Category: News and Communications

Maria Droste Counseling Center Announces Interim CEO

We will continue to prioritize putting our organizational values — equity, diversity of representation, inclusivity, access, and belonging — into action. My colleagues and I are dedicated to learning and evolving to create more welcoming, inclusive spaces for staff, interns, fellows, contract therapists, and supervisors with the interwoven goal of providing the same for the people we serve.

Thank you to all of our partners for your continued collaboration. If you have any questions or want to connect, please reach out. Although we are in a time of transition, it has been intentional to extend it through the year to give more time and energy to strengthen our organization, our business, and our culture.

Maria Droste CEO Announcement

Denver, CO – The Board of Directors of Maria Droste Counseling Center (MDCC), a non-profit
organization that provides accessible, community-centered, high-quality mental health counseling and
clinical training, regardless of ability to pay, to the Denver metro and surrounding front range communities,
today announced that Dr. Sandra Mann, Chief Executive Officer, will be resigning from her position, effective
December 31, 2023.

Modern Marias: Dafna Michaelson Jenet

Let’s talk about young women. Young women are really good at hiding their symptoms, their diseased state and not getting help until it’s too late or it’s not too late, but it’s very long down the process. I think that we need to work with women in the community, starting from people like myself, talking openly about my serious mental illness. For other young women to be able to say, hey, you know, I suffer from those things too…and there’s help for me. I think that that’s the key component.

MDCC Partners with Local Organizations to Diversify Behavioral Health Workforce

Diversifying the Behavioral Health Workforce Project Maria Droste Counseling Center, La Cocina, Envision:You, and Jacquelyn D. Stanton Consulting have partnered… Read More

Maria Droste Counseling Center is pleased to announce that Aliena Martinez has recently joined the Board of Directors. Martinez, the… Read More

Youth Serving Professional working with children

Supporting Youth Well-Being in Colorado by Supporting Youth-Serving Professionals

Maria Droste Counseling Center is thrilled to announce that they are the beneficiary of a $15,000 grant from the Caring for Colorado Foundation to bring valuable mental health counseling and resources to Colorado schools and teachers.

Demetrius “D” Parker Named Board of Directors Chairperson

Maria Droste Counseling Center is pleased to announce that the board of directors elected Demetrius “D” Parker as the new… Read More

Congratulations to Mars Holsopple, Chief Development Officer, on being named a winner for the Denver Business Journal’s 2021 C-Suite Awards

Marsena (Mars) Holsopple, Chief Development Officer at Maria Droste Counseling Center, has been named to the Denver Business Journal’s 2021… Read More

ribbon reading mental health regardless of wealth

May is Mental Health Awareness Month

Join us all month as we hear from our community about the realities of mental illness and why the ability… Read More

Announcing the Addition of 4 New Board Members: Claudia Crosse-Wynn, Shannon Groves, Patrice Hawkins, and Michelle Wiley

Maria Droste Counseling Center is excited to introduce the new Board Members joining our Board of Directors. Learn more about… Read More

Meet our new Director of Finance, who brings with her a wealth of knowledge and experience. Christie Bolinger holds a… Read More

Dear Community, Many are waking up to the nightmare that has been lived by black people in this country for… Read More

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