About us
With a vision of a healthier future for ALL, inspired by faith, our mission is to draw people closer to Christ by providing compassionate medical and spiritual care for all in need.
OUR TEAM
Mia Ryan
Program Manager
Mia Ryan joined the Christ Clinic team in early 2024, and she serves to facilitate all communication, coordination and collaboration among the clinic, staff and the volunteers. Her healthcare career began in 2005, and she has a passion for caring for people and showing God’s love in practical ways. When not in the clinic, you’ll find Mia, and her husband Josh, leading worship at their church or with their two kids outside enjoying a baseball game.
Kate Odenwald, NP
Executive Director & Medical Director
With a passion to use her clinical experience to care for those in her own community in Northern Colorado, Kate joined Christ Clinic a a volunteer provider in 2019 and transitioned to Executive and Medical Director in 2022. Since that time, she has led the organization forward by forming deeper community connections and stabilizing organizational processes and fundraising plans to provide stability for years to come.
Kate began her career as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in 2010. She graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with her MSN after receiving her BSN from Baylor University in 2006. Outside of clinic, you'll find Kate, her husband Eric, and their two kids enjoying the best of Fort Collins from their bicycles.
Alma Alvarado-Cabrera
Assistant, Interpreter
Alma Alvarado-Cabrera joined the Christ Clinic team in 2024 through Adelante, a summer fellowship that places young adults from historically marginalized communities with organizations and business host sites throughout the community. While working in the office and clinic, she is also pursuing her BS in Psychology for a hopeful career in counseling. Her passion of providing care to the community is what led her to stay with Christ Clinic beyond her internship, and we are fortunate to have found her! Outside of the clinic, you’ll find Alma acting in plays around the Fort Collins area as well as hitting the gym and enjoying the outdoors.
In the news
Coloradoan article
Free and low-cost clinics offer range of services in Northern Colorado (July 21, 2019)
KCOL Podcast
Interview with Rex Smithgall and Steve Bergstrand from Christ Clinic.
NAFC Honors
Christ Clinic earned a 2023 Gold Rating from the National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) Quality Standards Program. (April 20, 2023)
Podcast
Connecting a Better World interviews Dr. Rich and Kathy Simmons. (Jan. 22, 2019)
Christ Clinic is recognized as a 501c3 non-profit
Section 501(c)(3) is the portion of the US Internal Revenue Code that allows for federal tax exemption of nonprofit organizations, specifically those that are considered public charities, private foundations or private operating foundations. It is regulated and administered by the US Department of Treasury through the Internal Revenue Service.
To view Christ Clinic's 501c3 document please click here.