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Staff Contacts - Office of Special Education
COVID-19 and Special Education
View information for educators and parents to support students with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Assistance for Parents
Parents with questions or needing assistance can contact the Exceptional Student Services Unit.
Special Education
Questions about Special Education or needing assistance please contact the Office of Special Education at:
Phone: 303-866-6757
Email: Parents_ESSUquestions@cde.state.co.us
Young Children (Birth to age 5) or Preschool
Questions about young children (birth to age 5) or Preschool Special Education please contact the Preschool Team:
Phone: 303-501-0837
Email: White_H@cde.state.co.us
Preschool Special Education and Child Find Contacts
Gifted Education
Questions about Gifted Education, please contact Gifted Education Team:
Phone: 303-866-6652
Email: McKinney_R@cde.state.co.us
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This list provides the areas of responsibility for the Office of Special Education staff as well as the offices listed below as part of the Exceptional Student Services Unit. ESSU Responsibility List.
Staff contacts for other ESSU offices:
- Staff Contacts for the Office of Gifted Education
- Staff Contacts for the Office of Facility Schools
- Staff Contacts for Child Find Preschool Special Education
Executive Director & Administrative Assistant
Paul Foster, Ed.D., Executive Director
Email Dr. Paul Foster
303-866-6694
Suzy Shotts, Administrative Assistant
Email Suzy Shotts
303-866-6124
All Team
Tanni Anthony, Director / Blind/Visually Impaired and Deaf-Blind Specialist
Email Tanni Anthony, 303-866-6681
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
ESSU Fiscal Systems
Vicki Graham, Supervisor, ESSU Fiscal Systems
Email Vicki Graham, 303-866-6442
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
General Supervision and Monitoring
Candace Hawkins, Director, General Supervision and Monitoring
Email Candace Hawkins, 303-866-6213
Jennifer Woods
Dispute Resolution Coordinator
Email Jennifer Woods
303-866-6889
Moira Blake
Fiscal Specialist
Email Moira Blake
303-866-6639
Mary Anne Fleury
Alternative Dispute Resolution Specialist
Email Mary Anne Fleury
303-866-6649
Brandon Edelman
Supervisor, Dispute Resolution
Email Brandon Edelman
303-866-6876
Ashley Schubert
State Complaint Officer
Email Ashley Schubert
303-866-6311
Ross Meyers
State Complaint Officer
Email Ross Meyers
303-866-3801
Rachel Dore
State Complaint Officer
Email Lindsey Watson
303-866-6619
Cici Lyman
Program Support
Email CiCi Lyman
303-866-4797
Vacant
Supervisor, Data and IDEA Accountability
Email TBD
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
Vacant
DMS/State IEP Specialist
Email Kerry Whitmore
303-866-6604
Vacant
RDA Specialist
Email Kerry Whitmore
Becky O’Malley
SPED Monitoring and Technical Assistance Consultant
Email Becky O'Malley
303-866-6109
Cindy Petersen
Program Support
Email Cindy Petersen
303-866-6106
Megan Tannozzini
SPED Monitoring and Technical Assistance Consultant
Email Megan Tannozzini
303-866-6812
Nick Smosna
SPED Monitoring and Technical Assistance Consultant
Email Nick Smosna
303-866-4640
David Ramer
Program Support
Email David Ramer
303-866-6943
Joyce Thiessen-Barrett
Family School and Community Partnering Specialist
Email Joyce Thiessen-Barrett
303-866-6757
Pahmela Mendoza
Family School Program Specialist
Email Pahmela Mendoza
303-866-6771
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