Telluride Women Give

Katie Singer joined the Telluride Medical Center Foundation as Campaign Director in June of 2023 after 16 years of fundraising, event planning, public relations, marketing, and donor management at the Telluride Foundation. Katie enjoys supporting and enhancing our community where she is raising her 17-year-old daughter and 13-year-old son and is excited to join the TMCF team. Singer currently serves on the Telluride Youth Soccer Board, volunteers, and supports many local nonprofits. Prior to the Telluride Foundation, Singer was the Public Relations and Communications Manager at Telluride Ski and Golf Resort and served in guest service management roles at the Franz Klammer Lodge. Katie moved to Telluride in 1999 after graduating from Michigan State University and fell in love with the mountains and the spirit of the community. In her spare time, Katie loves spending time with her family, rafting, snowboarding, playing tennis, and traveling.

Emma Christensen is a Licensed Proffessional Counselor Candidate who has been working in Behavioral Health at the Telluride Medical Center since 2023.

A native Mainer, Emma has a BS in Adventure Education from Green Mountain College and worked as a competitive freeride ski coach for almost a decade. She recently completed my MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Adams State University. Before TMC, Emma worked as an intern for San Miguel County Juvenile Services as a case manager and at Telluride High School as a mental health counselor

Lindsay Wright is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has been working in Behavioral Health at the Telluride Medical Center since 2018.

When she’s not at the Telluride Medical Center, look for Lindsay hiking, climbing, skiing or making art.

Dr. Diana Koelliker is Medical Director of Emergency & Trauma Services, Telluride EMS Director and Founding Member of Telluride Women Give. Dr. Koelliker has been with Telluride Regional Medical Center since 2005. She earned her medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia and completed her residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. Koelliker is board certified in emergency medicine.

Dr. Sharon Grundy is the Director of Primary Care at Telluride Regional Medical Center and a Founding Member of Telluride Women Give. She specializes in acute and chronic diseases, women’s and men’s health care, complementary medicine and preventative medicine. She’s been associated with Telluride Regional Medical Center since 2001. Dr. Grundy studied at the University of Miami School of Medicine and completed her residency at the Louisiana State University Health Science Center. She completed post graduate training in Complementary Medicine: University of Arizona and in 2010 completed became certified in Integrative Medicine from Integrative Medicine University of Arizona, Tuscon – an internationally recognized program developed by Andrew Weil, MD.

A native of South Florida, Jena has been a part-time Telluride resident since 2008.  She quickly fell in love with the town and its warm sense of community and has steadily increased her time and engagement with Telluride over the years.  She has consistently supported the Telluride Fire Protection District and the Telluride Medical Center during her time in Telluride.  Now with more time available, Jena can devote the time required to serve the community on the Board of TMCF.

Jena earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Duke University and her Juris Doctorate from University of Florida College of Law. She began her 30-year legal career as a commercial litigator, managing litigation matters at trial and on appeal in the areas of real estate, construction defects, personal property tax, partnership and shareholder disputes, and other commercial contract disputes. She then served as in-house counsel for ADT Security Services, where she participated in dozens of mergers and acquisitions, the national dealer program, and property acquisitions and leasing. Jena then returned to private practice as a transactional lawyer, specializing in commercial real estate, including construction loans, complex purchases of commercial property, and corporate transactions.  From 2005 through 2021, Jena proudly served as Vice President and General Counsel to Atlass Hardware Corp. (a company founded by her husband, Robert).  During her tenure at Atlass Hardware Corp., Jena also owned a private alternative dispute resolution company and a law firm.

While Jena has volunteered and supported various organizations in the South Florida region, namely The Greater Miami Jewish Federation, Make-a-Wish Foundation and JAFCO, since retiring from the practice of law in 2022, she has been looking for an organization that fuels her passion for community involvement and aligns with her interest to better the community in which she lives. TMCF meets all these criteria, and she looks forward to devoting her time to the mission of the TMCF. Jena lives part-time in Telluride with her husband, Robert, and their dog, Wilson, where she enjoys skiing, hiking and mountain life.

Kate Wadley forged a path for the Telluride Medical Center Foundation in 2008, and has since raised more than six-million dollars in gifts and grants. Kate’s focus was on developing new initiatives to raise capital for new, state-of-the-art equipment and programs for the medical center on behalf of the patients and the community it serves. Kate retired from TMCF in 2023 and her legacy leaves an impact for generations.

“When you’re raising money for specific pieces of equipment and programs and you see the successful effects for your community, that’s a very rewarding experience.”