I am a lover of all things numbers. I often say that I look at every issue through my financial lens first. Through my own small business, I have extensive experience working with nonprofits, small businesses, and high net-worth families. The best part of my work day is when I am able to help clients and solve problems.

I am the Controller at CIF, keeping track of the ins and outs of all of the dollars and cents. We strive to maximize all donation dollars to create the highest impact to meet the ongoing needs in your community.

After living in Denver, Colorado for 15 years, my two elementary aged boys and I moved to Kansas City in 2017 to be closer to family. We love spending time outside, mountain biking, and hanging out with neighbors and friends on hot, humid summer nights.

Renee has had a passion for financial planning since she was 10 years old. She was a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial for many years before she and her husband decided to move to Guatemala to work with an orphanage and plant a church for youth. They greatly enjoyed their time there and still lead month-long immersion trips. Their passion has always been to create opportunities and tools for people to improve their lives. Renee helped several families start their own businesses and taught basic finance. She is thrilled to be building the financial education curriculum for the Community Impact Fund, where her passion is to give people a hand-up and the tools to keep climbing.

Renee and her family currently live in Colorado. When her family is not on the soccer or tennis courts, she is probably doing something with art. She especially loves pottery.

Karen has over 15 years of administration, financial and operations management experience with emphasis on organization, communication and customer service. While serving as the Business Administrator at her local church, her gifts of hospitality and service were of value as she formed trustworthy relationships with families providing assistance with budget preparation and financial planning. Karen worked effectively with a team to oversee the benevolence budget and overall goal to meet the needs of others within her community.

Karen is married with 3 children and resides in Deatsville, Alabama just north of Montgomery. A short weekend trip to the beach is her favorite! In her free time, she loves cleaning, decorating, spending time with family, enjoys cooking and trying new recipes.

Brandon is a servant leader, a connector and an entrepreneur that helped drive the original idea of the Community Impact Fund with his neighborhood friend and founder Judah Musick and returned to serve on the board in 2021. 

 

Brandon brings enthusiasm and mission focus to the organization and continues to shape the organization’s strategic vision and desire to create lasting impacts on the lives of those it serves.  In his role he actively engages with various stakeholders, from donors to community leaders, sharing the vision and fostering participation and collaboration. 

 

Beyond his board commitments, Brandon is a well respected businessman with a diverse background but commonly known for his empathy and ability to build meaningful relationships and inspire those around him to be the best version of themselves. 

 

Brandon, his wife, and two daughters are Colorado natives and very active in their Douglas County community through schools, church and recreation. Their family delights in adventuring and serving together throughout God’s creation ranging from community development in East Africa to pursuing their goal of camping in every US National Park in less than 5 years.

Will has been on the board of Community Impact Fund since January 2021, he has served multifamily and 501c3 organizations in leadership and client relations roles across technology and supplier services over the past decade. He currently works as the Market Director for Denver with Housing Connector in his “day job” to help people in vulnerable situations get access to housing and stabilize over long periods of time. CIF is dear to Will’s heart in providing opportunities to provide a hand up in supporting people’s financial needs and creating opportunities for financial education.

Will and his family live in Littleton, Colorado, south of Denver. They enjoy spending their free time outdoors, taking their 3-year-old to various parks in Denver, hiking year-round, camping, and biking. Even though they have a little more experience with après activities over snow sports, they love enjoying Colorado’s excellent winter.

As SVP, Industry Engagement at the nation’s leading Credit Union Service provider, Merry Pateuk fulfills PSCU’s strategic objective of leveraging the cooperative’s scale to advocate on behalf of the credit union industry. She cultivates relationships between PSCU and local, state and national organizations that support credit unions and works collaboratively with industry partners to ensure there is alignment on key topics and a cohesive voice to ultimately strengthen credit unions’ position in the market. 

 

‘CIF’s focus on ‘doing good by doing well’ inspires me and is in total alignment with the credit union industry that seeks to balance its business and social missions for the good of the community. Providing a vehicle to help take care of the community is a win for all stakeholders.