Rocky Mountain Rural Health is governed by a 6 member Board of Directors. These volunteers are community members from throughout Park County and other Colorado communities.
Dale Fitting, PhD — President
Dale Fitting has been a board member of Rocky Mountain Rural Health since 2004. Currently he is serving as Board President.
Dale is a physicist and engineer as well as a small business owner in Fairplay. The business and industry acumen he brings to RMRH is invaluable to the vision, outreach and effectiveness of the organization. His career in science and industry brought him in contact with government and granting agencies which gives him unique insight into operating effectively within the scope of regulatory agencies and grant making.
Susan Canterbury — Vice President
Susan Canterbury joined the RMRH Board in 2016 and is now serving as Vice President. She graduated from Beth El School of Nursing in Colorado Springs in 1993 and she has been in nursing ever since. She is currently the Head Nurse at Park County Detentions. Susan is a long-time resident of Park County — over 30 years in Fairplay and has raised all of her children here. Susan is very well aware of the challenges of South Park and is always ready and willing to help.
Jane Newman — Secretary
Jane has been on the RMRH board since 2017. She has a bachelors degree and a masters degree in Special Education from the University of Central Arkansas. She founded and was the Executive Director of a non-profit for helping individuals with significant disabilities find jobs — H.I.R.E. After 10 years with H.I.R.E. she and her husband moved to Colorado. The mountains were calling them, and they were excited for what was to come.
After a brief time as a special education teacher with Park County Schools, she became the principal of South Park Middle and High School. She retired after 16 years.
Her desire to be on the board of RMRH is a continuation of her personal goals to help people in need and to help them meet their maximum potential. She is also the executive director of the South Park Food Bank. Hunger and health go hand in hand and Jane is encouraged by the services RMRH offers and the dedication of the staff.
Kathy Fitting, MD, FACP — Treasurer
Katherine Fitting joined the board of directors of Rocky Mountain Rural Health in 2013 but has had an ongoing relationship with the organization since 2004. She currently serves RMRH as Treasurer and Board-Staff Liaison.
Katherine is a medical doctor retired from clinical practice. For seventeen years she was a kidney specialist in Denver. In 2004 she took up practice in Fairplay as a primary care doctor where she served the community until her retirement in 2013. Her calling as a doctor and her experience in a medically underserved area have created a foundation for the board to realize the vision of improving access to health care in Park County.
Tina Darrah — Member at Large
Tina Darrah joined the Rocky Mountain Rural Health Board of Directors in January of 2023. Tina originally moved to South Park in 1993, left for a time in the 2000s, and came back to serve as the Town Administrator for the Town of Fairplay from 2009 - 2021. After 27 years in local Government, she now owns a small business in Fairplay, and is delighted to have time to devote to serving the community through her volunteersim with organizations such as RMRH.
Teresa Carpenter — Member at Large
Teresa Carpenter was appointed to the RMRH Board of Directors in the fall of 2023. Whe has been a resident of Park County fore almost 40 years. Teresa was the Recreation Director for the Town of Fairplay when she first moved into the area. She has also worked for Hilton in the town of Breckendridge. After seventeen years in Breckenridge, she cam back to Fairplay to work at Park County RE-2 School District while her children attended pre-school through High School. After her children graduated, she went to work for the Park County Assessor's Office. Teresa now works for Moving Mountains, a property management company in Breckenridge.
Through the years, she has been a member of the South Park Community Church, and volunteer for Burro Days, Food Bank, and 4th of July events. She is eager to apply her knowledge from her time as a long time resident of Park County toward her service on the RMRH Board of Directors.