TRUE NORTH YOUTH PROGRAM
navigating opportunities for teens
~ True North youth have earned over $2.75 million in college scholarships & financial aid since 2014 ~

John & Peiper Kirkendoll 

Erik & Josephine Fallenius

Eric Wells 

Kurt & Ashley Knickrehm

Mary Spratt 

Joel Nelson

David & Betsy Walker

Debbie & Jeff Resnick

Beryl & Jesse Jupiter

Nancy Clark

Craig Mitchell & Sharon Wong

Nancy Hild

Paul & Peggy Craig

Ben & Bonnie Nelson

Vivian Russell

John & Susan Mansfield

Don Mitchell

Clare Afman

Ashley Williamson

Lanier & Denee Nelson

Joel & Wyndi Nelson

Janie & Steve Goldberg

Lucy Woods

Whitney Gomez

Beth McLaughin

Miles Horton

Trevor Stanley

Michael Morell

Mac & Till Tatem

Dean & Twyla Clark 

Julia Parlagreco

Graham Russell

Andy & Julia Mora

Courtney & Amos Barton

Marla & Daniel Hodes

Geanne Stewart

Dave Alexander

Kevin Cooney

Laura Schumack

Robert Lincoln

Cynthia Wyszynski

Kyle Koehler

Rosamond Strong

Lucinda Carr & Nancy Heim

Nina & McKay Belk

Harold & Shawnen Krebs

Thomas Kyle

Susan & Paul Oupadia

Kevin Dunkak

Barbara Hinterkopf

Chris Harden

Betsy Farrar & Craig Echols

Carol & Henry Hintermeister

Eliot & Mary Brown

Dennis & Jeanne Devine

Vesta Tutt

Anne Whalen

Matthew Devine

Jess Stevens & Stephen Pollard

Charles Grandey

Deb & Steve Pruett

David Strickland

Paul & Mary Anderson

Richard & Pam Crowe

Laura & Fritz Phillips

Heather White

Stewart Seeligson

Erik Dalton

Hannah Smolinski

Sandy & Roger Wickham

Karal & Brandon Batton​

Peter deLuca

Robert Balkind

Katherine Lott

Stephen Tolls

Jenni & Dan Hord

Lynn Burges

Joyce Lockhart

Gail Strickland

Kristin Stockton

Dr. Carol Adams

Michelle Fulton

Christy Brown

Sandy Swanson

Lisa Ellis

Tiffany Dekey

Jane Edwards

Ryan Preble

Rick Silverman

Nancy Mathews

John & Susan Barge

Dr. Ryan Grady

Pam & Richard Crowe

James Rosenthal

Victoria Crawford

Jacqueline Nelson

Debra Geist

Edwin Strickland

Hannah Smolinski 

Kyle & Kim Hranicky

David & Laura Homer

Susan Hess

Jody Miller & Peter Waldor

Cindy Elbert

Katherine Green

Joan May

Brandi Trounce

Katherine Borsecnik &

Gene Weil

Warner Page

Bill Gordon

William & Jill Orton

Durfee Day

Zoe Gillett

Bob & Paula Canty

Kathleen Armacost

Ellen & Tracey McVickerd

Ben Canty

Ulli Sir Jesse

Debbie Pruett

Sarah Lavender Smith &

Morgan Smith​

Elizabeth Werner

Charleen Knickerbocker

Shelley Kelly

William Konigsmark 

Heidi Koenig

James Philipps

Stephanie Sharkey

Mary Page

Gabriella Aratow

Jane Sanchez 

Michelle Kovacs

Whitney Gomez

Joseph Solomon

Randy Root

Keri Kropp

Carl Geist

Trevor Stanley

Ashley Hutchinson

Vanessa Lanier

John Markley

Pamela Watkins

Sarah Holbrooke

Shirley & Joanne Baker  Kiersten Stephens

Maureen Hanna

Patricia Jen 

Julia Parlagreco

Rick & Cindy Fusting

Lars Carlson 

A. James Rosenthal

Rose Gutfeld & Peter Edwards

Todd W. Hoffman

Gary & Mary Page

Kip Hale

Eliza Gavin

Elizabeth Neff

Ryan Cahill

Judy Muller
Kristen Muller

Amy Levek

Jerry Greene

Carol Linneman

Gary & Jane Hicox

Louis & Bonnie Cohen

Jeff Price & Jennie Franks

Lisa & Victor Nemeroff 

Richard & Pier Hare

Christopher Keating & 

Sarah Landeryou

Daniel & Elizabeth Caton

Margi White

Richard Harris

Christine & Richard Marcus

Virginia Coleman

Leslie Larson & Donald Katz

Pat Russell

Joanne & Jim Steinback

Denise Clark

Bethany Thornton

Angie Wilson

Katie Tapper

Anonymous

Dawn Alligood

Sean E O'Fallon

Kiernan Lannon

Michael Mowery

Anne S. Andrew

Martha Gearty

Alpine Lodging

Alpine Lumber

Kate Spina

THS Library

Wilkinson Public Library 

Nathan Geist

John & Rebecca Markley

Telluride Sports

Tim Hendricks

Jason Kannon

Jody Miller

Lee Taylor

Kath & Abe Shasha

Betsy Walker

Suse Connolly

Vivian Russell

Ashley Coady Smith

Jeremy Womack

Sarah Lavender Smith

Telluride Rotary Club

Seas of Trees

San Miguel Resource Center

Matt Lewis

Valentine Farm

Christina Gregory

Landon Snyder

Kris Kwasniewski

Marty Wollesen

MacKayla Gordon

Bob Grossman

Tanya Morlang

Katherine Borsecnik

Town of Telluride

Apple Core Project

Graham Russell

Maria Casanova

ATS Meats

Garvey Beef

Hill Hasting

Nancy Kerr

TASP, Tom Singer

Brittany Miller

Telluride Nordic Association

Deer Hill

Ah Haa School of the Arts

Tri-County Health Network 

Joanne Steinbeck

Elissa Dickson

Norwood Fire Department

Pam Brownlie

Becky Lanier

Richard Betts

Stuart Halpern

Roger & Sandy Wickham 

Durfee Day

Dalby, Wedland & Co.

Susan & Paul Oupadia

Nuria Galipienso

Dave Ziegler

Nana Naisbitt

Telluride Adaptive Sports Program

Erin Ries

Sefra Maples

Rose Gutfeld

Loren Knobbe

Telluride Daily Planet

Nina & McKay Belk

Gabe Torres

Tara Carter

Kathleen Cole

Chris & Stacie Harden

Kim Fischer

Leslie Ament

Cimmy Alexander

Vicki Renda - Vicki's Fresh Food Movement

Coldwell Banker

Rocky Mountain Arts/Telluride Fire Festival

Chris Meyers & Erin Ries

Rick & Teri Williams

Jessica Heady

Mary Higgins

Claudia García Curzio

Ximena Rebolledo León

Doylene Garvey

Garrett Smith

Community, State, & National Partners

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Current Partners:

Colorado Department of Higher Education - Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative
Telluride School District
John Pandolfo, Superintendent
Sara Kimble, THS Principal
Rex Lybrand, THS College Counselor

Alex Jones, THS Guidance Counselor

Kelly Boykin, THS AVID 11/12 Teacher
Paul Reich, Center for Mental Health
Norwood School District 

Todd Bittner, Superintendent

Sam Ryan, Norwood High School Principal

Rick Williams, Guidance Counselor Norwood High School

Catherine Kolbet, Norwood High School Future Farmers of America (FFA)

West End School District

Clint Wytulka, Superintendent

Sara Bray, Nucla High School Principal

Kelly Arnold, Nucla High School Guidance Counselor

Debbie Wytulka, Nucla High School Senior Seminar Teacher

Telluride, Norwood and Nucla local Scholarship Programs

SPARKy Latina Scholarship

Chang Chavkin Scholarship Program

Wilkinson Public Library

West End Economic Development Corporation (WEEDC)

Lone Cone Library

Naturita Library

Tri-County Health Network

Communities that Care Coalition (CTC)

Collaborative Action for Immigrants (FKA Latino Advocacy Committee)

Telluride Fire Festival - Rocky Mountain Arts

San Miguel Resource Center

San Miguel County Social Services & Juvenile Diversion

Angel Baskets / Telluride Food Bank 

Norwood Food Bank

West End Family Link

Telluride Academy

Valentine Farms and Jubilee Stables

Telluride Foundation's Non-Profit Workshops

Deer Hill Expeditions

Montrose Workforce Center

Backcountry Catering

Nucla Naturita Chamber of Commerce

Historic Partners:

Fresh Food Hub

Colorado Rescue
Andrew Parlagreco, former Norwood P.E. teacher, Skate Park facilitator
Town of Norwood
Old Sawmill Ranch, Norwood
Pam Stuart-Maddox, 7th  Judicial District
Montrose Center for Mental Health
Telluride Youth Soccer Club
Telluride Christian Fellowship
Telluride Historical Museum
Schmid Family Ranch
Pinhead Institute
Telluride Adaptive Sports Program
Telluride Ski and Golf Resort
Telluride Institute - Watershed Education Program
Telluride Theatre
Mentor Colorado
Colorado Community Resource Center
Colorado NonProfit Association
National Mentoring Resource Center
Start With Hello anti-isolation program
Youth Mental Health First Aid, USA
UnBoces School to Work Alliance Program (S.W.A.P.)
Elemental Partners 
The Colorado Trust
Ah Haa School for the Arts
Telluride Education Foundation
Town of Mountain Village - VCA Apartments
Chalkboard, Inc.
Chalkboard Dot Org
Serengeti Foundation
Bright Futures

San Miguel Power Association
Telluride Sleighs and Wagons
Telluride Sports
LTR Multisport
Moab Solutions

Telluride Nordic Association