Staff

The Colorado Legacy Foundation believes that increased student achievement for all Colorado students requires effective leaders in every school, effective educators in every classroom, and healthy and engaged students who come to school ready to learn.

Helayne Jones, Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
hjones@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 200

Yee-Ann Cho
Vice President – Initiatives
ycho@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 218

Heather Fox
Vice President, Communications & Strategic Engagement
hfox@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 220

Nina Lopez 
Vice President – Strategy and Partnerships
nlopez@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 205

Mike McBride
Chief Financial Officer
mmcbride@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 206

Angela Baber
Director – Educator Effectiveness
ababer@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 214

Jean De la Mata
Director – Project Management Office
jdelamata@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 210

Gregory Hessee
Director – Colorado Legacy Schools
ghessee@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 228

Samantha Long 
Director – Expanded Learning Opportunities
slong@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 203

Amy Spicer
Director – Teach 360
aspicer@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 207

Stephanie Wasserman
Director – Health and Wellness
swasserman@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 202

Amy Farley
Strategic Data Fellow
afarley@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 223

Britt Wilkenfeld, Ph.D.
Strategic Data Fellow
Wilkenfeld_b@cde.state.co.us
303-866-6054

Monica Andres
Grants Administrator
mandres@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 208

Sarah Paterson
Manager - Tools & Resources
spaterson@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 226

Rina Avalos
Administrative Assistant & Program Support for Educator Effectiveness
ravalos@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 211

Heather Chikoore 
Promising Practices Manager – Educator Effectiveness
hchikoore@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 204

Jeri Crispe
Director – Integration Initiative
jcrispe@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 217

Amy Dyett
Manager – School Health and Wellness
adyett@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 216

Amy Engelman
Comprehensive Health/ P.E. Content Specialist
engelman_a@cde.state.co.usaengelman@colegacy.org
303-866-6672

Katy Fleming
Manager – Healthy Schools Champion Score Card
fleming_k@cde.state.co.uskfleming@colegacy.org
303-736-6477

Kelly Greengard
Coordinator – Development and Special Events
kgreengard@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 221

Jenna Hansen
Coordinator – Project Management Office
jhansen@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 227

Juliann Hudson
Senior Accountant
jhudson@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 219

Maggie Hough
Executive Assistant
mhough@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 213

Tara Jahn
Coordinator – Project Management Office
tjahn@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 222

Brooke Lyons
Administrative Assistant
blyons@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 , Ext. 201

Joe Miller
Coordinator - Communications
jmiller@colegacy.org
303-736-6477, Ext. 212

Erin Yourtz
Manager – Safe and Welcoming Schools
eyourtz@colegacy.org
303-736-6477 Ext. 209