Our Mission
The mission of Stout Street Foundation (SSF) is to provide the necessary services and support in a totally structured therapeutic community environment to assist addicts and alcoholics to help themselves in rehabilitation, recovery, and transition in returning to society as productive and responsible citizens.
SSF operates as a not for profit, self-sufficient organization without primary economic dependence on municipal, state, or federal funding. Within the structured environment, Stout Street Foundation will provide for food, lodging, and specific programs and treatment for residents.
For over 40 years Stout Street Foundation has been a service leader in and around the Denver community. From our humble beginnings at a house on Stout Street in Denver to completely refurbishing a 168 room hotel in Commerce City we have grown by leaps and bounds and continue to be one of the most successful therapeutic community in Colorado. Stout Street Foundation has helped thousands of individuals over the years and continues to treat over 300 individuals a year. In October of 2006 we opened the doors to our 28 day drug and alcohol intensive residential program Serenity.
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Treatment at The Stout Street Foundation
Alcoholism and addiction affects an individual's biological, emotional, social and spiritual well-being. Our treatment program is specifically designed to treat the physical, emotional, spiritual and psychosocial aspects of this disease – a holistic approach to recovery. Although addiction can be a chronic progressive illness, we believe that every person has within them the capacity to change, grow and recover. Our program is designed to enhance each person's intrinsic motivation to change while providing the tools necessary to do so.
Our program provides intensive inpatient services to adult men and women who have identified substance abuse as a major life problem. The program begins with a comprehensive psychiatric, emotional, social, family and spiritual assessment. This is reviewed with each client who will participate with the treatment team in developing an individualized plan of care which address their needs and build on their strengths.
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Jim Halderman, Board Member
Jim has taught court ordered, company ordered, and spousal ordered, clients for 15 years in anger and conflict management. He is certified with National Curriculum Training Institute (NCTI), the leader in the field of Cognitive Behavioral Change Programs, several personality profiles, NLP, and other learning tools. College brought studies in music, philosophy, and religion.
His background includes many successful years in the retail industry, along with an avocation in music and theatre. Jim has been a Rotarian since 1991 and serves as the Ombudsman for 65 clubs. Training in prisons with Alternative to Violence Programs (AVP) gives him an opportunity to teach better communication skills while developing techniques for the more challenged. Working on the board with Stout Street Foundation is an opportunity to share business skills along with supporting an outstanding and successful operation.
Keenan Van de Boogaard, Vice Chair
Keenan was first introduced to Stout Street Foundation in 2011 when he entered the program as a resident. After completing the two year program, Keenan was inspired to help others find their own paths to recovery and began working in case management at Quiet River Addiction Center where he aided clients in career development and social reintegration. Keenan then returned to Stout Street Foundation to manage the vocational training department, where he helped build relationships with employers and assisted residents in strengthening their job skills and professional marketability. In his current position as Director of Admissions for NorthStar Transitions, Keenan has the opportunity to work directly with those suffering from addiction as well as their loved ones as they plan their progression through treatment and into recovery.
Keenan’s passion for recovery and unique experience as a resident, graduate, and staff member at Stout Street Foundation have all contributed to his position on the Board of Directors. Here he continues to give back to the company and community that helped save his life.
Eileen Shurmann, Board Member
Eileen Schurmann has lived in Colorado for 37 years and is the Branch Manager at Guaranty Bank and Trust in Golden.
Eileen has been in banking for over 40 years and has been active in the Jefferson County Community since 1998. She is a member of the Rotary Club of Golden since December of 1998 and joined the Lakewood Legacy Foundation in June of 1999. She also joined the board of the Stout Street Foundation in 2013 after her son completed the program, and saw the value and need of what Stout Street contributes to those struggling with addiction. Eileen continues to support the Jefferson County Community in any way she can, spends numerous hours with her church and is the mother of five and grandmother of 7.
Dale Algrim, Chair
Dale is a Colorado native who grew up in Thornton. He attended the University of Denver for both his undergraduate and graduate work and received a BSBA in Management and a MBA in Finance. Dale has worked in the financial industry for the past 20 years. He is currently employed as a Market President with Colorado Business Bank.
Dale is very involved in his community committing his time to the following organizations: Adams County School District 14 Education Foundation, Commerce City Rotary Club, Ducks Unlimited, and the Stout Street Foundation.
Christopher Conway CEO/President
Christopher J. Conway CAC III, is President/CEO of Stout Street Foundation has been a part of the treatment community for over 19 years. Christopher holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology. He is currently working toward his Master of Clinical Counseling Degree in order to obtain his LAC and LPC licensure. Christopher is a steadfast pillar in the Stout Street Foundation community and he has dedicated his life to helping others achieve happy and healthy lives by empowering them to believe in themselves. Christopher is active in Leadership Denver and he believes whole-heartedly that people struggling with substance use can make the necessary changes to achieve and to prosper in recovery.
Brad Lucero III, Chief Operations Officer
Mr. Bradley Lucero III CAC II joined the Stout Street Foundation (SSF) team after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado in May of 2006. He originally started the Development Department, establishing two major fundraising events a year (golf and gala), as well as getting together the original grant requests for the Foundation. Bradley began overseeing the Vocational Training Department and building additional relationships and resources in the community for SSF. In April of 2013 Mr. Lucero became the Chief Operations Officer overseeing all day to day activities of the Foundation. Growing up in the SSF Family has helped shape a passion for helping people help themselves, when not at SSF Bradley is an avid sports fan, golfer and loves traveling with his family.
Nicholas Petrucelli, Vice President of Programs
Mr. Nicholas Petrucelli CAC III, EAP is the Vice President of Programs and clinically oversees all modalities of treatment offered at Stout Street Foundation. He began at Stout Street as the Information Technology Director and Counselor-in-Training in 2007. Since then, he has been the admissions / outreach director, director of outpatient services, operations director of the 28-day intensive residential treatment program Serenity, to clinical oversight of all programs. Nicholas obtained his Certified Addictions Counselor III license in 2011. He is currently pursuing his Master of Counseling degree at Colorado Christian University to become a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Addictions Counselor. Nicholas is also licensed for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy and works with families and youth affected by trauma and addiction. When not assisting addicted individuals, Nicholas loves spending time with his wife and three daughters and playing music professionally.
Teri Smith, Vice President of Development
Teri Smith, CAC III is our Vice President of Development and is an active member of the community. She began her work at Stout Street Foundation in 2008, bringing her extensive experience in grant writing and event planning from other local non-profits; a career she has enjoyed since 1998. She is an alumnus of the Denver Community Leadership Forum, as well as Outward Bound. She is currently the President of the Board of Directors for the Commerce City Business and Professional Association and she also sits on the Boards of Quality Community Foundation and Alternatives to Family Violence. Most recently, she received the honor of being named Commerce City’s “2016 Business Person of the Year.” Her professional goal is to assist individuals recovering from substance use disorder by raising the necessary funds that forward our mission and vision.
Darcy Narans, Chief Financial Officer
Darcy Narans has been the Chief Financial Officer for Stout Street Foundation since August of 2006. Darcy worked for 25 years in the Hospitality Field spending the last 10 years of that with the 4th largest Hotel Management Company in the US as Corporate Controller and VP of Finance. He attended CU Denver and Metropolitan State College of Denver. Darcy enjoys activities including golf, bowling, target shooting, fishing and reading. He is a Colorado native as is his wife and his 2 sons. He has been working and volunteering in the recovery field since 1996.
Sharon Sieh, Logistics Director
Sharon Sieh, Logistics Director has been with Stout Street Foundation since its inception. She has been the Logistics Director for over 29 years. Sharon trains and manages residents who support the In-kind Donations department, the kitchen which prepares over 450 meals a day, as well as overseeing our fleet of vehicles. She’s also the liaison with Human Services helping make sure that the residents are able to receive benefits that they are eligible for through the state.
A Colorado native, she is a veteran of the US Army serving active duty as a Specialist-Fifth-Class in Alabama and Missouri as a Secretary and floor Sargent. After active duty service she married and raised two children with her husband of over 50 years. She has volunteered and worked in non-profits helping others for over 40 years.
In her spare time, Sharon and her husband Ken enjoy traveling, fishing, camping, and spending time with their children and grandchild.
Deidre Tygart, Outreach and Admissions Director
Ms. Deidre Tygart CAC III, is the Outreach and Admissions Director. She has been in the recovery field for 17 years. She is trained in Intervention, Moral Reconation Therapy, DUI level II Education and Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Matrix Therapy. She is currently working towards her BS in Human Services with an emphasis in Addictions. She has been and is very active in promoting Serenity and Stout Street Foundation in the legal system and in our community. She loves animals, off-roading, motorcycles and she enjoys spending time with family and loved ones.