Members

The State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education is a 23-member council. The breakdown of representatives is as follows:

Colorado State Board of Education appoints 16 representatives to three year terms
Colorado Department of Education appoints four representatives
Colorado Department of Higher Education appoints two representatives
Colorado Department of Human Services appoints one representative

The heads of each of the state agencies appoint those members for an unlimited length of tenure.The 2015 appointed members of the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education (SACPIE) are as follows:

Member Name	Role	Organization	Appointed By
Noemi Aguilar	Colorado Department of Education – Language, Culture, and Equity	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
DJ Anderson	Parent Representative		Colorado State Board of Education
Kim McLachlan	Statewide organization that represents teachers	Colorado Education Association	Colorado State Board of Education
Michael Vente	Representative from higher education	Colorado Department of Higher Education	Colorado Department of Higher Education
Kristen Collins	Colorado Department of Education – Federal Programs	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
Pam Christy	Nonprofit organization that specializes in promoting the involvement of families of students with disabilities	PEAK Parent Center	Colorado State Board of Education
Kay Trotter	Statewide organization of parents and teachers	Colorado Parent Teacher Association (PTA)	Colorado State Board of Education
Dee Leyba	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee		Colorado State Board of Education
Sofia Esteve	Expertise in early childhood care and education	Ability Connection Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Dr. Kris Greer	Representative from higher education	Teacher Education Department/Fort Lewis College	Colorado Department of Higher Education
Yoni Dobie-Geffen	State-based nonprofit organization specializing in promoting the involvement of families of traditionally underserved populations	Climb Higher Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Eryn Kaiser	Parent Representative serving on a school or district accountability committee		Colorado State Board of Education
Maci O'Grady	Parent Representative		Colorado State Board of Education
Leslie Levine	Nonprofit organization that partners with funding providers, state agencies, and service providers to assist organizations in providing services to improve the health and well-being of families and children	LiveWell Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Brandon Hellwig	Statewide organization that represents charter schools	Colorado League of Charter Schools	Colorado State Board of Education
Veronica Palmer	State-based nonprofit organization specializing in promoting the involvement of families of traditionally underserved populations	RISE Colorado	Colorado State Board of Education
Jennifer Passchier	Statewide organization that represents school executives	Colorado Association of School Executives	Colorado State Board of Education
Monica Peloso	Statewide organization that represents members of school district boards of education	Colorado Association of School Boards	Colorado State Board of Education
Joanna Peters	Statewide organization that represents career and college guidance counselors	Colorado Council of High School and College Relations	Colorado State Board of Education
Joyce Thiessen-Barrett	Colorado Department of Education - Exceptional Student Services Unit	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Department of Education
Kim Watchorn, Vice Chair	CDE - Office of Learning Supports		Colorado Department of Education
Stacey Zis, Chair	Parent Representative		Colorado State Board of Education
Ann Bruce	Representative from the Department of Human Services		Colorado Department of Human Services

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed on this webpage are those of the State Advisory Council for Parent Involvement in Education and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Colorado Department of Education or the Colorado State Board of Education.

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