About Us

Emilee Cronin joined Community Reach Center in 2022, as the Director of Human Resources. She is a skilled leader that has built her career foundation on relationship building and integrity. She has a diverse background with over 10 years of executive level HR & Operations related experience, in the healthcare industry. Emilee’s focus in her role is to forge strong, successful, company culture through trust, knowledge, and dedication.

Her expertise is focused on improved strategic hiring, retention & regulatory quality measures, & business productivity, as it relates to all aspects of HR. Emilee is passionate about developing and supporting employee’s to be successful in their professional and personal aspirations.

Emilee received her Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Northern Colorado and went on to Regis University, to study Marriage and Family Counseling.

John serves as the Director of Information Systems at Community Reach Center. He is responsible for all IS (Information Services) functions in the company and manages the IS team, along with the technology operations and the implementation of new IS systems and policies. John has served as a dedicated staff member at Community Reach Center since March, 2006.

Before becoming the Director of Information Systems, John joined the Information Systems team as an EHR Development Supervisor and Software Engineer II. John earned a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Colorado State University in 2006.

Kait serves as the Director of Nursing at Community Reach Center. She oversees the behavioral health medical services team and both affiliated pediatric practices. Kait originally joined Community Reach Center in 2016 as an outpatient RN and left in 2019 as the Nurse Manager. She is happy to be back with CRC, rejoining the agency in 2023.

Kait’s educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Northern Colorado and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Denver College of Nursing. Her passion has been in the mental health field since first joining the agency and has also spent time in skilled nursing facilities during the COVID pandemic.

Rudi Lacko joined Community Reach Center as the Director of Facilities and Food Services in 2023. He has 15 years of experience in the health care industry, spanning inpatient and outpatient psychiatric settings, as well as med-surge hospitals. In his role, Rudi oversees all facilities and food service functions across the organization, utilizing his nuanced understanding of diverse healthcare environments. His leadership focuses on creating safe, therapeutic spaces while optimizing resources to enhance Community Reach Center’s service delivery. Rudi’s commitment extends to enhancing the dining experience for consumers, providing nutritious meals to the community. His visionary approach and adaptability contribute significantly to Community Reach Center’s ongoing success in providing exceptional behavioral health services.

Ryan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Louisiana Tech University and is a graduate of the International Disaster Psychology master’s program at the University of Denver. He has been in the behavioral health field for over 20 years, and as a Licensed Professional Counselor, he has extensive experience providing trauma-focused services to children, youth, and families in residential treatment settings, international and refugee field work, and in-home and community-based services at Mental Health Partners in Boulder. Ryan began working for Community Reach Center in 2017 and has held two clinical management roles in that time with the First episode of Psychosis program and Northglenn Outpatient services. He moved into the Quality Improvement division in 2022 as the Quality Improvement Manager, overseeing monitoring and evaluation strategies for continuous quality improvement initiatives and providing regulatory oversight and consultation within the agency.