Our People
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Daugherty was named the Chief Executive Officer of ϲʿ (JIC...
Chief Financial Officer
As a proud Colorado native, I have always been inspired by the natural beauty and adven...
Chief Academic Officer
Director of Advancement
Linda Carroll has served as the Director of Advancement for James Irwin Charter Sc...
Director of Student Support Services
Janice Cook is one of the original founders of ϲʿ (JICS). ...
Director of Data and MTSS
Hi, I am Elsie Daniels and I enjoy being in education and love the challenge of teachin...
Special Education Program Administrator
Director of Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Donna Greene has worked at James Irwin since 2005. She started in the front office of t...
Director of Facilities
Director of Safety
Transportation Manager
Manager - School Based Mental Health Department serving JICHS and JIES-A
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
Communications Manager
HR/Payroll Manager
Social Worker
Accounts Payable Clerk
School Based Mental Health Professional Intern serving JICMS and JIES-H
As Eleanor McConnell progresses towards her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Heal...
MTSS Coordinator
Assistant to School Based Mental Health Services
Nicole “Nikki” Scott first started her 17-year journey with James Irwin in ...
Office Manager
Principal
Janet White was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey to Portuguese immigrant parents. ...
Assistant Principal
Hello, my name is Teri Rands and I have the privilege of being the Assistant Principal ...
Dean
Instructional Coach
Curriculum & After-School Programs
Assistant to Dean/Health Aide
Instructional Coach
Office Receptionist
Administrative Assistant
SAC and Data Specialist
Student Services Coordinator
Instructional Coach
Manager - School Based Mental Health Department serving JICHS and JIES-A
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
Kindergarten Lead Teacher
1st Grade Teacher
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Teacher
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Lead Teacher
4th Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Intern
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Lead Teacher
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
Special Education Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Lead Teacher
3rd Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
Special Education Paraprofessional
2nd Grade Go-to-Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Satellite Assistant
1st Grade Satellite Assistant
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Teacher
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Lead Teacher
1st Grade Teacher
Music Teacher/Specials Lead Teacher
PE Teacher
Art Teacher
3rd Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Intern
2nd Grade Teacher
2nd Grade Teacher Intern
5th Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICES/JICHS
This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at ϲʿ as a paraprofessional. Pre...
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Satellite Assistant
Principal
Hi! My name is Janiece Primrose, and I have the privilege of being the Principal at Jam...
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Assistant Principal/Special Ed Teacher
Chloe Whatley first began her journey for ϲʿ as an instruction...
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Administrative Assistant
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Dean of Students
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Receptionist
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5th Grade Teacher
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3rd Grade Teacher
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Special Education Paraprofessional
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Art Teacher
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1st Grade Teacher
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PE Teacher
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2nd Grade Teacher
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2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
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Kindergarten Teacher
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1st Grade Instructional Assistant
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School Counselor
Miranda Lening graduated from CSU Pueblo with her Bachelor's Degree in Psychology&n...
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Music Teacher
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Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
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4th Grade Teacher
Principal
Kimberly Nabeta’s passion for teaching children led her to James Irwin Elementary...
Assistant Principal
Ami Brinlee has known that she wanted to be in education since the time she was in the ...
Attendance Clerk/Health Aide
Dean of Students
Jenice Bosch began her journey with James Irwin Elementary School - Howard Campus ...
Receptionist
Instructional Coach
Administrative Assistant
Assessment Coordinator/Curriculum/ELL
Ms. Woody began her journey with ϲʿ in 2008. She enrolled her ...
1st Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Mrs. Heather Allen has been in education for 22 years. Her background is in elementary ...
Art Teacher
3rd Grade Teacher
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
Special Education Paraprofessional
4th Grade Teacher
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
Satellite Assistant K-2
PE Teacher
Jessica Duster is a dedicated teacher with a passion for math and PE. In 2012, Coach Du...
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
Satellite Assistant Grades 3-5
Music Teacher
School Based Mental Health Professional Intern serving JICMS and JIES-H
As Eleanor McConnell progresses towards her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Heal...
3rd Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Teacher
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Teacher
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Teacher
2nd Grade Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional
1st Grade Lead Teacher
Cynthia Schmidt is a dedicated educator with a diverse background in teaching. She has ...
4th Grade Lead Teacher
5th Grade Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Principal - JICHS/JICMS
Mrs. Batteiger has been working as a volunteer or employee for the James Irwin system s...
Assistant Principal
Mary Aquino accepted the position of Assistant Principal of James Irwin Charter Middle ...
Dean of Students
Mr. Greene graduated from Nazarene Bible College with a Bachelor’s degree in 2004...
Instructional Coach/Mathematics Teacher
Miss Rosenberg is originally from Torrence, California, but has spent most of her life ...
Special Education Teacher
Mrs. Anders is joining the James Irwin community as a Special Education Teacher for gra...
Administrative Assistant
Bibiana Pettit was born and raised in Acuῆa Coahuila, Mexico where she attended a trade...
Attendance/Health Aide
Isabelle Smith has worked at James Irwin Charter Middle School since 2015. She started ...
History Teacher
Art/Character Teacher
Abby Anrico graduated with her degree in Art Education in 2011 from CSU-Pueblo. Abby ta...
6th Grade English Teacher
Mrs. Camara is a native of Colorado and was born and raised in Parker, Colora...
Art Teacher
Choir Director
Ms. Collins attended Lubbock Christian University and received her B.S.I.S in Education...
Satellite Aide
Michelle Daniels started working at JICMS as a Satellite Aide, when her family moved to...
Band Director
Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 with a Bachelor...
JICMS Mathematics/ JICHS and JICMS STEM Teacher
Mr. Finn teaches math and STEM for James Irwin Charter Middle School and STEM for James...
English Teacher
Hanna Fisher was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She graduated from James Irwin Ch...
6th Grade Science/Literature
Mrs. Flores graduated from California State University, San Marcos in 2005 with Bachelo...
PE/Character Teacher
After graduating from JICHS in 2014, Miss Greene attended CSU-Pueblo University where s...
Receptionist
Hope Guerrero is originally from the beautiful island of Guam. She started as a parent ...
6th Grade
Mrs. Hamilton joined JICS in 2005. She was originally hired to teach at the eleme...
Mathematics Teacher
Jason Hepworth moved to Colorado in 1996 after serving in the Marine Corps. He joined J...
History/English Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
Kendra Klein is a graduate of St. Mary's High School and holds dual degrees in Psyc...
Mathematics Teacher
Ms. Long is an alumnus of UCCS and Coronado High School. She started at JICMS in ...
6th Grade English Teacher
Mrs. Majernik is a 6th grade English teacher. She has been with James Irwin Charter Sch...
School Based Mental Health Professional Intern serving JICMS and JIES-H
As Eleanor McConnell progresses towards her Master's Degree in Clinical Mental Heal...
Science Teacher
Science Teacher
Tim Miller hails from Porterville, California. Upon graduating from high school, he joi...
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICMS (6+ program)
English
Mr. Nabeta graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2002 with a B.A. in Sacred Mus...
Mathematics/Science
Mr. Roberts graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois in 1992 with a degree in politic...
Athletic Director Assistant
Jan Rohde is originally from Schaumburg, Illinois, and has 2 children and 2 grandc...
Science
Mrs. Sacco graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Animal Science, scie...
English Teacher
Miss Serra graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) with a BA i...
Math Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
Joseph Waddle was born and raised in Conroe,Texas, and graduated from Texas Tech Univer...
Science Teacher
Mrs. Wagner graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins with a Bachelor of...
English Teacher
Tony Wanick has a passion for languages that hopes to one day uncover the answer to hum...
8th grade English Literature Teacher
Michelle Washington was born and reared in Denver, CO and went on to graduate from Geor...
Librarian
Mr. Winters was born in Fort Worth, Texas but mostly grew up in Colorado Springs callin...
English Teacher
Mrs. Winters graduated from Pikes Peak Community College in 2013. She decided to become...
Principal of JICHS/JICMS
Mrs. Batteiger has been working as a volunteer or employee for the James Irwin system s...
Assistant Principal
Mrs. Abigail Williams (formerly known as Miss Hartley) joined the James Irwin family as...
Dean of Students & AP Economics
Mr. Samuel Ashmore has worked for the JI family since 2013. Over that time, he has taug...
Assistant Principal
Linda originally joined the James Irwin Family as a middle school teacher from 2009-201...
Instructional Coach
Mr. Prewitt is in his 10th year at James Irwin and has found his niche. Holding two deg...
College & Career Advisor
Margie Burnett, College and Career Advisor, grew up in northern Maine and moved to vari...
JICHS Academic Advisor
Mrs. Cathy Finn arrived in Colorado Springs during 2012, along with her family, as a mi...
Attendance Secretary/Student Government Sponsor
Mrs. Fish joined the James Irwin family as a parent in 2011. She volunteered in E...
College & Career/NHS Advisor
Tami Graves is a Colorado Springs native and has been a part of the James Irwin communi...
Receptionist/Yearbook Advisor
Mrs. Ramsey moved to Colorado Springs in 1988, along with her husband and four children...
Special Education Teacher
Mrs. Anders is joining the James Irwin community as a Special Education Teacher for gra...
Assistant to Dean/Health Aide
Manager - School Based Mental Health Department serving JICHS and JIES-A
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
English 10/Honors English 10 Teacher
Mrs. Bears has been teaching since 2010 and was lucky enough to join James Irwin in 201...
French 2/French 3 Teacher
World History I Teacher
Mr. Butitta is a Colorado Springs native who began teaching History at James Irwin High...
Art Teacher
Choir Director
Ms. Collins attended Lubbock Christian University and received her B.S.I.S in Education...
Band Director
Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 with a Bachelor...
French 1/Language Arts Lab Teacher
Trig/Intermediate Algebra/AP Calc AB Teacher
Biology /Chemistry/AP Environmental Science Teacher
Mrs. Jessi Finkiewicz (a.k.a. Mrs. Fink) joined the James Irwin Family as an Algebra 2 ...
JICMS Mathematics/ JICHS and JICMS STEM Teacher
Mr. Finn teaches math and STEM for James Irwin Charter Middle School and STEM for James...
Honors World History I/Western Civ/AP European History/Art History Teacher
Dr. Brandy Forrest joined the James Irwin family in the Fall of 2023 in the history dep...
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Hernandez joined the James Irwin Family as a 1st grade teacher’s assistant i...
Algebra I with Lab/AP Calc BC/AP Stats/Math Lab Teacher
Jordan Jones is a native of Colorado Springs. He joined the Navy after graduating from ...
English 9/Honors English 9 Teacher
Shannon Jordan has been part of the James Irwing family since the fall of 2017. She cam...
Algebra 1 Teacher
Biology Teacher
Mrs. McKim joined the James Irwin family last spring as Assistant Librarian and JV girl...
Dean of Students
Mr. Jason Murphy has been teaching math since 2006. He grew up in the agricultural part...
Lead Spanish Teacher/Entrepreneurial Development Teacher
Señor Ocasio was born in Puerto Rico, surrounded by the warm waters of the Carib...
Chemistry/AP Chemistry/Lead Science Teacher
Mrs. Shauna Riley joined the James Irwin family as a Chemistry teacher in the fall of 2...
Athletic Director Assistant
Jan Rohde is originally from Schaumburg, Illinois, and has 2 children and 2 grandc...
PE/Anatomy/Physiology Teacher
Economics/Government/Personal Finance Teacher
Mrs. Molly Smith joined the James Irwin High School team in the fall of 2023. Mrs. Smit...
Geometry Teacher
Computer Science /AP Computer Science/Digital Design/Algebra I Teacher
Mr. Mike Tomlinson joined the James Irwin faculty mid-year in the spring of 2017 as an ...
English 11/Honors English 10/AP Language and Composition Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICES/JICHS
This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at ϲʿ as a paraprofessional. Pre...
Speech and Language Development/Drama/Creative Writing Teacher
Mr. Robert Williams is new to teaching, and he is thankful to have the supportive envir...
Librarian
Mr. Winters was born in Fort Worth, Texas but mostly grew up in Colorado Springs callin...
Physics/AP Physics Teacher
Principal
Mr. James Downing is that rarest of creatures, a Colorado native. As the principa...
Assistant Principal
Ryan William Kollasch is the Assistant Principal for PTEC. Prior to this, Mr. Kol...
Dean of Students
Mr. Jaramillo was born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. He spent his childhood just ...
Administrative Assistant to the Principal
Mrs. Douglas is a rare true native and born in Colorado Springs. She has worked for Jam...
Front Office Receptionist
Attendance/Health Aide
Mrs. Christian became a part of the PTEC staff family in September 2021 after being a P...
Career & Academic Advisor
Mrs. Longoria was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. She married her husband in ...
Science Teacher
I graduated from West Texas A&M University in 2018 with a bachelors in Animal Scien...
CTE-Masonry Teacher
Mathematics and History Teacher
Megan Chamillard, a Colorado native, holds dual degrees in History and Graphic Design. ...
Special Education Paraprofessional
Lead Mathematics Teacher
Mrs. Dandrea was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She has her Bachelor’...
CTE Construction
Mr. Davis was born in Colorado Springs and has lived here for 44 years. He graduated fr...
Student Services
Mrs. Dias has been teaching for James Irwin Charter schools since 2011 and has taught a...
Science/Math Teacher
This is my first year at PTEC. I have been teaching for 12 years-2 years at Banni...
CTE-Engineering Teacher/PPSC/CTE Co-Lead
Prior to his teaching and administrative career at Power Technical, Mr. Espinoza worked...
CTE - CAD Teacher
Mrs. Espinoza began her teaching career in Tokyo, Japan at an English language learning...
English Teacher
History Teacher
Character Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
CTE Industrial Arts
English Teacher
Character Teacher
I am a native of Colorado Springs. I enjoy spending time with my boyfriend, our friends...
CTE Manufacturing
I’m from WA State-Pacific NW. I’ve spent time in UT, CO, AR, Kansas, ID, TX...
English Teacher
Lead Science Teacher/Teacher Coach
Mrs. Larson has been teaching for James Irwin Charter schools since 2017. She holds a B...
Counselor
Physical Education/Character Teacher/Lead Teacher for Electives and Specials
Mr. Martin was born and raised in Southern California. At the age of 17, Mr. Martin enl...
CTE Robotics, Intro to CAD/Engineering
My name is Shawn McGee. I am a first-year teacher at PTEC and a James Irwin alumni (Cla...
CTE Automotive Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional
History Teacher
Science Teacher
I was born here in the state of Colorado and have spent much of my life living in the a...
Special Education Lead Teacher
Ms. Pauletta was born in Meadville Pennsylvania and has lived in Colorado Springs since...
English Lead Teacher
I have a Bachelors in English from UCCS with an emphasis in creative writing. I ha...
Mathematics/PPCS Teacher
Miss Roman grew up in southeast Alaska until moving to Pennsylvania to attend college. ...
English/PPCS Teacher
Mr. Samora has been a middle/high school teacher since 2019. He received his Master&rsq...
English Teacher
Mrs. Samora was born in New Jersey and grew up in upstate New York. After graduation, s...
Science Teacher
Ms. Schobert is a Colorado Springs native and graduated from UCCS with a Bachelors of I...
CTE/Welding Teacher & CTE Co-Lead
My name is James Williamson, I was born and raised in Colorado Springs. I graduated fro...
CTE Industrial Arts
Mr. Wilson moved to Colorado Springs in 1978 where he attended Irving Junior High and M...