Board Members
Zara Vargues (Emeritus) was one of our first supporters when The Lockwood Foundation was just an idea. Zara was the Colorado Coordinator for Ms. Wheelchair America and the Executive Director for Ms. Wheelchair Colorado for the better part of a decade. Her journey with Ms. Wheelchair and disability nonprofits began when she won the competition in 2010. She has a degree in nonprofit studies and is building a mentoring business. In addition to her experience and education, she offers the leadership of The Lockwood Foundation a unique insight into disability accessibility. Zara made history in 2020 becoming the first wheelchair user to summit Mt. Elbert, the tallest peak in Colorado.
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Dr. Daniél (Dani) Kimlinger, PhD, MHA, SPHR-SCP is the Chief Executive Officer of MINES and Associates. Dani has a background in human resources and organizational psychology and leadership. She is also highly involved in the community volunteering where she sits on numerous non-profit and professional boards. In 2021, Dani was recognized as a Titan 100 CEO in Colorado.
Dani has her undergraduate in Psychology and Sociology and a Master of Health Administration (MHA). She completed her Ph.D. in the school of Business Psychology in Organizational Leadership at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. In addition, she has a certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University. Dani is passionate about people, reading, running, animals, weightlifting, and the outdoors engaging in backpacking, hiking, snowboarding, trail running, and camping.
Steve Rauch, MSW, LCSW is a retired clinical social worker who specialized in treating adolescents for over 35 years as a private practitioner. As an outdoor enthusiast, during his career, he developed programs that provided experiential opportunities for both physically disabled and high-risk youth, He has a passion to ensure that anyone can access and enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation. In this pursuit, he has worked with the U.S. Association of Blind Athletes and the Lockwood Foundation to share with others the many benefits of getting outdoors.
Andy Schlichting, MS is a marketing and communications professional, currently working in alumni and advancement at Metropolitan State University of Denver. He previously worked in collegiate athletics in a similar role for 12 years at MSU Denver and CU Boulder. He graduated from Southwest Minnesota State University with a bachelor’s degree in sports management and a master’s degree in education. Andy is a lover of the outdoors and enjoys traveling, hiking, running, climbing, skiing, and mountaineering in his free time. He is passionate about accessibility and social justice, and has been a volunteer with The Lockwood Foundation since 2019.
Phil Stafford, MBA, CAPS, CSA, is an accessibility contractor specializing in fall prevention and assisting people to Age in Place at home. With a career in business and Healthcare Administration, Phil recently focused his education and employment on servicing the senior community with designations as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist and a Certified Senior Advisor.
As a native of Colorado Springs, he has enjoyed skiing, bicycling, hiking, and climbing mountains all around the world. Giving back to the community has been very important to him as he serves on multiple professional and non-profit boards including being a long-term member, and past officer, of the AdAmAn club. Phil is very dedicated to assisting people with limited physical ability live a full and an all- inclusive lifestyle.
