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HR Staff

Paul Andersen 
Executive Director for People & Culture

719-495-1198, paul.andersen@d49.org

Paul provides strategic vision and oversight to our human resources team. In addition, he provides oversight over personnel policies and regulations, administrative staffing and performance management, leadership development, compensation, and legal compliance, as it relates to personnel matters.  Paul also manages our stakeholder grievance process. 


Sonia Marroquin-Smith
Human Resources Manager

719-495-1142, sonia.marroquinsmith@d49.org

Sonia manages our ESP, ProTech, and Extra Curricular workforce segments that includes evaluations, job descriptions, recruiting, and hiring. She is also the employee relations service partner for Falcon Zone and Learning Services. 


Staci Johnson
Human Resources Manager

719-494-8909, staci.johnson@d49.org

Staci manages D49 programs for guest staff (substitutes) and volunteers, and supervises district leave and attendance processes.  Staci supervises the leave specialist, the attendance and substitute specialist and the district receptionist.  

Employee Relations Service Partner for Sand Creek Zone and Facilities & Operations.


Doug Milburn
Human Resources Manager

719-495-1101, douglas.milburn@d49.org

Doug handles all employee relations and performance management for licensed and professional staff, supports administrators, recruits licensed staff, as well as reviews and processes licensed performance evaluations. He also provides oversight to the human resources team to uphold customer service and support standards in the district.

Employee Relations Service Partner for Power Zone and Individualized Education.


Sarah Reed
Leave Specialist

719-494-8992, sarah.reed@d49.org

This position administers and coordinates all leaves of absence, bereavement, disability programs and accommodation requests for employees within the district.


Kaitlynne McNutt
Staffing Specialist (Subs)

719-494-8981, kaitlynne.mcnutt@d49.org

Kaitlynne coordinates hiring and onboarding for our substitute workforce segment, including guest teachers and support substitutes. Kaitlynne also coordinate staff attendance and service awards. 


Tiffany Copple
Senior Staffing Specialist (ESP)

719-495-1115, tiffany.copple@d49.org

Tiffany handles processes related to educational support staff, including processing new hires, resignations, and orientation.


Claire Phillips
Senior Staffing Specialist (ESP)

719-494-8982, claire.phillips@d49.org 

Claire handles processes related to educational support staff, including processing new hires, resignations, and orientation. 


Heather Pezdirtz
Staffing Specialist (ESP/LIC)

719-495-1110, heather.pezdirtz@d49.org

Heather handles all processing for resignations, extra and co-curricular pay setting, process/post extra and co-curricular job requisitions. 


Aimee Lowery
Senior Staffing Specialist (LIC)

719-494-8980, aimee.lowery@d49.org

Aimee handles processes for the licensed and administrator workforce segments related to licensed recommendations for hires, external credit requests, and onboarding in the Falcon Zone and Special Service Providers. 


Judith Mayorga
Senior Staffing Specialist (LIC)

719-495-1120, judith.mayorga@d49.org

Judith provides support for the licensed and administrator workforce segments, including recommendation for hires, external credit requests, salary advancements, and on boarding in the Power Zone, Sand Creek Zone, and Administrators. 


Elaine Andrews
District Receptionist

719-494-8901, elaine.andrews@d49.org

Elaine not only acts as our district receptionist, she also handles verifications of employment (including student loan paperwork) and volunteer applications.