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The Cuchara Foundation
Board of Directors
The Cuchara Foundation
Board of Directors
John Bizzell | President
John Bizzell | President
John Bizzell is the President of the organization. He is a retired a Realtor, Homebuilder, and Land Developer in Oklahoma. He also served as a pastor in the United Methodist Church from 2008 to 2017.
Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors of Leah’s Hope in Oklahoma City. He was appointed by the Huerfano County Commissioners as a member of a three-member committee for commercial development of the Cuchara Mountain Park, John serves on the Board of Directors of The Salvation Army in Oklahoma.
Mike Moore | Treasurer
Mike Moore | Treasurer
Mike is the proprietor of Dodgeton Creek Inn located in the historic village of Cuchara. Mike served in the U.S. Navy in the mid-1960s. After the Navy, Mike was employed for several years by Hyatt House in California before he returned to his home state of Colorado to finish college where he graduated from Colorado University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting.
In the late 1980s, Mike worked at various hotels in Vail, Colorado. He founded Western Intermountain Supply Corporation, a wholesale plumbing and heating company in Vail, Colorado that he sold in 1994 before he moved to Cuchara.
Lois Adams | Secretary
Lois Adams | Secretary
Lois “City Girl” Adams is a founding member of the The Cuchara Foundation. In 1964, Lois received her B.A. in communications and education from the University of Denver. In 1966, she received her M.A. in communication methodology. In 1976, she then finished her M.A. in speech pathology and special education. Finally, in 1989, she finished her Ph.D. in education administration.
Lois has served on the Council for Learning Disabilities as a national and state officer, the Council for Exceptional Children as a state officer, and the Phi Delta Kappa. She has an extensive background in volunteer service.
Bernard Small | Member of the Board of Directors
Bernard Small | Member of the Board of Directors
Bernard is the founder and executive director of the Cuchara Event Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promoting and presenting live entertainment to the village of Cuchara. He offers subsidized housing to employees of Cuchara businesses in a new facility located in the heart of Cuchara village.
Bernard is also the owner of Creekside Café and Tavern in Cuchara. He has bachelor degrees in Sociology and Education as well as a Colorado Real Estate License.
Helen “Tullie” Fleener | Member of the Board of Directors
Helen “Tullie” Fleener | Member of the Board of Directors
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Mike Fleener | Member of the Board of Directors
Mike Fleener | Member of the Board of Directors
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Kathy Carlton | Member of the Board of Directors
Kathy Carlton | Member of the Board of Directors
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Gary Carlton | Member of the Board of Directors
Gary Carlton | Member of the Board of Directors
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Scot Mangold | Member of the Board of Directors
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Scot Mangold | Member of the Board of Directors
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Take the time to explore our website to learn more about our organization. If you have questions, feel free to send us a message. We will be happy to answer your inquiry anytime.
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The Cuchara Foundation
137 Cuchara Avenue East
Cuchara, CO 81055
Note on your donation which Cause from below you are supporting
Support Our Cause
Help us realize our goal
send your donation to:
The Cuchara Foundation
137 Cuchara Avenue East
Cuchara, CO 81055
Note on your donation which Cause from below you are supporting
Cuchara Mountain Park
The Cuchara Foundation "Welcome Center"
Spring Fire Merchants Relief Fund 2018
The Cuchara Foundation General Fund
Spanish Peaks Music Festival
La Veta School District
La Veta Fire Protection District