Peggy Alway is our Counselor/School Psychologist.  Peggy has a Masters of Science in School Psychology from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. She has worked for 21 years in the public schools as a School Psychologist and Counselor.  The past thirteen years have been with Englewood Schools at Clayton Elementary, Charles Hay Elementary, Maddox Elementary and Bishop Elementary.  Peggy is a native Coloradoan.  She lives in Parker with her husband and two children.
 
Vicki Anderson has taught in several districts in Colorado for the last 10 years. This is her second year with Englewood Public Schools working as the English As A Second Language teacher for two schools. She attended the University of Nebraska and earned an undergraduate degree and the University of Northern Colorado for her master’s degree.
 


Mrs. Cowles is the part-time Speech-Language Pathologist at Charles Hay. This is her 7th year. She enjoys working with small groups, visiting the classrooms and consulting with the teachers and families of her students. When she’s not working she enjoys spending time with her husband and her German Shepard
 
Michael Carlson has a B.A. from Kalamazoo College and earned his graduate degree in 2007 from the University of Colorado – Denver. 

Mr. Carlson studied abroad in Costa Rica for six months and traveled around Latin America (including a trip to Cuba!).  He came to Colorado in 2005 for grad school.

Away from the classroom, Mr. Carlson likes escaping to the mountains to visit his nephews and to occasionally ski or bike.  He is also obsessed with baseball and cars in any form.

 


Ms. Koble received her undergraduate degree from North Dakota State University and her Master’s Degree from Minot State University in Speech/Language Pathology.  She taught one year in North Dakota.  She then moved to Colorado and began teaching in the Englewood School District.  She has taught at Cherrelyn Elementary, Bishop Elementary, Charles Hay Elementary, and Sinclair Middle School as a Speech/Language Pathologist.  While teaching, she continued her studies and passion for learning in the area of language and literacy.  Ms. Koble has been back at Charles Hay for the past 7 years as the Literacy Coordinator.  Ms. Koble says, “Seeing the look on a child’s face when they realize that they can read for the very first time is what it’s all about!”
 


Dr. Dale Lumpa is a physical education teacher at Charles Hay Elementary School in Englewood Colorado.  He has been a teacher and administrator in the elementary and middle school levels for over 22 years in districts in Missouri and Colorado.

Dale enjoys working with students, parents, and teachers in a P.E. program that focuses on individual fitness and nutrition.  Dales feels very fortunate to be a teacher and a father in a school that encourages children to learn life long skills through great programs before, during, and after school.  He continues to learn from students, teachers and parents ways to connect fitness and academics in all of his classes and clubs.

    Dale enjoys the outdoors, fitness, writing, and being with his two daughters.  Dale also enjoys the energy, commitment, and care that all that all people who work with children show everyday.

 
Laura Bredesen is our Special Education Teacher.  Laura received her undergraduate degree from Loretto Heights College in Denver, Colorado and her master's degree from the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado.  Englewood Schools hired her in August 1983.  She has had experience from teaching regular education at the primary level to meeting the needs of the severely emotionally disturbed students.  Laura is originally from Bethesda, Maryland.  However, after numerous family moves, her family finally settled down in Englewood, Colorado in 1969.  Laura enjoys spending time with her nephew, family and friends doing various activities. 
 
Ms. Bradford has been teaching for 18 years. After earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado in 1985 she taught 5th grade in Greeley for 3 years. After a quick 2 years in Cincinnati she moved back home to Colorado and began teaching in Englewood Schools. Ms. Bradford taught 4th and 5th grade for 7 years at Clayton Elementary then changed to Charles Hay where she has happily taught intermediate students for the past 8 years. During those teaching years she earned her master’s degree in literacy from the University of Colorado at Denver. Reading aloud to students is her favorite part of the day because, “there is so much good literature to choose from!”
 
Mary Beierl Charbonneau is a graduate of Loretto Heights College and the University of Colorado at Denver. She has worked at Charles Hay since 1975.

Mary lives by a small park in Denver with her husband Michael. She loves to teach, knit, read and visit her son in New Mexico.

 
Heather Fall has been teaching at Charles Hay for the past 7 years. In those 7 years she has taught second grade and first/second grade multi-age. She received her Bachelors Degree from Fort Lewis College in 1999. Then went on to complete her Masters of Education in March of 2005. Mrs. Fall has a passion for teaching because she loves helping students gain knowledge and because she is a learner herself. So, being around learning just makes sense. In her free time she and her husband enjoy spending time with their Boarder Collie puppies Jesse James and Billy the Kid.
 
Heather Hoffman was born and raised in Texas, where she also attended Texas State University in San Marcos.  She received a B.S., in Interdisciplinary Studies in December 2003.  Heather missed her opportunity to walk the stage because she ended her college career student teaching in New Zealand.  Upon her return, she and her husband moved to Colorado just in time for Summer 2004.  It’s not easy moving to a new place, but Heather quickly adjusted and found a job as a nanny while her husband began seminary.  A lot has happened since then…Heather has found her place in Colorado; snowboarding, running, hiking, and she is going on her second year teaching kindergarten at Charles Hay. 


“Colorado has brought many wonderful things my way – the best being the opportunity to teach at such a wonderful school with supportive parents and enthusiastic staff.” 

 
Mrs. Grady received her undergraduate degree from Oklahoma Christian University and her Masters degree from the University of Central Oklahoma.  She has taught for 15 years.  Most of those years were in the Oklahoma City before moving to Englewood in November 2003.  Throughout her tenure, Mrs. Grady has taught kindergarten, first, second, and now third grades. 

She and her husband, Albert, are “SOONERS” at heart but love living in the Colorado area with their dogs Fudge and Snickers.  Mrs. Grady cherishes the opportunity to watch a child glow in their new learnings.

One of the greatest accomplishments that Mrs. Grady has achieved was earning the title of National Board Certified Teacher in 2000. 

 
Suzanne McNamara Pollard is truly happy to be part of the Charles Hay community.  She has been here as a teacher for 2 years, and was here as a parent for 10 years before that.  Both of her daughters went through Charles Hay.  She lives nearby in Englewood, and feels fortunate to be able to walk to work if she chooses!   She has taught for 16 years, primarily within the early childhood years, having taught ECE, Kindergarten, and First Grade in schools in Denver and Los Angeles.  Prior to coming to Charles Hay she was a teacher at the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the University of Denver.  Suzanne loves tapping into the natural curiosity of children and supporting them as they grow and make meaning of our world.  Their love of learning keeps her learning, and so they grow together!
 
Leah Meier received a B.A. from Metro State University.  She completed her student teaching here with Ms. Mary Brinks and was employed by the Douglas County School Corporation prior to her return to Charles Hay. 

She is married and has

two daughters, Kelsey and Kayla.

 


Nancy Weiss was

born in Connecticut, and migrated to Denver over thirty years ago.  She has divided her time between raising four children with her husband David and working in education.  Most of her career, Nancy has worked in the field of literacy.  She is happy this year to take on the role of coordinator for the IB Primary Youth Program at Charles Hay.  In this capacity she will help the staff of Charles Hay write curriculum, assess student learning, and encourage students to be compassionate and lifelong learners.  In her spare time, you might find Nancy running along the Highline Canal or off in a quiet corner reading the latest book club choice with a Lite Mocha Frappuccino.

 

Vonnie Bjorlin

Librarian

Jessica Cruz

Night Custodian

Claire Macaluso

Computer Para

Barbara Slatter

Kitchen

Mary Vincent

Head Custodian

Donna Wilkins

Attendance & Health Para

Penny Schaff

Secretary

Tiffany Plumley is the Spanish teacher here at Charles Hay. Tiffany received her BA in Spanish Langauage and Literature from CU Boulder. She is currently working on her masters in Liberal Studies with an emphasis in Hispanic studies from the University of Denver. After working in several Latin American countries, Tiffany came back to Denver to begin her teaching career. She started out in special education, she switched to Spanish, and most recently taught 5th-8th grade Spanish. In addition, Tiffany worked on developing and implementing school-wide violence prevention programs. Outside of teaching, she enjoys reading, hiking, cooking, anything related to sushi, and, of course, traveling to Spanish speaking countries. 
 
Thomas Ro
de is a Wyoming native and a 2001 graduate of the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Currently he is attending UCD for a Master's degree in technology.

Between College and beginning his teacher career Mr. Rode spent time traveling overseas before coming to Colorado to start teaching. Mr. Rode is in his fourth year of teaching at Charles Hay Elementary. Mr. Rode co-sponsors several after school clubs including boys and girls basketball as well as the fitness club. When Mr. Rode is not in the classroom he enjoys skiing, snowboarding, traveling abroad, baseball, watching the Nuggets and Elvis.

 
Angeline Muljadi is our new music teacher. She came to the U.S. 10 years ago from Jakarta, Indonesia and studied music education in Oregon. Her parents and brothers still live in Indonesia. They get together every one to two years; the last time was in July.  She loves listening to music, watching movies, and cooking. Angeline LOVES being at Hay and getting to know everyone!!!
 


You might recognize Marie Le Blanc since she did her student teaching her at Charles Hay with both Laura Bredesen and Heather Fall and is now a Metro State College graduate with a dual teaching license. She is certified in both Elementary Regular Education and Special Education. Marie is one of ten children. She enjoys reading, listening to music, traveling and cooking. Her favorite vacation was a trip to Paris, France with her two children and she hopes to visit Italy in the future.
 


Hannah Young was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and just recently moved to Colorado.  She received her Bachelor’s Degree from Bucknell University, and her Masters Degree from Boston University.  She taught 3rd grade for two years in Massachusetts before moving to Colorado.  Hannah loves all of the outdoor activities that Colorado has to offer, and plans on spending her weekends hiking, camping, skiing, snowshoeing, and playing soccer.  She also loves to read, and spends much time relaxing with a good book.  One of her favorite things about teaching is helping children discover exceptional literature and develop a lifetime love of reading.