Erin Pulling, MNM Executive Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x401 Read Erin's Blog

Erin joined Project Angel Heart’s staff in 1995 and has served as Executive Director since 2004.

As Executive Director, Erin works with the Board of Directors and oversees the staff, day to day operations, and long term planning for Project Angel Heart. While Erin is proud of how Project Angel Heart has evolved since she joined the staff in terms of efficiency, quality of service, and growth, she especially takes pride in what has stayed the same – the core elements that equate to ‘meals with love’: reliance on volunteers, impassioned community support and the special touches that let clients know we care.

Erin graduated from Santa Clara University with a B.S. in Psychology, then from Regis University with a Master of Nonprofit Management. She currently serves on the boards of ANSA (The Association of Nutrition Service Agencies – a nation-wide group of meal-delivery sister organizations) and the Dining Out for Life International Association. She is also a former board president of Community Shares of Colorado and the Dining Out for Life International Association.

Erin was born and raised in the Denver area and loves still living close to her family. Outside of Project Angel Heart, she tries to make the most of every minute with her husband and kids. She is the proud mom of two young, adopted children and hopes to raise them as future volunteers and philanthropists. In her scant spare time, Erin loves cooking, camping, knitting, and running. She’s completed three marathons and hopes more are on the horizon.

Lindsey Clark Grant & Administrative Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x402

Lindsey grew up near Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and got her bachelor’s degree at Wellesley College in Massachusetts. Upon graduating, she joined Teach For America and taught sixth grade in rural North Carolina for two years before embarking upon Peace Corps assignments in Morocco and then Madagascar, with a six-month hiatus in San Francisco. Along the way, she has managed to visit over 40 countries and nearly every state in the U.S.

The chance to be a hands-on auntie to her sister's young children lured her to Denver. Once here, her goal was to find a job with “soul”, so the chance to work for an organization as caring and worthwhile as Project Angel Heart seemed almost too good to be true. She started in the Administrative Assistant position in November 2007 and added grant-writing responsibilities in June of 2008.

In her spare hours, Lindsey enjoys reading, writing, camping, practicing yoga, sewing and knitting, making lists, spending time with her family, and traveling at the slightest excuse.

Amy Fleming Director of Finance & Administration This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x403

Amy joined Project Angel Heart in March of 2007 in a newly created position, Director of Finance and Administration. A Coloradan since the age of three, she grew up in Colorado Springs and moved to Denver in 1994. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Colorado Christian University, along with a Marketing emphasis and Biblical Studies minor. Her previous work includes over eight years as financial controller of a retail music store in Lakewood, Colorado, and work for a Canadian-based recreational company. This knowledge and experience has come to serve Project Angel Heart well.

Amy is a lover of the mountains and spends her free Colorado summer days fishing, hiking, and camping with her husband, Kyle, their son, Caleb, and their crazy dog, Piper. She also enjoys working in her yard and gardening – any excuse to be outside.

She is grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside such a dedicated staff, helping people in need.

Bio coming soon!

Brandy Brogan Client Services Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x411

Brandy joined the Project Angel Heart team in December 2002. She has worked in every department at Project Angel Heart, including the kitchen (as Special Diets Chef). In January 2007, she went full-time into Client Services. Her true passion (aside from cooking) is helping others. Being a part of the Client Services team has allowed her to do this.

Brandy attended Luna Community College and New Mexico Highlands University, receiving an Associate’s Degree of Applied Science with an emphasis in Culinary Arts. Prior to working at Project Angel Heart, she was Head Chef at Pendaries Golf Resort in New Mexico. She has always had an interest in cooking and imaginative garnishing, and currently works part-time as a cake decorator.

Brandy spends her spare time with her husband (Mike) and sons (Shea and Shawn). She loves to go hiking, skiing, fishing and enjoys painting and running.

Mackenzie Liman Client Services Assistant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303-830-0202 x412

Mackenzie Liman joined Project Angel Heart in August 2010 as the Client Services Assistant.

Mackenzie was raised in Denver.  Because of her various work around the city, she has shared volunteers, clients, donors, referrers, chefs, delivery drivers, funders, and collaborators with Project Angel Heart.  There have never been many degrees of separation between her and Project Angel Heart and she is excited to formalize her connection by joining the staff.

When she is not here assisting clients, she teaches bicycle mechanics to people at the Derailer Bicycle Collective, a free community bike resource where she has been a volunteer since 2003.  She is also a Volunteer Community Advocate for the crisis hotline run by the Colorado Anti-Violence Program and an occasional barista at the Tattered Cover Book Stores.

Most recently, she purchased a house on the west side of Denver with a group of friends where they share resources, raise chickens and learn to fix all of the things that are broken.  Her favorite pastimes are watching her chickens dig for worms and scratch around in the yard, telling stories, asking questions, and hanging out with her mom.

Liz Dymond Morning Kitchen Assistant 303.830.0202 x409

Elizabeth is a native of Colorado. She started working for Project Angel Heart in January 2006. Elizabeth attended a parochial school and later Denver Public Schools and is a graduate of West High School. After graduation, she worked in a variety of nursing Homes in Lakewood as a kitchen helper.

While married, Elizabeth was the primary care giver for her older son who was handicapped. He was on dialysis and passed away in 2001.

Elizabeth was raised a Roman Catholic and still attends church. She enjoys working with others and is an attentive worker with a great personality. She is quiet, friendly and very patient. Elizabeth spends her spare time caring for her young son, sight-seeing at old historic buildings and houses, and listening to Spanish music.

Jon Emanuel Executive Chef This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x405

Chef Jon Emanuel has been cooking since he was in kindergarten. He was taught knife and cooking skills at a very early age by his father, who learned his skills from a former Chinese chef.

Jon continued cooking throughout high school and college, then trained at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. He then worked in many great kitchens including Roy’s at Pebble Beach, San Francisco 49er owned Sports City Café and Marriott hotels. His first Executive Chef position was at the Glacier Bay Country Inn, a wildlife and fishing resort in remote Alaska.

Jon’s most recent Executive Chef position before coming to Project Angel Heart was with the United States Antarctic Program as Executive Chef of South Pole Station, Antarctica, where he made seven deployments over six years to the South Pole. In addition, Jon has recently been a food services consultant for Lockheed Martin and is currently a Chef-Instructor at Metropolitan State College of Denver.

Jon has appeared in such publications as “Food and Wine,” “Saveur” and the New York Times, done several spots on public radio, been a featured chef on the PBS series “Country Inn Cooking with Gail Greco,” appeared on segments for ESPN and National Geographic television, and authored a cookbook and countless food-related articles. He is also a former board member of Share Our Strength’s Operation Frontline Colorado, an anti-hunger non-profit group. Additionally, Jon is the founder and organizer of the Denver Adventurous Eaters Club, a group dedicated to the eating, cooking and promoting of bizarre and unusual cuisine.

Jon lives in northwest Denver with his wife, Penny, and their two French bulldogs, Cosmo and Olive. In his spare time Jon enjoys playing the bass, reading, seeing movies, bike riding, barbecuing, and heading out of town to camp and fish.

Tony Huckel Evening Kitchen Assistant 303.830.0202 x409

Bio coming soon.

Logan Lafferty Modified Meals Specialist This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x407

Logan is early on in the culinary world. He studied culinary arts at Johnson & Wales University and is continuing into Dietetics. He moved to Denver when he was seventeen from San Diego and doesn’t regret it a bit. Over all, this is early in the story.

Summer Polson Sous Chef This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x406

Summer joined the Project Angel Heart team in June 2008. She grew up in Aurora, Nebraska, and Brookville, Ohio, where her family had a hobby farm. They raised paint horses and had many pets, including Dobermans, lop-eared rabbits, ducks, and cats. She attend Ball State University and then transferred to Johnson & Wales in Charleston, South Carolina. (She says that living six minutes from the beach does something profound to one’s soul after a lifetime of growing up in the Midwest.) In 1999, Summer graduated with honors and degrees in Culinary Arts and Food Service Management.

In 1999, Summer moved to Colorado Springs. Her family had already spent the last several summers at a cabin in Gunnison, so it was no surprise when, three years after Summer moved out to Colorado, all of her family members joined her. Her parents now live in Black Forest for the winter and Gunnison for the summer.

In 2002, the Colorado Springs restaurant where Summer was working suddenly closed its doors. So she sold her house and embarked on a torrid adventure full of misguided decisions. At the end of it all, she ended up in Denver, working at the Denver Country Club. There, she learned exactly what she was made of: rocks, crazy glue and turkey jerky. She also met her now-husband, Chris. But after five years and a lot of soul searching, she decided it was time to move on. She felt like something nobler was calling her name, and that is how she found Project Angel Heart.

Ashly Quibodeaux Production Chef This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x408

Ashly joined Project Angel Heart in March 2011 as the Production Chef.

Moving to Denver in 2007 she attended Johnson & Wales University where  she graduated with an Associate’s in Science in Culinary Arts and a Bachelor’s of Science in Culinary Nutrition. Throughout her college career Ashly volunteered at many non-profits throughout Denver and was very involved on campus holding leadership positions.

Growing up in Southern California she learned early on she had a passion for cooking and helping others. Ashly is the oldest of three and is very close to her sister, brother and parents that were her guinea pigs in the beginning of her culinary career. Her passion for helping others came from being a Girl Scout for thirteen years. Ashly credits her mother for showing her how to get involved with her community and to treat others the way one would like to be treated.

Moving to Colorado has opened Ashly’s eyes between all the outdoor activities to how friendly and hospitable the residences of Denver are. She has always been a very active person and does whatever she can to be outdoors enjoying the Colorado sunshine.

Angela joined Project Angel Heart in August of 2010 as the Data and Resource Assistant.  She splits her time between the Development and Volunteer Resources departments.  Angela has a background in Accounting and Database Management and has a strong desire to help the community.  Angela has found a new place in her heart for working with the amazing volunteers at Project Angel Heart.

Mindy Davidson Director of Development This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x417

Mindy began working at Project Angel Heart in April 2006 as the Development Officer and advanced to Development Director by September 2006. Prior to coming to Project Angel Heart, Mindy worked with Arapahoe House for 4 ½ years, starting as the Development Assistant, graduating to the Development Coordinator and finally becoming the Foundation and Corporate Relations Manager. Her fundraising for drug and alcohol treatment included grant writing, corporate and foundation relations, event and volunteer coordination, annual giving, community outreach, and donor stewardship.

Mindy was born in Colorado but raised a Nebraskan. Her blood truly runs RED. She studied culinary arts straight out of high school and is currently studying for a degree in communications from Regis University School for Professional Studies. Mindy’s culinary background includes catering and restaurant management. She is happy to be back in the land of the commercial kitchen.

Mindy has lived in the metro-Denver area off and on for 28 years, with a few stints in Texas. She enjoys shopping, reading, night and daytime TV (including Broncos and Cornhusker games), and spending time with family and friends.

Lisa Amend
Media and Public Relations
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Joey Miller Grant & Research Assistant This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x421

Joey joined the Project Angel Heart team in January 2011. As Grant & Research Assistant, he researches and attempts to secure funds to further the great mission of Project Angel Heart.

Joey earned his Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Loyola University New Orleans and obtained his Juris Doctor from Loyola’s School of Law. He remained in the beautiful city of New Orleans until relocating to Denver following Hurricane Katrina. The higher ground was especially appealing.

Joey worked as a public relations account representative before practicing as an attorney in areas such as family law, employment law, and business law. During law school, he served as a law clerk for a New Orleans non-profit legal agency in addition to teaching a research and writing class at the law school. When Joey joined Project Angel Heart, he had recently completed a four-year term with the United States Department of Labor, where he helped former energy employees with their workers compensation claims. Within that role, Joey realized his passion for helping those who are ill and in need of both compassion and possibly a little help.

As a native of Louisiana, Joey appreciates food, loves to cook, and especially loves to eat. (Luckily, he also loves to exercise.) As the youngest in a family of nine, Joey relishes being around people, ideas, and sometimes, a bit of noise. When Joey isn’t eating or planning his next meal, he loves to read and travel, particularly to Europe, where the coffee is better and the pastries are sweeter. He lives in Denver with his partner, Beau, and their two very needy but very cute dogs, Charlie and Riley.

He still never misses a Mardi Gras, though.

Jessica Shoemaker Events Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303-830-0202 x418

Jessica joined Project Angel Heart’s staff in September of 2009 as Events Coordinator. In this role, she manages, oversees, and coordinates all aspects of Project Angel Heart’s fundraising events.

Jessica came to Project Angel Heart after living in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for five years. While in Florida Jessica worked in Alumni Relations at Nova Southeastern University and as a Director of Events and Marketing at Deliver the Dream, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides retreats to families experiencing serious illness or crisis. She received her B.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University.

Jessica was born and raised in Littleton and is happy to have returned to Colorful Colorado. Outside of work, she spends most of her time with her husband and two-and-a-half year old Golden doodle (Golden Retriever/Poodle mix). She also enjoys biking, hiking, camping and spending time with friends and family.

Keegan Kuhlmann Volunteer Resources Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x415

(Bio Coming Soon!)

Sarah began working at Project Angel Heart in November 2010 as the Volunteer Resources Manager after a move from sunny Florida to the even sunnier Denver, Colorado. Sarah was adopted from Seoul, South Korea and has lived in Alabama, Pennsylvania, Florida and Washington, D.C.  She is excited to get to explore Colorado with her husband, Alex, their adventurous son, Liam, and their very rambunctious dog, Orion.

For nearly five years, Sarah has devoted her energy to developing and implementing successful large volunteer, internship and fundraising programs to support non-profit organizations. She has served as the Volunteer & Special Events Coordinator for the Women’s Crisis & Family Outreach Center, Volunteer Coordinator for Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and as the state-wide Volunteer Coordinator for the Siberian Husky Rescue of Florida.  She has served on numerous county, city and state volunteer management and training boards in the State of Florida.  Sarah is looking forward to spending time in Randy’s Kitchen with the wonderful Project Angel Heart volunteers who help to serve our clients.

Prior to her work in the non-profit sector, Sarah’s work was focused on child education, including four years of work as a behavioral therapist for children with autism. Through her own volunteerism with various organizations, Sarah discovered that her true passion was getting to work with a diverse group of volunteers who are united by their passion to serve their communities.

In her free time, Sarah loves spending time with her friends and family, racing cars with her son, cooking, shopping for shoes, hanging out at the dog park, finding great new bands to listen to, checking out independent films, hiking (she loves hiking 14ers!). She also hopes to learn how to rock climb.

Sarah is truly inspired by the work of Project Angel Heart and is proud to get to work with the talented volunteers who contribute their time to serve our wonderful community.

Deborah was looking for an activity that she could do with her teenage daughter, Shannon. They had heard of Project Angel Heart and in March 2011, together began to volunteer in the kitchen once a week. Deborah fell in love with the volunteers and staff and Project Angel Heart as a whole. The thought of providing meals to people who are fighting their own private health wars has compelled her to serve in as many ways as possible.

Deborah is a non-traditional student at Metropolitan State College of Denver seeking her degree in Human Services/Therapy with concentrations in Domestic Violence and At Risk Youth with the goal of working with offenders as well as the secondary victims of DV, the children. She is the mother of an amazing daughter and wife of an incredibly supportive husband. Deborah is a lifelong Bronco fan and a die-hard Rockies fan and recently has developed an intense love for lacrosse and the Mammoth.

Deborah has a love and appreciation of fine foods, commitment to family and strong desire to serve her community. Margret Mead best described how the staff and volunteers at Project Angel Heart impact those they touch when she said, “Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that is all that ever has.” 

Kris Call Distribution Manager This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x413

Kris joined Project Angel Heart in 2009 as part-time Distribution Manager. Kris has worked in circulation and distribution for over 7 years, most recently as Sales Manager for a National Distribution Company. Kris also works as an Executive Administrator for a youth lacrosse league and runs a candle business she started with her husband almost 15 years ago.

Kris was born in California. Her parents moved the family to Canada for a couple of years and then (in 1976) decided to call Colorado home. Kris grew up experiencing all the abundant activities that Colorado has to offer, including camping, fishing, four-wheeling, skiing for the US Ski Team, and competitive soccer. Kris’ parents bought a second house and two stores in Leadville, CO, and at 12 years old, Kris started working behind the cash register at her parents’ businesses.

Kris has 2 daughters, 3 step-daughters, and 1 grandson and enjoys spending every moment she can with her large family. She coached youth basketball for 10 years and worked with Dalmatian Rescue for 5 years. She spends her spare time helping other women with their businesses, coordinating fundraising events, volunteering at her daughters’ school, working in the yard and around her pond, camping, fishing, watching reality television, and working on her website.

Bio Coming Soon.

Brenda Verghese Colorado Springs Coordinator This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Brenda studied at Texas Women’s University and the University of Texas at Dallas. Since graduation she has worked in the pharmaceutical industry in many capacities, including: formulating, research and development, product development, marketing and sales. Brenda left the pharmaceutical industry in search of a career path that would help her serve the community. That search led her to Project Angel Heart!

Brenda was born and raised in Dallas, Texas (you’ll hear her say “ya’ll” a lot) and moved to Colorado Springs with her husband Cecil in June 2006.

Brenda’s hobbies include: desperately trying to learn to snowboard, learning that shopping is not a cardiovascular exercise, enjoying the mountains, spending time with Cecil, experiencing new restaurants/foods, enjoying art, enjoying time with friends and family, listening to music, and going to concerts.

Sandy Nagler, MSM Program Director This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 303.830.0202 x404

Sandy has been with Project Angel Heart since 1998. In her current role as Program Director, she supports the Kitchen, Volunteer Resources, Client Services and Distribution departments while overseeing aspects of direct services to our clients and assisting in managing the agency’s strategic growth.

Born and raised in Michigan, Sandy moved to Denver in 1994 after completing her undergrad studies at Kalamazoo College. She has been working in human services ever since. She enjoys outdoor pursuits, discovering new music, watching movies and professional hockey, cooking, trivia, and spending time with friends. She is the proud auntie of six nieces and nephews. After recently completing a graduate degree in Management from the University of Colorado at Denver, she is delighted to have time to read for pleasure again (especially the Onion).

Humbled by the type and amount of efforts volunteers dedicate to Project Angel Heart’s mission, Sandy’s favorite part about working here is being a small part of a team of hundreds, dedicated to making sure people living with life-threatening illness benefit from nutritious meals made with love!