Leaders
Our volunteer team of organizing leaders work tirelessly to advocate for positive change in our district. We make up the ACCESS (SSP & SpEd) Organizing Leaders Committee of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, charged with building SSP & SpEd unity, power, and voice for advocacy and representation within DPS and DCTA, as well as advising the bargaining team regarding contract language relevant to the groups we represent.
DCTA Board of Directors
Amy DeFusco, Early Childhood Special Educator - Sector B (2021-2023)
Alexander Edwards, Mild/Moderate Special Educator - Sector A (2022-23)
Jennifer Holtzmann, Mild/Moderate Special Educator - Sector D (2022-23)
Michelle Horwitz, Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) - Itinerant Sector (2020-2023)
Amy Kalinchuk, Secondary Special Educator - Sector D (2021-2023)
Katherine Kopp, Secondary Special Educator - Sector B (2021-2023)
Mary Lintz, Occupational Therapist - Itinerant Sector (2022-2023)
Alicia Lee Rhodes, Mild/Moderate Special Educator - Sector C (2022-23)
DCTA Representatives (2022-23)
Early Childhood Special Educators (ECSE):
Sarah FosterItinerant Gifted & Talented Teachers (G/T):
Chelsea Chappell-Cox, Janet DraperItinerant Special Educators:
Tracy LaneLow Incidence Disability (LID) Team:
Catherine Kopp, Rhonda UrbachNurses:
Stacia McNeely, Carter QuinnOccupational Therapists (OT) & Physical Therapists (PT):
Susan Fortney, Mary Lintz (OTs)Psychologists/Social Workers:
Kelly Holmes, Shannon McKinney, Jane Lineman, Brynn Rosell, Stefanie Limberger (School Psychologists)
Louis Curto (School Social Worker)School Counselors:
Jillian GleasonSpeech-Language Pathologists (SLP):
Hannah Shippey, Morgan Jameson, Jessie Hardy, Michelle HorwitzTOSA/Peer Observer/Balarat:
Rob Gould
DCTA Bargaining Team Representation 2022
Rob Gould, Special Educator - DCTA President
Jane Lineman, School Psychologist - Student Safety Coordinator
Michelle Horwitz, Speech-Language Pathologist - Bilingual Assessment Team
Ellen Petrila, Special Educator - Affective Needs Center-Based Program
Amy DeFusco, Special Educator - Early Childhood Education (Model 1)