Georgia Hoagland
Board Chair
Georgia Hoaglund has built a career in community healthcare. Her experience brings exceptional insight into the needs of nonprofit organizations focused on providing specialized services to underserved populations.
Georgia previously served as Executive Director of Cumberland HealthNET, a nonprofit in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where she developed a program providing primary care and resources to more than 1,500 uninsured patients with chronic diseases. The program continues to provide care under the model she developed.
Georgia moved to Western Colorado in April 2015 when she accepted the role of Executive Director for the Western Colorado Area Health Education Center (WCAHEC). During her time at WCAHEC, she has created a legacy of excellence and innovation. Her imaginative, professional approach has helped grow and develop WCAHEC into a model for other Area Health Education Centers. She is strategic in her thinking and understands the relationship between organizational success and community service.
Beyond her WCAHEC role, Georgia serves as an Advisory Board member for the Colorado Mesa University Physician Assistant program and as a Board member for Adaptive Heroes. She was also named the University of Colorado Advocate of the Year.
Dr. Sonya Hemmen
Board Secretary
Now in her Encore Career, Dr. Sonya Hemmen is the Leadership Coordinator Teacher for the Colorado Mesa University Education Department, where she teaches undergraduate pedagogy and graduate leadership classes.
Dr. Hemmen has been a school leader in both conventional public and charter schools. Her background includes managing school budgets of more than $4 million, as well as fundraising and development management. Her published research focuses on strengthening instructional planning to maximize student learning and teacher collaboration.
She holds Colorado K-12 licensure in teaching, principalship, and administration (superintendency). Sonya has lived on the Western Slope for more than 30 years and enjoys spending time with her family, reading, overlanding, and volunteering.
Cheryl Morris
Board Treasurer
Cheryl Morris is a higher education leader with more than 30 years of experience in campus administration, accreditation, compliance, operations, and student success. Since 2015, she has served as Campus Director of IntelliTec College’s Grand Junction campus, leading strategic initiatives that support educational quality, institutional effectiveness, and workforce development.
Prior to joining IntelliTec College, Cheryl held campus leadership positions across multiple educational organizations and served as National Director of Campus Management, providing operational and compliance oversight for 11 campuses. She is also an experienced accreditation professional who has served as a Team Leader for compliance audits with both the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC).
Cheryl holds a Master of Science in Higher Education Administration and College Teaching and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Northeastern State University. She is passionate about student achievement, employee development, and building strong partnerships between education and industry.
Troy Salazar
Board Member
Troy Salazar is a Nationally Registered/Colorado Paramedic and serves as the Sim Lab Educator at St. Mary’s Hospital, as well as an EMS Faculty member at CMU Tech in Grand Junction, Colorado. He holds an Associate Degree in EMS and a Bachelor’s Degree in Organizational Management, and has worked in the EMS field since 1997.
Troy is the President of the Colorado EMS Educators Association (CEMSEA) and a member of the Board of Directors for the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado (EMSAC). He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for the Pueblo City Schools Health Academy and has coordinated multiple EMS and Fire conferences throughout Colorado.
In addition to serving patients as a ground and flight Paramedic, Troy has taught students from both high school and college programs, contributing more than two decades of leadership and instructional experience to the advancement of EMS education.
Mike Foster
Board Member
Mike Foster brings nearly three decades of experience in commercial real estate, land development, financial analysis, and business development to the BridgePoint Board of Directors. He is a commercial real estate broker and Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) with Coldwell Banker Commercial Prime Properties in Grand Junction, where he specializes in land development, project feasibility, office, retail, and industrial real estate.
Prior to joining Coldwell Banker Commercial, Mike held leadership and development positions in the real estate industry, including serving as Director of Land Acquisition for Century Communities and Land Acquisition Manager for KB Home. His professional background also includes financial analysis, project management, and business development.
Mike earned an MBA in Real Estate from the University of Denver’s Daniels College of Business/Burns School of Real Estate and Construction and a bachelor’s degree in History and Russian from Colorado College. He earned the prestigious CCIM designation in 2013.
A longtime member of the Grand Junction community, Mike also serves through Lions Clubs International. He brings to the BridgePoint board valuable expertise in real estate, facilities, financial analysis, development, and long-term planning.