Kids First Health Care provides health care services for infants, children and teens from birth to age 21 at the Commerce City clinic. The Commerce City location is accepting new patients and has no zip code requirements. Kids First also helps families apply for and renew health insurance coverage for children through the Health First CO (Medicaid) and CHP+ programs. For an appointment or more information, please call 303‐289‐1086.
Dr. Amanda Jichlinski, Medical Director
Dr. Amanda Jichlinski (Amanda) has been with Kids First Health Care since 2022, bringing notable expertise as a pediatrician with multiple years of experience in integrated pediatric health care to her role as medical director.
Across the agency’s nine clinics, Amanda oversees clinical care and provides administrative and leadership support for all sites, including Kids First’s community clinics that serve patients from birth to 21, and its school-based health centers that serve students enrolled at those schools.
Amanda is passionate about reducing health disparities for children in marginalized and medically underserved communities, and her leadership role at Kids First allows her to deliver equitable health care across Adams County.
Growing up fluent in English, Spanish and French, Amanda has always found joy serving diverse and immigrant populations. Throughout her career, Amanda has cared for families from a variety of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds and enjoys serving them while learning about their communities.
Before joining Kids First, Amanda worked as a pediatrician at Salud Family Health Centers in Commerce City.
Amanda is Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, completed medical school at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, and completed her residency in pediatrics at Children’s National in Washington, D.C.
Rebecca “Becky” Lusk, Nurse Practitioner
Becky brings more than 30 years of experience as a pediatric nurse practitioner to her role at Kids First Health Care.
At the Commerce City Community Clinic, Becky supports patients from birth to 21 with the delivery of high quality, integrated health care services. Her passion for patient-centered care is evident through the strong relationships she’s developed with generations of families at Kids First.
Becky joined the Kids First Health Care team in 2004 and has developed a profound connection to the patients and families who live across the Commerce City community.
With more than two decades of experience at Kids First, Becky maintains an unwavering commitment to her patients, and she enjoys watching them grow from infancy to young adulthood, while providing them with care to support their health and well-being.
Before joining Kids First Health Care, Becky worked as a nurse practitioner for Every Child Pediatrics.
Bobbi Garcia-Abrego, Enrollment Coordinator
Bobbi joined Kids First Health Care in 2010, bringing extensive insurance enrollment expertise, as well as compassion for families’ circumstances to her role as enrollment coordinator.
Bobbi assists families with enrollment into insurance programs such as Medicaid and CHP+, as well as helping them navigate access to a variety of other resource benefits like SNAP, TANF and LEAP.
Her decision to join the Kids First team came easy to her, as Bobbi had recently navigated the CHP+ enrollment process for her own children, and realized just how arduous an experience it was, and she wanted to leverage this to support other families.
Through her work at Kids First, Bobbi has fostered strong client relationships and ensures compliance with regulatory standards. She is committed to providing families a safe and respectful environment to access benefits without judgement or fear.
Prior to serving at Kids First, Bobbi worked in medical billing, and in 2003, she obtained her medical assisting certification through Concorde Career College. She is bilingual in English and Spanish, and adores serving her community.
Carlamaria Mani, Behavioral Health Case Navigator
Carla joined Kids First Health Care in 2024 as the Behavioral Health Case Navigator, supporting the behavioral health team with case coordination services to help to reduce barriers to care for patients across the agency.
Joining the Kids First team was an easy decision for Carla, as the nonprofit’s mission was perfectly aligned with her own values and beliefs.
Carla brings extensive expertise in case management and finds great joy in helping children and families navigate the medical industry, especially when it comes to insurance and assisting with scheduling appointments and finding transportation to access health care services.
Before joining Kids First, Carla served as a case manager for Clinica Family Health.
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