
VCS Executive Leadership Team

Jay Cerny
Executive Director
jcerny@vanguardclassical.org

Keria McCafferty
West Principal
kmccafferty@vanguardclassical.org
(303) 228-5380

Tam Smith
East Principal
tsmith@vanguardclassical.org

Dennis Steele
Business & Operations Manager
dsteele@vanguardclassical.org
VCS Leadership

West Assistant Principal
morganking@vanguardclassical.org

East Dean of Culture
lgamel@vanguardclassical.org

East K-6 Instructional Coach/ELD Coordinator
kgauthier@vanguardclassical.org

East 7-12 Instructional Coach/GT Coordinator
sbakersky@vanguardclassical.org
Athletic Department

Athletics Director (East and West)
jmenke@vanguardclassical.org

Athletic Director
Business Offices
Office Staff

Business & Operations Administrator
Front Office Manager

East Administrative Assistant

East Administrative Assistant

West Administrative Coordinator

East Principal’s Assistant
jgillespie@vanguardclassical.org

IT Coordinator

IT Assistant

Maintenance

Marketing

Enrollment
gtwombly@vanguardclassical.org
Health & Social Service

East Registered Nurse

East Health Assistant

East Social Worker
jalkhudhairy@vanguardclassical.org

East Registered Nurse

East Counselor
bfoster@vanguardclassical.org

West/East School Psychologist
msheridan@vanguardclassical.org

West Speech Language
Pathologist

West Registered Nurse

East Social Worker

West Social Worker
VCS East Teaching & Support Staff
East K-6 Teachers

K-A
csudan@vanguardclassical.org

K-B
rdenning@vanguardclassical.org

1-A
rcurry@vanguardclassical.org

1-B
rgottach@vanguardclassical.org

1-C
mcashman@vanguardclassical.org

2-A
asnowden@vanguardclassical.org

2-B
lhenke@vanguardclassical.org

2-C
abullock@vanguardclassical.org

3-A

3-B
acampbell@vanguardclassical.org

3-C
mdunlap@vanguardclassical.org

4-A
mmontanna@vanguardclassical.org

4-B
eesbaum@vanguardclassical.org

4-C
jwelch@vanguardclassical.org

5th Math
tflint@vanguardclassical.org

5th History
dwelch@vanguardclassical.org

5th Reading/Writing
tmilo@vanguardclassical.org

6th Writing/Math
jyoung@vanguardclassical.org

6th History/Geography
sbowling@vanguardclassical.org

6th Reading/Science

K-6 Music
eshort@vanguardclassical.org

K-6 Physical Education
jtilkens@vanguardclassical.org

K-6 Technology

K-6 Art
East 7-8 Teachers

7-8 Writing
tkramer@vanguardclassical.org

7-8 Reading
svance@vanguardclassical.org

7-8 Communications
ereynolds@vanguardclassical.org

7-8 Math

7-8 Science
kchampagne@vanguardclassical.org

7-8 History/Geogrphy
jelmer@vanguardclassical.org
East 9-12 Teachers

9-12 English
cherring@vanguardclassical.org

9-12 English
tpeel@vanguardclassical.org

9-12 Math
atrunnell@vanguardclassical.org

9-12 Math
dweisenhorn@vanguardclassical.org

9-12 Science
talexander@vanguardclassical.org

9-12 Science
ssolomon1@vanguardclassical.org

East 7-12 Elective Teachers

7-12 Art
sreifman@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 Instrumental Music
wgilley@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 Vocal Music
asharfstein@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 PE, Health & Dance
vcordova@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 Technology

7-12 Latin
lnicholson@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 Spanish
rvega@vanguardclassical.org
East Student Services

Reading Specialist
jkim@vanguardclassical.org

K-6 CLDE
mnagle@vanguardclassical.org

7-12 CLDE/English Teacher
drobinson@vanguardclassical.org

ESS Coordinator
jeaston@vanguardclassical.org

Special Education
nrobertson@vanguardclassical.org

Special Education
nradgens@vanguardclassical.org

Special Education
kscott@vanguardclassical.org


Speech Language Pathologist
jashley@vanguardclassical.org

Occupational Therapist
East Support Staff

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Educational Assistant

Floater

Floater

Paraprofessional

In-House Substitute Teacher
VCS West Teaching & Support Staff
West K-8 Teachers

Kindergarten
bcron@vanguardclassical.org

Kindergarten
ocafone@vanguardclassical.org

1st Grade
mking@vanguardclassical.org

1st Grade
tlennon@vanguardclassical.org

2nd Grade
courtneyh@vanguardclassical.org

2nd Grade
bsandstedt@vanguardclassical.org

3rd Grade
kettinger@vanguardclassical.org

3rd Grade

4th Grade
rhawkins@vanguardclassical.org

4th Grade Teacher
mparra@vanguardclassical.org

5th Grade Science
jblake@vanguardclassical.org

5th Grade Language Arts
lleicester@vanguardclassical.org

6th Grade Math
mbrewer@vanguardclassical.org

6th Grade History
cbuenteo@vanguardclassical.org

7th/8th Grade History
abishop@vanguardclassical.org

7th/8th Grade Math
kcrampton@vanguardclassical.o

7th/8th Science

7th/8th Grade Language Arts
mwagner@vanguardclassical.org

Latin Teacher
whaneghan@vanguardclassical.org

Physical Education and Athletic Director
jmenke@vanguardclassical.org

Technology
msebastiani@vanguardclassical.org

Art

Music
zsonkina@vanguardclassical.org

English Language Development (ELD)
chuyer@vanguardclassical.org

English Language Development (ELD)
asullenberger@vanguardclassical.org

K – 2nd Grade Special Education
hluedike@vanguardclassical.org

6th – 8th Grade Special Education
tnovak@vanguardclassical.org
Support Staff

School Psychologist


Registered Nurse

Social Worker

SPED Director

Therapist

Literacy
Student Services

Kindergarten EA

1st Grade EA

1st Grade EA

2nd Grade EA

3rd Grade EA

4th Grade EA

7th Grade EA