Faculty & Staff Directory

Jason Gruhl
Executive Director
  • MA, Counseling Psychology
  • BA, Psychology/English
  • Colorado Teaching License: Severe needs - Affective
Nicole Frank
BCBA, Early Intervention & Preschool Director
  • MA, Clinical Psychology, Specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • BS, Recreation & Park Administration
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Kristin Buchanan
Education Director, Denver Campus
  • MA, Special Education
Katie Jensen
Education Director, Boulder Campus
  • MA Ed, Special Education
  • BS, Psychology & English
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education - Generalist
Colleen Cerkvenik
Director of Training & Research
  • MA, Applied Behavior Analysis
  • BA, Elementary/Special Education
  • Certificate: Teaching Children with Autism and Severe Disabilities
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education Generalist
Joni Coxhead
Director of Finance
Lindsey Patejdl
Program Specialist, Denver
  • MA, Special Education
  • BA, Political Science
Alli Clifford
Program Specialist, Denver
  • MS, in progress Counseling and Advanced Applied Behavior Analysis
  • BA, Applied Behavior Science
Jesse Collins
Program Specialist, Boulder
  • MS, Education
  • BS, Media Arts & Design
  • Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
  • Colorado Teaching License: CO Professional Teaching Certification Elementary Education K-6, English Language Arts 7-12, Special Education Generalist (5-21)
Karen Duerk
Early Intervention Program Specialist & Speech Language Pathologist, Denver
  • MA, Speech Language Pathology
  • BA, Speech Language & Hearing Sciences
  • PRT Level I Certification
Theresa Richter
Vocational Coordinator
  • BS, Human Services
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education - Generalist
Conor Kenney
Technology Coordinator
  • MA, Educational Psychology
  • BA, Psychology
  • Colorado Teaching License: Elementary Education, Special Education - Generalist
DeAnna Marler
Executive Assistant
Patrice Wiley
Office Administrator/Safety Coordinator, Denver
Cyndi Kritz
Office Administrator, Boulder
Tamra Wolflick
Assistant to Director of Finance & Operations
Amy Fetter
Speech Language Pathologist
  • MA, Speech Language Pathology
  • Post Baccalaureate, Speech Language & Hearing Sciences
  • BA, Mass Communication & Marketing
Maria Devlin
Occupational Therapist, Denver
Erin Boodey
Occupational Therapist, Boulder
  • MS in Occupational Therapy
  • Author of 'Work Your Body, Grow Your Brain'
Erica Lindsey
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • MS, Special Education
  • BS, Special Education
  • Behavior Intervention Specialist and Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
Alysa Spicer
Lead Teacher, Boulder
  • BS in Collaborative Special Edu (K-12)
  • Colorado Teaching License: CO Special Education Generalist (5-21)
Carrie Karlik
Speech Language Pathologist, Denver
  • MA, Speech Language Pathology
  • BS, Speech Language & Hearing Sciences
Francine Alberts
Speech Language Pathologist, Boulder
Gina Raymond
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • MA, Multicultural Education/Cultural Relevancy
  • BA, Studio Arts, General Education, Special Education
  • S.P.A. Trainer
  • Colorado Teaching License: Elementary Education - Generalist, Special Education - Generalist, Special Education - Specialist
Amanda-Kate Calley
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • BA, Elementary Education
  • Colorado Teaching License: Elementary Education
Jamie Cohen
Lead Teacher, Denver
Brooke Losier
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • MA, Early Childhood Education, Special Education (in process)
Katie DePalma
Lead Teacher, Denver
Aaron Copeland
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • Masters in Education: Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Autism (In progress)
  • BA, Secondary Social Studies
Sarah Weber
Lead Teacher, Denver
  • MS Ed, Special Education with emphasis in Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • BA, Special Education
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education - Generalist
Paula Adams
Lead Teacher, Boulder
  • MA, Special Education
  • Graduate Academic Certificates in Autism Intervention and Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education Teaching Certification (EC-12) and Regular Education (EC-4)
Aimee Alcorn
Lead Teacher, Boulder
  • MA, Social Work
  • BA, Interdisciplinary Studies - Educational Studies & Psychology
  • Colorado Teaching License: Elementary Education
  • School Social Work
Alex-Angela Stansbury
Lead Teacher, Boulder
  • Masters in Special Education
  • Colorado Teaching License: Special Education Teaching Certification (EC-12)
Julie Brown
Mental Health Worker, Denver
  • MA, Public Administration (MPA)
  • MA, Applied Behavior Analysis in Autism (in progress)
  • BS, Psychology
Michael Orth
Mental Health Worker, Denver
  • BA, Visual Arts
Brian Cohn
BCABA, Behavior Specialist, Early Intervention, Denver
  • M.A. Education: Curriculum & Instruction (In Process)
  • BA, Psychology
  • Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA)
Kelly Theiler
Operations & Vocational Ed, Denver
Kenny Anthony
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Carrie Hintz
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Gina Gioscia
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Marie Ulven
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Caitlin Rossiter
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Jaime Queen
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Alyssa Rosales
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Amy Nicklow
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
  • MEd Early Childhood and Special Education
  • BS in Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Colorado Teaching License: PA Early Childhood (N-4) and Special Education (N-12) Teaching Certifications
Shannon Kaelin
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
  • MA in Special Education Generalist (5-21)
  • BS in Elementary Education
  • Colorado Teaching License: CO Elementary Education Teaching License (K-6)
Jacob Katzman
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
Ellen Rigg
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Paige Riley
Instructional Assisant, Denver
  • MA, Elementary Education
  • BA, Business Administration
  • Colorado Teaching License: Colorado State Teaching License
Kristin Molina
Instructional Assistant, Denver
  • BA, Psychology
LaMay Turnage
Instructional Assistant, Denver
Amanda Role
Instructional Assistant, Denver
  • BA, Psychology & Studio Art
Kelly Ritter
Treatment Specialist, Preschool, Denver
  • BA, Psychology
Sharon Hart
Lead Teacher, Denver
Erica Wheeler
Instrucational Assistant, Boulder
Matt Forman
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
Sean Delaney
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
Sarah Higgins
Instructional Assistant, Boulder
Barb Taylor
Special Education Director
Debbie Bradley
Nurse
Katharine Barnes
Founder
  • MA, Special Education
  • BA, Health and Psychology
  • Colorado Teaching License: Severe Needs - Cognitive
Irene Bonilla
Founder
Andrea Bonilla
Founder

Founding member of The Joshua School