Our People

Administration

Rob Daugherty

CEO

Rob Daugherty was named the Chief Executive Officer of James Irwin Charter Schools (JIC...

Ginger Brining

Executive Administrative Assistant

Ray Brining

Director of Transportation and Maintenance

Linda Carroll

Director of Advancement

Linda Carroll has served as the Director of Advancement for James Irwin Charter Sc...

Janice Cook

Director of Student Support Services

Courtney Kennedy

Chief Financial Officer

Robert Wagner

Director of Safety/Data Analyst

Shaya Johnston

Business Manager

Candace Ainsworth

Accounts Payable Clerk

JICA (Howard Campus)

JICES (Astrozon Campus)

James Irwin Middle School

Michele Prusinowski

Principal

Michele Prusinowski graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary Education ...

Mary Aquino

Assistant Principal

Mary Aquino was born and raised on the island of Guam, graduated with a Bachelor&r...

Carlos Lozano

Dean of Students

Carlos Lozano is originally from Corpus Christi, Texas. He attended the University of T...

Bibi Limmer

Administrative Assistant

Bibiana Limmer was born and raised in Acuῆa Coahuila, Mexico where she attended a trade...

Lori Shilling

Attendance/Health Manager

Mrs. Shilling has been at James Irwin Charter Middle School since 2004. She first start...

Tracy Hunter

Special Programs

Isabelle Smith

Receptionist

Isabelle Smith has worked as the receptionist at James Irwin Charter Middle School sinc...

Lauren Vlottes

Resource Assistant - Astrozon Campus

Nia Alapopo

History

Nia Alopopo: Mrs. Alopopo’s full name is Alofagia Young-Alopopo. She was bo...

Marne Collins

Choir Director

Ms. Collins attended Lubbock Christian University and received her B.S.I.S in Education...

Michelle Daniels

Satellite Aide

Barry Davis

Band Director

Mr. Davis graduated from the University of Northern Colorado in 2006 with a Bachelor&#3...

Bridget Eldridge

Character/Keys

Bridget Eldridge started working for James Irwin in August of 2015. She graduated...

Steve Finn

Mathematics

Mr. Finn teaches math and STEM for James Irwin Charter Middle School. He received...

Sara Flores

6th Grade

Mrs. Flores graduated from California State University, San Marcos in 2005 with Bachelo...

Rick Greene

6th Grade

Mr. Greene graduated from Nazarene Bible College with a Bachelor’s degree in 2004...

Hope Guerrero

Floating Assistant

Hope Guerrero is originally from the beautiful island of Guam. She started as a parent ...

Dawn Hamilton

6th Grade

Mrs. Hamilton joined JICS in 2005. She was originally hired to teach at the eleme...

Jason Hepworth

Mathematics Teacher

Ginger Hight

Art Teacher

Mrs. Hight studied at three different colleges: Houston Community College, Pikes Peak C...

Tucker Horan

English/History

Mr. Horan is a 7th and 8th grade English teacher. This is his fifth year teaching at Ja...

Stephanie Jordan

6th Grade

Miss Jordan graduated from Hillsdale College in 2006 with a degree in History and a min...

Kendra Klein

Mathematics Teacher

Andrea Kochis

6th Grade

Andrea Kochis graduated from Western Governors University with a Bachelor&rsq...

Mindy Long

Mathematics

Ms. Long is a mother of two beautiful children and two crazy cats. She is an alumnus of...

Samantha Majernik

6th Grade English Teacher

Mrs. Majernik is a 6th grade English teacher. She has been with James Irwin Charter Sch...

Jewel Melillo

Ms. Melillo is a Physical Education teacher at James Irwin Charter Middle School, also ...

Fritz Murphy

English

Mrs. Murphy graduated from Northwestern College in the Spring of 2021, and started with...

Nathan Nabeta

English

Mr. Nabeta graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2002 with a B.A. in Sacred Mus...

Heidi O'Connell

Asst Librarian

Tammi Oakley

Teacher Coach

Tammi Oakley has been involved with the middle school since its opening in 2003 when he...

Michael Prusinowski

Athletic Director

Rees Roberts

Mathematics/Science

Mr. Roberts graduated from Wheaton College in Illinois in 1992 with a degree in politic...

Jan Rohde

Athletic Director Assistant

Jessica Rosenberg

6th Grade

Miss Rosenberg is originally from Torrence, California, but has spent most of her life ...

Sarah Sacco

Science

Mrs. Sacco graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Animal Science, scie...

Justice Salmons

English/History

Mrs. Salmons graduated with her Bachelor in History from UCCS in 2019. She began teachi...

Erin Serra

English

Miss Serra graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) with a BA i...

Ben Skinner

Math

Mr. Skinner lived in Ecuador for three years as a child where his interest in learning ...

Courtney Stites

6th Grade Mathematics

Miss Stites attended James Irwin Charter Schools for middle and high school. After grad...

Sydnie Tate

English Teacher

Patricia Tofili

History

Miss Tofili graduated from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) in 2007 wi...

Donna Wagner

Science

Mrs. Wagner graduated from Colorado State University in Fort Collins with a Bachelor of...

Morgan Waugh

Miss Waugh graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi in 2019. She has a Bac...

Kelsey Wigand

Mathematics

Kelsey Wigand graduated in 2012 from Stephen F. Austin State University with an undergr...

Leonard Winters

Librarian

Lisa Winters

Typing

Mrs. Winters graduated from Pikes Peak Community College in 2013. She decided to become...

James Irwin High School

PTEC

LeErica Warren

Principal

Mrs. Warren realized her destiny was to be a middle school science teacher. She was for...

Janessa Beatty

Assistant Principal

Miss Beatty was born and raised in the beautiful mountainous city of Colorado Springs. ...

Chad Baker

Dean of Students

Chad Baker is the Dean of Students at PTEC and native to Colorado Springs where he stil...

Donna Greene

Career Development

Mrs. Greene has worked at James Irwin since 2005. She started in the front office of th...

Alex Rice

Dean's Assistant

Miss Rice is a rare true native and born in Colorado Springs. She has worked for James ...

Olga Longoria

Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Longoria was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. She married her husband in ...

Lisa Rice

Receptionist

Mrs. Rice has been with PTEC since 2018 as the Office receptionist. She has been marrie...

Josh Abbott

Spanish/MTSS

Mr. Abbott was born and raised in Albany, Georgia. His first degree was an Associate&rs...

Austin Allen

Mathematics Teacher

Mr. Allen was born and raised in the small town of Ringgold, GA. He obtained his Bachel...

Leslie Castillo

Science Teacher

Mrs. Castillo is a Colorado native, living in several cities and towns throughout her l...

Olivia Christian

Receptionist/Attendance

Mrs. Christian became a part of the PTEC staff family in September of 2021 after being ...

Mark Colby

Mathematics Teacher

Mr. Colby is an uprooted Texas native who has been back in CO for 26 years. After compl...

Cassandra Dandrea

6th Grade Math Teacher

Mrs. Dandrea was born and raised in Colorado Springs. She has her Bachelor’...

Ryan Davis

Instructional Assistant

Mr. Davis was born in Colorado Springs and has lived here for 44 years. He graduated fr...

Kelly Dias

Testing Coordinator/Academic Interventionist

Mrs. Dias has been teaching for James Irwin Charter schools since 2011 and has taught a...

Chuck Duray

Character

Mr. Duray has served in various educator roles since 2012. He earned his Bachelor...

Brandon Espinoza

CTE-Engineering

Prior to his teaching and administrative career at Power Technical, Mr. Espinoza worked...

Yoko Espinoza

CTE - CAD

Mrs. Espinoza began her teaching career in Tokyo, Japan at an English language learning...

Daniel Harvey

History Teacher

Mr. Harvey was born and raised in Sheridan, WY. He moved to Denver, CO, in 2016 to atte...

Scott Heim

CTE - Woodshop

Angelo Jaramillo

CTE - Construction

Mr. Jaramillo was born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. He spent his childhood just ...

Lauralyn Koch

English Teacher

This is Lauralyn Koch's first year teaching at PTEC. After growing up in California...

Ryan Kollasch

History

Ryan William Kollasch is a high school educator in his ninth year of teaching. Born and...

Taylor Larson

Science - Physics Teacher

Mrs. Larson is an Illinois native who earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Biology ...

Mary Lett

Mathematics Teacher

Mike McChesnie

History Teacher

Mr. McChesnie has been an middle and high school social studies teacher at James Irwin ...

Chris Picinich

CTE - Industrial Arts

Janiece Primrose

History Teacher

Drew Robertson

Math Interventionist

Jeremy Samora

English

Mr. Samora has been a middle/high school teacher since 2019. He received his Master&rsq...

Patricia Samora

English

Mrs. Samora was born in New Jersey and grew up in upstate New York. After graduation, s...

Courtnie Schobert

Science Teacher

Ms. Schobert is a Colorado Springs native and graduated from UCCS with a Bachelors of I...

Jim Williamson

Welding Teacher

Thomas Wilson

CTE - 7th Grade Industrial Arts

Mr. Wilson moved to Colorado Springs in 1978 where he attended Irving Junior High and M...

Our People

News & Updates

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