Our People
Chief Executive Officer
Rob Daugherty was named the Chief Executive Officer of James Irwin Charter Schools (JIC...
Chief Financial Officer
Director of Advancement
Linda Carroll has served as the Director of Advancement for James Irwin Charter Sc...
Director of Student Support Services
Special Education Program Administrator
Business Manager
Building Engineer
Director of Safety/Data Analyst
Accounts Payable Clerk
Transportation Manager
Assistant to the Business Office
Principal
Assistant Principal
Secretary
Administrative Assistant
Dean of Students
Intern Assistant Principal
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
Intern Assistant Principal
1st Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
Resource Assistant
5th Grade Lead Teacher
4th Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Teacher
PE Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
Satellite Assistant
Kindergarten Lead Teacher
Music Teacher
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
Resource Assistant
2nd Grade Teacher Intern
1st Grade Teacher Intern
2nd Grade Teacher
Satellite Assistant
3rd Grade Teacher
2nd Grade Lead Teacher
Art Teacher
First Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Lead Teacher
Resource Assistant
5th Grade Teacher
Special Education Teacher
Assessment Coordinator/Curriculum/ELL
Principal
Hello, my name is Carissa (Cari) Reed and I have the privilege of being the Principal a...
Assistant Principal
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
Administrative Assistant
Dean
Receptionist/Health Aide
Instructional Coach
GT Coordinator/Spls lT
Receptionist
Instructional Coach
SAC and Data Specialist
Kindergarten Lead Teacher
1st Grade Teacher
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Teacher
4th Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Lead Teacher
5th Grade Lead Teacher
3rd Grade Teacher
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
Special Education Teacher
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Teacher
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Teacher
4th Grade Teacher Intern
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
3rd Grade Teacher
3rd Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Satellite Assistant
4th Grade Satellite Assistant
2nd Grade Teacher
1st Grade Satellite Assistant
2nd Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Satellite Assistant
5th Grade Instructional Assistant
5th Grade Teacher
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
1st Grade Teacher
1st Grade Instructional Assistant
2nd Grade Teacher
4th Grade Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
Music Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional - Elementary at Astrozon
PE Teacher
Art Teacher
Kindergarten Instructional Assistant
4th Grade Lead Teacher
Educational Specialist-3rd Grade
2nd Grade Satellite Assistant
2nd Grade Lead Teacher
1st Grade Lead Teacher
Kindergarten Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICES/JICHS
This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at James Irwin Charter Schools as a paraprofessional. Pre...
Kindergarten Teacher
Principal
Michele Prusinowski has been working with students and parents at James Irwin Charter M...
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...
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
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 ...
Art 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...
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...
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...
Sixth Grade History Teacher
My name is Latina McPeters, I am a mother to 5 children. I have two that are over 21 an...
PE
Ms. Melillo is a Physical Education teacher at James Irwin Charter Middle School, also ...
Science Teacher
Tim Miller hails from Porterville, California. Upon graduating from high school, he joi...
English
Mr. Nabeta graduated from Pensacola Christian College in 2002 with a B.A. in Sacred Mus...
Math Teacher
Melissa Prewitt became part of the JICMS staff family in August 2022. She attended Fort...
Special Education Teacher - JICMS
Athletic Director
Mike Prusinowski graduated from Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, in 1987...
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...
Mathematics Teacher
Mr. Skinner lived in Ecuador for three years as a child where his interest in learning ...
English/History Teacher
Mr. Surin joined JICMS immediately after graduating from Dartmouth College in 2023, whe...
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
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...
Instructional Coach/Lead Spanish Teacher
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...
Assistant to the Dean
Mrs. Nikki Scott has been part of the James Irwin family as a kindergarten asst., 1st g...
Special Education Teacher
Mrs. Anders is joining the James Irwin community as a Special Education Teacher for gra...
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
French I, II, and II Teacher
Born in France and shaped by a nomadic American life with Memphis, TN as a core anchor,...
English 9/English 12/Drama Teacher
Ms. Anna Austin joined the James Irwin family as a long-term sub for the spring semeste...
Lead English Teacher
Mrs. Bears has been teaching since 2010 and was lucky enough to join James Irwin in 201...
World History I Teacher
Mr. Butitta is a Colorado Springs native who began teaching History at James Irwin High...
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...
Biology Teacher
Marissa DeBlieck is originally from Nebraska. In 2017, she enlisted in the United State...
US History/CE History Teacher
Mr. James Downing is that rarest of creatures, a Colorado native. He has had a li...
Spanish I and IV Teacher
Senora Figueroa’s family moved from Puerto Rico to Colorado Springs for the first...
Biology /Chemistry/AP Biology 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...
World History I/Honors, Western Civ/Character & Ethics Teacher
Dr. Brandy Forrest joined the James Irwin family in the Fall of 2023 in the history dep...
English 11/AP Composition Teacher
Ms. Garcia joined the James Irwin family in the fall of 2022. She taught various classe...
Administrative Assistant
Mrs. Hernandez joined the James Irwin Family as a 1st grade teacher’s assistant i...
AP BC Calculus/AP Stats/Stats/Intermediate Algebra, Algebra I + Lab Teacher
Jordan Jones is a native of Colorado Springs. He joined the Navy after graduating from ...
English - 9th Grade Teacher
Shannon Jordan has been part of the James Irwing family since the fall of 2017. She cam...
Algebra I Teacher
Mr. Steven Marquez is a new addition to the James Irwin family, joining in the fall of ...
PE/Anatomy Teacher
Mrs. McKim joined the James Irwin family last spring as Assistant Librarian and JV girl...
Algebra II, Math Lab, and General Psychology Teacher
Ezzaiz Mercado is a James Irwin Alum from the class of 2017. She joined the UCCS Mounta...
Art Teacher
Mrs. Suzan Mitchell came to Colorado Springs in 2005, by way of her husband being mobil...
AP Calculus/Advanced Math/Trigonometry/Lead Math Teacher
Mrs. Katie Moran began teaching Algebra 1 and Intermediate Algebra at JICHS in October ...
Physics/AP Physics Teacher
Mr. Moran is a first-year physics teacher at James Irwin. He is originally from N...
Geometry Teacher
Mr. Jason Murphy has been teaching math since 2006. He grew up in the agricultural part...
Spanish II, III & Entrepreneurial Development Teacher
Señor Ocasio was born in Puerto Rico, surrounded by the warm waters of the Carib...
Athletic Director
Mike Prusinowski graduated from Tennessee Temple University in Chattanooga, TN, in 1987...
World History II/Photojournalism/Lead History Teacher
Linda originally joined the James Irwin Family as a middle school teacher from 2009-201...
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...
Economics/Government/Personal Finance Teacher
Mrs. Molly Smith joined the James Irwin High School team in the fall of 2023. Mrs. Smit...
Computer Science /AP Computer Science/Digital Design/Algebra II Teacher
Mr. Mike Tomlinson joined the James Irwin faculty mid-year in the spring of 2017 as an ...
Special Education Paraprofessional - JICES/JICHS
This is Ms. Williams 3rd year at James Irwin Charter Schools as a paraprofessional. Pre...
Speech and Language Development and Reading 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...
Principal
Mrs. Warren realized her destiny was to be a middle school science teacher. She was for...
Dean of Students
Chad Baker is the Dean of Students at PTEC and native to Colorado Springs where he stil...
Director of Career and Technical Education, PTEC Pikes Peak Advisor, Work-Based Learning Coordinator
Mrs. Greene has worked at James Irwin since 2005. She started in the front office of th...
Administrative Assistant to the Principal
Miss Rice is a rare true native and born in Colorado Springs. She has worked for James ...
School Counselor Intern/JICHS AP Literature/JICHS AP Psych Teacher
Mrs. Grace Brueggemann first started her journey with James Irwin in 2008 as a freshman...
Career & Academic Advisor
Mrs. Longoria was born in Mexico and raised in Texas. She married her husband in ...
Receptionist
Mrs. Rice has been with PTEC since 2018 as the Office receptionist. She has been marrie...
English Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
Attendance
Mrs. Christian became a part of the PTEC staff family in September of 2021 after being ...
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...
Character
Mr. Duray has served in various educator roles since 2012. He earned his Bachelor...
Chemistry/Metallurgy Teacher
This is my first year at PTEC. I have been teaching for 12 years-2 years at Banni...
Character
PTEC has become my second home. I love the support, friendships, teamwork and most of a...
CTE-Engineering Teacher
Prior to his teaching and administrative career at Power Technical, Mr. Espinoza worked...
CTE - CAD/Japanese Teacher
Mrs. Espinoza began her teaching career in Tokyo, Japan at an English language learning...
History Teacher
Assistant Receptionist, Communications/Events
Jamie Grenier, a native of SW Oklahoma, embarked on a remarkable journey that has shape...
Mathematics Teacher
Special Education Paraprofessional
My name is Mr. Dan Hartman and I’m starting my rookie year at PTEC. I will ...
CTE Industrial Arts
CTE - Construction/Dean's Assistant
Mr. Jaramillo was born and raised in Colorado Springs, CO. He spent his childhood just ...
CTE Machining
Instructional Coach
Ryan William Kollasch is a high school educator in his eleventh year of teaching. Born ...
Lead Science Teacher
Mrs. Larson has been teaching for James Irwin Charter schools since 2017. She holds a B...
Mathematics Teacher
Karina.Marroquin@jamesirwin.org
Mrs. Marroquin was born in Guadalajara, Mexico, and immigrated to the United States at ...
Physical Education Teacher
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...
History Teacher
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 Teacher
Ms. Pauletta was born in Meadville Pennsylvania and has lived in Colorado Springs since...
History Lead Teacher
English Teacher
English Teacher
Science Teacher
Mathematics Teacher
Miss Roman grew up in southeast Alaska until moving to Pennsylvania to attend college. ...
English Lead 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 Automotive
Gregg Sheldon has been a Wide Open Throttle Therapy Junkie since he was able to hold a ...
CTE/Welding Teacher
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...
