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Tony Carey—Executive Director
"Mr. Tony" was a founding Board member and is our school's current Executive Director. Originally from England, Mr. Tony was transferred to the United States in 1978 by Swiss multinational AGIE s.a. He brings more than 30 years of business and managerial experience to our school.
The Careys are long term residents of Frederick where Mr. Tony also serves as Mayor Pro Tem. Along with 8th grader Nick, the Carey family likes to travel, and are long time Rockies fans.
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Lisa Gjellum—Principal
Lisa Gjellum received her BS in Elementary Education from the University of Colorado in Boulder. Shortly after graduating, Ms. Gjellum began teaching in California. After living in California for five years, Ms. Gjellum and her husband decided to return to Colorado.
In the fall of 2000, Ms. Gjellum fulfilled her dream of being on the ground floor of a new charter school and began teaching the Core Knowledge sequence at Peak to Peak Charter School in Lafayette. Ms. Gjellum taught at Peak to Peak until 2007. In 2007, Ms. Gjellum accepted the position of Assistant Principal at Landmark Academy in Reunion.
Ms. Gjellum acquired her Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Regis University. She has extensive experience in training, mentoring and evaluating teachers as well as being responsible for the planning and implementation of professional development for staff, and data analysis of school assessments.
Ms Gjellum currently resides in Erie with her husband and her son. Her two daughters are students at the University of Wyoming. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her family, friends, and the great Colorado outdoors. |
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Brandi Wilson—Business Operations/Human Resources
Mrs. Wilson worked almost 8 years at the Denver 7UP Bottling Company as an Operations Assistant which included everything from cashier and receptionist to ordering product and Human Resources. She took 6 years off to raise her three children, two of which attend CVA. She loves her job at CVA, (there’s never a dull moment), and has so much respect for the whole staff and faculty, she truly feels blessed to be a part of the CVA family.
Mrs. Wilson, her husband Lee and their kids enjoy going fishing and exploring Colorado during the summer. They’re also big NASCAR, Av’s and Bronco fans. |
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Dr. Carol Marsh—Coordinator of Special Education/RTI Coordinator
Dr. Marsh has extensive experience at all levels ranging from preschool to college in a variety of roles and settings. She has a Ph.D. in Teacher Education/Staff Development from Colorado State University, a Master's Degree in Special Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Social Science from San Jose State University. She has professional licensure in both elementary education and special education (moderate needs).
Dr. Marsh was born in Palo Alto, California and moved to Colorado with her family 17 years ago. Prior to teaching at CVA (beginning February of 2007), she taught at Niwot High School, Aurora Public Schools, and the University of Northern Colorado. She has many years of teaching experience, particularly with students with learning disabilities in a resource room setting. Dr. Marsh especially enjoys helping parents and teachers promote math understanding for all students. In addition to teaching in CVA's Resource Room, she coordinates special education services for all three CVA campuses.
Dr. Marsh has three adult children who live nearby. She also enjoys reading, logic puzzles, playing with her dogs, and trying to keep up with her children's busy lives. If she had a bumper sticker, it would say, "I'd rather be teaching." |
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Kelly Kurz—Counselor
Mrs. Kurz has served as the school counselor at CVA since the spring of 2006. She has eleven years experience in Hospice Social Work and was a part of a "pediatric team" that worked primarily with kids and families in Hospice. She was humbled by the kids ability to cope and thrive through difficult situations and was thrilled when the opportunity to work with kids was available at CVA.
Mrs. Kurz is a Colorado native and grew up in Erie. She attended CSU and received a Bachelors degree in Social Work. Mrs. Kurz lives with her husband, a Science Teacher, and two young daughters in her hometown of Erie. |
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Tina Steen—Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Steen graduated from Skyline High School in 1990. She holds an Engineering Degree from Front Range Community College and is currently pursuing an Accounting Degree online with Penn Foster.
Mrs. Steen lives in Frederick with her husband of 14 years and their 3 daughters. All of her children attend Carbon Valley Academy. She enjoys camping and boating with her family. Working at Carbon Valley Academy for the past several years has been wonderful and she looks forward to many more wonderful years. |
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Stephanie Kajcienski—Student Services
Mrs. Kajcienski is a native of Colorado and attended Metropolitan State College for Marketing. Before coming to Carbon Valley Academy, she spent five years working in Children’s Ministries. Her past experience also includes customer service, office administration, and sales. Mrs. Kajcienski takes care of CVA’s Student Services. She tracks attendance and enrollment, heads up the lunch program, and is our health clerk. |
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Adrienne Clay—All Day Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Clay comes to Carbon Valley Academy from North Carolina, where she received her Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mrs. Clay spent a year teaching First Grade in the North Carolina school system and is in her fifth year teaching Kindergarten at Carbon Valley Academy. Her inspiration as a teacher is the joy on her students' faces as they begin to experience the exciting world of learning. Though not quite used to the snow, Mrs. Clay loves the varied beauty of Colorado and the West. She lives in Longmont with her husband, Andrew.
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Rosiemarie Rullo—All Day Kindergarten Teacher
Mrs. Rullo was born and raised in Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies with a concentration in Early Childhood Education. After obtaining her teaching license, she substitute taught for a year in the Poudre and Thompson School Districts. She started teaching at CVA in 2006 and discovered a passion for Core Knowledge Curriculum. She has taught Preschool, Second grade, First grade, and Kindergarten here at Carbon Valley Academy. Mrs. Rullo lives in Denver with her husband and dog. |
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Hannah Fassett—First Grade
Mrs. Fassett grew up in southern Indiana and earned her BA degree in Elementary Education from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. This will be her sixth year teaching first grade at CVA, and she is so happy to be a part of CVA's team. She is very passionate about teaching children and watching them grow throughout each year. She is looking forward to another great year at CVA!
Mrs. Fassett loves being outdoors and always enjoys time spent with family and friends. She lives in Denver with her husband and their dog. |
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Cate Schoenherr—First Grade
Mrs. Schoenherr has been in the education business since she was 18. She got her start in a child care center working as a teacher's aide. She then began to climb in positions and was completing college courses as she went. She graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver and her preschool experience led to an opportunity to work in a charter school. She fell in love with the Core Knowledge curriculum and continues to be impressed with the high level of enthusiasm children express when learning. She has been working in charter schools ever since and is glad to be part of CVA's team. She is a Colorado native and loves the outdoors. She is happily married and has two wonderful sons who are attending Carbon Valley Academy. |
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Courtney Cox—Second Grade
Ms. Cox was born in California but moved to Frederick in Kindergarten and grew up in the St. Vrain Valley School District where she graduated from Longmont High School in 2001. She received her Bachelors in Business Management in 2008 and went on to earn her Masters in Elementary Education in 2010 from the University of Phoenix. Ms. Cox student taught in a first grade classroom at Niwot Elementary School in the fall of 2010 and was a substitute teacher in the district for the rest of the school year. This will be her first year teaching at CVA.
Ms. Cox lives in Longmont with her boyfriend of 12 years and their two dogs. They enjoy fishing, spending time with family and enjoying the beautiful Colorado weather. When the weather isn’t quite so perfect she enjoys all kinds of crafts including scrapbooking, jewelry making, and crocheting. |
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Colleen Grotzky—Second Grade
This is Mrs. Grotzky's second year at Carbon Valley Academy and she is thrilled to be a part of a wonderful school. She grew up in Woodstock, New York till the age of 12. That's when she moved with her parents, brother, and sister to Boulder, Colorado.
As an elementary student Mrs. Grotzky wanted to become an art teacher. After graduating high school she went to an art college in upstate New York to pursue her dream. However, after a year she moved back to Colorado, changed her major, and attended Colorado State University. Upon graduating she went into real estate, but soon realized she should have followed her childhood dream. She enrolled at Metropolitan State College of Denver where she obtained her elementary teaching license. Now she can't imagine herself in a better career than teaching.
Mrs. Grotzky lives in Boulder with her husband and two cats. She loves traveling, scuba diving, rock climbing, hockey, and is looking forward to another great year in second grade. |
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Jessica Swires—Second Grade
Mrs. Swires is very excited to be teaching second grade in the fall. This will be her third year at CVA. She graduated in 2009 with a B.A. in Elementary Education from Wheaton College in Illinois.
In August of 2009, Mrs. Swires moved to Colorado after marrying a native-born Coloradan. Originally from New Jersey, she sometimes misses the ocean, but she has yet to miss the humidity. Mrs. Swires has thoroughly enjoyed living in the beautiful state of Colorado and has taken full advantage of being so close to the mountains. She and her husband Justin enjoy skiing on the weekends during the winter and hope to spend a lot of time hiking and biking this summer. |
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Cindy Biggs—Third Grade
Mrs. Cindy Biggs is excited to share her love of teaching and dedication to students with Carbon Valley Academy. Since 1996, Mrs. Biggs has enjoyed serving as a classroom teacher. She has taught various grade levels in public, private, and charter schools. Mrs. Biggs is pleased to be a part of the Carbon Valley Academy family and is grateful for the positive learning experiences her children receive here at CVA.
Mrs. Biggs also serves as coordinator for CVA's Odyssey of the Mind program. This valuable program allows students to tap into their creativity while developing self-confidence and problem-solving skills. Mrs. Biggs is amazed each year by the students' creative solutions.
Mrs. Biggs and her family moved to Colorado in 2006. Her husband, Dana, serves as the Assistant Band Director for the University of Colorado at Boulder and her children attend Carbon Valley Academy. Mrs. Biggs holds a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Arts in Elementary Education from Eastern Kentucky University.
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Lisa McCone—Third Grade
Ms. McCone was born and raised in Georgia. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Georgia College and State University, she packed her bags and moved out to Colorado. In working as a substitute in the St. Vrain Valley School District last year, Ms. McCone took over as the permanent substitute for technology at CVA. This is Ms. McCone’s first official year having her own classroom, but looks forward to returning to third grade, in which her student teaching was done. Ms. McCone believes that behind every successful child is a successful teacher. In her free time, Ms. McCone enjoys traveling, being outdoors, and playing board games. Ms. McCone looks forward to being apart of the third grade team this year! |
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Sandi McPeek—Third Grade
Learning has always been a passion for Mrs. McPeek, and she is dedicated to sharing that excitement with her students. From fostering an atmosphere that promotes respect to utilizing diverse strategies to address student needs, Mrs. McPeek ensures all her students are supported and guided to success.
Mrs. McPeek grew up in Illinois and received a B.A. in English with a minor in Psychology from Columbia College. She then moved near San Diego and began a career in marketing for a computer company. Although she enjoyed the challenges of the business world, she realized that she really wanted a career that involved helping people. Mrs. McPeek decided to go back to school at California State University to obtain her teaching certification. After completing the program, she moved to Longmont, where she currently lives with her husband and son.
Mrs. McPeek has continued her education by taking several graduate level classes in Gifted and Talented Education at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. Prior to joining the CVA community in 2007, Mrs. McPeek taught third grade for three years at Pinnacle Charter School in Federal Heights. Each year, her goal is to use her experience and love of learning to inspire students to become lifelong learners. |
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Anna Boatman—Fourth Grade
Mrs. Boatman holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Colorado State University, as well as a Master's degree in Elementary Education from the University of Phoenix. The 2011 - 2012 school year will be her sixth year of teaching at CVA. Having previously taught second grade, Mrs. Boatman is excited about transitioning to fourth grade this year, as she is looking forward to new challenges. She thoroughly enjoys teaching at CVA, and is a tremendous asset to the school.
Mrs. Boatman lives in the community along with her husband, daughter, dog, and cat. |
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Ed McCray—Fourth Grade
Mr. McCray is entering his third year (his second in fourth grade) at Carbon Valley. He and his wife moved to Colorado almost seven years ago for her to take her dream job at CU Boulder. Mr. McCray then took the occasion to return to school and get his teacher's license (to go along with his Bachelors in English Literature from the University of Washington).
Mr. McCray is grateful that his journey has led him to this extraordinary learning community at Carbon Valley, of which he is honored to be a part of, and is thrilled for the opportunity to get to work in creating a dedicated and passionate classroom community that is alive with a zest for knowledge, thinking and life.
Fourth grade is an especially wonderful time in the lives of our students and is especially full of much social, emotional and academic growth; Mr. McCray's hopes are that when your children look back it will have been an extraordinary time in their journey as a student.
Besides working with children, Mr. McCray's passions include being a dad (to a four year-old daughter) writing (children's stories and poetry), painting, and digging around in their yard. He has a tremendous weakness for dark chocolate which he tries to balance with much running and hiking.
Mr. McCray is excited for the adventure ahead and looks forward to getting to know you all as the school year unfolds. |
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Matt LaJeunesse—Fifth Grade
Mr. LaJeunesse was born and raised in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. This is also where he completed his elementary through college education. After high school, he took a few years off from formal schooling to explore the world on his own. In between biking trips to Europe and guiding whitewater in Alaska, Mr. LaJeunesse found himself lucky enough to secure a job with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia education department. It was then that he realized that educating children can be an unbelievably rewarding experience for teachers and students alike. He later graduated from Temple University with highest honors and degrees in Elementary and Early Childhood Education. After graduating from college, he knew that he was not done exploring, and therefore moved to Colorado in the May of 2008. Mr. LaJeunesse spent his first school year in Colorado working as a substitute in three local school districts. After a few days at Carbon Valley Academy, the school and he agreed that this school seemed to be an excellent fit. This is his third school year at CVA and he is extremely excited about it. |
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Chelsea Mayer—Fifth Grade
This is Ms. Mayer's second year at Carbon Valley Academy and she is extremely excited to be a part of such a wonderful school! She grew up in Colorado and could not see herself living anywhere else, so she attended Colorado State University where she received a Bachelor Degree in Human Development and Family Studies.
Ms. Mayer always knew that she loved working with children, and after interning at a local elementary school, tutoring middle school students, and exploring various jobs working with children, it really hit her that teaching was where her heart was. Ms. Mayer decided to go on to grad school to the University of Colorado at Denver to get her elementary teaching license (those who are aware of the rivalry between CSU and CU…GO RAMS!) She spent a year student teaching in kindergarten and fourth grade, and a year substitute teaching in all grade levels in three different school districts.
In her free time, Ms. Mayer loves traveling, hiking, backpacking, rock climbing, and canoeing. She also enjoys playing piano, reading, and gardening. She looks forward to a challenging year, full of learning and fun in the fifth grade! |
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Jill Wyatt—MS Language Arts/Social Studies
Ms. Wyatt was born and raised in Wisconsin. It is there she developed her passion for teaching, while serving as a mentor, to elementary students during her junior year in high school. She completed her bachelor degree in International Studies at the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point. In addition to her studies at UWSP, Ms. Wyatt jumped at the opportunity to study a semester overseas in The Netherlands. After traveling throughout Europe Ms. Wyatt knew she was not meant to stay in central Wisconsin. Upon graduation she packed up and headed west to Colorado. Prior to obtaining her teaching certification, Ms. Wyatt had careers in retail management as well as design administration within several top-notch Denver architecture firms. After receiving her Master Degree in Education, Ms. Wyatt has had the pleasure of guest teaching within several Colorado school districts. Ms. Wyatt is excited to be part of the Carbon Valley family.
Ms. Wyatt lives in Thornton, CO with her husband Eric and their 2 children, and Koda, their very stubborn, yet lovable dog. |
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Mark Reitsma—MS Math/Science
Mr. Reitsma comes to Carbon Valley Academy from Excel Academy in Arvada where he taught both Middle School Math and Science for the past 5 years. He taught several levels of math in the Middle School grades. He also has experience working with individual students on developing skills in math and prep work for the ACT.
Mr. Reitsma’s experiences include teaching sciences such as Earth, Environmental, Physics, Life, and Astronomy. He also organized and taught Field Studies including a trip to Dana Point, CA. |
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Samantha Nelson—Technology
Mrs. Nelson attended Mesa State College (recently named Colorado Mesa University) where she obtained her Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education. She taught last year in Grand Junction CO, before relocating to the Denver area this past summer. Mrs. Nelson lives in Thornton with her husband and two year old daughter. She was born and raised in Colorado. In her free time she enjoys spending time with family, playing basketball, and volleyball. This year was her first year as an Assistant Volleyball Coach for Silver Creek High School in Longmont, CO. Mrs. Nelson is very excited to have the opportunity to be a part of the CVA team. |
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Elizabeth Vancura—Music
Ms. Vancura is the current music teacher at Carbon Valley Academy. Her duties include teaching K-8 general music and conducting band and choir ensembles after school. She is a recent graduate of the University of Colorado with a Bachelor's of Music Education degree emphasizing elementary general and secondary choral music.
During her college career, Ms. Vancura was a voice student of Robert Glaubitz and Julie Simson. She was also a regular chorus member of the CU Opera and sang with the University Choir, CU's top undergraduate choir, under the direction of both Dr. Larry Kaptein and Dr. Jeffrey Gemmell.
In 2010, Ms. Vancura received an Undergraduate Development Award from the College of Music to study Afro-Caribbean drumming and work with students in the public schools of Port Antonio, Jamaica as part of the Jamaica Field Service Project. Ms. Vancura is also the current Children's and Youth Music Director at First United Methodist Church in Lafayette, CO and the Assistant Director of the Flatiron Youth Chorale in Louisville, CO. |
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Karen Henson—Art
Ms. Henson holds a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree from The University of Texas at Austin. She also attended The University of Houston where she received her Teaching Certificate in All Level Art. Her teaching experience includes 6 years teaching elementary art for Boulder Valley Schools at Lafayette Elementary. This is her first year at CVA and she is looking forward to it!
Before she began her teaching career, she spent 14 years in advertising as an art director, illustrator and graphic designer in Houston, Texas. She moved to Colorado from Texas in 1995 and now lives in Longmont with her awesome dog, Ruthie, a border collie retriever mix. When she's not walking the dog, she spends most of her time tending to her garden. |
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Sarah Lechner—Spanish
Mrs. Lechner's name is Sarah Renee, which is French and also ironic since she ended up falling in love with the Spanish language and culture! Mrs. Lechner loves to travel and has lived abroad many times! She has three children: Osa - her beautiful kitty; Arias - her sweet black lab; and Conroy - her energetic chow/golden mix!
Mrs. Lechner just got married last year to the man of her dreams and most weekends you will find them mountain biking or rock climbing! Mrs. Lechner also has a love for photography and does it professionally on the side! She loves to garden and clean and loves, loves, loves kids!!! She is so excited to be teaching this year in the states and sharing her experiences of the Latin culture with all of her students! Good times to come!! |
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Monica Kalina—Spanish
Sra. Kalina was born in Colombia, South America, where she taught several years of Spanish Language Arts and Latin American Literature. She has a bachelor’s degree in Modern Languages and holds a professional teacher's license from Colorado Department of Education.
She moved to the United States (Colorado) in 1998 when she married her husband Jim, a meteorologist who works for NOAA. They have two kids, David and Luisamaria, both who are attending Carbon Valley Academy.
Mrs. Kalina and her family like to travel around the USA and play with their new dog named “Papi” (that means daddy). Sra. Kalina loves to sing and dance with the “chiquitos” (the little ones) and share her Hispanic heritage with all of her students. |
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Scott Ramsaur—Physical Education
"Coach Scott" Ramsaur was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He later moved to London, England to attend the American School in London for high school studies abroad. Scott has lead an extremely active life starting in his early years when he became involved in every team sport accessible to him. Soccer, wrestling, football, and baseball were his favorites. High school introduced him to the concept of "the student athlete", where he became varsity level soccer and rugby player, and held an honor role GPA. He also achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, and remains an active leader and coach to this day.
Coach Scott returned to America to attend The Colorado College in Colorado Springs where he also played division 3 soccer, and pursued a double major in English literature and Business Economics. He pursued a competitive karate career after college, and was ranked on a national level for 7 years.
After retiring from the competitive circuit, Scott met his wife Deena, and opened his own karate school in 1993, and has been teaching ever since. He has won national recognition for his work in developing the "kids karate" curriculum, and has now decided to focus on a career in the public educational system. He is currently pursuing his Masters in primary and secondary education, and has decided to come to Carbon Valley to share his innovative approach to physical education, character development, and goal setting. |
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Kim Wagner—Before School Program
Mrs. Wagner was born in Ohio and grew up in SW Florida. She earned her BS degree in Business Administration from the University of Central Florida. She has always wanted to go back to school to earn a teaching degree. Mrs. Wagner will start classes at Front Range Community College this next fall and hopes to become a teacher's assistant here at Carbon Valley Academy or at Carbon Valley
Academy Preschool.
Mrs. Wagner lives in Frederick with her husband, their four children, and two labradors. She is very excited to be a part of the CVA team and can't wait to spend time with the wonderful students. |
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Briana Moreland—After School Teacher
Mrs. Moreland was born and raised here in Colorado. She earned her BA degree in Elementary Education from Mesa State College in Grand Junction, Colorado. She has volunteered her time working with kids since high school, and after receiving her degree she spent a year substituting with Boulder Valley School District. She is excited to have joined the CVA family!
Mrs. Moreland lives in Commerce City with her husband, and their two dogs and cats. She loves camping, hiking, reading, gardening, and spending time with her loving family. |
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Shirley Tompkins—Special Education Aide
Mrs. Tompkins was born in Iowa and moved to Colorado while in high school. She is married and has a son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter. Her bachelor's degree is a double major in Education and Fine Arts. She did extensive volunteer work in her son's school district while he was growing up.
Mrs. Tompkins worked four years at Mountain View Elementary as a para with students with severe needs. After taking additional coursework, Mrs. Tompkins has worked as the Resource Aide since last school year. She enjoys seeing the progress with her students and is always looking for ways to challenge them.
Mrs. Tompkins enjoys traveling, reading, baking, and keeping in touch with former exchange students from Germany and Finland. |
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Coleen Pickett—Kindergarten Aide
Mrs. Pickett is a native of Kansas – a Jayhawker she is. She is a country girl who grew up on a farm, 3 miles from a town called Quinter, population 919, along with 5 siblings – 1 sister and 4 brothers, she's #5. Not only did a family of 8 have to share 1 bathroom in a 4 bedroom 2 story farm house but they also shared a love of music. As a young girl, Mrs. Pickett's instrument was the drums along with the piano and as her siblings and she grew up, they formed their own Country Western 8-piece band – The Lang Family.
Mrs. Pickett met her husband, Dan, a native of Longmont, CO, 34 years ago while playing co-ed softball in Colorado. They married in Lake Tahoe, NV and held a reception at the Moose Lodge in Longmont, CO. They return to Lake Tahoe every 10 years to play golf. They are blessed with 3 healthy, beautiful children: 2 sons and a daughter. They are now very fortunate to have 2 of our 3 children live not so far away: 1 son, married and has 2 sons and lives in Kearney, NE; their daughter lives in South Denver; and their other son, married and has 2 daughters, lives in Florida. They love being grandparents!
Mrs. Pickett was very fortunate to always find that flexible kind-of-a job that would fit in their lifestyle of raising kids. Until she had to find that real job, she managed to work in the Kansas school systems and at the same time coach softball, H.S. volleyball and basketball, alongside working for their local COOP elevators, retail and the last 8 years in the insurance business.
Mrs. Pickett's hobbies include: golf, watching their grandsons play basketball and baseball, being supporters of the Broncos, Rockies, PBR (Pro Bull Riding), and college basketball, and taking their jeep up in the mountains for fishing, hunting, hiking and just good family time. |
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Maureen Connelly—1–5 Aide
Mrs. Connelly, her husband, their daughter, and two dogs moved to Colorado in 2007 from Arizona. Her husband Alan is the Regional LEED Commissioning Agent with Wells Fargo. They have a beautiful daughter that attends Carbon Valley Academy. Mrs. Connelly enjoys taking day trips and camping with her family. She also enjoys sewing, gardening and quilting.
Mrs. Connelly’s education and previous experience is in property management where she managed approximately 100 single-family homes in Arizona. Since moving to Colorado, she has had the opportunity to teach in Children’s Ministries and has since been blessed with the opportunity of being part of CVA. She loves working with the children and enjoys supporting the teachers leading to the success of every CVA student. |
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Camilla Rosenberger—1–5 Aide
Mrs. Rosenberger is a licensed teacher who holds the degree of M.Ed, and
has a B.A. in English. She previously taught Kindergarten and was a substitute teacher for many
years. She has also worked in higher education.
This is her third year at CVA, and she loves working with the kids and
teachers as an instructional assistant.
Mrs. Rosenberger has lived in France and New Zealand, and enjoys
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Sharon Smith—1–5 Aide
Mrs. Smith has been an instructional aide for four years in Colorado (3 of these at CVA) and three years in Southern Arizona. She really enjoys working with students and helping them develop learning skills to help them in life.
Mrs. Smith's husband, Dane, works for Ball Aerospace as an electronic test engineer. They have three daughters - Jennifer, Haylie, and Lindsey. They have lived in Colorado for several years and have really enjoyed it.
Mrs. Smith's college education was focused on medical secretarial science and liberal arts and her career background, before going into the education field, was medical secretarial oriented - everything from office manager for cardiologists to executive medical secretary for neurologists. While her children were growing up, she was able to work from home full-time doing medical transcription. She really enjoyed this field; however, her true enjoyment comes from working with elementary aged children in the school setting.
Mrs. Smith is originally from Northwestern Florida and still has trouble getting used to the snow. Over the past 25 years of her marriage, she has lived in Salt Lake City, Utah; Atlanta, Georgia; Tucson, Arizona; and now presently in Firestone. She loves working at Carbon Valley Academy and enjoys greeting everyone in the morning during her duty as cross-guard. Carbon Valley Academy has a great team and Mrs. Smith is happy to be one of them and to work with the children. |
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Casey Means—1–5 Aide
Mrs. Means was born and raised in Colorado. She graduated from Colorado State University (“Go Rams”) in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. While in college, she spent her internship working at an expulsion school and that is when she realized she wanted to work with children in a school setting. She gets so much joy from children’s humor and she is extremely passionate about helping children in need.
Mrs. Means loves to travel and her favorite spot to vacation is Mexico. She also loves movies, spending time with her huge family, dogs, and of course, being a Mom! She lives in the community with her husband and her son who was born in March, 2011.
This is Mrs. Means’ third year at Carbon Valley Academy. She feels privileged to work with all the amazing teachers at CVA and such a great group of students!
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