David Emerson
Executive Director
303-682-2485 x100
DEmerson@stvrainhabitat.org

David is responsible for all aspects of St. Vrain Habitat’s work. Prior to moving to Longmont in 2006, David served as a volunteer Executive Board Director of South Palm Beach County Habitat for Humanity for two and a half years. Subsequently, he was blessed to work at 3M Company, Merrill Lynch, and Walt Disney World among others. 

In his free time, David enjoys being a Dad to two college age children, spending time with his wife, playing sports and being actively engaged with his local church. David believes that homeownership is transformational and works tirelessly to make this a reality for more individuals. David holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Mathematics and Economics Degree from Lafayette College.

Julie Gallegos (she/her/hers)
Associate Executive Director
303-682-2485 x103
JGallegos@stvrainhabitat.org

In 2008, Julie started with Habitat, working in both Homeowner Services and International Development. She holds a bachelor’s in Spanish from Azusa Pacific University and a master’s degree in international development from Saint Mary’s University. In her current position as Associate Executive Director, Julie is focused on organizational culture, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

Julie has over 20 years’ experience working in nonprofits. She worked at a Refugee Resettlement Agency in Tucson and served as a director of a school for Sudanese and East African refugees in Egypt. Julie is passionate about Habitat’s international work. She enjoys leading Global Village trips to build homes in other countries. Outside of Habitat Julie is busy with her two young sons and trips to Mexico to visit her husband’s family. 

Karen Kraai
Financial Comptroller
303-682-2485 x117
KKraii@stvrainhabitat.org

Karen is a recent transplant to Colorado from California. She earned dual bachelor degrees from California State Univ Northridge in Accounting and Information Technology. She spent the majority of her career customizing corporate accounting/tax systems for various multi-million dollar companies. Later in life, she started her own woman-owned construction business flipping homes and is a building inspector for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.  She has always enjoyed building and fixing things and calls herself a “Dewalt Girl”. She volunteered for Habitat late in 2021 and enjoyed it so much that she decided to come work for us.

 Karen strongly believes in community service. She was a Girl Scout troop leader for several years, volunteers at her local Erie Food Bank and during the pandemic, she made hundreds of masks for the needy.  Family is first.  In her spare time she enjoys exploring the back country of Colorado in her bright red Jeep Rubicon.

Linda Momayez
Bookkeeper
303-682-2485 x105
LMomayez@stvrainhabitat.org

Linda started at Habitat for Humanity in June 2014. She grew up in Boulder, CO before moving to Orange County in California for 25 years. Missing her family, she decided to move back to Colorado in 2000 and now lives in Erie. She attends Flatirons Community Church and has watched it continue to grow in the last 20 years. Linda loves spending her free time with her two adult children and six grandchildren. She also enjoys gardening, camping and traveling.

Joel Russell
Director of Homeowner Services
303-682-2485 x104
JRussell@tvrainhabitat.org

Joel grew up outside of Chicago in Skokie, IL. He attended Valparaiso University in Indiana before moving to Colorado in 2005. Joel has worked in the Information Technology industry for the last 10 years, most of which were in the Poudre School District in Fort Collins. Joel became a Certified Mortgage Loan Originator in 2021 after feeling a passion and calling to provide affordable housing to underserved communities. Joel desires to bring hope to people who feel that they will not ever be able to own a home or close the wealth gap, so prevalent in our society.

Joel is happily married to his wife and has 2 sons and has been a foster dad to many more.  In this free time, you will find him camping, biking, and coaching his son's baseball teams.

Fabiola Carmichael
Homeowner Support Coordinator
303-682-2485 x110
FCarmichael@stvrainhabitat.org

Fabiola grew up in Mexico. She has a B.A. in Administration and Finance and worked at IBM Guadalajara for about 5 years. Fifteen years ago, Fabiola moved to Colorado to be closer to her sister and her husband’s family. She is bilingual and enjoys getting things organized. She has been working with the community to serve in different ways. She is very grateful to have recently joined Habitat for Humanity. Her goal is to keep learning to be able to help others.

In her free time, Fabiola loves spending time with her family and praying. She also enjoys hiking, playing sports, reading, traveling and gardening

John Lovell
Director of Development
303-682-2485 x101
JLovell@stvrainhabitat.org

John started volunteering with St. Vrain Habitat in 2000. He worked on the affiliate's first strategic plan and opened the ReStore in 2006. From 2008-2010 John served Flatirons Habitat for Humanity as Executive Director. He joined St. Vrain Habitat as Director of Development in 2011. Before joining Habitat, he worked in marketing and sales leadership roles in a variety of industries. Habitat's philosophy of "a hand up, not a hand out" initially attracted him to the organization. He believes that all people should put their faith into action.  

John, a graduate of the University of Colorado, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is an active member of Rocky Mountain Christian Church. You will frequently see John with one of his Golden Retrievers.

Rebecca Shannon
Community Engagement Manager
303-682-2485 x102
RShannon@stvrainhabitat.org

What Rebecca loves most about Habitat is the empowerment families and individuals achieve through homeownership. Her role is to help other people and organizations get involved in Habitat’s mission and to secure funds for home building. She works with our AmeriCorps. Prior to joining Habitat, she volunteered with organizations focused on youth - her involvement with the AmeriCorps program satisfies that interest.

She holds a bachelor’s degree and a Master’s in Nonprofit Management. She is currently taking accounting classes. Her hobbies include quilting, gardening, playing with her dog, Riley and many outdoor sports (skiing, mountain biking, and hiking).

Krystal Winship (she/her/ella)
Community Engagement Manager
303-682-2485 x121
KWinshipe@stvrainhabitat.org 

Krystal is a Longmont native and joined Habitat in 2018. She brings 18 years of experience in affordable housing program development and management to her role managing the Home Repair Program and promoting community development. She believes in the capacity of affordable housing to promote equity, sustainable social infrastructure and economic development.  She is most drawn to Habitat for the heart of their mission to build homes, communities and hope with dignity and compassion.

Krystal received her B.A. degree in Anthropology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon in 2003 and received her certificate of completion from the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education in Leadership, Organizing and Change in 2021. Krystal most enjoys sharing time with friends and family in the mountains, the garden, and around the kitchen table.

Hannah Williams (she/her/hers)
Marketing and Communications Manager | Gift of Home Tour Manager
303-682-2485 x111
HWilliams@stvrainhabitat.org

Hannah is passionate about bringing quality communications to nonprofit organizations. She began volunteering in her community and in nonprofits at the age of 13. Habitat’s mission of partnering with families and bringing people together from all walks of life is what initially drew her to this job. In 2021, Hannah assumed leadership of the Longmont Gift of Home Tour, a holiday home tour.

Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications from Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania and a Masters of Nonprofit Management from Regis University in Denver. Hannah is happily married with cats. In her free time, she enjoys exploring Colorado, reading, creative writing, gaming, enjoying a good meal with family and friends, and supporting educational, women’s, and animal causes.

Doris Crespo
Volunteer Services Coordinator
303-682-2485 x106
DCcrespo@stvrainhabitat.org

Doris joined the Habitat team in 2022 as our Volunteer Services Coordinator. Born in California, Doris grew up in Guanajuato, Mexico. A current Council Member for the City of Dacono. She has always been passionate about giving back.

Doris is bicultural, fluent in Spanish and English, and a motivated learner. She and her family have volunteered with Habitat since 2015. She enjoys reading personal development books, volunteering at her church and her community.

Michael Rodriguez
Director of Construction
mrodriguez@stvrainhabitat.org

More coming soon…

Samantha Filip
Senior Site Supervisor
sfilip@stvrainhabitat.org

Sam served as an AmeriCorps member at Denver Metro Habitat completing two years of service with their construction team. Sam hails from Eugene, Oregon where she graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Political Science and an emphasis in Non-Profit Management.

She enjoys snowboarding, camping, hiking, and climbing – just about anything you can do in the mountains.

Malaya Dugan
Home Repair Manager
mdugan@stvrainhabitat.org

Malaya takes on the role of lead site supervisor for critical home repairs but has the skills and experience to manage new construction as well. Malaya was first introduced to Habitat in 2019 while serving as a Team Leader on an AmeriCorps NCCC team. That experience plus a year as an AmeriCorps Construction Crew Lead with St. Vrain Habitat led her to pursue a career in affordable housing.

Malaya is from northern Michigan and graduated from Harold Washington College in Chicago, IL in 2019. Malaya enjoys living near the mountains, listening to podcasts, playing video games, and building LEGO and Gundam sets.

Ben Livezey
Site Supervisor
blivezey@stvrainhabitat.org

Ben joined our team in 2022. He is an AmeriCorps alumni.

Ed Kepple
ReStore Manager
303-776-3334 ext. 200
ekepple@stvrainhabitat.org

Ed joined the ReStore team in August 2016. He brings over 40 years of retail management experience, including merchandising, purchasing, product development, and team building. He has held positions at companies such as Fed-Mart, Costco, Sam’s Club, Pace Warehouse, Best Buy, Salvation Army, and SAS Retail Services.

Ed and his wife, Susan foster Japanese Chin dogs. They have dedicated their love to rehabilitating and re-homing more than 30 dogs to their forever homes. In his spare time, Ed enjoys spending time with his family, grilling, NASCAR racing, football, thrifting and antiquing at Thrift and Antique stores. Ed is excited to bring his skills and experience to the Habitat family to help build affordable housing in the St. Vrain area.

Patty Swenson-Harms
ReStore Assistant Manager
303-776-3334 ext. 203
PHarms@stvrainhabitat.org

After retiring from teaching, Patty searched for a non-profit that, like teaching, had meaning, mission, and purpose that matched her interests. She was familiar with Habitat for Humanity through church involvement and through her husband’s business connections. Patty has retail experience from her college years, and ReStore seemed like a good fit.

Patty has a BFA in Visual Communication and an MA in Experiential Education. She taught in schools and worked as a counselor for adjudicated teens in court ordered programs. She lives in the foothills outside Lyons and enjoys hiking and camping with family and friends. She also has been part of a book group for over 15 years and volunteers in her neighborhood as an emergency preparedness organizer. She looks forward to seeing you in The ReStore! Please say hello when you are shopping with us.

Nikki Watt
e-Commerce and Online Sales
(303) 776-3334 ext. 202
NWatt@stvrainhabitat.org

Nikki joined the St. Vrain Habitat team in August 2019. Formerly, she volunteered with The OUR Center, restocking shelves in the market and administrative projects. She started with Habitat as a volunteer in the ReStore and then the affiliate. In 2021, Nikki began to work with the online store for the ReStore.

After 16 years in the culinary field, Nikki was ready to expand her community involvement. She was attracted to Habitat due to our long term goal of sustainability through housing solutions and bringing communities together. Nikki could tell the St. Vrain Habitat team is committed and cares about the cause and the families they partner with and it’s “quite infectious.”

In her spare time, she enjoys reading historical nonfiction, biographies, and anything travel or food related. Her goal is to continue making chocolates whenever time allows. She also enjoys hiking, gardening, traveling, yoga, spending time with family and friends, and continuing to learn new things and challenging herself.

Andrea
ReStore Asst. Manager

Ed
Restore Associate

Doug
ReStore Associate

Nathan
ReStore Associate