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Key Contacts at CDE
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- Access Learning and Literacy
- Accountability Analytics
- Adult Education Initiatives
- Capital Construction
- Child Find
- Colorado Preschool Program
- Commissioner's Office
- Communications Office
- Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT Technical Support
- Dropout Prevention and Student Re-engagement
- Educator Development (Preparation, Induction)
- Educator Effectiveness
- Educator Enforcement
- Educator Licensing
- Educator Talent Division
- Exceptional Student Services
- Expelled and At-Risk Student Services
- Facility Schools
- Federal Programs and Supports
- Field Services
- Finance and Operations
- Foster Care Education
- Gifted Education
- Graduation Guidelines
- Grants Fiscal Management
- Grant Program Administration
- Health and Wellness
- Kindergarten School Readiness
- Migrant Education Programs
- Nutrition
- Postsecondary Readiness
- Preschool Special Education
- Professional Development Initiatives
- READ Act
- School Counselor Corps Grant Program
- 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
anthony_t@cde.state.co.us
303-503-4647
Secondary contact:
Roberta Curtis
Program Support
curtis_r@cde.state.co.us
720-456-2601
Accountability Analytics
Primary Contact:
Marie Huchton
Supervisor
huchton_m@cde.state.co.us
Secondary contact:
B Sanders, PhD
AEC and Accountability Analyst
sanders_b@cde.state.co.us
Adult Education Initiatives
Secondary contact:
Capital Construction
Primary Contact:
Andy Stine
Director
stine_a@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6717
Secondary contact:
Dustin Guerin
Supervisor, Statewide Facility Assessment
guerin_d@cde.state.co.us
720-595-1675
Child Find
Primary Contact:
Heidi White
Preschool Director
white_h@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6720
Secondary contact:
Marisa Calzadillas
Literacy Projects Coordinator
calzadillas_m@cde.state.co.us
720-220-9894
Colorado Preschool Program
Primary Contact:
Heidi White
Program Director
white_h@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6720
Secondary contact:
Marisa Calzadillas
Literacy Projects Coordinator
calzadillas_m@cde.state.co.us
720-220-9894
Commissioner's Office
Communications Office
Primary Contact:
Dana Smith
Chief Communications Officer
smith_d@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6682
Primary Contact:
Jeremy Meyer
Director of Communications
meyer_jeremy@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2334
Concurrent Enrollment/ASCENT Technical Support
Primary Contact:
TBD
Michelle Romero
Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator
romero_m@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2089
Educator Development (Preparation, Induction)
Primary Contact:
TBD
Secondary contact:
Mary Bivens
Director
bivens_m@cde.state.co.us
303-866-5149
Educator Effectiveness
Primary Contact:
Mary Bivens
Executive Director of Educator Workforce Development Unit
bivens_m@cde.state.co.us
720-557-7321
Secondary contact:
Leslie Burkholder
Educator Effectiveness Manager
burkholder_l@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2332
303-945-1997
Educator Enforcement
Primary Contact:
Darrin Bacca
Director
bacca_d@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6854
Secondary contact:
Colleen O'Neil
Associate Commissioner of Educator Talent
oneil_c@cde.state.co.us
720-305-8595
Educator Licensing
Primary Contact:
Tanya Klein
Director
klein_t@cde.state.co.us
303-510-2192
Secondary contact:
Colleen O'Neil
Associate Commissioner of Educator Talent
oneil_c@cde.state.co.us
720-305-8595
Educator Talent Division
Primary Contact:
Tricia Majors
Director
majors_t@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6678
Secondary contact:
Colleen O'Neil
Associate Commissioner of Educator Talent
oneil_c@cde.state.co.us
720-305-8595
Exceptional Student Services
Primary Contact:
Dr. Paul Foster
Executive Director
foster_p@cde.state.co.us
303-866-4093
Secondary contact:
Suzann Shotts
Program Associate
shotts_s@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6124
Expelled and At-Risk Student Services
Primary Contact:
Amy Werpy
Grant Manager
werpy_a@cde.state.co.us
720-470-7558
Secondary contact:
Adrienne Barlow
Grant Coordinator
barlow_a@cde.state.co.us
303-552-1572
Facility Schools
Primary Contact:
Judy Stirman
Facility Schools
stirman_j@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6684
Secondary contact:
Lori Kochevar
Online Systems Consultant
Kochevar_L@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6799
Federal Programs and Supports
Primary Contact:
Nazanin (Nazie) Mohajeri-Nelson
Executive Director
mohajeri-nelson_n@cde.state.co.us
720-626-3895
Secondary Contact:
Emily Owen
Program Support II
owen_e@cde.state.co.us
720-661-9065
Field Services
Primary Contact:
Christina Monaco
Executive Director
Moncaco_C@cde.state.co.us
303-981-6513
Secondary contacts:
Zack Allen
Director of Rural Services
allen_z@cde.state.co.us
720-471-3425
Sheldon Rosenkrance
Field Services Associate
rosenkrance_s@cde.state.co.us
720-766-1748
Finance and Operations
Primary Contact:
Jennifer Okes
Chief School Operations Officer
okes_j@cde.state.co.us
720-445-2748
Secondary contact:
Amy Carman
Executive Director, School Finance and Grants
carman_a@cde.state.co.us
Foster Care Education
Primary Contact:
Jamie Burciaga
State Coordinator of Foster Care
Burciaga_J@cde.state.co.us
303-518-5938
Gifted Education
Primary Contact:
Rebecca McKinney
Gifted Education Director
mckinney_r@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6652
Secondary contact:
Robin Greene
Supervisor
greene_r@cde.state.co.us
303-981-6768
Graduation Guidelines
Primary Contact:
Robin Russel
Manager
russel_r@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2908
Grants Fiscal Management
Primary Contact:
Jennifer Austin
Grants Fiscal Manager Supervisor
Austin_J@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6689
Secondary contact:
Robert Hawkins
Grants Fiscal Analyst
hawkins_r@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6775
Grant Program Administration
Primary Contact:
DeLilah Collins
Director
collins_d@cde.state.co.us
720-537-9882
Secondary Contact:
TBD
Health and Wellness
Primary Contact:
Sarah Blumenthal
Director of Student Health Services Unit
bluementhal_s@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6779
Secondary contact:
Peter Stevinson
Program Assistant
stevinson_p@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6867
Schools of Choice
Primary Contact:
Bill Kottenstette
Executive Director
kottenstette_b@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6365
Secondary contact:
Renee Martinez
Online & Blended Learning
martinez_r@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6864
Kindergarten School Readiness
Primary Contact:
Megan Rogers
Kindergarten School Readiness Consultant
rogers_m@cde.state.co.us
720-326-2880
Secondary contact:
TBD
Migrant Education
Primary Contact:
TBD
Secondary contact:
Tomas Mejia
State Director
mejia_t@cde.state.co.us
303-503-6869
Nutrition
Primary Contact:
Brehan Riley
Director
riley_b@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6299
Secondary contact:
TBD
Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness
Primary Contact:
Andy Tucker
Director
tucker_a@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2089
Secondary contact:
Alena Barczak
Program Associate
barczak_a@cde.state.co.us
303-548-8427
Preschool Special Education
Primary Contact:
Heidi White
Director
white_h@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6720
Secondary contact:
Suzy Shotts
Program Associate
shotts_s@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6124
Professional Development Initiatives
Primary Contact:
TBD
Secondary contact:
Lori Kochevar
Program Support
kochevar_l@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6799
READ Act
Primary Contact:
Anji Gallanos
Director
gallanos_a@cde.state.co.us
720-527-0497
Secondary contact:
Tammy Yetter
Read Act Implementation Manager
Yetter_T@cde.state.co.us
720-955-8055
School Counselor Corps Grant Program
Primary Contact:
TBD
School Counselor Coordinator
School Finance
Primary Contact:
Amy Carman
Executive Director, School Finance and Grants
carman_a@cde.state.co.us
Secondary contact:
School Health Professional Grant
Primary Contact:
Phyllis Reed
Director. Heath Education Services
reed_p@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6593
Secondary contact:
Kristi Elliott
Health Education Services Supervisor
elliott_k@cde.state.co.us
303-968-5736
Standards and Instructional Support
Primary Contact:
Joanna Bruno
Director, Student Learning
Bruno_J@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6571
State Board of Education
Primary Contact:
Angela Maramba
Director of State Board Relations
maramba_a@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6809
Secondary Contact:
TBD
Assistant to Director of State Board Relations
Student Pathways
Secondary contact:
Student Support
Student Re-engagement
Primary Contact:
Johann Liljengren
Director
liljengren_j@cde.state.co.us
303-968-0201
Secondary Contact:
Tricia Walz
Program and Evaluation Assistant
walz_t@cde.state.co.us
720-241-8094
Transportation
Primary Contact:
Susan Miller
Transportation Supervisor
miller_s@cde.state.co.us
720-766-1416
Secondary contact:
Fred Stewart
Transportation Analyst
stewart_f@cde.state.co.us
720-766-1415
Turnaround Support
Primary Contact:
Lindsey Jaeckel
Director
jaeckel_l@cde.state.co.us
720-357-4831
Secondary contact:
Nate Goss
School and District Accountability Manager
goss_n@cde.state.co.us
720-682-8535
Work Based Learning
Primary Contact:
TBD
Secondary contact:
Robin Russel
Graduation Guidelines Manager
russel_r@cde.state.co.us
303-866-2908
For updates regarding key contacts for CDE, please contact Adam Baptista at baptista_a@cde.state.co.us
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