Jennifer Callahan
SPIRIT Director/Prevention Specialist
Prevention and Youth Support
jcallahan@cpozarks.org
Jeremiah Moorhead
New Day Director
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
jmoorhead@cpozarks.org
Jessi Brown
Community Organizer
Prevention and Youth Support
jbrown@cpozarks.org
Johnny McNeil
Vice President
Community Relations
jmcneil@cpozarks.org
Justin Lockhart
Vice President
Community & Neighborhood Development
jlockhart@cpozarks.org
Karla Jinks
Early Childhood Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
kjinks@cpozarks.org
Karla Murray
O'Reilly Center for Hope Administrative Coordinator
Early Childhood & Family Development
kmurray@cpozarks.org
Kate Thieman
Director
Administration
kthieman@cpozarks.org
Kelly Paparella
Director of Financial Stability Programs
Community & Neighborhood Development
kpaparella@cpozarks.org
Kristy Vaughan
Springfield Community Land Trust Executive Director
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
kvaughan@cpozarks.org
Kylie Poor
Prevention Specialist
Prevention and Youth Support
kpoor@cpozarks.org
Lorena Harford
Director of Home Visiting Services
Early Childhood & Family Development
lharford@cpozarks.org
Lynzy Pyle
Financial Stability Specialist
Community & Neighborhood Development
lpyle@cpozarks.org
Megan Garrett
Director of Community Collaboratives
Community & Neighborhood Development
mgarrett@cpozarks.org
Melody Shuck
Vice President
Communications
mshuck@cpozarks.org
Michael Bohlen
LIHTC Community Coordinator
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
mbohlen@cpozarks.org
Michelle Barnes
Resource Navigation Specialist
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
mbarnes@cpozarks.org
Michelle Garand
Vice President
Affordable Housing & Homeless Prevention
mgarand@cpozarks.org
Mindie Moore
Family Support Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
mmoore@cpozarks.org
Mindy Williams
Family Support Specialist
Early Childhood & Family Development
mwilliams@cpozarks.org
Nathan Springer
Safe & Sober Creative Specialist
Prevention and Youth Support
nspringer@cpozarks.org