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"The impact of a school like this on the rest of the district is more than just the kids who are at that school [DSST], it has a ripple effect that benefits every high school kid in the district."
- Denver Mayor John W. Hickenlooper

DSST: Stapleton High School

All faculty and staff member's email addresses are in the following format: firstname.lastname@scienceandtech.org.
Administration
Name Title Phone
Mark Heffron High School Director 303-524-6325
Yesta Ealy Dean of Students - Prep Academy 303-524-6326
Colin Hynes Dean of Students - Senior Academy 303-524-6327
Becca Meyer Director of Curriculum & Instruction 303-524-6358
Judy Fisher Director of College Placement 303-524-6333
Kate Dresher Director of Athletics & Internships 303-524-6330
Rochelle Bell Director in Training for DSST: GVR High School 303-524-6346
Support Team
Name Title Phone
Sharifah Bailey Office Manager 303-524-6334
Velma Bibby Office Assistant 303-524-6343
Janet Busch Special Projects 303-524-6340
Katie Campbell Special Education Coordinator 303-524-6345
Tracy Chavez Facility Manager 303-524-6336
Sean Cook Helpdesk Technician 303-524-6337
Joyce Marshall Social Worker 303-524-6319
Sara Shapiro Special Education/Reading Intervention 303-524-6347
Kateri Williams Assistant Director of College Placement 303-524-6341
Prep Academy Team
To access a teacher's voicemail, please dial 303-320-5570 and enter the appropriate extension.
Name Subject Area Voicemail Extension
Rudionna Armstrong Spanish 2007
Shelley Burns English 2013
Nicole Casey Humanities 2006
Kristen Cercone Math 2002
Amy Chavez Art 2008
Will Eaton Math 2010
Megan Garmane Math 2009
Yoni Geffen Humanities 2005
Cory Hofschild Physics 2003
Jeff Hollenbach Physics 2004
Jaclyn Karnowski Math 2001
Becky Merklein Spanish 2016
Lauren Sampley Chemistry 2012
Tracy Schloemer Chemistry 2011
Vivian Sherman Math 2000
Jim Stephens History 2015
Angela Turek English 2014
Senior Academy Team
To access a teacher's voicemail, please dial 303-320-5570 and enter the appropriate extension.
Name Subject Area Voicemail Extension
Jim Bright History 2021
Jeff Desserich Math 2019
Kathleen Dyer English 2020
Marissa Forbes Physics/Engineering 2024
George Gigiolio Bio-Chemistry/Technology 2026
Katherine Hendrickson Spanish 2023
Erin Howe Senior Project Coordinator 2030
Christa Jimenez Spanish 2022
Nmuta Jones Technology 2029
Molly Lepore English 2027
Nora Matell Earth Science 2018
Jaren Smith Math 2025
Edna Sutton PT History 2028
Jeremy Wickenheiser Biology 2017

DSST: Stapleton Middle School

All faculty and staff member's email addresses are in the following format: firstname.lastname@scienceandtech.org.
Administration
Name Title Phone
Rich Harrison Middle School Director 303-524-6376
Cecilia Shanahan Dean of 6th and 7th Grade 303-524-6314
Eva Rodrigues Dean of 8th Grade 303-524-6315
Jen Behrens Director of Curriculum & Instruction 303-524-6378
Peter Barclay Director of Athletics 303-524-6391
Support Team
Name Title Phone
Sean Cook Helpdesk Technician 303-524-6337
Diona Jones Office Assistant 303-524-6380
Claudia Norton Special Education Para 303-524-6381
Melody Pinacoli Office Manager 303-320-5570 x7345
Leslie Raynor Special Education Director 303-524-6398
Sara Shapiro Special Education/Reading Intervention 303-524-6347
Faculty
To access a teacher's voicemail, please dial 303-320-5570 and enter the appropriate extension.
Name Subject Area Voicemail Extension
Wilmer Barrera Spanish 2031
Taylor Corley English 2032
Teri Creach Social Studies 2033
Allison Cunningham PE/Health 2034
Heather Curran Math 2035
Erin Dillon Social Studies 2036
Courtni Frank English 2037
Jessica Heesacker Social Studies 2038
Sarah Johnson Math 2039
Nmuta Jones Technology 2029
Jonathan Lewis Math 2040
Joseph Marik Math 2041
Stefan McVoy Science 2042
Nina Miller English 2043
Nicole Najmy Science 2044
Tracey Neubrand Science 2045
Kellen O'Brien English 2046
Hillary Pehrson Math 2047
Brianna Rader English 2048
Kelly Schokmiller English 2049
Jessica Schwarz Science 2050
Erik Smith Science 2051
Lauren Snella Science 2052
Jeff Thomsen Art 2053
Kathy Zolla Math 2054

DSST: GVR Middle School

All faculty and staff member's email addresses are in the following format: firstname.lastname@scienceandtech.org.
Administration
Name Title Phone
Jessica Degenhart Middle School Director 303-524-6323
Vachon Brackett Middle School Associate Director 303-524-6377
Jeff Osborne Middle School Dean of Students 303-524-6300 x3107
Support Team
Name Title Phone
Richard McDaniel Systems Administrator 303-524-6348
Darlene Rosas Office Manager 303-524-6379
Faculty
To access a teacher's voicemail, please dial 303-524-6300 and enter the appropriate extension.
Name Subject Area Voicemail Extension
Connor Allman English 3301
Heather Dannettell Math 3304
Josh Hugo Social Studies 3303
Jamie Kodner Math 3305
Laura Landgreen English 3302
Kelly Schlegel Science 3306
Shawn Smith Special Education/PE 3308
Jim Trainer Science 3307
Valerie Wilkinson Art 3300

DSST Public Schools Home Office

All faculty and staff member's email addresses are in the following format: firstname.lastname@scienceandtech.org.
Home Office Tech Support Team
Name Title Phone
Sean Cook Helpdesk Technician (Stapleton) 303-524-6337
Jon Liu Technology Integrator 303-524-6338
Richard McDaniel Systems Administrator (GVR) 303-524-6348
Roger Siggs Senior Systems Administrator 303-524-6335
John Spainhower Network Technician 303-524-6399
Home Office Team
Name Title Phone
Shaun Bryant Director of Technology 303-524-6342
Mariah Dickson Director of Curriculum & Instruction 303-524-6332
Rachel Galvan Accounting Assistant 303-524-6344
Bill Kurtz CEO 303-524-6321
Meg Lafave Staff Recruitment Coordinator 303-524-6349
Christine Nelson Chief of Staff 303-524-6322
Bret Poppleton Director of Finance and Operations 303-524-6328
Jacob Roddy Operations Manager 303-524-6331 
Kathie Kramer Ryan Director of Advancement 303-524-6329
Rachel San Luis Fellow 303-524-6324
Sarah Skeen Development and Communications Coordinator 303-524-6339