Find a regional training consultant in your area.
The Metro Office is served primarily by the Denver staff, and secondarily by the Regional Training Consultants. Please contact your consultant, listed below, or the main office to arrange a training anywhere in the state.
Phone: 303-550-2737 Email: cdps_school_safety_center@state.co.us
Brad Stiles, M.A.
Emergency Response Outreach Consultant
brad.stiles@state.co.us
303-349-1549
Cary Lynch, MA, EdS, NCSP
School Outreach Consultant
cary.lynch@state.co.us
720-498-9645
Jae Dee Wood, MPH
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Specialist
jaedee.wood@state.co.us
720-591-6869
Training Consultant: Amy Miglinas MA, Ed.S.
Counties and districts served
| Montezuma | La Plata | Archuleta | ||
Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 Dolores RE-4A Mancos RE-6 | Durango 9-R Bayfield 10 JT-R Ignacio 11 JT | Archuleta County 50 JT | ||
| Conejos | Costilla | Alamosa | ||
North Conejos RE-1J South Conejos RE-10 Sanford 6J | Centennial R Sierra Grande R-30 | Sangre De Cristo RE-22J Alamosa RE-11J | ||
| Rio Grande | Mineral | Saguache | ||
Sargent RE-33J Upper Rio Grande C-7 Monte Vista C-8 | Creede School District | Mountain Valley RE1 Moffat 2 Center 26JT | ||
| Hinsdale | San Juan | Dolores | ||
| Hinsdale County RE-1 | Silverton 1 | Dolores County RE NO. 2 | ||
| Ouray | San Miguel | |||
Ridgway R-2 Ouray R-1 | Norwood R-2J Telluride R-1 |
About Amy Miglinas:
Amy Miglinas, a Michigan native, has called southwest Colorado home for the past 25 years. Amy has dedicated her career to improving the educational landscape for students and school staff alike. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education from Western Michigan University, a Master's degree in School Counseling from Adams State University, and an Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Northern Colorado.
With over 17 years of experience in education, Amy has excelled in various roles including teacher, school counselor, and high school principal. Her areas of passion encompass positive school culture, proactive systems, crisis management, and recovery. In her free time, you will find Amy at Bayfield Cross Country and Track meets cheering for her son, in the lodge at Purgatory waiting for her family to finish on the slopes, and always up for a hike in the Weminuche Wilderness Area.
Training Consultant: Kelly Donnelly, M.Ed.
Counties and districts served
| Moffat | Routt | Rio Blanco | ||
| Moffat County RE No 1 | Hayden RE-1 Steamboat Springs RE-2 South Routt RE-3 | Meeker RE1 Rangely RE-4 | ||
| Garfield | Pitkin | Eagle | ||
De Beque 49JT Garfield 16 Garfield RE-2 | Aspen 1 Roaring Fork RE-1 | Eagle County RE 50 | ||
| Gunnison | Delta | Mesa | ||
| Gunnison Watershed RE 1J | Delta County 50 (J) | Plateau Valley 50 Mesa County Valley 51 | ||
| Montrose | ||||
Montrose County RE-1J West End RE-2 |
About Kelly:
Kelly Donnelly has been an educator for the past 20 years, working in the Aspen and Roaring Fork School Districts as a school counselor at various middle and high schools. Kelly completed her undergraduate degree in Communications from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Wanting to escape midwest winters, Kelly attended Colorado State University to obtain her Master's degree in School Counseling. After graduating in 2002, Kelly moved to Basalt and has been in the Roaring Fork Valley since. Kelly is a lifelong learner and earned her Educational Leadership License from the University of Denver in 2018. Kelly has been a crisis counselor for MindSprings Health and led the RFSD mental health team. Kelly is passionate about the mental well-being of school staff and students.
In her free time, you might find Kelly hiking or skiing the area mountains. She loves to travel and lived in Venezuela for 3 months as a Rotary Club Ambassadorial Scholarship recipient. Kelly is married and has twin teenage boys. You will often see Kelly cheering her kids on the sidelines of sporting events. If Kelly wasn't supporting schools, she thinks she would be a great 911 operator.
Training Consultant: Chelsey Lehmkuhl
Counties and districts served
| Sedgwick | Phillips | Logan | ||
Julesburg RE-1 Revere School District | Haxtun RE-2J Holyoke RE-1J | Frenchman RE-3 Valley RE-1 Plateau RE-5 Buffalo RE-4J | ||
| Washington | Morgan | Adams | ||
Arickaree R-2 Woodlin R-104 Akron R-1 Otis R-3 Lone Star 101 | Brush RE-2J Fort Morgan RE-3 Weldon Valley RE-20J Wiggins RE-50J | Byers 32J | ||
| Arapahoe | Weld | |||
| Deer Trail 26J | Prairie RE-11 Pawnee RE-12 Briggsdale RE-10 Ault-Highland RE9 Eaton RE-2 Platte Valley RE-7 |
About Chelsey:
Chelsey Lehmkuhl was born and raised in Northeastern Colorado. She received her bachelor's degree in Sociology and a minor in Psychology at Metropolitan State University of Denver. She started her career in child abuse prevention and continued her prevention work with school-based body safety programming and parenting education classes in Northern Colorado. After moving back to her hometown in Sterling, Colorado, she accepted a position with Northeast BOCES as a School-Based Mental Health Coordinator for multiple school districts in Northeastern Colorado, implementing social/emotional and preventative education to students, staff, and families. After working for NE BOCES, she began working at RE-1 Valley School District as a social-emotional learning specialist.
As the Northeastern Regional Training Consultant for the CSSRC, she is available to meet the needs of school personnel providing resources and training to foster a safe and positive environment for schools.
Training Consultant: Mike Vagher M.A., Ed.
Counties and districts served
| Kiowa | Lincoln | Kit Carson | ||
Plainview RE-2 Eads RE-1 Cheyenne Cheyenne County RE-5 Kit Carson R-1 | Karval RE-23 Genoa-Hugo C-113 Limon RE-4J Arriba-Flagler C-20 | Burlington RE-6J Bethune R-5 Stratton R-4 Hi-Plains R-23 | ||
| El Paso | Elbert | Yuma | ||
Calhan RJ-1 Miami-Yoder 60 JT Edison 54 JT | Agate 300 Big Sandy 100J Kiowa C-2 Elbert 200 Elizabeth School District | Idalia RJ-3 Liberty J-4 Wray RD-2 Yuma 1 |
About Mike:
Mike Vagher, is a Colorado native who grew up in Cedar Rapids, IA. After graduating high school, he attended Buena Vista University and obtained a Bachelor's in Exercise Science. He then moved back to Colorado to teach physical education at Lake County Schools in Leadville, CO. Mike taught PE for 3 years before obtaining his Masters of Education in Educational Leadership from Adams State University. In his fifteen years of experience in education, he has been a classroom teacher, athletic coach, instructional coach, assistant principal, athletic director, administrator, principal, Title IX coordinator, director of safety/security, chief operations officer, and superintendent. He most recently worked as the Superintendent of Cheyenne County School District where he oversaw operations and policy implementation for the district.
As the Eastern Regional Training Consultant for the CSSRC, he is available to meet the needs of school personnel assisting in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from all types of emergencies and crisis situations. He can help provide resources and training to foster a safe and positive environment for schools.
Mike is available to review, assist in selecting, develop and provide physical and psychological safety resources and training to school personnel in the Eastern Region of the state.
Training Consultant: Kelly Addington, M.A.
Counties and districts served
| Baca | Powers | Bent | ||
Pritchett RE-3 Springfield RE-4 Campo RE-6 Vilas RE-5 Walsh RE-1 | Lamar RE-2 Granada RE-1 Holly RE-3
| Las Animas RE-1 McClave RE-2 Wiley RE-13 JT
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| Otero | Crowley | Pueblo | ||
East Otero R-1 Cheraw 31 Swink 33 Rocky Ford R-2 Manzanola 3J | Crowley County RE-1J | Fowler R 4J | ||
| Huerfano | Las Animas | |||
Huerfano RE-1 La Veta RE-2 | Kim Reorganized 88 Branson Reorganized 82 Hoehne Reorganized 3 Trinidad 1 Aguilar Reorganized 6 Primero Reorganized 2 |
About Kelly:
Kelly Addington was born and raised in Southeastern Colorado and returned after a few short stints in Northern Colorado, New Mexico, and Georgia. She received her bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Northern Colorado and her teaching endorsement from Adams State College in Alamosa. She taught secondary Science, Physical Education, and secondary Language Arts over a period of 16 years before obtaining her master’s degree in School Counseling from Adams State University. After working as a school counselor for six years at La Junta Jr/Sr High School, she began a career as a School Health Professional with Santa Fe Trail BOCES, servicing multiple school districts in Southeastern Colorado with the implementation of social/emotional and substance use preventative education to students, staff, and families. Kelly is also a certified Mental Health First Aid Trainer.
As the Southeast Regional Training Consultant for the CSSRC, she is available to meet the needs of school personnel assisting in preventing, preparing for, responding to, and recovering from all types of emergencies and crisis situations. She can help provide resources and training to foster a safe and positive environment for schools. Her training repertoire includes: Youth Mental Health First Aid, PREPaRE I & II, ASIST, Safe2Tell, QPR, and Handle With Care
Kelly is available to review, assist in selecting, develop and provide physical and psychological safety resources and training to school personnel in the Southeastern Region of the state.