Bridge House
Bridge House
Leadership Team
Melissa Arguello-Green
Chief Executive Officer
Bio
MELISSA ARGUELLO-GREEN
Bridge House Chief Executive Officer
Melissa Arguello-Green is chief executive officer of Bridge House, Colorado’s work-first model approach to end adult homelessness, sustainably changing lives through a continuum of programming from low-barrier basic needs to its innovative Ready to Work program offering paid employment, housing, and support services with locations in Aurora, Boulder, and Englewood (2024).
Bridge House also operates two social enterprises: outdoor landscaping and culinary businesses including Danconias Truffle Brownies.
Melissa joined Bridge House in 2015 as the manager of housing operations, assisting in developing policies and procedures and also served as a case manager. She became the then- Path To Home Program Director in 2017 and director of operations in 2019. She served as chief operating officer and absorbed the role of interim CEO on January 1, 2021 before removing interim from her title in April of that year.
A career public servant, her work with the homeless and chemically dependent population began as a firefighter, EMT, and field instructor within the Mountain View Fire District. As a first responder she dove head-first into addiction education and worked in Boulder County’s Addiction Recovery Center for nearly a decade where she revamped medical and response protocols and retrained the staff and volunteers extensively in crisis intervention.
Chad Carbone
Director of Outdoor Operations
Paul Egan
RTW Aurora Program Director
Josh Lagge
RTW Boulder Program Director
John McCollum
Sue Rincon
Bio
SUE RINCON
Bridge House Senior Director of Finance
Rincon joined Bridge House in November and oversees implementation and execution of the finance department to move the agency’s strategy and maintain financial controls of Bridge House’s $6.5m annual budget.
A veteran in the human services non-profit sector, she came to Bridge House from The Empowerment Program where she was chief financial officer for its 4.5m budget that removes barriers to health, housing, education, and employment so its primarily cis and transgender women participants can live a healthier life away from the criminal legal system or homelessness.
After VCS, Rincon decided she wanted to spend the balance of her career giving back to the community, so she sought employment in the nonprofit sector where she was the accountant for the Global Down Syndrome Foundation from 2010-15. There she was responsible for all facets of daily accounting including accounts payable, receivables, sales tax, and payroll of its $3.5m budget.
From 2004-10 she was Vision Chemical Systems General Manager, supervising accounting and warehouse operations, human resources, and payroll. There she was at the helm of supervision of accounting, service and warehouse operations, human resource and payroll tasks, financial statement review, budgets and forecasting, and annual insurance review.
In nine years at Serck Services, Inc., Rincon was human resources manager and information services overseeing payroll, RFP equipment purchases, purchase and implementation of integrated payroll, accounting and inventory software for the corporate office as well as its 10 branches, company and employee handbook author, computer training and IT manual author, and monthly management reports, while providing support for corporate and branch personnel.
Scott Medina
Director of Community Relations
Natasha Stackhouse
Director of Human Resources
Will Thibodeau
Facilities and Vehicles Manager
John Trejo
Executive Chef
Community Table Kitchen
Melanie Zeitler
Senior Director of Philanthropy
Bio
MELANIE ZEITLER
Bridge House Senior Director of Philanthropy
Melanie Zeitler was named Bridge House Senior Director of Philanthropy in May 2024 and will oversee fundraising, marketing, community relations, and outreach.
In her role, she will lead a small team to lead a department of five to leverage Bridge House’s “Bridge of Opportunity” spanning basic needs, employment, and housing to support mission-driven programing and operations, including capital campaigns and events in Boulder, Aurora, Englewood, and surrounding areas.
Melanie joins the 25-year-old human services nonprofit after seven years of successfully stewarding support for preventative health at Denver-based 365 Health, the nation's largest volunteer-driven health and education non-profit program.
During her tenure at 365 Health, Zeitler was an executive team leader of the $5m non profit that improved community access to preventative healthcare, health, literacy, education, and telehealth statewide. Among her accomplishments as vice president of philanthropy, she:
- Co-led the beginning phase of a $5m capital campaign from 2021-23;
- Raised $3.7m in grant revenue from 2022-23;
- Co-negotiated a contract to provide preventive telehealth services to uninsured, underinsured and low-income individuals.
- Co-managed the next generation of 365 Health Emerging Leaders group;
Prior to her role at 365 Health, Zeitler was the director of development at Plains Conservation Center in Aurora, Colo.. There she created Trailblazers, a citizen science and fundraising program, increased support for cross promotional environmental science programs with the Denver’s Museum of Nature and Science, and Zoo; and spearheaded a unique on-property campaign to support the restoration of the short-grass prairie and bison to the eastern plains.
At the South Bend (Ind.) Museum of Art she built the organization's first development department; led, the first and subsequent annual fund campaigns, launched The Contemporaries, a philanthropic giving group for young professionals, creating pathways to life-long membership, art education, collection, and donorship, and led the museum’s rebranding efforts.
She has also served as Michiana Jewish Historical Society Executive Director, University of Denver Hillel Director, and Jewish Federation of St. Joseph Valley Program Director.
The South Bend, Ind. native has lived in the Denver metro area for more than 25 years. She is concurrently pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Health (MPH) with a community health and environmental focus.