Board of Directors
President
Norman Dewhurs PhD
David has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1973, as the executive director of Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. , (Nee- Bayaud Industries) which has been in operation since May of 1969 creating jobs for thousands of persons with disability. Bayaud serves over 1000 people a year and currently employs over 180 individuals with an operating budget of $8.2 million.
He obtained a Master Degree in Rehabilitation Administration from the School of Business at the University of San Francisco and pursued doctoral studies in public administration with an emphasis on nonprofit management at the University of Colorado/Denver.
For the past 16 years Henninger has been an affiliate faculty member in the Masters of Nonprofit Management Program at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He has facilitated courses in History, Theory, and Future of Nonprofit Organizations; Governance of Nonprofits/Organizational Change; Leadership; and Critical Issues in Nonprofit Organizations. He has been a featured speaker at numerous association meetings and has received numerous honors and recognition as a passionate advocate for the nonprofit sector.
Treasurer
David E. Henninger, M.A
David has worked in the nonprofit sector since 1973, as the executive director of Bayaud Enterprises, Inc. , (Nee- Bayaud Industries) which has been in operation since May of 1969 creating jobs for thousands of persons with disability. Bayaud serves over 1000 people a year and currently employs over 180 individuals with an operating budget of $8.2 million.
He obtained a Master Degree in Rehabilitation Administration from the School of Business at the University of San Francisco and pursued doctoral studies in public administration with an emphasis on nonprofit management at the University of Colorado/Denver.
For the past 16 years Henninger has been an affiliate faculty member in the Masters of Nonprofit Management Program at Regis University in Denver, Colorado. He has facilitated courses in History, Theory, and Future of Nonprofit Organizations; Governance of Nonprofits/Organizational Change; Leadership; and Critical Issues in Nonprofit Organizations. He has been a featured speaker at numerous association meetings and has received numerous honors and recognition as a passionate advocate for the nonprofit sector.
Executive Director
Angell Pérez, M.A
Angell Pérez comes to VORP with extensive experience in youth development, community organizing and intentional anti-racist approaches to non-profit work. Angell served as the Director of Teen and Outreach Programs at Girls Inc. of Metro Denver for 5 years and previous to that she was the Program Manager for Denver City and County’s Youth Opportunity Girls Empowerment Program for 5 years under Mayor Wellington Web’s Administration. Angell has also worked at other local community organizations in the Denver area such as Mi Casa Resource Center and Denver Area Youth Services.
Under her leadership she has been responsible for growing the capacity of these organizations and leading equity and inclusiveness initiatives to meet the needs of youth and families in the Denver community. Angell brings strong passion for community, youth empowerment and intentional anti-racist approaches in community organizing. She received an independent bachelor of arts degree in Equity and Social Justice from Metropolitan State University of Denver with a Certification in Non-Profit Management and a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies from Colorado State University with a Certificate In women’s Studies. Angell is also an alumni of the Community Resource Center’s Non-Profit Leadership and Management Program, the Spirit In Action; Standing In Our Power Transformative Leadership for Women of Color Program and The Denver Foundation’s Executive Directors of Color Institute.
Angell has a personal connection to VORP’s mission as both her parents were incarcerated when she was a child and she also witnessed her brother become a target of the school to jail pipeline. During the time VORP founders were convening to combat the infamous summer of violence in Denver, Angell was a teen heavily entrenched in the violence that plagued communities of color in Denver and the police response that followed. Angell witnessed many friends and family members suffer from gang murders and incarceration. These incidents transformed her life and inspired her to fight for justice in poor communities of color that experience violence and criminalization. Angell believes in the beauty of healing, intergenerational community building, the resilience and strength in her community and is committed to providing opportunities for youth to reach their full potential and to heal, dismantle violence, stay out of criminal justice system and reach their full potential.
Member
Feliciana Lilgerose
Feliciana is a Colorado native and resides in the Far Northeast community and is a mother of two children, ages 17 and 10. Feliciana has been a youth mentor, coach, board member and served on various volunteer committees in school and private organizations over the last 10 years and has always had a passion to empower our youth. After her son became involved in the Juvenile Justice system, Feliciana made it a personal mission to work with at-risk youth and also to strive to bridge the gap of the many social injustices our youth and families face. She began volunteering with VORP in early 2013 and was elected to the VORP BOD in April 2013. Feliciana is also currently serving on a Legislative Committee which is examining the rights of juvenile defendants.
ProgramAssistant
Itzel Santos
Itzel is a very proud first generation Mexican Amercian with both parents being from Zacatecas, Mexico. Being the oldest and the first one to graduate from high school in her family, she wants to be the exemplary role model for her younger siblings and other young people in her community. Itzel is an alumni of Denver East high school and grew up in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood where she says she witnessed the school to jail pipeline affect many of her peers. She witnessed firsthand the inequities in discipline policies and how Brown and Black students were often targeted for harsher disciplinary actions. She feels strongly that she has a responsibility to her community and especially to the youth by participating in leadership programs such as Colorado Uplift, Readig Partners and as a Balarat counselor. Her activism has given her many skills to be an exemplary role model which she takes personally. During high school Itzel was encouraged to complete an internship which led her to one of VORP’s partners, The Colorado Juvenile Defender Coalition in which she interned. This experience further opened her eyes to the need to support youth to stay out of the criminal justice system. Itzel joined the VORP family because of the way VORP supports youth and provides space for them to be empowered and have a voice to combat the criminalization of youth. VORP will also be a great place for her to grow as a professional while she attends Metro State in the fall to pursue her dream of being the first one in her family to go to college and achieve her goal of becoming a social worker. VORP is ecstatic to have her join the VORP family!
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Formerly Victim Offender Reconciliation Offender Program of Denver (VORP)