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.
Lissa Miller
Board Vice President
Lissa Miller has been a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) since 2009 and has practiced in a variety of settings including substance abuse treatment, child protection, probation, schools, and teaching at the university level. Lissa brings her expertise along with her passion to empower moms to harness their own strengths as they balance the many demands of motherhood. As a married mom of two small kids, her passion for YANA’s mission is personally and professionally driven.
Michelle Kostner
Board Member-Program Advisor
Michelle Kostner is a Go-To-Market and Partnership Strategist with over 20 years combined experience in leadership, strategic partnerships, business strategy, and business development. She has spent the past eight years working in healthcare technology segments and has a Master’s in Healthcare Management and Healthcare Information Technology from the University of Denver. Michelle is trained and well versed in patient-centered care principles, HIPAA guidelines, CMS reimbursement policies, EHR/EMS systems, as well as innovative healthcare technologies that can improve patient experiences, engagement, and outcomes. She is passionate about making an impact through improving patient outcomes by launching programs like ‘Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies’ for our communities. Her expertise in the healthcare field will assist YANA in building relationships with trust and transparency.
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.
Savannah Becerril
Assistant Program Director
Savannah is the Assistant Program Director of the Strong Mamas, Thriving Babies program for YANA. Her business sense coupled with her personal experience of being a mom of three sets her up to be the perfect advocate for all mamas. WIth over ten years experience in sales, digital marketing, communications and business development, Savannah’s passion for YANA, dynamic personality and ability to multitask many projects make her the perfect person for this role. YANA is blessed to have her on the team and excited to have her expertise to create and expand our programs.
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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