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
Brenda Karlstrum
School Nurse
Mikaya Strickland
Administrative Assistant
Early Learning Center (ELC) Team
Teresa Flores
Assistant Director
Joy Hettich
Curriculum Coordinator & Coach
Heidy Alvarez
Toddler Lead Teacher
Elyssa Bardon
Infant Lead Teacher
Soledad Cordero
Infant Lead Teacher
Perla DeLaRosa
Toddler Lead Teacher
Eileen Gomez
Assistant Teacher – Floater
Nadia Gonzalez
Infant Assistant Teacher
TBD
Pre- Kindergarten Assistant Teacher
Roxanna Olivan
Infant Assistant Teacher
Isabelle Ortiz
Infant Assistant Teacher
Erica Quiroz
Toddler Lead Teacher
Sha Smith
Pre-Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Jasmin Sontoya
Infant Assistant Teacher
Tania Valdivia-Ramirez
Toddler Assistant Teacher
TBD
Toddler Lead Teacher
High School Team
Nate Malkemus
Curriculum and Instruction Coach
TBD
School Counselor
Dallana Alvarado
EL Teacher & Coordinator and Math Teacher
Dero Ard
Math Teacher
Corina Bose
Special Education Teacher
Tara Duvall
Real-World Learning Coordinator
Jennifer Gordon
Colorado for a Change: Student Engagement
Summer Lash
Humanities Teacher
Danielle Lumpkin
Social Worker
Bemar Martinez
Family/Student Advocate
Chantal Rukundo-Karaara
Perinatal/Neonatal Coordinator
Christopher Santangallo
Career Pathways Coordinator
Jennifer Stephens
Parenting Educator
TBD
Social Worker