Experience that counts! Our program management team has an average of ten years of service with our agency, a majority of our staff has personal experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities, and two of our program managers have been host home providers.
Barbara Kenyon Mohrlang, Executive Director
Barb has over 40 years of experience working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities. She started out when she was a teenager at a day camp in Long Island, NY in the summers and has worked with individuals with I/DD ever since. She worked in recreational programs, was a job coach, was live-in staff and was an assistant group home manager.
Barb also worked with the Residential Director of the CCB to open the first PCA (24 hour staffed apartments) in Glenwood Springs in the 80’s. While there, she was an advisor for People First and had the opportunity to travel in Europe with a group of self-advocates following the International People First Conference in London.
When she moved to Denver, she worked for a short time as relief staff for an apartment program, and as direct support staff in respite apartments. Then she began working at CLA in 1989 as a Program Manager. After a few years she became Assistant Director and, in 1995, she became the Executive Director. Barb has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary and Special Education from St. John’s University, New York. Barb has been with CLA since 1989.
You email Barb at: barb@clainc.org
Gregg Wilson, Day Program Director
Gregg started working in this field because he truly wanted to help people. He began working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities at another agency in 2000, providing direct care for individuals living in apartments.
Gregg started with CLA in 2001 working with individuals to integrate them into the community and help them become more independent. In addition, he assisted individuals obtain jobs in the community. From 2001 to 2005, he was also an adviser for People First of Denver, a self-advocacy group for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In 2013, Gregg became the Day Program Director and was a main player in developing and implementing C.L.A.S.S. Gregg has a background in music education and plays in a blues band when he’s not at CLA.
Bill Peters, Residential Director/Intake Coordinator
Bill and his family moved to Denver in 2010 from Mesa Arizona. Since that time Bill has worked in the DD/ID field for almost 10 years in different roles with other agencies such as para-professional with Jeff-CO public Schools, direct care provider, supported employment and day program services with Goodwill of Denver, and most recently case management with Developmental Pathways. Bill graduated from the University of Phoenix in 2014 with his Master’s in Psychology.
Bill has a speech impediment and actively advocates for others who experience adversity due to their disability. He started doing public speaking in 2019 to raise awareness in the community about the experiences and challenges of having a speech impediment. In 2019 Bill served on the Colorado Governor’s Employment Coaching Corps and represented job seekers in the ID/DD community and worked with other employment professionals from all over Colorado to bridge the gap between job seekers, employers, through accessible services and resources.
Outside of work, Bill and his family volunteer at the Molly Brown House Museum and Special Olympics. Bill’s son Adam participates in Curling with the Denver Curling Club in Golden and so they are involved with the Juniors Program. Bill enjoys creative activities, playing sports, and the outdoors. He hopes to stay with CLA for a very long time and get to serve amazing people.
Carmen Matthews, Program Manager
Carmen received her Bachelors of Arts Degree in Sociology from Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina, Kansas in 2000. She started working with individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities shortly after. She started at CLA as an Employment Consultant and Community Partner and then became a Program Manager. Carmen has been with CLA since 2001.
Alayna Troha, Program Manager
Alayna Troha is from Indiana and graduated from Ball State University in 2018 with a Bachelor’s in Psychology. She moved to Colorado after graduation and has been in many different roles since. Some of these roles include being an Instructor for an Outdoor Education Center and working with children, as well as a Personal Care Assistant for elderly patients living in an assisted living facility. Although she is new to the field of intellectual/developmental disabilities, she loves working with people of all ages and abilities. In her free time, Alayna likes to go hiking, camping, snowboarding, and just being outside with her friends.
Jennifer Delgado, Program Manager
Jennifer Delgado has joined the CLA team as a Program Manager. She is a Denver native and has spent the past several years focusing on helping children with intellectual/developmental disabilities as a Special Education Teacher Assistant and a 5th Grade teacher. She is currently attending school for her Bachelor of Science Degree in Human Services.
When she isn’t at CLA, Jennifer enjoys spending time with her husband and 4 amazing kids! They enjoy many activities together, especially going on family vacations!
Debi Kerr, Nurse Consultant
Debi started volunteering in a nursing home at the age of twelve and started getting paid when she was 15. Debi went to school while she worked in the nursing home and became an RN in 1985. She worked as evening charge nurse RN at the same nursing home until 1987.
She then worked at the Medical Center of Aurora as a charge nurse for a 38 bed medical/cardiac floor for ten years. She taught cardiac rehabilitation for post cardiac patients for 3 years and volunteered as respite camp nurse at Easter Seals for three summers. Debi has volunteered as a nurse for Boy Scouts, school outings, muscular dystrophy camp, and vision and hearing screening through Cherry Creek schools for nine years. She then started working at Heritage Club of Aurora when it first opened its doors and was a wellness coordinator supervisor with 96 elderly residents. Debi has also worked at a twelve bed Alzheimer’s unit. Debi then joined CLA in 2001.
Camille Ninneman, Nurse
Camille volunteered with people with intellectual/developmental disabilities throughout middle and high school. Camille went on to work as an EMT before starting nursing school. She graduated from Platt College with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing in 2019. At the start of 2020, Camille worked at The Medical Center of Aurora on the Neurotrauma floor before deciding that the hospital setting was not the right fit for her. Camille has also worked as an IV hydration nurse, a vaccination nurse and various other positions throughout the pandemic before joining CLA.
Camille and her husband got married in Estes Park in April of 2021. She likes to go camping and off roading with her husband and their dogs when the weather is nice. Camille also has five godsons that live in other parts of the country, that she loves to visit.
Mary Green, Administrative Director
Mary graduated from Emily Griffith High School. Later, she started taking classes at Emily Griffith for Basic Office Skills Certificate. Upon completion, she was hired at The Granville Assisted Living Center as a weekend receptionist. Over the course of 20 years, she worked her way up to Administrative Assistant. Then COVID hit! During this time, she worked non-stop in every position needed. QMAP, laundry, resident assistant, along with her regular duties. Once the world opened back up, she decided to make a change. She is grateful for the opportunity to work at CLA. She plans to stay with CLA until she decides to retire.
She has 5 children, 3 girls and 2 boys. Her oldest son passed away at birth. She has 3 granddaughters. A set of twins that are 6 and the youngest is 4 years old. She enjoys spending time with them any chance she gets.
She enjoys reading in her spare time. She prefers “James Patterson”, but also likes Romance novels. She also enjoys crocheting blankets. She wants to learn how to make quilts, she even bought a sewing machine, (4 years ago), She still has not used it.
Lastly, she has a dog named Champ Bailey Green. He is an 82-pound Rhodesian Ridgeback. He loves meeting new people. He looks intimidating but will lick you to death if you let him.
Betty Piperato, Controller
Betty has a Bachelor of Science Business degree with an emphasis in Accounting. She has been working in all aspects of the accounting field for almost 30 years. She has worked for various types of companies including non-profit and for-profit, but her heart has been set in the non-profit world! Betty started with CLA in 2009.
Melanie Carroll, Day Program Direct Support
Melanie received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Metropolitan University, Denver. She has been working at Community Living Alternatives since June of 2019 as both a Direct Support Professional at our day program and as a Program Manager. Melanie spends most of her time enjoying outings with her family, and she has always enjoyed helping people. She is proud to be a part of the CLA Team and looks forward to continuing the work of helping persons with disabilities.