Who Is Behind The Center For Family Outreach?
The Center wouldn’t be what it is today without the heart and expertise of our amazing staff members. With experience ranging from human services to substance abuse counseling, The Center is prepared to tackle any challenge that comes our way.
Meet our team!
Meet our team!
Laurie KlithExecutive DirectorLaurie Klith is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Family Outreach, which she opened in the year 2000. Laurie has over 37 years of experience combined as a public information officer, supervisor, and community liaison for the Larimer County Sheriff’s Department. |
Brooke CowdenOffice ManagerBrooke graduated from Colorado State University, and has a background working in private and community behavioral health offices. Her experience includes medical records across various electronic health record platforms, transcranial magnetic stimulation, Salesforce, and insurance authorizations and billing. She is passionate about the field, particularly Trauma Informed Care, and is excited to join The Center for the opportunity to serve the community.
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Kim LipkerProgram Development CoordinatorKim is joining the team at TCFFO after 10 years at Poudre School District. At PSD she was in the department of Language, Culture & Equity as a McKinney-Vento Family Advocate for families experiencing homelessness. She comes to us firmly rooted in the community with a broad knowledge of being in service to others. By trade Kim is a Mizzou Journalist with tons of newspaper experience and 7 published books; they are mostly regional outdoor guidebooks. She has a daughter that graduated from the University of Arizona last year and now works at Crossroads Safehouse; a son who is a junior in architecture at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo; and a daughter in the 2025 graduating class of Fort Collins High School (she's a sophomore). They also have two dogs: Henry, English Lab and Marshall, Cattle Dog Mix.
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Katrina PetroneData and Grant ManagerAfter spending over 10 years in the print advertising and online marketing industry, Katrina realized the non-profit space was where she really wanted to be. She is excited to apply her project management and Salesforce database skills to the Data and Grant Manager position to help grow The Center’s understanding of the families we serve and to help identify opportunities for them.
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McKinley AbbittCase ManagerMcKinley Abbitt is a recent graduate from the University of Northern Colorado with her bachelor’s degree in human services and a minor in psychology. She is passionate about youth development and community support within the helping profession.
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Quinn SchulteCase ManagerQuinn Schulte has been working as a case manager and parent navigator at TCFFO for the past two years. She grew up in Fort Collins, and after getting a degree in Psychology and Women Gender studies from CU Boulder, she is honored to be back in this wonderful community! When she is not at work you can find her enjoying the outdoors and spending time with her family and friends, including her flock of chickens.
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Brent NittmannBilingual Case ManagerBrent Nittmann has spent his entire career working with juveniles and families. He received degrees from Colorado State University and his master's from the University of Colorado.
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Ashley ClevelandCase ManagerAshley Cleveland is a new case manager at The Center for Family Outreach. Ashley has spent over 10 years working with youth and families. She is certified as a Recovery Coach in the state of Colorado and has worked with adults and teens facing the struggles of addiction for the past 7 years. She is excited to use her experience and knowledge to help the youth in this community!
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