About Us

Ric became the Board Chair in January 2023. In addition to being a speaker Ric mentors men to learn their Kingdom calling, and has helped over 40+ non-profit Boards and Executives create and drive generational impact. Ric is a Director with Kyndryl, a technology advisory and management firm.

Laura was one of the mentors for the first Denver BOH family in December 2015 and is still in touch with the family today. She joined the Board in August 2019 and was asked to be the Treasurer in 2020. Laura has over 40 years of accounting experience as a Controller, small business owner, and public accountant. She got her CPA over 30 years ago when she moved to the Denver area from the East Coast. She is semi-retired and a Contractor at CBIZ, a publicly traded corporation, preparing income tax returns. She has a Master’s of Taxation (University of Denver), MBA (Loyola College Baltimore), and BA (Duke University).

Laura has been married for over 32 years and has a blended family of four sons and nine grandchildren. She loves to travel with her husband, children, and grandchildren. Other interests include swimming and Zumba classes.

Marie started volunteering with Bridge of Hope in July 2014. She serves on the program committee and has had the blessing of interviewing many of the women that Bridge of Hope has been privileged to serve. In January 2019, she joined the board. Marie works in the mortgage industry. She has four adult children and four grand children. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, biking and playing pickleball.

Adele Furukawa Funk is a speaker, leader, wife, mother, grandmother, and advocate for social justice, immigrants, and the poor. She helps women hear from God using the Word of God, mentors women to have hope for the future, leads abortion recovery groups, and works to flourish the lives of the poor, disadvantaged, and under-employed through a non-profit ministry called Synergy Village that she directs. One of Adele’s recent quotes she heard and loves states ” some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful”.

Valerie joined the Bridge of Hope Board in January of 2023.  Valerie has been the owner of Falling Star Consulting since 2015, which helps small business owners with accounting and bookkeeping solutions.  Along with her husband, Shane, they also own First Steps Help, which provides financial resources to individuals after the death of a loved one.  Valerie resides in Castle Rock with her husband and five children.  She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, reading, golfing, hiking, and volunteering at her church and her children’s schools.