Meet Our Board
Nikki Brooker
Founder/CEO
Nikki created YANAM2M in 2017 after two local moms took their lives and the lives of their children. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science, Master’s Degree in Adult Ed and Development, training in Maternal Mental Health, Registered Psychotherapist status, 24 years of experience in the education realm and experience as a wife and mom of three kids, she is passionate about changing the world, one mom at a time through the Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies support program.
Trista Borrego
Board President
Trista is a results-driven leader with over 25 years of experience leading sales, account management, customer service, and corporate development teams. Trista’s passion is helping others; offering advice, a helping hand or just listening when there are no words. Her catch phrase is “seek to understand”, because you never know what someone else thinks or is going through in their lives. Supporting other moms speaks to her soul, as the mother of 4 and older sister of 4 siblings. She has a beautiful 24 year old daughter who lives with her and her amazing husband Brian. She is the step mother of his 3 children whom she loves like her own. She is an avid Denver Broncos fan, enjoys her family, and finding the fun wherever she goes.
Trina Oyloe
Board Secretary
Trina Oyloe is stepping in as our secretary. She lives in Highlands Ranch with her two teen daughters. She has been helping people buy and sell homes in the South Metro Denver suburbs since 2008. Prior to that, she was a Program Manager in the high tech industry. She has experience with the creation and implementation of an enterprise-wide Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system serving over 170 property teams and business units. She also has corporate experience in planning and executing large-scale events. Trina earned her undergraduate degree in Environmental Economics and went on to pursue her MBA in Operations Management and Entrepreneurism. She has a passion for helping other Mom’s feel included, worthy and like they are more than enough. She’ll be helping YANA with the development of their CRM and newsletter. She’ll also be the scribe at YANA board meetings.
Dawn Bradshaw
Board Member-Marketing
With 25 years corporate and agency marketing experience, Dawn develops go-to-market strategies, demands best-in-class creative, and builds marketing campaigns that deliver results. An adaptable change agent, she translates business goals into marketing strategies, builds powerful brand stories and donor experiences, and delivers game-changing marketing transformation. As a wife and mother of two, (one who spent two months in the NICU), Dawn knows first-hand the struggles new moms go through without the right support. Dawn is a triathlete and loves anything active – skiing, hiking, kayaking, paddleboarding, scuba diving, cycling, etc. She’s also and accomplished singer and photographer and is passionate about giving back and helping others. As a new board member, she’s excited to get more involved with YANA while making an impact for new moms.
Karie Bleau
Board Member-Treasurer
Karie brings 30+ years of accounting experience from the private, municipal and non-profit sectors. She is passionate about making the world a better place and strives to live by the “do the right thing” mantra. Karie believes that her greatest life accomplishment thus far has been raising her two children to be good people and gets a tremendous amount of joy from being part of the lives of her 3 young grandchildren. She is excited about the opportunity to help YANA and Moms everywhere have a successful and joy-filled parenting experience.
Erin Williams
Board Member
Erin is a seasoned leader with ten years of experience as a Director of Sales and Marketing in the hospitality industry. She currently works for Edward Jones as a Financial Advisor collaborating with clients to achieve their financial goals. She has a Bachelors degree in Communications from Regis University in Denver Colorado.
Erin has a passion for building deep connections with people and helping them uncover their full potential. She loves a challenge that requires her to problem solve in order to find the most desirable outcome.
Erin has a husband and two young children. She loves to spend time with her family camping, playing games and sharing meals. She is an avid reader and loves to hear about new books she should read. Erin loves to meet new people and looks forward to making new connections.
Amy Briej
Board Member
As a purpose-driven leader in marketing for over 15 years, Amy formed strategic partnerships and award-winning campaigns that moved the needle in evidenced-based design initiatives to improve patient outcomes. She traded her flight miles for a stethoscope in 2016, earning a master’s degree in nursing in 2021.
Her passion lies in equipping patients with the knowledge and tools they need to make informed health decisions. This passion led Amy to become a nurse-writer and the founder of Penflo Creative, LLC.
You may spot Amy on stage with her husband’s band at a local brewery belting out some tunes or enjoying local art with her pups and family as a South Denver Metro Arts committee member. She believes that a healthy mother leads to a healthy family and advocates for empathy and sustainable community support from day one.
Sara Knudd
Board Member
Sara is the owner of The Mama Co-Op and a board certified pediatric RN with over 20 years of nursing experience. She is a certified pediatric and adult sleep consultant with a focus in maternal and pediatric mental health.
She guides parents through all of the dreaded sleep schedules and routines towards a realm of peaceful, nurtured and rejuvenating sleep. Her approach advocates for postpartum mental health knowing that lack of sleep for new parents is bidirectional. Evidence shows that there is a strong association between infant sleep problems and maternal depressive symptoms, even when known depression risk factors are taken into account. The Mama Co-Op teaches parents how to modify sleep behavior creating positive sleep associations.
Sara becomes a relatable source to the families she is supporting because she has been through it all herself as a mom of four. She’s currently in the last year of grad school to become a psych/mental health nurse practitioner to further support the pediatric and maternal mental wellness needs. Sara’s married to her summer camp sweetheart and they live in the Denver metro area with their golden doodle.
Whitney Frost
Board Member
Whitney is a mamma, wife, mental health therapist, business owner, best selling author, women’s health advocate, and champion for policy change for moms in the US. Whitney is the founder and Clinical Director of The Rylie Center for Hope and Healing, Colorado’s largest perinatal health collective. Whitney is always seeking out new ways to use her skills to invest into the community to spark change and impact her community locally and at large; with a heart for serving and the sky is the limit in her mind. In the back of her mind, she is mindful of the fact that she has two little girls that are watching her, watching how she impacts others and her community, and how she handles the challenges in front of her.
Savannah Becerril
Assistant Program Director
With over a decade of experience as a local business owner, Savannah’s background in business management and marketing, she is excited to leverage this experience in creating and expanding programs dedicated to supporting all moms. The combination of her professional experience and her personal journey as a mother of three positions her as a strong advocate for mothers. As a proud native of Colorado, she loves in working within her community. Since 2013, she has been actively volunteering with the Highlands Ranch Community Association. In addition to her community involvement, she is an avid reader, volleyball enthusiast, and a lover of all things glitter. She is always seeking new opportunities to give back and support others!
Kalissa Braga
Regional Hospital Coordinator - Parker & Castle Rock
Kalissa is excited to join the Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies Program with YANA. With a Bachelors in Elementary Education and years of teaching, this is a new career path for Kalissa. She is a Mom of three after years of infertility/ fertility treatments and is happy to find a way to support other Mamas on their paths. Kalissa and her family have recently relocated to property in Parker and are slowly building a hobby farm and horse boarding facility. She has been a Girl Scout Leader for over 8 years, a foster parent for a local dog rescue, and volunteered at her kids’ schools through PTA and PTO. Kalissa can’t wait to meet new Moms and babies and help them navigate our resources so they can find their community and feel like they belong somewhere.
Kalissa grew up in Wisconsin and is still a diehard Packers Fan but enjoys the Colorado weather much more than Wisconsin’s! She loves to cook, craft, and read.
YANA was created to change the world one mom at a time and with the wealth of experience and knowledge of the Board of Directors as well as their passion for providing peer-to-peer support for all moms, we are well on our way.
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