About Us
MISSION: We create housing opportunities for neurodiverse adults in Park City that integrates quality of life within a supportive community.
Bridge21
Bridge21 Park City recognizes the isolation crisis individuals with disabilities face while approaching adulthood. Opportunities are growing within the Park City community for this population, however there are not enough Neurodiverse Housing options. We believe Park City and Summit County are ready to build a more inclusive community and Bridge21 seeks to create a network of bridges connecting individuals with disabilities to local housing. Ultimately, Bridge21 aims to build a Neurodiverse Co-Housing neighborhood.
View our Board Members below
Stephanie Polukoff – Executive Director
Stephanie is a Pediatric Occupational Therapist with 30 years of experience running her own business, SAP Services, providing healthcare/therapeutic services to a variety of schools and clinics that support special needs children and their families.
She worked in the Park City School District for 17 years as well as Primary Children’s Hospital, Blue Sky Therapeutics, and private practice. The very *definition of her profession has prepared her for developing a co-housing inclusive community. She is a founding member of Bridge21 Park City and considers it her greatest honor to create an inclusive, sustaining, nurturing community for her special needs friends to thrive and succeed in life. She has also been an advocate for her own children growing up in Park City where she was President of school PTO’s, member of PCEF and PCSTF, Jans Winter Welcome volunteer and NAC volunteer when it was just one building and a barn. Currently, Stephanie is dedicated to B21, Walter, the pug, and her family, Jerry, Izaac and Natalya.
*Definition:
Occupational therapy (OT) is a global healthcare profession. It involves the use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities, or occupations, of individuals, groups, or communities.
Wes Stout – Board Chair
Mr. Stout is dynamic sales and operations executive with high-impact
success in engaging stakeholders at all levels through strategic
roadmaps, annual operating plans, market expansion, and deal
negotiations.
Over the course of his career, Wes has worked primarily in the
consumer packaged goods industry. He currently leads a sales team for
Keurig Dr Pepper and previously did the same at PepsiCo and Acosta Sales.
He also spent 3 years as a director with Young Life Park City where he started
Capernaum, Young Life’s neurodiverse outreach to students ages 12-21.
Mr. Stout graduated from Miami University of Ohio with degrees in
economics, geography, and urban planning. He is a founding board member
of Bridge21 and also serves on the Young Life Park City board.
Wes and his wife Hannah reside in Park City and both have siblings with
special needs. They are passionate about building community and hope Park
City can be a place where neurodiverse adults can have a thriving life.
Liza Howell – Board Member
Liza Howell is a founding member of Bridge21 Park City.
She is the mother of a young man on the autism spectrum and his 3 adoring sisters. An artist and children’s book author, Liza has volunteered countless hours to organizations she believes make a difference in the world.
Liza is president of the Kenan Family Foundation and co-director of the Hope through LIFE foundation with her husband Drew. Running, hiking, gardening, and leading Bible studies are some of her favorite activities.
Clay Weldon – Board Member
Clay has been with B21 from the very beginning.
My early years growing up back East outside Philly were spent living an adventurous life riding freestyle BMX, go-carts, unicycles, dirt bikes, playing all the sports, and… delivering lots of wedding cakes. My parents owned a bakery that’s still around today and I’m one of six kids who all worked in the bakery.
I have a beautiful wife, Cristy, and some amazing kiddos with one being a special needs son, Luke, who lights up everyone’s life.
I founded a fitness software business back in 2011, absolutely love what I do, and am surrounded by incredibly supportive people. Be content, but never settle.
Ed Aloe – Board Member
Mr. Aloe is the Founder and CEO of CALCAP Advisors.
CALCAP was founded in 2008 and sponsors alternative real estate investment opportunities for individual and institutional investors. Ed is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations and performance of the company and its affiliates, CALCAP Lending, CALCAP Properties, CALCAP Asset Management and CALCAP Strategic Opportunities. Mr. Aloe is also Chairman of the company’s Investment Committee responsible for guiding the overall investment strategy of the firm. CALCAP has over $700 million in AUM and has raised money from over 350 high net worth individuals.
Mr. Aloe graduated from the University of San Diego with a B.B.A. degree in Business. He founded CALCAP Cares, a 501(c)(3) Foundation created to raise money for autism awareness and currently serves on the Board of Bridge21, a non-profit, based in Park City, Utah. He has also served on the University of San Diego Emerging Leaders Council as well as the USD Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate.
Ed is also the host of “The Real Estate Wealth” podcast, and resides in San Marino, CA with his wife and three children.
Safia Keller – Board Member
Safia has been the Director of Development for the College of Education at the University of Utah since 2019.
Before this position, she was the Chief Employment Development Officer at Columbus Community Center for 3 ½ years, Director of Corporate Relations at Westminster College for 10 years from 2006-2016, and Director of Group and Corporate Ticket Sales for Broadway Across America for 11 years from 1995-2006.
She sits on several boards, including the AFP Utah Chapter, the University of Utah Marriott Library Ski Archives, the Rotary Club of Millcreek, CNS Home Health & Hospice, and MS Society Utah/So. Idaho Board Emeritus Board Member. She is also the past Chair of the Utah Women’s Giving Circle, which is part of the Community Foundation of Utah. She received her BA in International Relations at the University of Colorado in Boulder.
She has one son, Maclane, who is 27 years old and is the light of her life. She is a fierce advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities in all aspects of life and making sure that DEI statements include disabilities as a form of diversity. When not working or volunteering, she loves to ski, go camping, and enjoy a nice glass of wine with a good book!
Our Mission & Vision
Our Mission
We create housing opportunities for neurodiverse adults in Park City that integrates quality of life within a supportive community.
Our Vision
Every neurodiverse adult has the opportunity to live in community-integrated housing in Park City, Utah.
Get Involved
There are many ways you can help propel Bridge21 forward in our housing initiative. You can donate, volunteer, and follow us on social media.
Donate
Bridge21 appreciates any and all donations. Your tax-exempt donations are twofold; they:
- Help Bridge21 host community-supported events
- Establish a fund to create more housing options for our community members with disabilities.
Join a Committee
There are a few different ways you can volunteer with Bridge21.
You can…
- Community Engagement
- Buds&Blooms – Community Gardens
- B21 Circle – Support for Families
- Fundraising, etc.
Resources
Here are a lot of resources for not only Park City, Utah but also national resources for neuro-typical individuals and their families.
We Need Your Support Today!
With your contribution we can create stable housing opportunities for our community members with disabilities. Showing your commitment helps us continue to support our community members with disabilities. Together we will make a more inclusive and diverse Park City community.