Meet the Team


Emily Scott
Executive Director of Special Education
Erie Elementary, Northridge, Soaring Heights,

Amanda Ferguson
Director of Special Education – Secondary
Erie HS, Frederick HS, Life Skills ACE (18-21), Longmont HS, Mead HS, New Meridian HS, Niwot HS, Silver Creek HS, Skyline HS, St. Vrain Virtual HS

Meredith Pogonyi
Director of Special Education – Elementary
Blue Mountain, Central, Child Find, Columbine, Hygiene, Mead Elementary, Mountain View, Prairie Ridge, Sanborn, Spark! Discovery Preschool

Alyse Fieldgrove
Assistant Director of Special Education
LEAD program

Eric Neessen
Assistant Director of Special Education
Altona MS, Coal Ridge MS, Erie MS, Longs Peak MS, Lyons Middle/Senior, Sunset MS, Trail Ridge MS, St. Vrain LaunchEd Virtual Academy

Nathalie Tuhari-Katz
Assistant Director of Special Education
Aspen Ridge Preparatory, Carbon Valley Academy, Firestone Charter Academy, Flagstaff Academy, St. Vrain Community Montessori, Thunder Valley (5th-8th), Timberline (5th-8th), Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Westview MS

Benjamin Yamato
Assistant Director of Special Education
Black Rock, Fall River, Grandview, Highlands, Indian Peaks, Longmont Estates, Niwot Elementary, Red Hawk, Rocky Mountain

Stephanie Zechmann
Assistant Director of Special Education
Alpine, Burlington, Centennial, Eagle Crest, Legacy, Lyons Elementary, Thunder Valley (K-5th), Timberline (K-5th)