A Future Habitat Homeowner’s Journey
Building a Future: A Future Habitat Homeowner’s Journey “One of the coolest things about this experience is that I can
Success Stories
Building a Future: A Future Habitat Homeowner’s Journey “One of the coolest things about this experience is that I can
Krystal is a Longmont native and joined Habitat in 2018. She brings over 18 years of experience in affordable housing program development and management to her role managing the Home Repair Program and promoting community development. She believes in the capacity of affordable housing to promote equity, sustainable social infrastructure, and economic development. She is most drawn to Habitat for the heart of their mission to build homes, communities, and hope with dignity and compassion.
Krystal received her B.A. degree in Anthropology from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon in 2003 and received her certificate of completion from the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education in Leadership, Organizing, and Change in 2021. Krystal enjoys sharing time with friends and family in the mountains, in the garden, and around the kitchen table.
Chris joined the Habitat team as the Director of Development in 2024. A Longmont native, he has deep roots in the community and is proud to serve where he was raised. With a background in construction, ministry, and mortgage, Chris brings a global perspective towards affordable housing for the local workforce, having lived overseas. He strongly believes that affordable housing builds stronger families and communities.
Chris is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He enjoys walking with his wife and attending his children’s many activities.
Fabiola grew up in Mexico. She has a B.A. in Administration and Finance and worked at IBM Guadalajara for about 5 years. Fifteen years ago, Fabiola moved to Colorado to be closer to her sister and her husband’s family. She is bilingual and enjoys getting things organized. She has been working with the community to serve in different ways. She is very grateful to have recently joined Habitat for Humanity. Her goal is to keep learning to be able to help others.
In her free time, Fabiola loves spending time with her family and praying. She also enjoys hiking, playing sports, reading, traveling and gardening.
Joel grew up outside of Chicago in Skokie, IL. He attended Valparaiso University in Indiana before moving to Colorado in 2005. Joel has worked in the Information Technology industry for the last 10 years, most of which were in the Poudre School District in Fort Collins. Joel became a Certified Mortgage Loan Originator in 2021 after feeling a passion and calling to provide affordable housing to underserved communities. Joel desires to bring hope to people who feel that they will not ever be able to own a home or close the wealth gap, so prevalent in our society.
Joel is happily married to his wife and has 2 sons and has been a foster dad to many more. In his free time, you will find him camping, biking, and coaching his son’s baseball teams.
Linda started at Habitat for Humanity in June 2014. She grew up in Boulder, CO before moving to Orange County in California for 25 years. Missing her family, she decided to move back to Colorado in 2000 and now lives in Erie. She attends Flatirons Community Church and has watched it continue to grow in the last 20 years. Linda loves spending her free time with her two adult children and six grandchildren. She also enjoys gardening, camping and traveling.
Karen is a recent transplant to Colorado from California. She earned dual bachelor degrees from California State Univ Northridge in Accounting and Information Technology. She spent the majority of her career customizing corporate accounting/tax systems for various multi-million dollar companies. Later in life, she started her own woman-owned construction business flipping homes and is a building inspector for the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless. She has always enjoyed building and fixing things and calls herself a “Dewalt Girl”. She volunteered for Habitat late in 2021 and enjoyed it so much that she decided to come work for us.
Karen strongly believes in community service. She was a Girl Scout troop leader for several years, volunteers at her local Erie Food Bank and during the pandemic, she made hundreds of masks for the needy. Family is first. In her spare time she enjoys exploring the back country of Colorado in her bright red Jeep Rubicon.
In 2008, Julie started with Habitat, working in both Homeowner Services and International Development. She holds a bachelor’s in Spanish from Azusa Pacific University and a master’s degree in international development from Saint Mary’s University. In her current position as Associate Executive Director, Julie is focused on organizational culture, including Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Julie has over 20 years’ experience working in nonprofits. She worked at a Refugee Resettlement Agency in Tucson and served as a director of a school for Sudanese and East African refugees in Egypt. Julie is passionate about Habitat’s international work. She enjoys leading Global Village trips to build homes in other countries. Outside of Habitat Julie is busy with her two young sons and trips to Mexico to visit her husband’s family.
David is responsible for all aspects of St. Vrain Habitat’s work. Prior to moving to Longmont in 2006, David served as a volunteer Executive Board Director of South Palm Beach County Habitat for Humanity for two and a half years. Subsequently, he was blessed to work at 3M Company, Merrill Lynch, and Walt Disney World among others.
In his free time, David enjoys being a Dad to two college age children, spending time with his wife, playing sports and being actively engaged with his local church. David believes that homeownership is transformational and works tirelessly to make this a reality for more individuals. David holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a Mathematics and Economics Degree from Lafayette College.