9HEALTH FAIR Staff

Becky Aragon

Becky has been the Executive Assistant at 9Health Fair since September, 2005. She provides administrative support for the President & CEO as well as the Development, Communications and Special Event departments. Prior to 9Health Fair she worked at Morris Animal Foundation as an Administrative Assistant to the Vice President of Development. A native of Pueblo, she has also lived in California prior to retuning to Denver ten years ago. Time away from work is spent camping and fishing in our beautiful Colorado mountains with her 2 Cocker Spaniels, Bleu & Iszabella.

Margarita Archibeque

Margarita is the Director of Client Services for 9Health Fair. In this position, Margarita manages the logistics between 9Health Fair and its new and existing statewide sites. She also develops and maintains relationships and communication with the volunteers who coordinate 9Health Fairs in their communities. Margarita moved to Colorado in 1998 from her hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico. She graduated with a B.S in Psychology and an M.S. in Community Health Education from the University of New Mexico. She has over 10 years of experience in cancer research, research administration and planning and evaluating community health programs. In addition to her passion of reaching out to communities to promote good health, Margarita also has a passion for cooking, dancing and traveling.

Cindy Belz, RN, NP, MBA

Cindy is the Director of Health and Wellness for 9Health Fair. She is responsible for the Medical Department, which maintains the medical integrity of the Community family and adult health fairs. Cindy works closely with our Medical Advisory Committee and other volunteer health professionals to develop 9Health Fair protocols to uphold our endorsements from the Colorado Nurses Association, Colorado Medical Society and the Colorado Health and Hospital Association. She is a member of the Colorado Nurses Association, DNA 30 Advanced Practice Nurses and a member of the Denver Cherry Creek rotary. A Colorado native, Cindy enjoys scuba diving, golf, volunteering, exercising and traveling.

Jan Brainard

Jan Brainard is a part-time Education Program Coordinator for the In The Classroom program. She trains student leaders to present health fairs for their schools as a peer-to-peer health education experience. Jan volunteered with 9Health Fair for six years prior to serving in her current position. She is an RN with a Bachelors degree emphasis in Natural and Social Sciences. Her experiences include working as a pediatric nurse in Pennsylvania and Chicago, a nurse recruiter for the University of Chicago and a director of nursing in Connecticut. She lived in Guatemala and Mexico with her husband for four years where she volunteered with an orphanage and taught ESL to second grade girls. Her love of children and interest in health care continues to dominate her volunteer experiences with time given to the Colorado Cancer Coalition, Safe Kids Denver Metro, and Aurora Healthier Beginnings coalition. She is on the Tri-County Health Department Board of Health and is the current board president. Jan is an avid sports fan. She is married with three children and enjoys her three granddogs, walking and reading.

Stacey Brake

Stacey is a Registered Nurse in the Health and Wellness Department at 9Health Fair. In this role, Stacey helps with the organization's medical programs, including managing our IEC program and following up with 9Health Fair participants to discuss their blood results. Prior to 9Health Fair, Stacey was a travel nurse and most recently worked at Rose Medical Center in the float pool and on the orthopedic unit as a staff nurse. She graduated from ASU in Tempe with a BSN degree, and left Arizona to be a travel nurse specializing in cardiac, oncology and medical/surgical nursing. Stacey grew up in New Mexico but planted herself in Denver after traveling here as a nurse and falling in love with the area. She loves running and enjoys anything outdoors such as hiking and skiing. Any chance she gets, she travels...especially to places near an ocean!

Rory Donaldson

“No gift is ever too big, or too small,” says Rory Donaldson, Director of Development for 9Health Fair. “My background includes a lot of time in the woods with Outward Bound, I can teach virtually anyone to read, ride a bicycle, and I have spent years raising money for projects that interest me. I am a fitness athlete, have three fascinating boys, a wonderful wife, and a little black dog named Sam. I have joined 9Health Fair to help with all aspects of fundraising, grants, individual giving, planned giving… One of my main goals is developing new grant opportunities in cooperation with other non-profits and look forward to your ideas. My favorite book is Your Disgusting Head by Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-On-Whey and hope for deep collaboration with their health institute. I may be reached directly at 303-996-0982. Thank you.

Bobbie Dougherty

Bobbie Dougherty is a registered nurse in the Health and Wellness Department. Bobbie has been with the 9Health Fair for over 20 years both as a volunteer and as an employee. Her nursing experiences include, the ICU, surgery, rehab, and school nursing. Bobbie is on the board of directors for Lalmba, a non- profit organization with medical clinics and orphanages is Africa. Her hobbies include enjoying life traveling with her husband, Pat, to visit their five children worldwide.

David Fickel, CPA

As Director of Finance and Administration for the organization, Dave graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.A. in economics and an M.B.A. in accounting. He started his accounting career in Houston, Texas with an international public accounting firm and also worked in the oil and gas industry in Houston. Dave moved to Denver in the early eighties and was controller for a large retail company for many years. He has served as Treasurer on several local non-profit boards of directors over the last 20 years. Dave and his wife live in Lakewood and they both greatly enjoy hiking in Colorado, gardening, and traveling to National Parks throughout the country. Dave strongly believes in the mission of 9Health Fair and the help it provides to the community.

James H. Goddard

With over 30 years of senior-level administration experience in health and education-related industries, Jim Goddard was named the President and CEO of 9Health Fair in November 2006. Prior to 9Health Fair, Jim served as President/CEO of the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation for five years. A native of Oregon, Jim relocated to Denver 25 years ago to develop the Hall of Life Health Education Center (now called “Expedition Health”) at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Goddard brought to fruition the expanded education and exhibit center that became the most attended health education center in the country. Jim began his career as a hospital administrator in Portland, Oregon, during which time he served as assistant administrator of Ancillary Services and Project Director for development of the new facility for Mount Hood Medical Center. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education from the University of Oregon and a Masters of Healthcare Administration from the University of Minnesota. He is an active member of the community, serving as: Member, Rotary Club of Denver; Member, Wellness Committee, Littleton Public Schools; Access Denver Class of 2009, Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce; Member, International Bid Committee and Co-Chair of the Volunteer Committee for SportAccord Denver 2009, Metro Denver Sports Commission; Member, International Society of Olympic Historians (he has attended eight Olympic Games); Volunteer, British Virgin Islands Olympic Committee, 1997 to present; Emeritus Director, Colorado Wildlife Federation; Volunteer, Littleton YMCA, basketball coach 2004-08; and Volunteer, U.S. Olympic Festival 1995. An avid cyclist, hiker, photographer and outdoor enthusiast, he has two sons: Wyatt (14) and Sawyer (12).

Teresa Jensen

Teresa joins the 9Health Fair team as Manager of Education Programs. After living in Eastern and Western Colorado, Arizona, Washington, San Francisco and Chicago, Teresa is happy to find herself back in her home town. In her career, Teresa has developed education programs for groups as diverse as new mothers and cancer patients. She has taught in the classroom, boardroom and community, with parents, teachers, students and administrators, so when she was invited to join the 9Health Fair staff she felt right at home here too. Her undergraduate degree in Theater Arts Education and Mass Communication led her from the classroom, into broadcasting and eventually into health education. She received a Masters of Public Health from UNC in Greeley and turned her attention to designing the Baby Bear Hugs family home visitor program and has been creating Health Education programs for children, teens and parents since. She loves getting to live close to her children again. Meditation, dancing and movies are her favorite things to do in her free time

Cathy Martell

Cathy Martell is the Program Coordinator in the Client Services Department. Among her responsibilities are communications with sites regarding the logistics of their fairs, liaising with the Colorado National Guard to support their shipment of supplies to all 9Health Fair sites and coordinating with Quest Diagnostics, our laboratory partner, to ensure that participants receive accurate results in a timely fashion after attendance at a 9Health Fair. Cathy earned a BS in mathematics from Florida State University and a MS in mathematics from the University of Wyoming. She retired after 29 years of teaching high school mathematics. Cathy enjoys spending time with her two grown children, traveling, biking, playing with her dogs and reading.

Marte Meyer, PA-C, MBA

Marte Meyer is the Vice President of 9Health Fair. Before coming to 9Health Fair, Marte spent 26 years at Kaiser Permanente of Colorado in a variety of roles including staff physician assistant, operations manager, Director of Emergency Services, consulting principal, and a number of other administrative positions. Marte has a Bachelor of Arts in Advertising from Michigan State University, received his physician assistant training at Wake Forest University and has an MBA from the University of Colorado. He serves on community boards including the Glendale YMCA and the advisory board of the Red Rocks Community College Physician Assistant Program. Marte enjoys spending time with his family and likes to work out and play golf. He also plays banjo in several bluegrass bands including Kantankerous and Loose Cannon.

Michael Niederhauser

Michael is the organization's Director of Information Systems. Since 2005, Michael has developed and implemented the information systems strategy for 9Health Fair. Before 9Health Fair, he spent two years of service with the United States Peace Corps as a high school teacher of mathematics, information technology and health educator in a rural East African village. Michael has a diverse blend of community involvement and information systems knowledge, which places him in a great position to advance the technology strategy of the 9HealthFair even further.

Dianne Pape

In 2001 Dianne joined 9Health Fair as Director of Special Events and Projects, planning special and fundraising events, and organizing free breast health clinics for uninsured and underserved communities. She created a bilingual breast cancer education calendar that today continues as an educational tool and celebration of survivorship of men and women whose fight against breast cancer demonstrates that the disease does not discriminate between age, gender, ethnicity or lifestyle. Dianne’s mother, a 43 year survivor, was the first “Miss November”. Today, Dianne is the Manager of Business Development, recruiting new 9Health Fair sites, broadening the outreach of 9Health Fair throughout Colorado and neighboring states. She is staff liaison to the Arapahoe/Douglas District and the Central Mountain region, and is a statewide “trouble-shooter” helping sites resolve unique challenges. Dianne is a “Phoenix”, having returned to college after her children were grown and completing a BS in Business Administration at the University of Phoenix in Denver. She is a member and past president of the Lions Club of Denver where she has been honored as a Melvin Jones Fellow. She also sits on the Board of the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute Foundation. Her hobbies include tennis, dancing, scuba diving, skiing, and cooking. A native of New Jersey, Dianne and her family enjoy the gifts of living in Colorado, although she has been known to occasionally proclaim “Colorado would be absolutely perfect if it only had an ocean!”

Kimberly Penney

Kimberly is a Registered Nurse for the Health and Wellness department at 9Health Fair. She received her Bachelor of Science Degree in 1999 from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Kimberly comes to 9Health Fair with a variety of nursing experience. Her career began in Denver as a vascular surgery nurse, and her other experiences include cardiac surgery, medical surgery, and kidney transplant. In her spare time Kimberly enjoys traveling. Her most recent trips include Australia, France, Monaco, and Spain.

Virginia Garcia Pivik

Virginia Garcia Pivik joined the 9Health Fair as the Spokesperson for the Hispanic Community in September 2008. Since March of 2011, she works part time as the Volunteer Engagement Organizer. She was able to create and develop her expertise and knowledge of the media and community by coordinating educational campaigns, supervise volunteers’ efforts and communicate with diverse communities. Pivik is also a Senior Free Lance Communications Consultant and Producer for radio and TV for a couple of projects around the nation. Virginia is originally from Argentina. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and Journalism in Buenos Aires. Her career took her to Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico and USA and has been a radio correspondent for radio stations in Brazil, Chile and Australia. Virginia was nominated to the EMMY and Marconi awards in 2005 and 2008. She traveled all over Europe, Central and South America. Virginia lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband and 2 dogs. She enjoys running 5kms, cross country skiing and hiking.

Dave Quintana

Dave is the organization's Manager of Operations and Logistics, and in this role, Dave manages 9Health Fair's warehouse, supplies and inventory processes. Dave's background includes many years in the health and safety field, including understanding OSHA compliance and guidelines. Before joining 9Health Fair, Dave worked for a landscaping company as their health and safety manager and at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal wildlife refuge as an air monitors specialist detecting high and low level chemical exposures. In his personal time, Dave enjoys visiting the Denver museum, collecting fossils, hunting and cooking wild game.

Marla Rodriguez

Marla Rodriguez joined the 9Health Fair team as the director of communications in January 2010. With a vast and varied background in communications, Rodriguez most recently served as the manager of public relations and marketing at one of Denver's oldest educational institutions, the Emily Griffith Opportunity School. Prior to entering the educational arena, Rodriguez directed sports public relations at the University of Denver (2000-05). She was named to the NCAA Men's Final Four Media Coordination Committee and Rodriguez' 1999-00 women's basketball media guide cover was judged best in the nation. An active member of the community, Rodriguez is the Board Chair for the Open Media Foundation and volunteers with Colorado Youth at Risk, a drop-out prevention program. Born in Colorado Springs, Colo., Rodriguez earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Iowa State University and a master's degree in sports administration from St. Thomas University (Miami, Fla.). Rodriguez ran the Portland marathon in 2006 and participates in running events and sprint triathlons. She has a little white dog named Koji.

Jennifer Stoll

Jennifer is the Communications & Special Events Manager for 9Health Fair. Before joining the 9Health Fair, Jennifer worked in professional golf for three years in the PGA of America’s Championships Department. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Human Performance and Wellness from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado and a Master of Science degree in Sport Administration from the University of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Jennifer is a die-hard Ohio State Buckeyes fan. She loves living in Colorado and enjoys spending time playing sports, camping, horseback riding, skiing, hiking and endlessly exploring this beautiful state with her husband.

Melinda Taylor

Melinda is a part time Education Program Coordinator with the In the Classroom program. She trains student leaders in schools K-12 how to host educational health fairs for their peers. Prior to joining 9Health Fair in 2006, Melinda worked as a field botanist and taught middle school life science. She earned her master's degree in Instruction and Curriculum from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She is a Colorado native and enjoys skiing and playing outside with her husband and two children.

Marissa Vasquez

Marissa joined 9Health Fair after eight years experience in program management with Catholic Charities’ Family Services Division. As the Manager of Outreach Initiatives, Marissa coordinates 9Health Fair’s outreach efforts throughout Colorado to assure access to the organization’s services by the state’s diverse population. Marissa, a Denver native, obtained her Individualized Studies degree from Metropolitan State College of Denver with an emphasis in Youth and Family Advocacy and holds a minor in Spanish. Her studies have taken her to the University of Guadalajara and her passion for travel has taken her throughout Europe and Central America. When she’s not working, Marissa enjoys spending time with her family and friends, curling up with a good book and chasing after her dogs. She loves animals, documentaries, and a good plate of enchiladas; but above all, she loves living and working in this vibrant and diverse community.