These folks are some of the residents who stayed with us at the end of their life.
They are why we began our mission and why we persevere. We are committed to providing an appropriate setting for people experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to receive end-of-life care.
Van Currell, MA, Board Member
Van (he/him) is the President of Currell Program Management, LLC, a consulting practice providing affordable housing development services.
Van’s 30-plus years of experience in community and affordable housing development has included the coordination of supportive services for children, families, and seniors residing in these developments. Van is pursuing his licensure as a professional counselor, and he has a particular interest in palliative and hospice care.
Van brings knowledge of public-private partnerships and experience with grant and philanthropic funding, in addition to his passion for our mission.
Dr. Michele Ferguson, MD, Board Member
Michele Ferguson is a retired hospice physician and neurologist.
Michele has served on our Board since its founding in 2019. She practiced Neurology and then Hospice and Palliative Medicine in Colorado, and was a hospice medical director in Boulder County.
Michele brings medical experience and a true calling to hospice and palliative care.
Brother James Patrick "JP" Hall, BSG , Board Member, Executive Director
James Patrick Hall (he/him) is a friar with the Brotherhood of St. Gregory and recently retired as an Engineering Software Administrator for a local healthcare firm.
JP is a founding visionary with Rocky Mountain Refuge, beginning with the very first discussions in 2017, has served on the Board of Directors since our incorporation in 2019, and was appointed Interim Executive Director in 2021.
JP works extensively with people on the margins of society and served as a volunteer companion caregiver at Clare House in Tulsa, a similar sister organization through Omega Home Network, from 2003 to 2006. JP also participated in his mother and his younger brother’s hospice care.
Dr. Joyce Mobley, MD
Joyce Mobley is a semi-retired Family Physician who served many years as a PCP in a large HMO. She also served as the administrative lead for the large Family Medicine and Urgent
Care Departments.
After a short stint working for United Healthcare in Utilization review she returned to her true love - clinical patient care.
She then joined a full-time nursing home practice for 7 years which has continued into her retirement years. She also continues as the Medical Director at two nursing homes in Denver. End of life care has become a passion for her. Because of her work in various healthcare systems she also understands the financial pressure to provide appropriate healthcare for all.
Timothy Mueller, PMP®, Board Secretary
Tim Mueller consults with older adults and their caregivers, providing planning, advisory, and coaching services and works as a Project Manager for a local technology company.
He retired from IBM as a Senior Project Manager in 2014 to do more personally meaningful work using the skills and experience he developed during his career.
Tim serves as a board member for Senior Housing Options, and volunteers with the Colorado Gerontological Society.
Rachel Rogers, Ed.D, RN, Board President
Rachel Rogers (she/her) is Director of Continuing Education and Workforce Development - Allied Health at Wor-Wic Community College, Salisbury, MD
She has more than two decades of clinical experience in speech-language pathology, bedside nursing, health informatics, and frontline leadership.
Rachel is deeply passionate about recognizing healthcare and housing as fundamental human rights. She has focused her efforts on using innovations in health information technology and population health tools to help address persistent, systemic barriers to high-quality healthcare and safe housing for all.
Rebecca Schuyler, BS, MS/Computer Science, Board Member
Rebecca Schuyler (she/her) is a retired software developer, tester, and network engineer for the applications of military communications, medical equipment, and wireless telephones. She wrote many specification documents, a skill that is translating well to writing grant applications for non-profits.
She is current treasurer and past president of a community music organization and has served as a hotline volunteer coordinator for a pregnancy center. She cared for her mother and father-in-law at home, serving as the primary caregiver while they transitioned.
She looks forward to utilizing her life experience in assisting with this gap in care.
Orion Stephenson, Board Member
Orion Stephenson (he/him) currently serves as Site Manager for Safe Outdoor Space at Colorado Village Collaborative, whose mission is to bridge the gap between the streets and stable housing. Orion has lived experience with housing insecurity and is a cancer survivor.
His experience with end-of-life care started while working at a memory care/nursing facility that offered palliative services. He volunteered for a short time at SAME Café, providing quality meals to those in need. Orion worked with HOPECycle as the shop manager and was able to raise just over 20k, furthering their mission to provide bicycles to underrepresented school children.
Orion brings his sense of service to the “unseen” and highly vulnerable, yet exceptionally deserving population that is Colorado’s unhoused.
Mark Bell, MBA, Advisory Board Member
Mark Bell (he/him) is founder and Principal Consultant for Tirador Compliance LLC, a regulatory compliance consultancy for small and medium investment advisory firms.
Mark and Brother JP started discussions in 2017 that led to the founding of our organization. Mark has served on the Board since our incorporation in 2019. He previously served on many non-profit boards and committees, and directed a community food bank serving northeast Littleton.
Mark brings business and regulatory experience, writing and communication skills, and a weird sense of humor.
Heather Gasper, Advisory Board Member
Heather Gasper started her career as a non-profit program manager, then transitioned to environmental consulting, and finally landed as a commercial real estate attorney.
She enjoys solving complex problems for her clients while having a relatable and approachable manner.
Heather brings her business and legal experience, attention to detail, and passion regarding alleviating loneliness to the Refuge.
Josh Geppelt, MA, Advisory Board Member
Josh Geppelt is Chief Operating Officer at TGTHR. Additionally he serves as a Mayoral-appointed Strategic Advisor for Denver Department of Housing Stability.
He has more than 20 years experience working with youth, adults and families experiencing poverty, housing instability and homelessness; in church, nonprofit, and board roles.
Josh is an ordained minister and brings strategic planning, nonprofit management and
local government relations skills.
Dr. Bobbie Kite, PhD, Advisory Board Member
Bobbie Kite (she/her) is Associate Dean of Academic Operations and Affairs at University College, University of Denver.
Bobbie has served on our board since its founding in 2019. She has conducted research in competency based education within the field of health data analytics and informatics.
Bobbie brings collaborative academic and student resources from across educational institutions, especially from the University of Denver.
Logan Roberston, MDiv, Advisory Board Member
Logan Robertson (he/him) currently serves as Pastor at AfterHours Denver, a bar church and homeless ministry which provides necessities to anyone who needs them in the Denver area. Logan also serves as Shift Director at Network Coffee House, a hospitality house where the dignity of all people is clearly affirmed.
He has served homeless service providers in Denver and beyond for over a dozen years, seeking to maintain a center of gravity with the unhoused and unseen.
Logan has also worked in advocacy, organizing for innovative approaches to housing and service on behalf of our friends on the street and against the criminalization of homelessness.
Partner Agencies
Providing services alongside Rocky Mountain Refuge
