Bud Romberg, President

Bud and his wife Jane moved to Steamboat in the mid-1970s so Bud could take a job at the high school teaching math and physics. They paid $30,000 for a 4-bedroom house in Old Town and raised their family here. As they've watched property values far outpace area wages, the Rombergs have been tireless advocates for affordable rentals and home ownership opportunities through Habitat for Humanity. 

David Freseman, Vice President

David has successfully run Lift-Up since 2000. It is the only nonprofit reaching low-income people with emergency food, clothing and shelter needs. 

Kathi Meyer, Treasurer

Kathi had been visiting Steamboat for years, but moved here permanently in 1996. Since then she has served on the Steamboat Springs Planning Commission, and has chaired it twice. She was the treasurer of the Regional Affordable Living Foundation (which dissolved when the Yampa Valley Housing Authority was formed in 2004). Kathi was voted the first president of the YVHA and served as that organization's treasurer for 3 years. Kathi's "retired" from commercial real estate lending, having led the U.S.Bank western district for nearly 15 years, The last 10 she spent secondary marketing to Fannie Mae. "I got out before it all went crazy," Kathi says.  "I'm thrilled I was asked to join Habitat.

Jerry Burns

Jill Brabec 

Jill is a partner in Holloway, Brabec and Karet, P.C, law firm in Steamboat, specializing in real estate law. She is one of the newer members of our board (joined last August) and serves on our Family Selection and Fundraising/Church Relations committees. 

Dan Ellison

As a longtime Routt County Commissioner, and now as a retired member of the Habitat for Humanity board, Dan has been a committed advocate of public/private partnerships to solve the area's critical lack of affordable workforce housing.

Lee Findell 

Lee is our newest board member, having joined us in December for our annual meeting. A CSU graduate, Lee raised his three children here in Steamboat and has been a broker/owner at Colorado Group Realty for the past 8 years. 

Kandice Hoffman

Holly Rogers 

Holly joined the board last summer and is one of the most seasoned mortgage lenders in Steamboat. She's been with Yampa Valley Bank for the past several years. 

Ellen Slobodnik

Jody Patten, Executive Director 

Jody joined us part-time in June and has made it a priority to guide the organization toward long-term viability. She's boosted volunteerism, improved relations with the Yampa Valley Housing Authority, grown the board of directors, and has guided the organization toward a healthy strategic plan which includes remodeling and repairing existing affordable housing, as well as building new homes for families at less than half of area median incomes.