Abuse Prevention Team
Ana Pasini
Abuse Prevention Manager
& Family Advocate
(Bilingual)
Ana is thrilled to be at The Crawford Child Advocacy Center where she started working in 2004 as a Bilingual Family Advocate. She is passionate about facilitating child sexual abuse prevention programs for children and adults in both English and Spanish. During her break from the CAC, she worked at the Food Bank for Larimer County and Head Start. She earned her B.A. in Spanish and Psychology from CSU. Outside of work, Ana enjoys spending time with her two daughters, running, hiking, and fostering dogs from Animal House.
Email: anap@crawfordcac.org
Staci Clark, MA
Safety Smarts Instructor
Staci Clark is excited to be a part of the amazing team at The Crawford CAC teaching Safety Smarts in the schools. She received a B.A. from New Mexico State University in communication disorders in 1998 and then went on to receive her M.A. in Speech-Language Pathology in 2000 from the University of Northern Colorado. Staci worked as an SLP in Albuquerque, N.M. for 3 years and in Greenville, South Carolina for 5 years with children and adults with developmental disabilities while her husband was completing his medical training. They have lived in Fort Collins for 7 years and she has been a stay at home mom to 3 children, Maddie, Audrey, and Mason. Now that her own children are back in school, she is looking forward to using her skills again to teach this very important child abuse prevention program!
Email: stacic@crawfordcac.org
Heather Hoppin, MA
Safety Smarts Instructor
Heather joined the Safety Smarts program in the fall of 2019. She holds an undergraduate degree in outdoor recreation from Western Washington University and a master’s degree in special education from the University of Northern Colorado. Heather has been a special education teacher for middle-school, a mentor and volunteer for middle school, high school, and college youth, and has led outdoor adventure programs for at-risk children and youth. She has a passion for working with kids with learning differences and loves applying her skills and experience through Safety Smarts!
Email: heatherh@crawfordcac.org
Korin LaPlante, MA
Safety Smarts Instructor
Korin joined the CCAC and the Safety Smarts program in the spring of 2023. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration from San Diego State University. In addition to her work as a Safety Smarts instructor, Korin is the Executive Director of CHAMP, a nonprofit organization supporting positive character development through middle and high school athletic programs. Through Safety Smarts, Korin is now applying her personal mission to support healthy kids in a whole new way!
Email: korinl@crawfordcac.org
Coco Peterson, MS
Safety Smarts Instructor
Coco joined the Safety Smarts team in the fall of 2022. She has an undergraduate degree in Health and Exercise Science from Colorado State University and a masters in Healthcare Ethics from Creighton University. Coco is an accomplished yoga instructor and has experience as a healthcare technician, personal trainer, cheerleading and tumbling coach, and advocate for the awareness and prevention of fentanyl-related addiction, poisoning, and overdoses. Through Safety Smarts, Coco continues her passion for helping vulnerable members of her community!
Email: cocop@crawfordcac.org
