About Cottonwood
Company Overview
Cottonwood Community Alternatives, Inc. is a private, 501(C)3, non-profit agency, providing support services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Cottonwood was designated July 1991, as an approved Service Agency providing Medicaid Waiver programs by the State of Colorado.
We provide services in the counties of Adams, Arapahoe, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Grand, Jefferson, Weld, and the City of Aurora. We work collaboratively with the Case Management Agencies in those areas.
Our Philosophy
This is well stated in our motto of “People Serving People". Our philosophy at Cottonwood is that each of the individuals receiving services from our agency is a valuable person, deserving of respect and consideration by our employees and people in the community. We believe that people with disabilities should have the opportunity to live, work, and socialize in the same type of places other people of similar age and interest do. We encourage implementing unique, person-driven options in all our settings.
Our goal at Cottonwood is to provide the individuals we serve with the support needed to live, work, and recreate in their community as independently as possible. All people should be as involved as possible in all aspects of daily living to gain independence and retain choice, dignity, and control of their life.
Our Management Team
Cottonwood’s administrative team is comprised of individuals with a significant amount of knowledge, experience, and dedication to this field and to individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. The majority of our Senior Management Team has been in the Human Services field in excess of 15 years, with a large majority of those years being with Cottonwood.
Executive Team
Cindy Opheim
CEO/Director
Seanna Horton
COO/CFO
Directors
Jennifer Torres
Associate Director
Jobey King
Program Director
Brooke Elenga
Program Director