Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board

About the Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board

The primary responsibilities of the Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board are:

• Establishing guidelines for the administration of the ASCENT program.
• Advising and assisting local school education providers and institutions of higher education in preparing cooperative agreements.
• Recommending improvements or changes to state policies to better accommodate concurrent enrollment programs.
• Providing recommendations and considerations on waiver provisions necessary for the success of the ASCENT program.
• Preparing and submitting a final report to the state board of education and the Commission on Higher Education, which includes the established administration guidelines and all above recommendations and improvements to advance ASCENT and other concurrent enrollment programs.

Concurrent Enrollment Advisory Board approved Operating Procedures Manual (updated 2020)

Violeta Apodaca – Governor appointment
Violeta is a parent of a student enrolled in public school.

Lynette Bates – DHE appointment
Lynette is the Vice President of Academic Affairs at Trinidad State College.

Jessica Buckmaster – DHE appointment
Jessica is the College Credit in High School Senior Manager at Metropolitan State University of Denver.​

Dahl Gehle – DHE appointment
Dahl is the Associate Dean for High School to College Transitions at the Community College of Denver.

Marty Goldberg – Governor appointment
Marty is the Director of Concurrent Enrollment for the Colorado Community College System.

Sarah Heath – State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education appointment
Sarah is the State Director/Assistant Provost for Career and Technical Education Colorado Community College System.

Andrea Kemper – State Board for Community Colleges and Occupational Education appointment
Andrea is the CTE Director and Assistant Director of Career and College Readiness at Mesa County Valley School District 51.

Carrie Knudson – DHE appointment
Carrie is the Director of Concurrent Enrollment at Northeastern Junior College.

Samantha Nisenoff – Governor appointment
Samantha is a student at Harrison High School.

Victoria Sanford – CDE appointment 
Victoria is a School Counselor at Rangeview High School.

Tanya Rivera-Vigil –CDE appointment
Tanya is an Assistant Principal at Steamboat Springs High School.

Michelle Romero – CDE appointment
Michelle is the Director of Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness at the Colorado Department of Education.

Jenise Rosa – DHE appointment
Jenise is a Career Advisor at Pickens Technical College.

JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin – Governor appointment
JulieMarie is the Presidents Leadership Class Academic Director at the University of Colorado Boulder.