Staff
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MEGHAN DOUGHERTY
Prior to accepting the position of Executive Director of CB State of Mind, Meghan coordinated the Family Advocacy Support Team for the past 10 years. In this leadership role she was responsible for developing and maintaining a framework for the coordination of multiple community agencies to design innovative systems to meet the needs of our community, use resources creatively and responsibly, and delivered life changing results. She brings experience in managing multiple federal, state, and local funding streams that allow for a coordinated community structure to ensure community voice and continuous improvement. Meghan is passionate about creating innovative ways to reduce stigma, increase access to care, and improve the emotional health of our community.
Meghan has a master’s degree in Social Work from Colorado State University and is currently working on her clinical license. Her background includes community prevention, clinical mental health, school social work, program management, and providing direct service to vulnerable populations.
Meghan has lived in Crested Butte for 16 years. She has two children in the Crested Butte Community School. She enjoys getting outside as a family and taking advantage of everything this unique community has to offer. I am excited to grow CB State of Mind’s mission and to work with the many community partners that can make this new organization a huge success.
Board of Directors
Jodi Zatorski
Jodi Zatorski, MSW is the current Vice President of the Board Of Directors and one of the founding board members of CB State of Mind. With a background in psychology and social work, advocating for access to affordable mental health care is a true passion and natural fit. With years of experience as a caseworker in child protection for social services, she has a wide array of experience in child and family mental health services, sexual abuse treatment, domestic violence treatment, adoption services and the licensing and management of foster care in the State of Colorado.
Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth Smith has lived In the valley for over 30 years. She and her husband have an environmental building company together. Elizabeth also runs a small property management company. She and her husband together have raised their two children in CB. She has a passion to help with CBSOM to make sure there are services available for mental health support for anyone who needs it in The Gunnison Valley. This is her way of giving back to this amazing community that we are all privileged to call home.
Zach Dutra
Zach has spent his career in conservation and community work across the Mountain West, including serving as Executive Director of Lake Fork Valley Conservancy and building partnerships in global reforestation. Today he works as a recovery coach, helping people move past shame and stigma by reclaiming their own stories, a role grounded in lived experience. He believes deeply in the healing power of connection, both to the natural world and to other people. Zach lives in Gunnison with his wife Madeleine and their two daughters, and spends as much time as he can on the trails and rivers of the valley.
Tully Burton
Tully Burton is local restauranteur who has resided in Crested Butte South for 20 years. From his own personal experiences Mental Health has become a foundational value that he believes all should have equal access to without judgement or financial burdening. He brings to the board an approach to fulfilling fundraising goals and increasing the organization’s current plans and objectives throughout the valley.
Rusty Spinney
As chief financial officer and executive vice president, Rusty Spinney has worldwide responsibility for all finance functions at Terumo BCT overseeing accounting, tax, treasury, finance, and planning and analysis for the global organization. Rusty also serves as a corporate liaison with Terumo Corporation, aligning treasury, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, corporate manufacturing, and supply chain activities with global strategic. His expertise spans corporate finance, governance and policy, capital markets, international business and Sarbanes-Oxley Act implementation, as well as mergers, acquisitions and business integration. Prior to his current role, Rusty spearheaded the company’s global operations organization for three years from 2016 through 2018. In operations, he leads manufacturing, supply chain, logistics and procurement across 5 factories and 28 distribution centers supported by 4,000 associates. Rusty has also served in the position of vice president of finance and corporate controller from 2008 through 2011, in which he was responsible for global financial reporting, technical accounting and financial controls across all world regions. Prior to joining Terumo BCT, he held leadership and financial management positions at Quiznos, Inc., IHS, and Molson Coors, and he served as the European controller for Bass Brewing operations, based in England. Rusty started his career spending 9 years providing business and advisory services to global clients working for PricewaterhouseCoopers. Spinney earned his bachelor degree in business finance from Colorado State University.
Eldy Deines
Eldy lives in Crested Butte with her husband, Jarrod, and their two daughters. A few years ago, she began to notice the difference CBSOM was making in the community and wanted to be part of it. For the past two years, she has worked alongside Megan to communicate with volunteers and organize them for events. That experience showed her how much more she could give, and she joined the board hoping her background in software engineering and program management could help CBSOM keep growing. Eldy believes that when we talk openly about mental health and learn together, our whole valley becomes a place where no one has to struggle alone.
Ashley Jackson
Ashley Jackson is a passionate movement teacher and the studio owner of Crux Pilates in Gunnison. She received her BFA from Western Colorado University in 2007, became a Certified Rolfer at the Dr. Ida Rolf Institute in 2015 and has completed thousands of hours of movement training in Pilates, yoga and dance. She’s grateful to serve as a board member for CB State of Mind and believes everyone should have access to mental healthcare services.
Stevie Kremer
Stevie Kremer has been in Crested Butte for just over 12 years. She started off working a year at Crested Butte Mountain Resort, then shifted into the role of a 3rd grade teacher at the Crested Butte Community School. She taught 2nd and 3rd grade for 10 years, then went back to school to obtain her Masters in School Counseling. She is now in her 2nd year as the middle school counselor at the Community School.