Name of Chapter: Colorado Rehabilitation Association

Board Members 2007
Dates of Offices: Start 01/01/07   End 12/31/07

President

Name: James Green

Mr. Green has a BS Degree from Auburn University and The University of Tennessee with a double major in Industrial Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling with an emphasis in Deafness and Hard of Hearing. He also has a MS  Degree from Troy State University in Human Rresources Development. He has 16 years  experience in various capacities with State Vocational Rehabilitation in AL, FL,  NC, and is currently a Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing  with the Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation in Denver. 

         

Email Address:  James.Green@state.co.us                 

                                                                                                           

President Elect / Website Advisor

Name: George Shipley  

George has an MS in Vocational Rehabilitation from the University of Wisconsin-Stout and is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor and Certified Case Manager with thirty years rehabilitation experience in non-profit, state agency, industry based and insurance settings. He is currently the Safety and Workers Comp Administrator for Arapahoe County.  He is a past regional NRA president, past state president in Colorado and Nebraska and has been on the CRA board for 20 years.  Still married to his high school sweetheart, he has two adult children and recently became a proud grandpa.
Email Address: gshipley@co.arapahoe.co.us                                                      

                                                                                                       

Past President/Secretary

Name: Sandra Sarniak   Ms. Dietrich has a M.Ed. in Guidance and Counselingfrom Wayne State University in Detroit, MIchigan.  She began working in private rehab after moving to Colorado in 1986.  A varied work history has given her experience with Workers' Compensation, human services, EAP, Medicaid waivers, insurance industry, the elderly, youth in transition and people with DD.  Sandy is currently employed by the State of Colorado Division of Rehabilitation.  She has two grown daughters who keep her busy.
Email Address: Sandra.Sarniak@state.co.us       

                                                                                                    

Treasurer
Name: Margaret A. Schmitz   Peg has a B.A. in Sociology from the University of St. Mary, and an M.A. in Rehabilitation Counseling from the Univ. of Northern Colorado. She has over 30 yrs. experience in the fields of Special Education & public & private rehab counseling as a Certified Rehab Counselor. She is past president of CRA & has been active in CRA for the past 15 years
                                            Email Address: Margaret.Schmitz@state.co.us 

                                                                                

 

Board Members

Legislative Network Representative
Name: Wilma Fisher 

Ms. Fisher has a B.A. in psychology, with a minor in Speech therapy and Audiology. She started working in private vocational rehabilitation in 1983. Since, then she obtained a Masters in Counseling Psychology with special emphasis on dealing with chronic pain after a traumatic event or disease. She had a private practice for several years and is now with the State of Colorado's Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
                                                  Email Address: Wilma.Fisher@state.co.us 

Name: Dr. Juliet H. Fried
Email Address: juliet.fried@unco.ed

 

IARPS REPRESENTATIVES

Name:  Kevin G. Shea

Email Address: 

Name:  Mitch Vieder

Email Address:     mitch.vieder@pinnacol.com  

updated 11/07