Our Administration and Support Staff
The administration and supporting staff at University Schools is involved in the day-to-day activities and operations. We take our responsibility seriously to ensure that our students and faculty are equipped with the tools and support they need to excel in their pursuit of educational excellence for University students.
To contact our administrators and support staff, their email addresses are firstinitiallastname@universityschools.com.
Dr. Sherry Gerner
Director of Schools
(970) 506.7001
sgerner@universityschools.com
Jeff Casey
High School Principal
(970) 506.7005
jcasey@universityschools.com
Rich Campbell
High School Assistant Principal
(970) 506.7003
rcampbell@universityschools.com
Nick Kintz
Middle School Principal
(970) 576.3903
nkintz@universityschools.com
Garner Agone
MS Assistant Principal & Athletics Director
(970) 576.3904
gagone@universityschools.com
Michael Mazurana
Elementary Principal
(970) 506.7002
mmazurana@universityschools.com
Cora Halmo
Elementary Assistant Principal
(970) 506.6912
chalmo@universityschools.com
Sue Toricelli
Business Manager
(970) 506.7017
storicelli@universityschools.com
Ryan Wehrman
High School Athletics & Activities Director
(970) 506.7006
rwehrman@universityschools.com
Charlene Baumgartner
Administrative Assistant
(970) 506.7008
cbaumgartner@universityschools.com
Ed Clark
Security Director
(970) 518.6405
eclark@universityschools.com
Jarod Craig
Facilities Manager
(970) 506.6805
jcraig@universityschools.com
Jeffrey Gerwig
Technology Support
jgerwig@universityschools.com
Ronda Glover
Administrative Assistant
(970) 506.7004
rglover@universityschools.com
Karoleigh Lauer
Middle School Administrative Assistant
(970) 576.3901
klauer@universityschools.com
Steve Nelson
Assistant Security Director
snelson@universityschools.com
Billiejo Gonzales
Middle School Administrative Assistant
(970) 576.3900
bgonzales@universityschools.com
Mike Hobbs
Campus Monitor
(970) 506.7075
mhobbs@universityschools.com
Lynne Smith
Activities Secretary & Administrative Assistant
(970) 506.7016
lsmith@universityschools.com
Irma Chavez
Administrative Assistant
(970) 506.7000
ichavez@universityschools.com
Denise Vaardahl
Administrative Assistant
(970) 506.7009
dvaardahl@universityschools.com
Dave Wertz
Technology Supervisor
dwertz@universityschools.com
Main Building Library
(970) 506.7022
Middle School Library
(970) 576.3908
Rachel Budzynski
Librarian
rbudzynski@universityschools.com
Amanda Haas
Middle School Librarian
ahaas@universityschools.com
Stephanie Hughes
Library Aide
shughes@universityschools.com
Cindy Reimer
Library Aide
creimer@universityschools.com
Rachel Slais
Library Aide
rslais@universityschools.com
Lisa Girardi
School Psychologist
(970) 506.6905
lgirardi@universityschools.com
David Cooper
HS Special Ed Teacher
(970) 506.7038
dcooper@universityschools.com
Mary Lou Creighton
Elementary Special Ed Teacher
(970) 506.6903
mcreighton@universityschools.com
Heidi Ziegler
Kindergarten/Specials Para-professional
hziegler@universityschools.com
Kandice Duran
Special Ed Para-professional
(970) 506.7069
kduran@universityschools.com
Katy Acosta
CLD
(970) 506.6814
kacosta@universityschools.com
Megan Marquez
Speech Pathologist
(970) 506.6915
mmarquez@universityschools.com
Jared Parrish
Elementary Special Ed Teacher
(970) 506.7029
jparrish@universityschools.com
Melissa Robinson
MS Special Education
(970) 576.3907
mrobinson@universityschools.com
Tena Trimble
HS Special Ed Teacher
(970) 506.7029
ttrimble@universityschools.com
Amy Lee
Middle School Health Clerk
(970) 576.3906
alee@universityschools.com
Melissa Stapleton
High School Counselor, A–J
(970) 506.7039
mstapleton@universityschools.com
Amanda Hahn
Elementary Counselor, Grades K–3
(970) 506.7074
ahahn@universityschools.com
Daniel Lee
Elementary Counselor, Grades 4–5 & Middle School Counselor
(970) 506.7047
dlee@universityschools.com
Vanessa Njos
Middle School Counselor
(970) 576.3905
vnjos@universityschools.com
Brigette Brawner
Health Clerk
(970) 506.7071
bbrawner@universityschools.com
Hailey Swanbom
High School Counselor, K–Z
(970) 506.7078
hswanbom@universityschools.com
Mandy Alvarez
School Nurse
(970) 506.7073
malvarez@universityschools.com
Michelle Ramirez
Registrar
(970) 506.7007
mramirez@universityschools.com
Trish Wojurfin
K–12 Literacy Coach
twojurfin@universityschools.com
Downy Petersen
Human Resources/Transportation
(970) 506.7032
dpetersen@universityschools.com