Staff

Cristie Jophlin Martin - Executive Director

Cristie Jophlin Martin is the Executive Director at Community Enterprise. She graduated form the University of Iowa in December 1999 with BA Degrees in Economics and Political Science.  After graduating she joined the organization in October of 2000 as an Americorps *VISTA member.  As a volunteer she learned about the community and worked with many community leaders in the area.  After her year of service she was hired as the Program Director and in 2004 was hired as Executive Director.  Cristie works and sits on many boards in the community and is deeply entrenched in Commerce City life.  She is current graduate of the Leadership Training program offered through the Community Resource Center and is North Metro Leadership Training Program. 

Cristie has also been able to volunteer her time with various groups in the community such as:

Margarita Ceballos-Gomez 

Margarita Ceballos-Gomez is a 2005 graduate of Adams City High School.  Upon graduation Margarita attended Westwood College to pursue a certificate in Criminal Justice.  She is enrolled in classes at Metro State College with graduation expectations in May 2011.  She will earn her degree in Criminal Justice and Criminology and Spanish with a minor in Political Science.  Margarita hopes to become a lawyer in the future, is fluent in Spanish and English, and is exceptional at simultaneous translation in English and Spanish.

Hannah Ewert-Krocker 

Hannah Ewert-Krocker graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY with a BA in Geography-Anthropology and an emphasis in Native American Studies. During college, she studied abroad in Oaxaca, Mexico, volunteered on the U.S. Mexico Border and traveled to Costa Rica as a research assistant, where she interviewed migrant women about their work in the tourist industry. After graduating, Hannah led high school students on a community service and language learning trip Costa Rica, after which she served a term with AmeriCorps as a community health advocate and educator at Salud Family health centeers in Commerce City, Colorado. She is an avid women's health, environmental, and immigration rights activist. She has been involved with Community Enterprise since the fall of 2009.

Tove Forgo

Tove came to Commerce City after marrying long-time resident and board member Michael Cheney.  She brings with her many years of experience in community activism.  She was a CHUN board member and campaign organizer in Denver.  She has been active in the Monaco Neighborhood, county politics and volunteering at community events.  Tove is currently working as the Advertising Sales Representative for The Neighborhood News and considers talking with the business community important community outreach.  She has a BA from Bates College and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Patty Gut

Patty Gut is the Public Relations Coordinator for Community Enterprise. Patty graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BS in Design Studies, specializing in interior design and environmental studies. During her senior year, she held an internship with Flad Architects in Madison where she worked on the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense project. In the spring of 2009, Patty took over the research and development of Flad’s sustainable product database. Since graduating, she has been busy adjusting to life in Colorado and exploring many possible career paths. After a year of deferment, she will attend the University of Colorado-Denver to obtain a Master’s degree in Architecture. Patty is a crafter and artist with interests ranging from beading to painting and drawing to graphic design. She has been with Community Enterprise since Spring 2009, working to develop The Neighborhood News monthly publication and helping to refine CE's marketing materials.

Anita Mercado

Anita is a long time resident of Commerce City and has raised her family her.  She is very active in Adams 14 and was a founding mother of the Community Leadership Academy.  She is bilingual in English and Spanish and believes very strongly in providing access to resources for people in the community.  Anita is responsible for all of the resource and referral at the Derby Resource Center with the Commerce City One Community project.

Dylan Terrell

Dylan is the mediation coordinator on behalf of the Commerce City One Community program of Community Enterprise.   He received his B.A. in English Literature and History from Indiana University in 2006.  Over the last five years, he has lived, worked, and volunteered extensively in Central and South America where he became fluent in Spanish, and while he grew up in an environment of community organizing and participation, it is his experiences in Latin America where his passion for community involvement fully materialized.   Dylan is currently a student at Regis University working toward a Master’s degree.