Staff Contacts - Office of Special Education

Executive Director & Administrative Assistant

Access, Learning and Literacy (ALL Team)

ESSU Fiscal Systems

General Supervision and Monitoring

Professional Learning and Strategic Partnerships

TTY (Deaf & Hard of Hearing) and State Special Education Directors

Paul Foster, Ed.D., Executive Director
Email Dr. Paul Foster
303-866-6694

Suzy Shotts, Administrative Assistant
Email Suzy Shotts
303-866-6124

Roberta Curtis
Admin III
Email Roberta Curtis
303-866-6833

Steve Dyer
Admin III
Email Steven Dyer
303-866-6414

Amanda Nieser
Admin III
Email Amanda Nieser
303-866-6121

Janet Zimmerman
Admin III
Email Janet Zimmerman
303-866-6644

Tami Cassel
Supervisor / Speech Language Pathologist Specialist
Email Tami Cassel
303-866-6114

Veronica Fiedler
Specific Learning Disability Specialist
Email Veronica Fiedler
303-866-6863

Heather Hotchkiss
Brain Injury Specialist
Email Heather Hotchkiss
303-866-6739

Amanda Timmerman
E-Learning Specialist
Email Amanda Timmerman
303-866-6969

Kathy Wheatley
E-Learning Specialist
Email Kathy Wheatley
303-866-6986

Gina Hererra
Supervisor / SSN and Deaf-Blind Specialist
Email Gina Herrera
303-866-6605

Bill Brown
Affective Needs / Serious Emotional Disability Specialist
Email Bill Brown
303-866-6712

Krista Klabo
School Psychology and Special Education Evaluation Specialist
Email Krista Klabo
720-284-2524

Gail Lott
Secondary Transition Specialist
Email Gail Lott
303-866-6721

Katie Oliver
Inter-agency Transition Liaison
Email Katie Oliver
303-866-6701

Vacant
APE / OT / PT Consultant
Email Gina Herrera
303-866-6605

Ellen Hunter
Supervisor / Literacy Specialist
Email Ellen Hunter
303-866-6244

Shauna Moden
Supervisor / Deaf Education Specialist
Email Shauna Moden
303-866-6707

Brooke Carson
Autism Spectrum Disorder Specialist
Email Brooke Carson
303-866-6691

Vacant
English Learners With Disabilities Specialist
Email Shauna Moden
303-866-6707

Moira Blake
Fiscal Specialist
Email Moira Blake
303-866-6639

Kim Boylan
Project Support Specialist
Email Kim Boylan
303-866-6690

Lauren Rossini
Special Education Licensing and Reporting
Email Lauren Rossini
303-866-6688

Lisa Schmit
ESSU Accounting Technician
Email Lisa Schmit
303-866-6176

Vacant
Receptionist
303-866-6694

Brandon Edelman
Supervisor, Dispute Resolution
Email Brandon Edelman
303-866-6876

Ross Meyers
State Complaint Officer
Email Ross Meyers
303-866-3801

Ashley Schubert
State Complaint Officer
Email Ashley Schubert
303-866-6311

Lindsey Watson
State Complaint Officer
Email Lindsey Watson
303-866-6619

Cici Lyman
Program Support
Email CiCi Lyman
303-866-4797

Miki Imura
Supervisor, Data and IDEA Accountability
Email Miki Imura
303-866-6976

Orla Bolger
Data and IDEA Accountability Specialists
Email Orla Bolger
303-866-6896

Melissa Chaffin
Online IEP and DMS Project Coordinator
Email Melissa Chaffin
303-866-6819

Gloria Durosko
Data and General Supervision Liaison
Email Gloria Durosko
303-866-6885

Alyssa Ohleyer
Accountability Specialist
Email Alyssa Ohleyer
303-866-6308

Kerry Whitmore
Supervisor, General Supervision and Monitoring
Email Kerry Whitmore
303-866-6604

Heidi Derr
DMS/State IEP Specialist
Email Heidi Derr Quintana
303-866-6109

Beth Nelson
RDA Specialist
Email Beth Nelson
303-866-6812

 
Becky O’Malley
SPED Monitoring and Technical Assistance Consultant
Email Becky O'Malley

Cindy Petersen
Program Support
Email Cindy Petersen
303-866-6106

Megan Tannozzini
SPED Monitoring and Technical Assistance Consultant  
Email Megan Tannozzini
 

Mary Anne Fleury
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist
Email Mary Anne Fleury
303-866-6649

Pahmela Mendoza
Family School Program Specialist
Email Pahmela Mendoza
303-866-6771

David Ramer
Program Support
Email David Ramer
303-866-6943

Michael Ramirez
Equity Specialist
Email Michael Ramirez
303-866-6991

Joyce Thiessen-Barrett
Family School and Community Partnering Specialist
Email Joyce Thiessen-Barrett
303-866-6757

Wendy Sawtell
Supervisor, Prof. Learning and Strategic Partnerships
Email Wendy Sawtell,
303-866-6749

Brittany Deyoe
Program Support
Email Brittany Deyoe
303-866-3895