Meet The Board
Jordan Fuentes
Board President
Jordan Fuentes started playing as a rec hockey goalie at the age of 8, working his way up to playing AAA Midget Major travel hockey. He currently plays as a defenseman for two adult league hockey teams and coaches 18U youth rec hockey. Since the start of his hockey career, Fuentes has experienced first-hand the effects of head injuries and how they can affect every aspect of life. Having struggled with TBI, substance abuse, and mental health, he knows that having someone there for you can be the support you need to push through tough times, making him passionate about helping others going through the same or similar struggles.
Born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Fuentes received his Bachelors in Business Administration from the Anderson School of Business at the University of New Mexico before moving to Colorado and earning his Master's in Business Administration from Daniels College of Business at Denver University. Upon entering the workforce, he worked at a boutique valuation firm before embarking on a two-year stint in the cryptocurrency and digital assets world.
Currently, Fuentes works for Riveron, a worldwide consulting firm, with a focus on Business Valuation for Private Equity, CFO, Fortune 500 companies, and small businesses. In addition to his work and hockey ventures, Fuentes loves spending time with his family and is an avid sports card investor and trading card collector.
Robbin Merta
Secretary
Robbin is originally from the Chicagoland area and moved to Colorado in 1998. She has been in athletics since she was young, playing softball and volleyball, and later teaching women's self-defense. She and her husband, Dennis, owned Life Martial Arts in Broomfield for 18 years. Robbin is a REALTOR and owner of Glasslight Studio, fabricating stained glass panels, mosaics and murals. She has been a member of the Broomfield Chamber of Commerce for over 20 years and an Ambassador for the group since 2022. She has served on her REALTOR Association's Board of Directors and has volunteered for the Broomfield Community Foundation, Meals on Wheels, and the Chamber's Advocacy Committee.
Matt Pozek
Treasurer
Matt Pozek grew up playing various sports. Baseball, Football, Competitive Powerlifting, Cross Country Running and started Ice Hockey at 32. Similar to Jordan Meadows he has seen the lack of education, resources and knowledge around mental health and traumatic brain injuries.
Matt received two Bachelor degrees from Fort Lewis College. One in Accounting and the other in Finance. After college Matt became a CPA and worked for KPMG. After public accounting Matt has worked in various stage startups raising over $400M in debt and equity.
Dr. Bret Ellington
Board Member At-Large
Dr Bret Ellington is a Functional Medicine practitioner and a Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. His goal is to find the root cause and fix the problem! Too late often patients' problems are treated to suppress the symptoms, only to create other problems or have the same problem come back later. Dr Bret believes you don't have to live with pain forever. He takes pride in helping his patients restore their health, physically and mentally, by making changes that make a difference for a lifetime!