Our Staff
Diane Pulvermiller, Co-Director
Diane holds a Master Degree in Psychology, a certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the Trauma Institute in Boston, and is a TBRI (Trust Based Relational Interventions) Practitioner through the Karyn Purvis Child Development Center at TCU. She spent 17 years in public preschools both teaching and working in administration and several years in leadership positions with a mentoring non-profit in the Denver area. She has been volunteering with Embrace Mercy since and 2001 has served as Co-Director since 2013. Diane and her husband are parents to three adult children (including an adopted Romanian son) and two precious grandsons. She loves reading books, drinking tea, hanging out with her dog and cheering on her beloved NY Giants.
Melanie Dewey, Co-Director
Melanie holds a Masters Degree in Education and taught in an urban public school for eleven years before joining the staff of Embrace Mercy in 2013. She has been volunteering and working with orphans in Romania since 1998. She holds a certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies through the Trauma Institute in Boston, and is a TBRI (Trust Based Relational Interventions) Practitioner through the Karyn Purvis Child Development Center at TCU. An adoptee herself, she is passionate about supporting families who give homes to kids from trauma. She and her husband have four adult children, including a son adopted from Romania. Her favorite activities are hanging out with her granddaughters, playing board games, and enjoying Colorado’s mountains.
Our Board of Directors
Wes Hayes, Board President
Drew Ziegler, Board Treasurer
Rafael Guias
Steve Thompson
Kyndra Gallegos, Board Secretary
Scott Dewey
Sarah Thompson, Board Member
Leah Guias, Board Vice-Chair
James Encinas, Board Member
Our Founders
Fred and Karleen Dewey
