Meet Our Leaders
Allison Alexander
Amy Carlough
Bethanne Rodriguez
Chantal Fae Rukundo-Karaara
Chantal Fae Rukundo-Karaara
Augustine Classical Academy
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 13
Dani Petz
Diane Gomez
Diane Gomez
Denver Department of Public Health & Environment
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 13
Edurne Artazcoz
Elise DeKraai
Joseph John Anderson
Joseph John Anderson
Conscious Children's Playspace
REGION: Front Range
Cohort: 13
Kenia Pinela
Kristen Wagner
Lindsey Mohatt
Maria de los Angeles Ross
Maria de los Angeles Ross
New Legacy Charter School
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 13
Meghan Leclerc
Mindy Tipton
Natalie Magnatta
Rebecca Gartner
Robert McMullen
Robert McMullen
Children's Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 13
Rosie Evans
Serena Romeo
Steve Otter
Steve Otter
San Juan Board of Cooperative Education Services
REGION: Southwest
Cohort: 13
Zainab Emdadian
Britney Hicks
Cathy Doetkott
Dorothy Day
Jackie Cordova
Joanne Shudell
Juanita Puga
Kathryn Redhorse
Lisa Schell
Mariah Hofmeister
Martha Teien
Michele Ebendick
Mira Killmeyer
Miranda Mast
Sarah McManus
Savannah Valdez
Susana Ramirez
Tyler Woodman
Vani Tangella
Amy Harman
Cassie Sorrells
Cassie Sorrells
University of Tennessee Knoxville
REGION: Front Range
Cohort: 11
Chris Miller
Claudeth Castellanos
Claudeth Castellanos
Loveland Public Library and Berthoud Parents As Teachers
REGION: Front Range
Cohort: 11
Crystal Redner
Crystal Redner
Bent County Early Learning Center
REGION: South Central
Cohort: 11
Elena Bacmeister
Erin Gager
Erin Gager
Denver's Early Childhood Council
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 11
James Stetson
Jennifer Sanchez McDonald
Jennifer Sanchez McDonald
Huerfano-Las Animas Counties Early Childhood Advisory Council
REGION: Southeast
Cohort: 11
Julia Pfitzer
Katherine Narvaez
Kathryn Harris
Kristin Davidson
Liliana Flores Amaro
Mary Nelson
Pam Kage
Rachel Hansard
Sarah Beisner
Stacy Fujieda
Stacy Fujieda
Stephanie Martin
Stephanie Martin
Family Development Center, Discovery Learning Center Newborn and Child Care Networks
smartin@familydevelopmentcenter.org
REGION: Northwest
Cohort: 11
Callan Quiram
Christina (Chrissy) Simmons
Cristal Cisneros
Erika Grimes
Eva Hathaway
Jamara Knight
Joan Scheuerman
Katie Danna-Poston
Katie Danna-Poston
Early Milestones Colorado
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 10
Kelley Rodriguez
Kelly Wilson
Lauren Freemire
Lauren Freemire
Education Commission of the States
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 10
Lauren Jassill
Lesa Nesbit
Matt Hill
Meri Nofzinger
Nikki Gill-Adams
Nikki Gill-Adams
Institute for Racial Equity and Excellence
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 10
Sherri Valdez
Stephanie Gianneschi
Stephanie Gianneschi
Aspen Community Foundation
stephanie@aspencommunityfoundation.org
REGION: Northwest
Cohort: 10
Barb Wacker
Beth Phillips
Beth Phillips
Clayton Early Learning
Ephillips@claytonearlylearning.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 9
Connie Haberman
Diana Herrera
Emily Adams
Jace Holden
Jennie Christoffel
Lauren Augusta
Lea White
Linda Richardson
Lisa Matter
Lisa Matter
Colorado Department of Human Services
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 9
Lisa Sadar
MacKenzie Young
Melissa Jewell
Melissa Jewell
Clayton Early Learning
mjewell@claytonearlylearning.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 9
Nichole Villa
Nicole Machallister
Nicole Neufeld
Nicole Neufeld
Early Childhood Council of the San Luis Valley
REGION: South Central
Cohort: 9
Nicole Ortiz
Rebecca Browning-Floyd
Rebecca Browning-Floyd
Colorado Department of Education
REGION: Front Range
Cohort: 9
Adella Arredondo
Ame Guilfoil
Andrea Laser
Casey Badger
Dawn Sweeney
Dorothy Fredrick
Eryn Weber Kaczka
Folashade Adebayo
Hanna Nichols
Kimberly Homuth
Kimberly Homuth
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 8
Lorendia Schmidt
Lorendia Schmidt
Colorado Department of Human Services
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 8
Michelle Maestas
Nicole Brady
Nicole Rudman
Nicole Rudman
St. Vrain Valley School District
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 8
Pedro Mendez
Sheri Hannah-Ruh
Tami Foth
Tami Havener
Taran Schneider
Taran Schneider
Healthy Child Care Colorado
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 8
Amy Carr
Carla Blue-Norton
Geoffrey Byerly
Geoffrey Byerly
Pinon Project Family Resource Center
REGION: Southwest
Cohort: 7
Holly Paulman
Jasmine Bailon
Jasmine Bailon
Boulder County Head Start, Colorado Head Start Association and Community College of Aurora
REGION: Front Range
Cohort: 7
Jenna Augustine
Jenna Augustine
Community College of Aurora
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 7
Katherine Beyer
Kathleen Kearns
Kelly Schultz
Kimberly Cassady
LaShawn Love
Liane Martinez
Liane Martinez
Denver Great Kids Head Start
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 7
Linda Franklin
Lydia McKinney
Madelene Williams
Madelene Williams
Cherry Creek School District
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 7
Matthew Delumpa
Olivia Luna
Priscilla Patti
Tiffiny Pieper
Victoria Wimbish
Amber Gardner
Brett Dabb
Dayna Wortham
Deana Hunt
Gretchen Davidson
Gretchen Davidson
Arapahoe County Early Childhood Council
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 6
Heather Tritten
Holly Grossman
Jessica Carroll
Joan Holtz
Johanna Kugler
Judy Weaver
Kathleen Brendza
Lindsay Sherman
Matthew Hebard
Ray Mondragon
Shana Martin
Soren Gall
Valerie Gonzales
Valerie Gonzales
Denver City and County
Valerie.Gonzales2@denvergov.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 6
Amber Stowe
Brenda Atencio
Cassandra Johnson
Darlene Bermudez
Darlene Bermudez
Pueblo City Schools
darlene.bermudez@pueblocityschools.us
REGION: South Central
Cohort: 5
Deirdre McDonald (Dee)
Diana Romero Campbell
Diana Romero Campbell
Scholars Unlimited
DRomeroCampbell@scholarsunlimited.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 5
Donna Briones
Donna Briones
Rio Grande Child Development & Family Services
REGION: South Central
Cohort: 5
Dorothy Shapland
Elizabeth Edgar
Hema Visweswaraiah
Joseph Ziegler
Kimberly Steele
Linda Carlson
Lori Cohn
Mary Alice Gruenberg
Mary Alice Gruenberg
Arapahoe Community College
mgruenberg@cherrycreekschools.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 5
Michelle Carroll Carpenter
Robin Levy
Sena Harjo
Shant'a Johnson
Sonia Bauduy
Angela Fedler
Anne Fitzpatrick
Becky Anderson
Becky Keigan
Catherine Jackson
Claudia Mann
Jody Berg
Johnnie Romano
Kimberly Desmond
Kimberly Desmond
Denver City and County
Kimberly.Desmond@denvergov.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 4
Leota Moya
Lisa Young
Maggie Swonger
Michelle Bender
Michelle MacKin Brown
Michelle MacKin Brown
Colorado Department of Human Services
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 4
Molly Rankin
Patsy Bruce
Shelley Smith
Shelley Smith
Eagle County School District
shelley.smith@eagleschools.net
REGION: Northwest
Cohort: 4
Shelly Anderson Stegall
Shelly Anderson Stegall
Clayton Early Learning
sanderson@claytonearlylearning.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 4
Stacy Buchanan
Brian Conly
Devra Altman
Elise Angell
Eva Jankovsky
Eva Jankovsky
Colorado Department of Human Services
REGION: Northwest
Cohort: 3
Gerie Grimes
Ilona Witty
Jennifer Ingerman Hall
Jennifer Ingerman Hall
Wake County Public Schools
REGION: Out of State
Cohort: 3
Karen Weaver
Kathy Dinges
Kelsey Muellner
Lorrel Esterbrook
Lorrel Esterbrook
Clayton Early Learning
lesterbrook@claytonearlylearning.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 3
Marie Hueston
Marilyn Rome
Nancy Almond
Stephane Tillman
Susan Flood
Tere Keller
Ty Johnson
Ty Johnson
Early Learning Ventures
tjohnson@earlylearningventures.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 3
Vail McCole
Barbara Benn
Isebel Arellano
Jennifer Rosendo
Jennifer Rosendo
Early Learning Ventures
jrosendo@earlylearningventures.org
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 2
Joyce Johnson
Joyce Johnson
Colorado Department of Education
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 2
Judy Russell
Kathi Wagoner
Kathy Sutherland
Kathy Sutherland
Arapahoe Community College
kathleen.sutherland@arapahoe.edu
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 2
Kristin Habicht
Lucinda Burns
Lynn Meek
Marian Kolker
Melisa Jaen
Noemi Aguilar
Patricia Tubin
Rachel Richter
Shela Blankinship
Sherri Amen
Tracy Doig
Cathrine Floyd
Cynthia Neale-Downing
Jane Walsh
Jennifer Luke Rodriguez
Joni Goodwin
Katrina Mann-Boykin
Kristy Johnson
Lenita Hartman
Lenita Hartman
Colorado Department of Human Services--Early Intervention
REGION: Denver Metro
Cohort: 1
Mary Delemar
Nancy Burdic
Nikkie Felix
Pat Mitchell
Rebecca Ward Smith
Sheila Groneman
Sheryl Shushan
Sofia Esteve
Terry Hotz
Vangi McCoy