Former Staff of Boys and Girls Club in Rawlins Hold Meeting

APRIL 28, 2025 |

Photo – Former CEO of Boys and Girls Club Rawlins Theresa Pacheco – Bigfoot99 file photo

In Rawlins last Thursday evening, parents and former employees of the Boys and Girls Club met for a second time to discuss alleged misconduct by the current Club CEO and the Board of Directors.

At the group’s first meeting on April 10th, the Chief Executive Officer of the organization, Theresa Pacheco, discussed her recent dismissal from the organization and answered questions from concerned parents. During the meeting, the parents said they feared the current Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors and Interim CEO Christina Linn were failing to follow the organization’s bylaws and national guidelines.

The parents and former staff members accused Linn and the Board of not conducting background checks on new employees. In a written statement to Bigfoot99, Linn refuted the claim, saying, “Everyone who has worked with children at the Club during my tenure as Interim CEO has had a background check that came back clean. Background checks are a BGCA National requirement.”

The attendees at the group’s first meeting also criticized the lack of security cameras at the Rawlins facility. Writing to Bigfoot99, CEO Linn said when Pacheco was fired, she did not turn over the password to access the security cameras. Linn said she was in the process of either resetting the old cameras or purchasing an entirely new system. On April 14^th, Linn reported that a new camera system had been installed in the building.

Ultimately, the parents agreed to request the official Boys and Girls Club bylaws from the Board of Directors to determine if Linn or the Board were violating Club doctrine.

At the meeting held last week on April 24th, Pacheco, several former Boys and Girls Club staff members, and a small handful of parents met again to discuss the next steps in their campaign against the organization’s current administrators.

Due to concerns among the group about retaliation against the parents and the kids, Bigfoot99 agreed to withhold the names of those in attendance.

The meeting began with a discussion of the most recent Boys and Girls Club bylaws.

Parents and former staff had obtained a copy of the bylaws that were in effect in March, when Pacheco was on the job as CEO. However, the parents expressed concern that the bylaws may have been revised since that time because the organization’s Board of Directors meetings are no longer open to the public.

A former staff member mentioned that she sent an email to several Boys and Girls Club of America administrators detailing her concerns about the local branch. She said the Vice President of Field Services responded, saying he would investigate the allegations. However, the Boys and Girls Club of America has little control over how local organizations operate.

Former CEO Pacheco said the national organization does have the authority to suspend or even terminate a local charter for safety violations, such as the lack of security cameras.

Pacheco said the regional headquarters of the Boys and Girls Club in Denver also conducts an annual safety inspection of the Rawlins facility.

The representative will spend two days searching for safety issues and interviewing employees.

Pacheco said any violations found during the inspection are reported to Boys & Girls Clubs Regional Service Director Clyde McGuire and the Rawlins branch.

However, parents and former staff raised concerns about McGuire’s handling of a recent incident report. The former Boys and Girls Club of Carbon County Youth Behavioral Specialist, who asked that his name not be included in the story, recounted an incident in which McGuire allegedly shared confidential information with Interim CEO Christina Linn.

The meeting attendees discussed reporting any future complaints to law enforcement rather than to the Boys and Girls Club of America corporate headquarters, aiming to prevent any alleged impropriety by McGuire.

The parents attending last week’s meeting also explored the idea of creating their own afterschool program to replace the Boys and Girls Club. Former CEO Pacheco explained that creating an entirely new childcare organization will be difficult and time consuming.

The meeting attendees suggested asking Memorial Hospital of Carbon County or the First United Methodist Preschool to provide a space for the new afterschool program while Pacheco searches for grant funding.

In the meantime, the parents said they will seek positions on the Boys and Girls Club of Carbon County Board of Directors and push for the policy changes they want.

Boys and Girls Club CEO Christina Linn is also looking for new Board members. In a written statement to Bigfoot99, Linn urged private citizens to help in any way they can, including joining the board or applying for employment.

The parents and former staff members did not set a date for another meeting.