Board of Directors

High Plains is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The majority of board members are also users of the health center. Basic responsibilities of the board include:

Define and preserve the mission of the organization
Approve policy
Safeguard the assets of the center
Select, evaluate and support the Executive Director
Monitor and evaluate center and board performance
Plan for the long-term future of the center

To become a board member, please call Sarah Clodfelter, Executive Assistant to the CEO, at 719-336-0261 and fill out an application.

Board Members


Barbara White, Vice Chair
Director since 2019

Blake Carere, Treasurer
Director since 2011

Rose Ann Yates, Secretary
Director Since 2018

Judy Turpin
Director since 2008

Helen Sallaway
Director since 1999

Jean Lunt
Director since 2003

John Paul Unruh
Director Since 2017

Vik Kodavatikanti
Director Since 2019

Myrna DuVall
Director Since 2020