Meet Our Board
Chair
Latia Henderson
Latia is an Aurora mom, community member and Colorado native. She serves as the Partner of Communications and Strategic Initiatives for RootED Denver, a local education funder that invests in schools and community-led organizations. Latia brings over 15 years of experience in nonprofit leadership and management and has extensive experience as a community volunteer and community advocate. She also served as a board member of an Aurora Montessori elementary school from 2017-2021. In part due to the support of the Daniels Fund, the sisterhood of Delta Sigma Theta and countless educators, Latia is a first-generation, magna cum laude graduate of Arizona State University, where she earned a degree in Nonprofit Leadership and Management with a minor in Business Administration.
Treasurer
Marcellee Fullwood
Marcy is a finance professional with a passion for leveraging technology to drive strategic decision making through data analytics, automation, and modeling. She has over 12 years of experience working in the healthcare industry. Past employers include NorthShore University Health System, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Truven Health Analytics, and IBM Watson Health. Currently, she works for Merative as an industry consultant with a focus on healthcare payor analytics. Marcy is passionate about education and has served on the Woman’s Educational Aid Association board at Northwestern University since 2009. She has a BA in International Studies and Political Science from Northwestern University and will complete her MS of Accountancy from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May 2024.
Secretary
Sabeen Sattar
Sabeen currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Strategyn. As a member of the leadership team, Sabeen is the driving force behind corporate and product strategy to drive development, attainment of cross-functional objectives and key results (OKRs). Her past work experience includes building design research services and leading research and strategy projects across different industry verticals. With a Masters in Industrial Design focused on User-Centered Design and Design Thinking, she brings a unique mix of design, analytics, and art. Sabeen is not only passionate, but also, actively involved in the social innovation community and provides feedback on development projects happening around the world. Sabeen is a current WMPSC mom, and looks forward to contributing to the Wildflower mission.
Compliance Officer
Jeremy Franklin
For the past 17 years, Jeremy has served as director of the BFA-Music Theatre program at Colorado Mesa University, where he authored the curriculum for the degree. His expertise spans various aspects of performance creation, from acting and singing to music direction, artistic direction, and producing. He began his career performing for regional theatres before becoming a staging and installation director for PGT Entertainment aboard Regent Seven Seas Cruiselines. Jeremy has been a successful vocal teacher/coach for 25 years. He holds a degree in vocal performance from Ouachita Baptist University and certification in Sommatic Voicework from The CCM Vocal Institute at Shenandoah University. He specializes in functional voice training and demonstrates mastery over multiple contemporary commercial vocal styles from musical theatre to jazz, rock, pop, country, gospel, and classical music. In addition to his artistic goals, Jeremy is committed to serving his community. He is one of the founding board members for Colorado West Pride, the western slope’s largest LGBTQ+ pride celebration and parade. He was appointed by city council for two terms on the Grand Junction Commission for Arts and Culture which oversees annual grants to local artists and arts organizations. He recently completed a six year tenure as a trustee for The Art Center of Western Colorado, the last two years of which he served as president of the board. He currently serves on the board for Wildflower Montessori Public Charter Schools.
Director
Fay Rizzuto
Fay currently works at Level Field Partners, a team focused on improving access to high quality facilities for charter schools throughout the country. She works alongside charters and supports in navigating the real estate development and financing processes to secure great school buildings. Prior to working at Level Field, Fay was an Education Pioneer Fellow and worked for the Denver based charter school network, STRIVE Prep. As part of the fellowship, she worked with leadership to redesign the compensation structure for all staff. She remained at STRIVE Prep as the Integration Project Director, overseeing the central office projects associated with the merger between STRIVE Prep and Rocky Mountain Prep including legal compliance, pay equity analyses, and contract negotiations. Before her career in education, Fay worked for Turner Construction for 4 years as an MEP superintendent and project engineer in Philadelphia and Boston. Fay graduated from Villanova University with a B.S. in civil engineering. She enjoys spending time in the mountains, skiing, and supporting students through her work with the Special Olympics and after school STEM programs.