VANGUARD CLASSICAL SCHOOL - Key Persons


Abbi Roberts


Admire Toverlani


Aislinn Wright


Alexis Sulyma


Alyssa Campbell

Job Titles:
  • GT Coordinator

Amber Menne

Job Titles:
  • Registered Nurse

Amy Sullenberger

Job Titles:
  • English Language Development

Analee Guerrero

Job Titles:
  • Lunch Monitor

Andrea Southcott


Angel Ramirez


Annie Leachman


Apryle Bullock


Ari Sharfstein


Ashley De Herrera

Job Titles:
  • Americorp Tutor

Becky Sandstedt


Bill Haneghan


Brenna Cron


Brenna Sterling

Job Titles:
  • Social Worker

Carolyn Buckley


Chas Buenteo


Cheryene McGuire


Christian Huang


Colton Briggs


Courtney Hunt


Daisy Macias

Job Titles:
  • Lunch Monitor

Dalton Alexander White


Dani Fain


Danielle Welch


David Baldwin


Dayana Acuna


Dorothy Harper


Dr. Monique Jones

Job Titles:
  • Director of Human Resources and Operations

East Dean

Job Titles:
  • East Dean of Students

East Elementary

Job Titles:
  • Administration
  • East Elementary Assistant Principal

East Enrollment

Job Titles:
  • East Enrollment Coordinator

Edward Wilson


Emma Walsh

Job Titles:
  • Therapist

Ericka Garcia

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • West Administrative Assistant

Erika Contreras

Job Titles:
  • Special Education

Gardner DesRoberts

Job Titles:
  • ESS Coordinator

Gene Roseberry

Job Titles:
  • Americorp Tutor

Gina Twombly

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • East Enrollment Coordinator

Grace Sherak


Halo Ali

Job Titles:
  • English Language Development

Haylee Rauterkus


Hollis Laverty

Job Titles:
  • Speech Language Pathologist
  • West Student Services

Idalia Escobedo


Jaime Pierce

Job Titles:
  • East Dean of Students

James Hime


Jamie Weideman


Jen Serak


Jennifer Welch


Jenny Giraldo

Job Titles:
  • Speech Language Pathologist

Jillian Kim

Job Titles:
  • Reading Specialist

Jocelyn Aguilar


Joey McCrea

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • IT Specialist

John Woodring


Josh Turner


JP Gaspard


Jynilda Grissett


Karen Mortensen

Job Titles:
  • West SPED Director

Karen Secor

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director

Kari Ouellette


Katy Gauthier

Job Titles:
  • East Middle School Assistant Principal

Kayla Champagne

Job Titles:
  • 9 - 12 Science / Biology

Kelly Ettinger


Keria McCafferty

Job Titles:
  • Executive Leadership Team

Kinsley Molik


Kristie Scott


Lienne Catrambone


Lisa Eytel

Job Titles:
  • 9 - 12 Science / Chem

Liz Rispoli


Lucyan Corchado

Job Titles:
  • Campus Monitor

Makayla Sodia

Job Titles:
  • Special Education

Mandie Sebastiani

Job Titles:
  • Technology

Marc Goldenberg


Maria Jose Aguilar Betancourt


Mark Leeks


Marylou Galvan

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • East Administrative Assistant

Matthieu Caldwell


Maura May


Meheret Nardos


Michael Brewer


Michael Elliston


Monique Parra


Morgan King

Job Titles:
  • West Assistant Principal

Nancy Smith


Natalie Doxey - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board
Natalie Doxey is a full-time mom to her four children and also provides daily care for her elderly father in-law & grandfather in-law. She enjoys spending time with family, being spoiled by the beauty of Colorado, volunteering at her local church as an Interfaith Specialist, participating in her community, and going out for long bike rides down the Highline Canal. Natalie has been a Vanguard Classical School parent for 11 years; all four of her children currently attend Vanguard Classical School East. Natalie runs her own photography business in her spare time.

Nathan Bryant

Job Titles:
  • IT Coordinator
  • Office Staff Member

Nicole Torres Rey


Nicole Towne

Job Titles:
  • Americorp Tutor

Norma Escobedo

Job Titles:
  • West Support Staff

Nurun Nahar


Olivia Cafone


Ousman Ba

Job Titles:
  • Community Representative
Ousman Ba is originally from Senegal, and was raised in Denver, Colorado. A first generation college graduate at Colorado State University with a degree in political science and international studies. Upon graduation, Ousman committed to a year of service with Americorps City Year, where he worked at Miami Central High School preparing students with the social, emotional, and academic skills and mindsets to succeed in school and in life. After City Year, he moved back to Denver and worked in the banking industry as a treasury management representative with FirstBank. During his time at FirstBank, he volunteered with African Leadership Group(ALG) as the Youth Empowerment Program facilitator. After two years as a volunteer, he joined the ALG team as a Program Coordinator. Past graduate of the Leadership Africa Program with African Leadership Group and currently is part of Leadership Aurora class of 2023. He sits on the Board of Ednium Collective. Ousman is passionate about serving the community, loves sports, reading, traveling and enjoys time with family and friends.

Pamela Polke

Job Titles:
  • East Student Services

Patricia Perry


Paul Hastings


Rachael Parker


Randi Gates-Hawthorne

Job Titles:
  • Recess Monitor

Reagan Riendeau


Robin Hawkins


Rosa Vargas

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • West Enrollment Coordinator

Ryan Denning


Ryan Gensler

Job Titles:
  • Community Representative
  • Executive Vice President of CareerWise USA
Ryan Gensler is the Executive Vice President of CareerWise USA, working to create a more equitable and inclusive economy by expanding modern youth apprenticeship across the US. His career in workforce began after his time as Marketing Manager and Director of Community Engagement for Intertech Plastics. Ryan was contracted by the Colorado Advanced Manufacturing Alliance to build work-based learning programs across Colorado. This led Ryan to manage the startup of CareerWise Colorado, a systemic approach to youth apprenticeships, akin to the Swiss VET System. Additionally, he helped build Governor Hickenlooper's Business Experiential Learning (BEL) Commission and organized the Governor's apprenticeship delegation to Switzerland. After helping run a gubernatorial campaign, Ryan went on to consult with various nonprofit and government organizations on workforce development initiatives, including raising

Sabas Del Toro


Sandra Pastar


Sara Anderholm

Job Titles:
  • Music

Sean Bakersky

Job Titles:
  • East High School Assistant Principal

Sean Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Administration
  • East Elementary Assistant Principal

Simone Turnipseed


Sophia Ellis


Tammie Johnson


Tawrence White

Job Titles:
  • East Dean of Students

Thomas Sauer


Tiffany Christian


Tracy Flint

Job Titles:
  • 6th Math / Science

Vanessa Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Parent Representative
  • Title Closer and an Independent Beauty Consultant
Vanessa Sanchez is a Escrow Title Closer and an Independent Beauty consultant with Mary Kay. She is the mother of 3 children. They drive her to be a better person everyday. Her parents instilled in her values that to this day she continues to practice. Respect, loyalty, honesty and solidarity. Helping others is one of her best qualities. As a parent of a Vanguard Classical student for 12 years, she loves being able to volunteer whenever possible at the school and special events. In her spare time she loves to read, spend time with family, walks in the park with her dog, and puzzles.

Wendy Holtz

Job Titles:
  • Office Staff Member
  • Executive Assistant Human Resources and Operations

Wesley Samuels


Yasmin Guillen


Zach Caudle