STAFF & BOARD

Team Member Since 2016

Susan was first involved with the Care Clinic as a volunteer interpreter in the 1990s and rejoined the clinic as a staff member in 2016.

Susan earned her Master of Public Health Degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has dedicated her career to non-profit management and development, working with multiple organizations in Summit County and statewide to support health promotion programs. She is a former Peace Corps Volunteer (Central African Republic), has a close connection to Senegal, and dreams of her next trip to Africa. 

Team Member Since 2015

Megan joined the Care Clinic in 2015 as a Dental Hygienist and she helped to implement the SMILES and COMDI programs in the School Based Health Centers. Megan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado and an Associates Degree in Dental Hygiene from Pueblo Community College. She is a Colorado native.

Team Member Since 2020

Liz joined the Care Clinic in 2020. She graduated from Colorado State University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Liz pursued her career in nonprofit management and has worked in programming and development for arts, cultural, and educational organizations in Winter Park, Boulder and Vail, Colorado. A third generation native of Colorado, she has lived more than half her life on the Western Slope and spends her free time exploring the surrounding mountains on skis, bikes and in a great pair of hiking boots.

Karen Augustyn joined the Care Clinic in a joint position with Summit School District as their Health Paraprofessional in 2020. Prior to working at the Care Clinic, she worked at UCHealth as Manager of Operations for Dermatology, Infectious Disease, and Hospitalist services lines. Karen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Physiology from University of Iowa. In her free time, Karen loves to bike, snowboard, and hike.

Karen started her career in 2012 as a Medical Assistant. Her experience working directly with patients gave her a deep understanding of what works and what doesn't work on the clinical floor and how leadership interaction affects all patient-facing staff members and patient outcomes. Karen's role as Clinical Manager has given her the opportunity to support all clinical staff members and to give the best quality of care to patients. 

Karen's motto is that to take care of people, we need to take care of ourselves, and the way she does this is by exploring the beautiful outdoors in her free time.  

Team Member since 2019

Amanda joined the Care Clinic in 2019 as a Dental Patient Access Representative. Before becoming the Dental Clinic Manager in 2021, she had worked as the School Based Health Dental Coordinator and Dental Schedule and Referral Coordinator. Amanda has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sustainability Studies from Colorado Mountain College. She is a fifth generation Colorado native and when not at the clinic she is busy spending time with family, caring for her chickens, gardening, fishing, camping, foraging, and baking.

Team Member Since 2007

Araceli joined the Care Clinic in 2007 as a Dental Assistant. With almost twenty years in the dentistry field, her passion for taking care of patients has been her main focus. She enjoys taking care of people of all ages and loves seeing patients walking out with a smile on their face after a great dental experience. As the Lead Dental Assistant, she takes great pride in training the staff to be great dental assistants. Before Araceli’s career in the dentistry field she was a professional pastry chef making high end desserts and wedding cakes. When she isn’t working, she enjoys spending time with her family going on hikes with her dog, camping, cooking, and watching movies.