OUR TEAM
We are committed to ensuring that Colorado students living among our mountain ranges have the same advantages as those living on the front range.
Meet Our Staff
Susan Udenberg, M.S. Ed.L
Executive Director/Director of Special Education
970-948-7536
sudenberg@mtnboces.org
LaRee Bearss
Assistant Director of Special Education
719-917-8330
lbearss@mtnboces.org
Lanea Drawbridge
Special Education Coordinator, Buena Vista
719-427-9011
ldrawbridge@mtnboces.org
Barbara Alward
Special Education Coordinator, Fairplay/Park County
phone TBD
balward@mtnboces.org
Marcia Cates
Special Education Coordinator, Leadville/Lake County
phone TBD
Heather McFadden
Special Education Coordinator, Salida
phone TBD
hmcfadden@mtnboces.org
Wendy Wyman, PhD
Professional Learning Director
970-274-9946
wwyman@mtnboces.org
Andi Weigel
Professional Learning Coordinator
719-207-5304
Lara Knudson
Special Education Data and Reporting Mgr & Admin Assist
719-398-3526
719-486-2109 Fax
lknudson@mtnboces.org
Field Supervisors
Chris Jenkins cjenkins@mtnboces.org
Christine Rochester crochester@mtnboces.org
John Brendza jbrendza@mtnboces.org
Kathleen Brendza kbrendza@mtnboces.org
Laura Paris lparis@mtnboces.org
Lindsay Hamacher lhamacher@mtnboces.org
Ryan Cronshaw rcronshaw@mtnboces.org
TBD
SWAP Coordinator,
Buena Vista/Chaffee North
719-398-3678
email TBD
Jane Toothaker
Gifted Education Director
970-846-3986
jtoothaker@mtnboces.org
Keith Bailey
Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing
keith.bailey@summitk12.org
Title IX Contact: Susan Udenberg
Meet Our Board of Directors
Mountain BOCES is governed by a five-member Board of Directors consisting of one representative from each member school district's local Board of Education and one representative from the Colorado Mountain College. Board members represent both their local districts' interests and the interests of Mountain BOCES as an organization.
Ben Cairns Colorado Mountain College
Felicia Federico Lake County School District
Graham Fowler (Interim Secretary/Treasurer) Park County School District
Brett Mitchell (President) Buena Vista School District
Mandy Paschall (Vice-President) Salida School District