Cal Duran
BOARD CHAIR

Cal Duran is a local multimedia artist and educator from Denver, Colorado . He strives to bridge communities together with the power of the imagination .Teaching at the Denver Art Museum, Arts Students League of Denver, Voz Y Corazon suicide prevention program , and outreach in local schools all over Colorado . He strives to build cultural knowing and remembrance through creativity. 

Robin Wells
BOARD Vice-chair

Robin Wells moved to Colorado from Montreal in 1997 and made Denver her home.. A long time jewelry artist specializing in electroforming, she found ReCreative to be a valuable resource for supplies, with the added benefit of helping to keep materials out of the landfill. She has been a regular volunteer for several years and has now joined the board as well. She values the opportunity to give back to the community while also being a responsible steward of the environment.. She can often be found enjoying mountain trails with her dog, knitting, taking or teaching workshops at ReCreative, creating electroformed jewelry, or working on other art projects. 

Carol Angel
BOARD secretary

Carol Angel grew up in southwest Denver, hiking, skiing, caring for the environment, and recycling and repurposing items from pharmacy containers (Mom was a pharmacist) to old socks. She spent her career practicing federal and interstate water law for the Colorado Attorney General’s office. Since the snowmelt from Colorado’s mountains flows through seventeen other states before reaching the sea, and 36% of all land in the state is federally owned and managed, it was a wide-ranging and ever-changing job. Since retiring, she has applied her analytical skills to identifying and sorting the thousands of pounds of sometimes mysterious art and craft supplies donated to ReCreative. She has volunteered at ReCreative almost since its inception, and joined the board in 2024. She has also served as the manager of “Creation Station” for Dana Cain Events – creator of the Unicorn Festival, CatFest, and various chocolate festivals – helping attendees create magic wands, dragon tails, cat toys, fuzzy spiders
and the like from a mix of repurposed and new materials.

Paulina Leon
BOARD Treasurer

Paulina brings over 15 years of hands-on experience in both the fast-paced world of software startups and the strategic realm of real estate investment and asset management. Her engagement with community non-profits and economic development initiatives showcases her commitment to making a difference in Colorado and beyond. Paulina is passionate about leveraging her business acumen to assist local businesses and non-profits in becoming more financially secure and efficient, ensuring their long-term success and impact.

Lauren Bishop
BOARD Member

Lauren is an avid quilter and general arts, crafts, and creative reuse lover. She loves that ReCreative gives everyone, including her, the opportunity to try out new ideas and build new skills. Lauren has been volunteering with ReCreative Denver since she moved to Denver in July 2023, and RCD has quickly became one of her homes away from home.  Lauren looks forward to using her background in non-profit management, community building, and fundraising to help bring ReCreative Denver to new heights.

SHARON ROBINSON DELBUSSO
BOARD Member

Sharon Robinson DelBusso recently joined the ReCreative community as the Volunteer Coordinator and Board member after relocating to Denver from Bethesda, Maryland where she worked as the administrator of a non-profit medical certification board. Sharon retired after a long career as an administrator in the medical field and is exploring artistic avenues of expression. Sharon coordinates the monthly fine art painting sessions here at ReCreative. Sharon holds a BS in Fine Art and Psychology from Towson University and a MS in Applied Behavioral Science from Johns Hopkins University. 

Josie Jordan
BOARD Member

Bio coming soon!

Michelle Welty
BOARD Member

Throughout her career, Michelle Walsh Welty has been dedicated to adult education, in both the professional and volunteer capacity. Beyond her professional commitments, she is an enthusiastic globetrotter, an ardent yoga practitioner, an admirer of beautiful things, and a devoted dog pal.