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kelly rossmanKelly Rossman
Executive Director
 
Kelly has served the GVA communities as the Director of Human Resources and was appointed Executive Director of the Global Village Charter Collaborative on December 11, 2019. She has quickly established a reputation of fairness, professionalism, and commitment to the Global Village Academies. During her time with the GVAC, she has developed a deep understanding and passion for education. With her International business background, she understands, firsthand, the impact that language development has on the business world. She is excited to lead the collaborative, support principals and staff, and continue learning about the intricacies of education.
 
In previous roles, Kelly has been a Human Resources practitioner/manager for 20 years in industries including automotive, healthcare, IT, environmental engineering, and B2B marketing. International HR is a long-time passion of hers, as highlighted by her Master's degree from the University of Denver in Global HR Management. Kelly considers herself a lifetime learner and is a strong proponent of education, both formal and informal.
 
Outside of work, Kelly enjoys listening to a wide variety of music, attending local concerts, and experiencing the great culture and outdoors of Colorado.
Alicia Macica

Director of Teaching and Learning

amacica@gvaschools.org

 

Alicia has worked as an educator for over twenty years in Colorado and Arizona.  For the past nine years, Alicia has been working in the Poudre School District as an English Language Development Instructional Coach at Eyestone Elementary, a district MTSS Coordinator, and most recently, the Elementary Literacy Facilitator in the Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment Department.  Alicia has experience in teaching at the elementary level in Kyrene School District.  She also has experience as a middle school language arts teacher and ELD teacher in Chandler Unified School District.

Alicia earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Ottawa University, holds a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from Northern Arizona University, and is currently finishing up another Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration certification at the University of Wyoming.  In 2006, Alicia achieved her National Board Certification in Early Adolescence-English Language Arts from the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and successfully renewed the certification in 2016. Her expertise includes early childhood and K-12 literacy, curriculum and instruction, English Language Development, systems change efforts, MTSS, READ Act implementation, design and evaluation of professional development, Cognitive Coaching, and building teacher leadership and capacity.

Alicia’s deep passion for education is grounded in the belief that all students have the right to an exceptional education.  As a lifelong learner, Alicia strives to keep up with best practices in instruction and supports educators while applying these strategies in their classroom.  Alicia is passionate about fostering teacher efficacy and building capacity among educators. 

Alicia and her family moved to Colorado in 2009.  She and her husband have 2 children, ages 9 and 10.  Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, scuba diving, listening to music, reading, and camping.

chuck carilloChuck Carillo
IT Director 
ccarillo@gvaschools.org
 

Chuck Carillo is the IT Director for Global Village Academy Collaborative and Academies and leads a small team that supports the three Global Village Academy Charter schools in the Denver area. Chuck has been in the information technology field since 1998. He has been providing IT support for Global Village Academy K-8 schools since August of 2013. Both of Chuck’s parents were teachers, and his dad was also an elementary school Principal, so working in the education field, runs in the family.

 

Chuck is a Colorado native and he and his wife have 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren. Chuck is an avid runner and also enjoys mountain and fat biking. Chuck has both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees of Science in Information Systems. 

vera acunaDirector of Finance and Facilities
Vera Acuna

 

Vera joined the Global Village Academy Collaborative in March 2021. She is passionate about being a public servant and extremely happy to do her best for the GVA community.
Vera has twenty-plus years of accounting experience, in which over seven years were in the public sector/non-profit finance world. She has a Master's in Professional Accountancy from CSU Denver. She is also an active member of AGA (Association of Government Accountants) and ANAFP (Association of Nonprofit Accountants and Finance Professionals).


Vera was born and raised in Russia. She still speaks Russian fluently and knows a bit of German and Spanish. Her dream is to learn French and revisit Paris.


Vera and her family just moved back to Colorado from Texas, where they spent nine years. She is delighted to resume hiking and camping in the Rocky Mountains. Vera has two beautiful daughters and four dogs.

 

 

 

 

christine ToulouseDirector of Marketing and Communications
Christine Toulouse
 

Christine has an extensive 25-year career in marketing and advertising. She began her career at a daily newspaper in the San Diego area. After her move to Colorado, she expanded into co-operative and solo direct mail advertising. She successfully helped launched one of the Denver area’s first daily deal platforms in 2010.  She continued to develop her digital marketing skills including email marketing, social media and web content development. Christine began working with the GVAC office in July 2013. Her career at GVAC allows her to share her love of language immersion education with the community as well as prospective and current GVA families.

Christine discovered Global Village Academy Aurora in 2009 and quickly enrolled her daughter in Mandarin Chinese. Her daughter was one of the first “legacy” students to graduate 8th grade. Now in high school, her daughter continues her language learning in Spanish as well as continued Mandarin classes and hopes to graduate with the Seal of Biliteracy on her diploma.

In her free time, Christine enjoys yoga, hiking, live theater, cooking and time with her daughter.

Teri BakerHR Administrator
Teri Baker Maciejewski 
 
Teri has worked as a Human Resources professional for the past twenty years, starting with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, followed by four manufacturing companies, including Hunter Douglas, and lastly, a consumer goods wholesaler, Teton Waters Ranch Sausages. Recently, she decided to try something new as an Early Child Instructional Partner for Jeffco Schools and gained a whole new appreciation for teachers and the children they teach.
 
Teri has a BS in Business Administration from Kearney State College in Nebraska and a MA in Human Resources Development from Webster University. She also has a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification from HRCI and an SCP certification from the Society of Human Resources Management.
 
Teri grew up on a farm in Nebraska and has spent the past thirty years in the Denver area. She and her husband have two dogs and love the outdoors, camping. They have traveled domestically and internationally, visiting 17 countries so far.
 
 
 
 
sherry whitlock photoBookkeeper
Sherry Whitlock
swhitlock@gvaschools.org
 
Sherry has worked with charter schools as an outside contractor since 1999. Prior to working for the GVAC, she was the Senior Accountant in the business office for a group of charter schools  She did all aspects of accounting and reporting that was needed for each of the schools. Sherry loves being involved with all of the schools she has worked with. Excited to learn about charter schools, she enrolled her daughter in a charter for Kindergarten and she remained a charter student until she graduated. 
thomas yelkinThomas Yelken
IT Support Specialist
 
Thomas has worked as an IT Technician for Altura Elementary as well as The Medical Center of Aurora. 
 
Thomas is a Colorado native and has lived in Aurora, CO all his life. He has two kids & a dog (Marley a boxer); Tyler is 6yrs old and Grace is 4yrs old. He enjoys the outdoors, gardening, and playing the guitar and piano. He also ran a small Urban Farm Business where he would sell his locally grown fruits and vegetables at farmer's markets. His favorite sports teams are the Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche. Thomas is also passionate about learning and keeping up with new technology. 
jalol ikromiJalol Ikromi
IT Support Specialist
jikromi@gvaschools.org
 
Jalol graduated with an applied physics degree in 2020 from the University of Colorado Denver. He plans to continue his physics education in near future. Jalol has lived in Colorado for 10 years and is originally from Dushanbe, Tajikistan. In his free time, he likes to read and play chess and is teaching himself how to play the guitar.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
angela kraussAngela Krauss
ENCORE Manager & GVAC Administrative Assistant
akrauss@gvaschools.org
 
Angela utilizes the organizational skills that she developed during her 20-year background with billing and collections to manage the three GVA after school enrichment programs called ENCORE. She began her position in 2012 and is passionate about contributing to one of the best charter school models in the country.  The Encore program provides students a broader educational opportunity with a variety of engaging classes that take place after school.
 

Her family is one of the founding families at Global Village Academy Aurora. Her oldest son began Mandarin Chinese in 1st grade. All 4 of her children have been or currently are GVA students.  She is passionate about language learning and the rich culture that is at the heart of GVA.