We are very grateful to our community for your support! If you’d like to have your name added to the list, please send an email to supporters@supportjeffcokids.org
Our mission is to educate the Jeffco Community on the importance of supporting public education for ALL kids in Jeffco, inform the community on the current events, and to support a school board that understands the importance of educating all 86,000 students in Jeffco.
Support Jeffco Kids supporters:
Jonna Levine, Co-Founder/Co-Chair
Shawna Fritzler, Co-Founder/Co-Chair
Debbie Carpenter, Treasurer
Karyn Peabody, Volunteer Coordinator
Annie Bitsie, Volunteer Coordinator
Nicole Croy, Volunteer Coordinator
Melissa Martini, Volunteer Coordinator
Kay Slater, Volunteer Coordinator
Toni Trebilcock, Volunteer Coordinator
Jeff Yeager, Volunteer Coordinator
Phyllis Writz, Volunteer Coordinator
Nina Banks, Volunteer Coordinator
Eva Frickle, Volunteer Coordinator
Gillie Bishop, Volunteer Coordinator
Bobbi Sanchez, House Party and Volunteer Coordinator
Michele Patterson, Graphics and Visual Communications
Ron Castagna, Retired Lakewood High School Principal
Jim Curtis, Business Leader
Representative Jessie Danielson, Community Leader
Judy Denison, Golden Newsletter
Dave DiGiacomo, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Jill Fellman, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Jane Goff, Colorado State Board of Education, Board Member Representing CD7
Marv Kay, Former Mayor of Golden/Professor Emeritus at Colorado School of Mines/Former Colorado School of Mines Athletic Director & Football Coach
Representative Chris Kennedy, Community Leader
Senator Andy Kerr, Community Leader
Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp, Community Leader
Sue Marinelli, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Debby Oberbeck, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Representative Brittany Pettersen, Community Leader
Judy Pierce, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Alonzo F. Rodriguez, Ph.D., US Army (LTC) (Ret), Assoc. VP Student Affairs, California State University (Ret), Assist. VP Student Affairs, Metro State College (Ret)
William G. (Bill) Ross, Jeffco School Board, 1977 -1989
Hon. Sue Schafer, Community Leader
Dr. Cindy Stevenson, Former Jeffco Superintendent
Dave Thomas, Former Jeffco Board of Education Member
Representative Max Tyler, Community Leader
Sue Windels, Former State Senator
Representative Dave Young
Senator Rachel Zenzinger, Community Leader
Jeffco Association of ASD parents (JAASD)
Chris Ainscough, Community Leader and Jeffco Parent
Jennifer Allport, Parent and Guardian of Children in Jeffco Students
Tim Allport – Parent and Guardian of Children in Jeffco Schools, Employee, Jeffco Public Schools
Jenifer Ross-Amato, Community Leader
Sydney Ayers, Community Leader
Terry Arnold, Small Business Owner, Jeffco Parent
Jason Astle, Jeffco Citizen, Alumni, Jeffco Parent, and Former Board Member of Jefferson Foundation
Lorri Avery, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Jane Banzin, Community Member
F. Keith Battan, M.D.
Rebecca Wallace Beattie, Jeffco Parent and Business Owner
Lynée Beck, Jeffco Teacher, Parent and Business Owner
Carole Benjamin, Community Member
Annie Bitsie, Jeffco Parent, Jeffco Education Support Professional, School Volunteer
Jan Blatnik, Retired Teacher, Volunteer, and Grandparent
Bill Bottoms, Community Leader
Sheryl Olenius Bowen, Community Member
Casey Brown, Candidate for Golden City Council and Community Member
Gina Brown, Community Member
Carol Byrd, Para Educator, Parent and Community Member
Glenda Cadman, Business Leader
Kaye Cantwell, Jeffco Parent Volunteer
Scott Capron, Retired Jeffco Teacher and Community Leader
Stephanie Carriveau, Former Jeffco Parent, current Jeffco Grandparent
Laura Carroll, Jeffco Parent and Educator
Ruth Annette Carter, Community Leader
Robin Chalker, Business Leader
Michael Clark, Community Leader
Kari Cochran, Jeffco Parent
Randy Cochran, Jeffco Parent
Carol Coleman, Parent of 2 Grads, Retired Educator, Volunteer, Community Member
Todd Collins, Jeffco Parent
Lisa Cook, Ph.D., Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Paul Cook, Ph.D., Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Betty Crist, Retired educator, parent of graduates, grandparent and great grandparent of grads and current students
Lisa Cutter, Community Leader
Linda Dallman, Retired School Foodservice Director
CeXochiti De L Torre, Jeffco parent and educator
Dorian De Long – Husband, Dad, Friend, Teacher – always in our hearts and memories
Genevieve De Long, Jeffco Student
Shaylyn De Long, Jeffco Parent
Bryan Douglass, Community Leader
Heather Douglass, Community Leader
Tina Drew, Jeffco Parent
Jim Earley, Jeffco Parent, Business Leader
Kris Edwards, Retired Jeffco Educator, Jeffco Parent & Jeffco Grandparent
Maria Elenas, Community Leader
Lisa Faircloth, Community Leader
Loredana Farilla, Jeffco Parent and Volunteer Horticultural Therapist
Dawn Findley, Jeffco Parent
Shawna Foster, Education Advocate
Tom Foster, Parent
Rose Foster, Student
Rex Foster, Student
Melinda Franzel, Jeffco Parent
Bryan E. Fritzler, P.E., Business Leader, Parent
Morgan Fritzler, Jeffco Student
Kathy Fullerton: Jeffco Educator, Community Member, and Parent
Heather Gabriszeski, Jeffco Parent
Deborah Gard, Retired Jeffco Teacher and Administrator, Jeffco Resident, Taxpayer and Voter
Casey Gardner, Jeffco Schools Social Worker
Lygia Garrick, Jeffco Resident, Mom of Jeffco Grads
Jill Gergle Moynihan, Jeffco Parent, Taxpayer, and Voter
Kenneth Gibbins, Community Member
Gena Gilas – Parent and PTSA President at Oberon Middle School
Paul Glauthier, Jeffco Parent
MaryLou Golding, Community Member, Parent of 4 Graduates, Grandparent of two attending currently, and Retired Teacher
Donda Gordon, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Jennifer Granbery, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Sharon Gray, Community Member
Marilou Griego, Graduate, Former Parent, Retired Teacher
Bob Gurdikian, Jeffco Parent
Tina Gurdikian, Jeffco Parent
Darly Gurry, LCSW, Community Leader
Raymond Hart, Retired Public School Counselor, Grandparent
Ruth and Lowell Hartvigson, Grandparent Volunteers
Nicole Head, Jeffco Parent
Sheralyn Heffner, Retired Jeffco Educator
Mike Henderson, Community Leader
Tania Henderson, M.A., L.P.C., N.C.C., Community Leader
Michelle Henninger, Jeffco Parent
Opal Hilty, Jeffco Parent
Tikki Heublein, Long-time Educator and Educational Consultant
Gregg Hinnen, Community Member
Star Howes, Jeffco Teacher, Wife and Parent of Jeffco Graduates
Julia Hughes, Jeffco Parent
April Johnson, Jeffco Teacher, Parent and Grandparent
Donna Johnson, Retired Jeffco Teacher
Chris Johnson, Business Leader and Jeffco Parent
Kelly Johnson, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Pat Jolley, Retired Jeffco Teacher and Former Jeffco Parent
Laurie Arnold-Kelly – Jeffco Parent and School Volunteer
John Kelly – Jeffco Parent and School Volunteer
Tammy Kerr, Community Leader and Jeffco Parent
Jeff Kirk, Jeffco Parent
Christina Kittelstad, Business Owner, Parent and Community Member
Michael J. Klassen, Community Leader
Angela Kraft-Meldahl, Community Member
Kristine Kraft, Retired Teacher, Child Advocate
Gail Kramer, Jeffco Parent, Retired Jeffco Teacher-Librarian
Paula Langhorst, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Cecelia Lange, Ph.D., Community Leader
Jerald Lange, Community Leader
Ali Lasell, Jeffco Parent
John Lasell, Business Leader
Patsy Lebsock, Retired Educator, Parent of 2 Jeffco graduates
Cheri Lee, Retired Teacher, Jeffco Grandparent
Jay Levine, Business and Community Leader
Nicole Lepke, Teacher and Mother of 2 Jeffco Students
Margaret Lessenger, Parent of recent Jeffco Graduate, Community Volunteer, helped start a Jeffco Charter School
Betsy Lichty, Retired Jeffco Teacher
Linda Linton, Jeffco Para, Jeffco Parent and Volunteer
Jodi Lundin, Community Leader
Ray Lundin, Community Leader
Gail Martin, Retired Jeffco Teacher-Librarian and parent of three Jeffco graduates
Leah Martinez: PTA and Community Leader, Parent of Jeffco Alumni, CDAC Board Member, and Former Jeffco Employee
Bianca Martinez: Jeffco Alumni, Community Leader, and CDAC Member
Lynn Mason, Community Leader
Nancy McCanless, Jeffco Education Support Professional, Volunteer
Wendy McCord, Community Leader and Jeffco Parent
Barbara McGinnis, Retired Educator and Community Member
Cindy Midyett, Jeffco Grad, Mom of two Jeffco Grads, and Grandma to future Jeffco grads
Steven Meldahl, Community Leader
Sara Mellen, Business Leader
Karen Michie, Community Member
Keith Michie, Community Member
Bruce G. Miller, Business Leader
Marta Murray, Community Leader
Anne Namuth, Jeffco Community Member & Adams12 Teacher
Molly Niven, Community Member and Retired Jeffco Teacher
Donna Ostwald, Jeffco Teacher/Parent of Jeffco Graduates
Melinda Parish, School Bus Driver at North Transportation
Mary Patee, Community Activist, Grandparent
Michele Patterson, Community Leader and Jeffco Mom
Joseph B. Poisson, Retired Jeffco Teacher, Father and Father-in-law of two Jeffco Teachers, Grandfather of two Jeffco Students.
Ami Prichard, Jeffco Mom and Teacher
Melissa Reeves, Former Jeffco Employee
Kathy Reul, Community Member
Rheana Rogers, Jeffco Mom
Cathy Rossano, Community Member
Stephanie Rossi, Jeffco Teacher, Jeffco Parent, and Jeffco Graduate
Mary Collier Ross, Graduate of Lakewood High School, parent of 4 Jeffco graduates, teacher in Jeffco schools, volunteer
Ann Roux, Community Member and Former Jeffco Teacher
Leo Roux, Community Member
Mary Velasquez Rowzee, oldest of 10 children who all graduated from AWHS; mother of the first 2nd generation Velasquez graduate of AWHS class of ’96 and grandmother to the first 3rd generation Velasquez graduate of AWHS class of 2015. Past PTA Officer at elementary, junior and senior high schools as well as at county and state
Dale Rowzee, community member and grandfather of five who all attend now or graduated from Jeffco schools
Maggie Ruddy, Jeffco Mom
Susan Carter Ruskell, Jeffco Parent and Community Volunteer
Todd Ruskell, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Kimberly Russo, Community Leader and Jeffco Parent
Joan Sample, Community Member, Educator
Jim and Jean Scharfenberg, Parent and Grandparents of Jeffco Graduates and Great Grandparents of 4 Jeffco Students
Sherry Schulz, Retired Jeffco Teacher
Dawn Schwaderer
Sophie Schwedland, Jeffco Resident, Parent, & Teacher
Stephen C. Selle, Retired Jeffco Principal
Aaron Shaw, Jeffco Parent and Small Business Owner
Brandy Shaw, Jeffco Parent and school volunteer
Christine Smith-Mitchell, Jeffco Parent
Greg Smith, Jeffco Grandparent and volunteer at Excel Academy
Sharon Smith, Jeffco Grandparent
Stephanie Smith, Jeffco Parent and educator in a private school
Char Sorensen, Retired Jeffco Teacher, Parent of two Jeffco Graduates, Community Member and Volunteer
Mary Stahl, Community Leader and Jeffco Parent
Mike Stahl, Business Leader and Jeffco Parent
Tad Stephens, Business Leader and Jeffco Parent
Cindy Stevens, Retired Educator
Tammy Story, Community Leader
Kitty Strauss, Retired Educator
Terri Taylor Straut, Community Leader
Wendi Strom, Parent and Accountability Committee Chair at Westgate Elementary School
Sandy Strong, Retired Jeffco Teacher
Pam Surratt, Retired Social Worker
Andrew Tinch, Community Member, Jeffco Parent
Sally Kate Tinch, Community Member, Jeffco Parent
Teresa Louis-Tomlinson, Teacher, Community Member
Georgenne Tomlinson, Retired Administrator-32 years
Julie Valdez, SJK Volunteer
Lauree Valverde, Jeffco Parent
Spud Van de Water, Jeffco Resident and Community Leader
Sandra Van Ens, Retired Jeffco Teacher, Parent of Three Jeffco Grads, Member of Support Jeffco Kids
Jack R. Van Ens, Historian, Dramatist, and Newspaper Columnist.
Denys Vigil, Long-time Educators and Educational Consultants
Ric Watson, Community Leader
Darcie Weiser, Jeffco Parent and Community Leader
Laura Laney Welch, Founding Member of Douglas County Parents, Friend of Jeffco
Debby Weller, Retired Educator, Parent, Grandparent
Brandi Wilcox, Jeffco Parent and Small Business Owner
Phil Wilson, Community Member and Parent
Wenda Wilson, Jeffco Teacher and Parent
Peggy Woodward – Jeffco Grandparent with a Student
Phyllis Writz, Retired Jeffco Educator, Community Member
Christy Yacano, Jeffco Teacher
Mary Young, Retired Educator and Grandparent
Bob Zachman – Retired Jeffco Music Educator, Jeffco Grandparent
Businesses:
Prairie Lily Massage Therapy, LLC
Torin Reed, President
Aardvark Graphic Solutions
AKKA-KarateUSA
Bruce G. Miller, Cherry Creek Properties LLC (teacher rebates and discounts on my real estate commission for all teachers and former students)
Center for Alternative & Responsible Education (CARE) – LLC
Community Auction Services, LLC
Plan 9 Studios
Spiral Design Color Consulting