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Key Contacts at CDE
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- Access Learning and Literacy
- Accountability and Continuous Improvement
- Adult Education Initiatives
- Capital Construction
- Child Find
- Commissioner's Office
- Communications Office
- Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT Technical Support
- District Operations
- Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
- Educator Career Navigation
- Educator Development
- Educator Effectiveness
- Educator Enforcement
- Educator Licensing
- Educator Preparation
- Educator Recruitment and Retention
- Educator Talent Division
- Exceptional Student Services
- Expelled and At-Risk Student Services
- Facility Schools
- Federal Programs and Supports
- Field Services
- Foster Care Education
- Gifted Education
- Graduation Guidelines
- Grants Fiscal Management
- Grants Program Administration
- Health and Wellness
- Kindergarten School Readiness
- Migrant Education Program
- Nutrition
- Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
- Preschool Special Education
- Professional Development Initiatives
- READ Act
- School Finance
- School Health Professional Grant
- Schools of Choice
- Standards and Instructional Support
- State Board of Education
- Student Pathways
- Student Support Office
- Transportation
- Turnaround Support
- Work Based Learning
Access Learning and Literacy
Primary Contact:
Tanni Anthony
Director
[email protected]
303-503-4647
Secondary contact:
Roberta Curtis
Program Support
[email protected]
720-456-2601
Accountability and Continuous Improvement
Primary Contact:
Lisa Medler
Executive Director
[email protected]
303-656-6619
Secondary contact:
April Thompson
AEC Consultant & ACI Program Coordinator
[email protected]
Adult Education Initiatives
Contact:
Allyson Garcia
Director
[email protected]
Capital Construction
Primary Contact:
Andy Stine
Director
[email protected]
303-866-6717
Secondary contact:
Dustin Guerin
Supervisor, Statewide Facility Assessment
[email protected]
720-595-1675
Child Find
Primary Contact:
Melissa Taucher
Child Find Specialist
[email protected]
720-822-6239
Secondary contact:
Heidi White
Director, Early Childhood Special Education
[email protected]
303-501-0837
Commissioner's Office
Contact:
Melissa York
Executive Assistant to the Commissioner
[email protected]
303-866-6646 (voicemail)
Communications Office
Primary Contact:
Emma Garrett-Nelson
Chief Communications Officer
[email protected]
720-788-1393
Primary Contact:
Jeremy Meyer
Director of Communications
[email protected]
720-668-6434
Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT Technical Support
Contact:
Michelle Romero
Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
[email protected]
303-877-4155
District Operations
Contact:
Sheldon Rosenkrance
Chief District Operations Officer
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
Primary Contact:
Johann Liljengren
Director
[email protected]
303-968-0201
Secondary Contact:
Tricia Walz
Program and Evaluation Assistant
[email protected]
720-241-8094
Educator Career Navigation
Primary Contact:
Jennifer O'Brien
Director, Educator Career Navigation
[email protected]
303-656-8596
Secondary Contact:
Travis Garoutte
Early Childhood Career Navigator
[email protected]
303-905-2814
Educator Development
Primary Contact:
Zarra Keith
Educator Development Specialist
[email protected]
720-484-0507
Secondary contact:
Trish Malik
Leadership Development Specialist
[email protected]
720-766-9302
Educator Effectiveness
Primary Contact:
Leslie Burkholder
Educator Effectiveness Manager
[email protected]
303-945-1997
Educator Enforcement
Primary Contact:
[email protected]
303-866-6966
Secondary contact:
Darrin Bacca
Director, eLicensing & Enforcement
[email protected]
303-866-6854
Educator Licensing
Primary Contact:
Robert Faris
Educator Licensing Supervisor
[email protected]
720-739-3304
Secondary contact:
Tanya Klein
Director, Educator Licensing
[email protected]
303-501-2192
Educator Preparation
Primary Contact:
Megan Lovinguth
Educator Preparation Manager
[email protected]
720-610-2781
Secondary contact:
Mandy Hansen
Educator Development Specialist
[email protected]
720-591-5819
Educator Recruitment and Retention
Primary Contact:
Travis Garoutte
Educator Workforce Development Manager
[email protected]
303-905-2814
Secondary contact:
Derrick Martin
Educatory Recruitment and Retention Specialist
[email protected]
720-456-9199
Educator Talent Division
Primary Contact:
Jake January
Educator Talent Director, Operations
[email protected]
720-666-0182
Secondary contact:
Jennifer Simons
Educator Talent Program Manager
[email protected]
720-670-2235
Exceptional Student Services
Primary Contact:
Dr. Paul Foster
Assistant Commissioner, ESSU
[email protected]
303-866-4093
Secondary contact:
Suzann Shotts
Program Associate
[email protected]
303-866-6124
Expelled and At-Risk Student Services
Primary Contact:
Amy Werpy
Grant Manager
[email protected]
720-470-7558
Secondary contact:
Adrienne Barlow
Grant Coordinator
[email protected]
303-552-1572
Facility Schools
Primary Contact:
Judy Stirman
Facility Schools
[email protected]
303-866-6684
Secondary contact:
Lori Kochevar
Online Systems Consultant
[email protected]
303-866-6799
Federal Programs and Supports
Primary Contact:
Nazanin (Nazie) Mohajeri-Nelson
Executive Director
[email protected]
720-626-3895
Secondary Contact:
Emily Owen
Program Support II
[email protected]
720-661-9065
Field Services
Primary Contact:
Christina Monaco
Executive Director
[email protected]
303-981-6513
Secondary contacts:
Zack Allen
Director of Rural Services
[email protected]
720-471-3425
TBD
Field Services Associate
Position currently vacant
Foster Care Education
Contact:
Jamie Burciaga
State Coordinator of Foster Care
[email protected]
303-518-5938
Gifted Education
Primary Contact:
Rebecca McKinney
Gifted Education Director
[email protected]
303-866-6652
Secondary contact:
Heather Baskin
Gifted Education Assistant Director
Phone: 720-557-4528
[email protected]
Graduation Guidelines
Contact:
Robin Russel
Manager
[email protected]
303-866-2908
Grants Fiscal Management
Primary Contact:
Jennifer Austin
Grants Fiscal Manager Supervisor
[email protected]
303-866-6689
Secondary contact:
Robert Hawkins
Grants Fiscal Analyst
[email protected]
303-866-6775
Grants Program Administration
Contact:
DeLilah Collins
Director
[email protected]
720-537-9882
Health and Wellness
Primary Contact:
Sarah Blumenthal
Director of Student Health Services Unit
[email protected]
303-866-6779
Secondary contact:
Peter Stevinson
Program Assistant
[email protected]
303-866-6867
Kindergarten School Readiness
Contact:
Megan Rogers
Kindergarten School Readiness Consultant
[email protected]
720-326-2880
Migrant Education Program
Contact:
Tomas Mejia
State Director
[email protected]
303-503-6869
Nutrition
Contact:
Brehan Riley
Director
[email protected]
303-866-6299
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
Primary Contact:
Michelle Romero
Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
[email protected]
303-877-4155
Secondary contact:
Alena Barczak
Program Associate
[email protected]
303-548-8427
Preschool Special Education
Primary Contact:
Heidi White
Director
[email protected]
303-866-6720
Secondary contact:
Suzy Shotts
Program Associate
[email protected]
303-866-6124
Professional Development Initiatives
Contact:
Lori Kochevar
Program Support
[email protected]
303-866-6799
READ Act
Contact:
Tammy Yetter
Read Act Implementation Manager
[email protected]
720-955-8055
School Finance
Contact:
Tim Kahle
School Finance Program Director
[email protected]
303-335-6991
School Health Professional Grant
Primary Contact:
Phyllis Reed
Director. Heath Education Services
[email protected]
303-866-6593
Secondary contact:
Kristi Elliott
Health Education Services Supervisor
[email protected]
303-968-5736
Schools of Choice
Primary Contact:
Bill Kottenstette
Executive Director
[email protected]
303-866-6365
Secondary contact:
Renee Martinez
Online & Blended Learning
[email protected]
303-866-6864
Standards and Instructional Support
Contact:
Shelly Ramos
Director, Office of Standards and Instructional Support
[email protected]
720-926-7097
State Board of Education
Primary Contact:
Angela Maramba
Director of State Board Relations
[email protected]
303-866-6809
Secondary Contact:
Michelle Crawford
Executive Assistant to the Director of State Board Relations
[email protected]
303-908-4580
Student Pathways
Contact:
Danielle Ongart
Assistant Commissioner, Student Pathways and Engagement
[email protected]
303-501-3968
Student Support Office
Primary Contact:
Dana Scott
Director
[email protected]
303-866-6791
Secondary contact:
Susanna Spear
Program Assistant
[email protected]
Transportation
Primary Contact:
Susan Miller
Transportation Supervisor
[email protected]
720-766-1416
Secondary contact:
Fred Stewart
Transportation Analyst
[email protected]
720-766-1415
Turnaround Support
Primary Contact:
Nicole Monet
Director, Office of Intensive Supports
[email protected]
720-737-2454
Secondary contact:
Nate Goss
School and District Accountability Manager
[email protected]
720-682-8535
Work Based Learning
Contact:
Robin Russel
Graduation Guidelines Manager
[email protected]
303-866-2908
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November 19, 2024
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