Board of Directors

Lorin Terrell

Board Member

Lorin is the Executive Director and founding member of The Windmill School – a nonprofit, inclusive K-5 school where she is responsible for the development, launch, and implementation of school policies and procedures. Lorin received her Master’s in Education and Couples and Family Therapy from the University of Oregon. Prior to the Windmill school, Lorin worked as a project manager for the Aurora Mental Health Center.

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Cynthia Grant, PhD

Board Member

Cynthia is the Head of Clinical Care at Path, a national mental health telehealth company. Her areas of passion are quality, compliance, and clinical ethics associated with providing behavioral health services to individuals, couples and families. Prior to joining the start-up world, she held leadership roles in community mental health, hospital, academic and research settings. She holds a PhD and MSW from Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work and has practiced as a licensed clinical social worker for more than 20 years. Cynthia earned her MBA in Healthcare Administration from the University of Colorado-Denver, her BA from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and is Dare to Lead(™) trained, which contributes to her approach as a warm, trustworthy, and highly committed leader.

Cynthia participates in multiple Colorado-based initiatives to improve access to behavioral healthcare for all people. She is on the Board at both Karis Community in Denver, and Prime Health, and serves as a pro-bono provider to military families and veterans through Give an Hour.

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Stewart Tucker Lundy

Board Member

Stewart Tucker Lundy is a graduate of Howard University, and he brings a broad and deep history of community service to the RMHS board. Mr. Lundy is a board member and actor for the Phamaly Theatre Company. He served for six years on Blueprint Denver, a city planning, land use and transportation task force. Additionally, he served as a commissioner on the Denver Commission for Persons with Disabilities for five years.

Mr. Lundy was appointed to the RMHS Board for a three-year term beginning April 1, 2021 and ending March 31, 2024

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Joseph (Joe) L. Derdzinski, PhD

Secretary

Joseph Derdzinski is a senior international development and governance adviser, an associate professor of political science, and a member of organizations that promote the support of persons with developmental disabilities. Joseph earned his Doctor of Philosophy from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, a Master of Arts in Russian and East European Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Science in International Relations from Troy University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
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His research and consulting interests center on the study of the political processes of post-authoritarian states, and how political institutions can be employed to reduce violence. Joseph served on observation missions for the recent, highly-fraught elections in Egypt and Afghanistan, and conducted and published research to help the Ukrainian government develop an accountable national guard. During the 2016-17 academic year, he taught courses on international politics, the politics of Africa, and comparative politics.
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Prior to entering academe, Joseph was a U.S. Air Force officer, where he worked extensively with security service colleagues throughout northern Europe. He also led the first US military security detachment in Bosnia during NATO’s implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, where he worked with Bosnia’s security services in their post-conflict transition.

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William (Bill) Ojile, Jr.

Treasurer

Bill is a partner in the Denver office of Armstrong Teasdale LLP and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Higher Education practice group, specializing in resolving difficult legal, policy and compliance issues for highly regulated entities. He has tried scores of cases and made appellate arguments to federal and state courts and administrative agencies around the country and has fifteen years of experience serving as general counsel for two companies. Prior to joining Armstrong Teasdale, Bill was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal & Administrative Officer for Alta Colleges, Inc., Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary for Valor Communications Group, Inc. and Corporate Counsel for US WEST Communications, Inc. In addition to his legal practice, Bill serves as Chairman of the Board of the Wayfaring Band, Inc. and is on the Board of Directors of Colorado UpLift. Bill earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration, specialization in Accounting, from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and a J.D. from the University of Nebraska College of Law. He is married with 4 children and lives in the Greenwood Village area. Bill enjoys skiing, golfing, and cooking.

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Mara Kailin, Psy.D.

Vice Chair

Mara Kailin is a licensed bilingual clinical psychologist with extensive experience in behavioral health treatment with underserved and diverse populations, as well as administrative and leadership experience with a large nonprofit organization. Dr. Kailin currently serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Aurora Mental Health Center with oversight of approximately 700 staff in nearly 50 different programs in dozens of clinics in the community. She has a PsyD from Rutgers University and a BA from Wesleyan.

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Thomas Gilhooly

Board Member

After earning a bachelor’s degree from Regis, Gilhooly had a successful career founding and owning multiple local and national business enterprises. His diverse portfolio ranged from restaurant hospitality groups to department of defense contracting and technology firms. He joined Regis in 2016 as executive director of Regis’ Higher Learning Partners (HLP), a longtime leader in providing national online course exchange. During his tenure, he re-imagined the department into a mission-based, full service, online program provider. Gilhooly, who also earned a master’s degree in education, says his focus as director of athletics will be to re-imagine Regis University Athletics into a singular mission-based community.

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Katherine Rizzuto

Board Member

Katherine brings a passion for making connections and curating experiences to RMHS. This stems from her love of community — both within the business world and the greater community at large, encompassing the arts, culture, and giving back. She brings this passion to her work as a Director of Client Services at RevGen, a business and technology consulting firm. She helps clients tackle challenging issues through collaboration to build solutions that get them to a happier place.

After growing a career in NYC in advertising and media, Katherine moved into the world of publishing, becoming the Vice President, Publisher of Marie Claire, Conde Nast Bridal Group, and InStyle. Then she joined IHS as Vice President of Global Media and after joined the Business Development organizations at Oracle and Salesforce, tackling the information, data, SaaS, and tech sectors.
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Born and raised in New Jersey, Katherine finally moved to Colorado eight years ago to live the mountain life. She has been married over 30 years to a man she adores, has three incredible children , and three large dogs . A travel enthusiast, she has visited over 50 countries, however she still makes time to volunteer in our local Denver area community.

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