Our Staff
We are a mission-aligned team who are hard-working, collaborative, passionate, and flexible. We are individuals from diverse backgrounds who thrive in a student-centered environment of respect, trust, and high expectations. We are also individuals who are relational and care deeply about meeting the needs of young parents through a strong academic program.
Executive Team
Steven Bartholomew
Executive Director
Cecilia Reyes
ELC Director
Sara Kahn
High School Principal
Claudia Baylon
Operations Director
Operations Team
Roxana Cadena
Administrative Assistant
Julisa Dorado
Administrative Assistant
Tom Fristad
Driver & Tutor
Amanda McRae
School Nurse
Early Learning Center (ELC) Team
Aeron LaCrosby
Assistant Director
Joy Hettich
Curriculum Coordinator & Coach
Veronica Arellano
Infant Assistant Teacher
Elyssa Bardon
Infant Assistant Teacher
Perla DeLaRosa
Toddler Lead Teacher
Sydney Ewing
Pre-Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Teresa Flores
Pre- Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Nadia Gonzalez
Infant Assistant Teacher
Emmatt Jackson
Toddler Lead Teacher
Shaquatta Lewis
Toddler Lead Teacher
Marsha Smith
Toddler Lead Teacher
Marisol Herrera-Hurtado
Infant Lead Teacher
Soledad Moran de Cordera
Infant Assistant Teacher
High School Team
Nate Malkemus
Curriculum and Instruction Coach
Langston Jacobs
Dean of Students
Dallana Alvarado
EL Teacher & Coordinator and Math Teacher
Corina Bose
Special Education Teacher
Lisa Chavez
Social Worker
Tara Duvall
Real-World Learning Coordinator
Jennifer Gordon
Colorado for a Change: Student Engagement
Julie Reyes
Perinatal/Neonatal Coordinator
Summer Lash
Humanities Teacher
Bemar Martinez
Family/Student Advocate
Andrea Rojas
Mental Health Counselor
Lillian Schillinger
Urban Servant Corps Student Advocate
Don Seese
Science Teacher
Jennifer Stephens
Parenting Educator
Dero Ard
Math Teacher