About Us
The Phoenix Center at Auraria provides victim advocacy and support as well as campus education for CU Denver and CCD. We do not provide counseling, therapy or legal advice. The Phoenix Center at Auraria’s services and educational outreach could not be possible without the hard work and dedication of its staff.
Lisa Ingarfield, Associate Director
Lisa Ingarfield has worked in higher education for 13 years and specifically with survivors of sexual assault on college campuses for the last eight years. Prior to joining the Auraria campus, she volunteered at Colorado State University for their victim assistance team, the Fort Collins Crossroads domestic violence safe house, and most recently worked to develop and implement all aspects of the Gender Violence Education and Support Services Office at the University of Denver. She has completed over 160 hours in victim advocacy training including completing the Colorado Organization of Victim Assistance (COVA) Academy program. She holds an MA degree U.S. History from the University of Sussex, UK and an MS degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education from Colorado State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Culture and Communication at the University of Denver.
Ashley Strobel, Prevention Educator/Victim Advocate
Ashley is a Prevention Educator/Victim Advocate Intern with the Phoenix Center at Auraria. She is currently completing a Masters of Social Work degree at the University of Denver. Ashley has worked with children as well as adults as an advocate for those experiencing domestic and sexual violence. Her most recent work was providing prevention education around issues of dating violence to K-12th grade students.
Brianne Burnett, Victim Advocate/Prevention Educator
Brianne an intern at the PCA. She is a clinical Masters of Social Work student interested in families and animal assisted therapy. Her background in Psychology and Women & Gender studies has fueled her passion for victim advocacy and seeking to help others. New to Colorado, Brianne is enjoying working at the PCA and exploring future career options.
Violence Prevention Educators (VPEs)
James Boyce
James Boyce is a Violence Prevention Educator with a lot of experience facilitating group discussions on various topics. His facilitation skills are a great asset to The Phoenix Center at Auraria. Educating the Auraria community about Interpersonal Violence is an activity in which he employs great energy. James is a music major at the University of Colorado Denver, plays the guitar, has interest in playing jazz, and is interested in music business as a field.
Jacki Fiegl
Jacki is a Metro Senior studying Psychology and Women’s Studies who is very passionate about living as healthy and full as possible as a feminist, motorcycle rider, and violence prevention educator.
Deborah C
Deborah is a Metro student studying Human Services with a concentration in Domestic Violence. With the hopes of working with teens and young adults to raise awareness and educate them in an effort to stem interpersonal violence. Deborah currently works in the PCA office as both office help and a victim advocate as well as on the helpline. She volunteers with her teen daughter in the kitchen at Project Angel Heart once a week. If by chance there is some free time it is spent attending sporting events with her family.