Program Director - Warriors
Program Manager - Warriors
Program Coordinator - Warriors
Program Director - Caregivers, Youth, Adults with Disabilities
Program Manager - Caregivers, Youth, Adults with Disabilities
Program Coordinator - Caregivers
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Executive Director
Finance Director
Nicole Banman has a long career of managing finances for a variety of nonprofit organizations, including Kansas Public Radio, the Audio-Reader Network, and Sporting Kaw Valley, all based in Lawrence, KS; and the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, based in Seattle, WA. She is a Kansas native, but now resides in Estes Park, Colorado.
Nicole holds a master’s degree in accounting from the University of Kansas. Serving as the Finance Director for No Barriers is the perfect opportunity for her to combine her love of sharing outdoor experiences with others with her expertise in finance and operations leadership.
She enjoys hiking, biking, kayaking, and rafting as well as baking and cooking for her family. Her and her family practice martial arts together and enjoy playing and watching all types of sports.
Accountant
Jess is a graduate of Colorado State University’s Impact MBA Program where she studied social entrepreneurship. Before moving to Fort Collins for grad school, she lived in Northwest Illinois and worked in the nonprofit and youth development sectors for five years in counselor, programming, and administrative positions.
Jess is ecstatic to be Accounting & Data Coordinator at No Barriers as she feels this role combines her passions of social and financial sustainability. In her free time, Jess enjoys spending time outdoors, cross stitching, and making all kinds of desserts.
Development Director
Connor Berman comes to No Barriers from KUNC and The Colorado Sound where he most recently served as Membership Manager. Connor has 6 years of experience in non-profit fundraising, administration and management. He holds a master’s degree in social work from Colorado State University, where he focused on large communities and non-profit work.
Connor brings expertise in community building and cultivation, development and a passion for building communities of common interest.
Connor lives in Fort Collins and enjoys spending his time with his family as well as reading books, listening to podcasts and playing video games.
Marketing Director
Operations Manager
Matt Sarazin is a transplant to Northern Colorado from Albuquerque, New Mexico where he was born and raised. Starting early, Matt served in the U.S. Army from 2001 to 2009, completing basic training between his Junior and Senior year of high school. He completed two combat tours with the 101st Airborne division during the Global War on Terror.
Program Director
Growing up, John spent many days in the rural farmlands and hills of Pennsylvania hunting and fishing with his father, an Army veteran. When he went to college, his father lost his job and John was looking for a way to pay for school. ROTC offered him a scholarship and the rest is history. What followed was more than 21 years as a United States Army Infantry Officer. John served tours in South Korea and Egypt, and was deployed to combat in Iraq.
Following his transition, John worked for several non-profits committed to helping veterans after service. He joined No Barriers in 2014 as the Director of the Warriors Program. A devoted husband and proud father of two boys, he resides in Boulder, Colorado with his family where they share his passion for fishing, being outdoors, and traveling the world.
Program Manager
Moriah (Mo) Leuthauser grew up in a small town in Western Colorado. There she spent time outside with her family- skiing, backpacking, climbing and camping. She was introduced to adaptive recreation through an internship with a nonprofit organization that offered recumbent cycling tours from Telluride to Moab for disabled veterans. She was inspired to get involved with adaptive recreation after seeing the joy and healing that she had witnessed it bringing. She attended Grand Canyon University, where she worked as a guide in the outdoor recreation program and received her Wilderness First Responder certification. Then, she worked at the National Ability Center as an adaptive ski instructor and as an adaptive raft guide for multi day rafting trips. During this time, she earned her PSIA Adaptive Level 1 cert and her Swift Water Rescue Level 4 cert. She now works for No Barriers as the Warriors Program Coordinator, but most enjoys opportunities to be in the field. In her free time, she enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing, board games and gardening. She hopes for a future where outdoor recreation is more accessible for all people and she plans to devote her career to this cause.
Program Coordinator
Jessica Bryant grew up spending her time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and has always turned to nature for solace and grounding. She is a U.S. Navy Veteran where she worked on helicopters as an Aviation Electronics Technician. After her time in the service, Jessica went on to get her masters in nutrition and is a Registered Dietitian who loves to help people fuel properly for their outdoor adventures. Jessica has been actively involved with various non-profits, facilitating outdoor experiences for veterans and helping them find healing through nature, a journey she herself deeply resonates with. She is currently the Program Coordinator for the Warriors Program. In her free time, Jessica enjoys hiking, backpacking, paddle boarding, trail running, rock climbing, jiu jitsu and reading.
Program Director
Emily studied Sports Management at Florida Gulf Coast University and has spent seven years in outdoor facility and event management prior to joining the No Barriers team.
Following a cross-country cycling trip that brought her from Florida to California, Emily became motivated to engage with individuals to embrace the outdoors as a means to build community and unlock potential. She is an EMT, an avid gravel biker, and can be found fly fishing with her golden retriever around Fort Collins, Colorado.
Program Manager
Monica McCallum grew up in Fort Collins, Colorado, surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Rocky Mountains. She developed a deep appreciation for the outdoors from an early age and after completing her degree in Social Work from Colorado State University, she embarked on a journey around the country and the world! She has worked with Americorps NCCC, YMCA’s, World Ocean School, Boys and Girls Clubs, and the Peace Corps and continues to feel drawn to the outdoors and team based programming.
Throughout her adventures, she gained invaluable experience and honed her skills in leadership, community engagement, and program development. Now, she is thrilled to bring her wealth of knowledge and passion for the outdoors back home and to the No Barriers team. On the weekends you can find Monica having a sour beer, spending time with her partner, reading, and going on adventures with her dog Mazie.
Program Coordinator
Sarah Price fell in love with the outdoors on her first ever backpacking trip. Eager to share the joy she found in nature with others, she began leading womens groups on backpacking excursions in the Rocky Mountains.
After a series of painful injuries, Sarah received a connective tissue disorder diagnosis in 2019 and was discouraged from continuing her adventures.
Despite the diagnosis, Sarah has fought to maintain her life outdoors. Sarah is now a national award winning guide and instructor with REI, taking people from all different backgrounds backpacking, kayaking, stand up paddle-boarding and teaching them outdoor skills like Wilderness Survival. She has been working with No Barriers as a Program Leader for the past two years and now serves as the coordinator for the caregiver programs. Sarah’s work with No Barriers is a passion, feeding her belief that the outdoors is for all and that whats within you is stronger than what’s in your way.
