A Queer Endeavor's Educator Institute for Equity and Justice: Directory

AQE

University of Colorado Boulder

Laura Soto (Ella/She/Her)

Voces Unidas of Boulder County

Co-Founder, Chair

Eduardo Yanez (he-him)

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

Spanish Bilingual Violence Prevention Educator

Chris Arteaga (He/Him)

Denver Public Schools

Elementary Music

Corey Wiggins (he/him)

Denver East High School

Social Studies Educator/ QSA Advisor

Nyle Biondi (he/him/his)

Blue Sage Transitions Therapy

therapist

Tre Wentling (He/Him/His)

Abbie Fagerwick (she, her)

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

Youth Violence Prevention Educator

Katrina Fernandez (she, her)

Adams 12 School District

In a PK-12 school or school district

MC

María Cioe-Pena (She, her, hers)

Montclair State University

Assistant Professor

DS

Deb Sudbeck (she,her)

SVVSD

3rd/4th Teacher

Acacia Nadeau (she/her)

Elementary Teacher

Alexandra McGrath (she/her)

University of Colorado Boulder

Allarie Coleman (she/her)

Albuquerque High School

secondary teacher

Amanda Novak (she/her)

Westgate Community School

Assistant Principal/ Director of Whole Child Education

Andrea LeMahieu Glaws (she/her)

University of Colorado- Boulder

Ashley Stroud (she/her)

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Heather Brubaker (She/Her)

SVVSD

Art Teacher

Kayleigh Esswein (she/her)

Peak to Peak

High School English Literature Teacher

Kelly Langley Cook (She/Her)

University of Northern Colorado

Lecturer

Lindsay La Porte (She/Her)

SVVSD

Assistant Principal, Mead High School

Sami Helgeson (she/her)

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence

Youth Organizer/Education Program Associate

Alison McCabe (she/her/hers)

Horses Heal Therapy

Therapist

Bree Ervin (She/her/hers)

ELA, AP Seminar and Yearbook

Chelsea Kent (she/her/hers)

University of Colorado, Boulder

CE

Chloe Els (she/her/hers)

SVVSD DON Curriculum Director

Courtney Wait (she/her/hers)

Fort Worth Independent School District

Instructional Coach

Kanesha Baynard (she/her/hers)

Bold Living Today

Founder, Speaker, and Author

Rebecca E. Linares (she/her/hers)

University of Colorado Boulder

Assistant Professor

Robyn Tomiko (She/Her/Hers)

7th Grade English Teacher, entering PhD program at CU Boulder

Colleen Marie Hill (she/hers/her)

University of Arizona

Doctoral Candidate/ELA Methods Instructor/Graduate Associate

Lonni Ewing (she/they)

Ethan Trinh (they/them)

Georgia State University

Page Valentine Regan (They/Them)

University of Colorado, Boulder

PhD Candidate

Haley Laidlaw (they/them/elle)

DPS

6-8 ELD Teacher

Sheila Freehill -she, her

St. Vrain Valley School District

ELL teacher

Charla Agnoletti

University of Colorado at Boulder

Co-Founder of Voces Unidas, Director of Public Achievement

LA

Lilia Alizadeh

AA

Andrew Archer

Samantha Black

University of Northern Colorado

Academic Advisor and Success Coach

Donovan Blake

Alchemy Consulting Group

Principal Consultant

JB

John Blaser

EAGLE CREST

5TH GRADE TEACHER

SD

Shirley Delta Blow

Alison Boardman

University of Colorado Boulder

Associate Professor

Sandra Leu Bonanno

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Assistant Professor

SL

Sandra Leu Bonnano

SB

Shannon Brennan

In a PK-12 school or school district

LL

Lourdes Lulu Buck

Lulu Buck

SVVS

Equity Coordinator

SB

Shane Butterfield

SVVSD

5th Grade Gen Ed

EC

Erica Caasi

Amanda Cherry

Southern Hills Middle School

In a PK-12 school or school district

JC

Jake Cousins

VC

Val Cruz

VC

Val Cruz, they/them

Counselor

Susan Davis

St. Vrain Valley Schools

SEL Coordinator

Elizabeth Silva Diaz

The University of Colorado — Boulder

PhD Candidate

Shalelia Dillard

SCD Enrichment Program

Founder/Executive Director

Michal Duffy

Out Boulder County

Education & Program Manager

AD

Amy Dumler

DD

Devin Duncan

SPAN

Creating Protective Environments Project Coordinator

Elizabeth Dutro

University of Colorado Boulder

Professor

AE

Ace Eckstein

NF

Nathan Fall

Charlie Gaare

Denver East High School

English Teacher

Daniel Garzon

University of Colorado Boulder

PhD Candidate

RL

Rev. Lyndsey Godwin

MG

Mikaela Gonzalez

Jax Gonzalez, They/Them

University of Colorado, Boulder

Graduate Part Time Instructor

Eugene Hamilton

The Eugene Hamilton Group

CEO

DH

Devon Hedrick-Shaw

Devon Hedrick-Shaw, he/him

University of Colorado-Boulder

PhD Student

RL

Rebecca Linnares, Devon Hedrick-Shaw, he/him

DH

Devon Hendrick-Shaw

Brittni Laura Hernandez, she/ella

A Queer Endeavor

LH

Laura Hess

St. Vrain Valley Schools

Executive Director Special Education

CH

Colleen Hill

Jennifer Jordan

UTK

Clinical Associate Professor

RK

Rakhi Kataria

CK

Chelsea Kent

Charlie Kuhn

Cultures of Dignity

Co-Founder and CEO

Kachine Kulick

Soraya Latiff

Voces Unidas

Co-Founder, Undocually Training Facilitator

RL

Rebecca Linnares

Sam Long

Denver Public Schools

EM

Emma Mclean-Riggs

JM

JD McOsker

Leticia Melendez

St Vrain Valley School District

Literacy Interventionist/EL Teacher

Liz Meyer

University of Colorado Boulder

Associate Professor

EM

Emma Milczuk

Jaimarie Nelson

St Vrain Valley School District

GT Coordinator (Secondary)

Klaudia Neufeld

TO

Taylor Olson

Erika Orona

Voces Unidas

Co-Founder

BP

Bre Pacheco

Dr. Deborah Palmer

University of Colorado Boulder

Professor

Jeanette Patterson

Adams 14 School District

Director of Equity

Krishna Pattisapu

CU Boulder School of Education

In higher education

Bill Penuel

University of Colorado Boulder

In higher education

Ashley Potvin

University of Colorado Boulder

Researcher & Educator

ZQ

Zenia Quintana

SVVSD

School Counselor

AR

Amanda Rigell

Jesus G. Rodriguez

University of Colorado Boulder

Executive Director

María Ruíz-Martínez

University of Colorado Boulder

PhD Candidate

SS

Stefanie Santella

Ofelia Schepers

Metropolitan State University of Denver

OS

Ofelia Scheppers

Oakley Schilling

St. Vrain Valley Schools

ELD Coordinator

KS

Katy Schwirtz

ARE and SVE

DLP

ES

Emily Scott

St. Vrain Valley Schools

Director, Special Education

Corey Sell

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Professor and Chair of Elem Ed and Literacy Dept

DS

Dorothy Shapland

Lyndsey Godwin she/her

GLSEN

Manager of Capacity Building

Bethy Leonardi she/her/hers

University of Colorado Boulder

Assistant Professor/ Co-Director A Queer Endeavor

Halie Padilla She/Her/Hers

St. Vrain Valley School District

K-5 Music Specialist

Sara Staley she/her/hers

University of Colorado Boulder

Assistant Professor & Co-Director, A Queer Endeavor

DS

Dr. Sabrina Carolina Sideris

KS

Kristen Sim

LS

Laura Soto

LS

Lewis Steller

Taylor Stocks

Memorial University of Newfoundland

PhD Candidate

RX

River X. Suh

Stephanie Toliver

University Of Colorado, Boulder

Assistant Professor of Literacy and Secondary Humanities

FT

Francisco Torres

CV

Chandra Valenza

SV

Sandra Vázquez

Sandra Vazquez

St. Vrain Valley School District

Elementary Literacy Coordinator

NV

Nora Vines

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Clinical Associate Professor

Courtney Wait

McLean 6th Grade

Assistant Principal

Samantha Wood

Overseas School of Colombo

Assitant Principal/Primary Years Program Coordinator

EY

Emily Yerkes

EL