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North Fork
VISION HCP STAFF
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Here to Help our Learners and Families on the pathway to Educational success!
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Teri Kinkade
-Director-
I became the Director of the North Fork Vision Home and Community Program in August 2009. I spent the previous twenty-five years in higher education which included experience working for Eastern Wyoming College, Chadron State College, Colorado State University, Nova University and the past sixteen years at Colorado Mountain College. My last position at Colorado Mountain College was the CEO of the West Garfield Campus. Community Colleges like Colorado Mountain College are gems for interesting and alternative educational formats and opportunities. I was blessed to work for one of the best! I left that position and career for a lifestyle change. It was not an easy decision to make because I loved my job, the people I worked with, and the work we did to help people create better futures for themselves.
But my life had changed, unexpectedly. I met my wonderful husband just about the time I became the CEO of the West Garfield Campus. We both wanted to get to Delta County, someday, and spend our lives together where we could also be closer to family. We also love this area. "Someday" came sooner than we expected. The opportunity became available to use my education, administrative and leadership skills for this interesting alternative school called the North Fork Vision Home and Community Program. My husband and I weighed the pros and cons of this big lifestyle change, and we decided to go for it -- and here I am as the Director.
The beginning of this journey has been amazing. There has been so much for me to learn, and I am not finished with that process. But who is? We are all lifelong learners. I am fortunate to have a great team of people who are committed to the work we do. They are a strong support for me and our learners. The opportunity for learners and families to have choice within the public school system is not usually available in small rural communities. We are fortunate. In leading our program, I am committed to growth and quality. With freedom and choice come responsibility. We have begun our journey in developing individual growth paths for learners based upon the individual learning plan goals and learner proficiency. We want our learners to follow their dreams and passions, become independent learners and have strong academic and life skills for the next steps in their lives. I have the joy and pleasure of working with our team, our families and our communities to promote an environment where individualized paths of learning can occur. What a sweet job!
| Don Carney
-Business Manager/ Resource Consultant-
Don Carney serves as the Business Manager for the North Fork Vision office, as well as working with his wife, Tina, as Resource Consultants. Don is in the office on Monday thru Wednesday from 9:30-12:30. He is available other times by appointment.
Don graduated from Oklahoma Christian College in Oklahoma City, OK, with a degree in Accounting. He then received a degree in Finance from the Graduate School of Banking in Boulder, CO. Don loves the opportunity to work with young people, and has two sons currently enrolled in the NFVHCP.
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Hattie Taylor
-LEARNING COORDINATOR-
Hattie Taylor moved to the North Fork Valley in 2002. She was born in Montana and raised in the Roaring Fork Valley. Since then, she has lived and studied in various places, Steamboat Springs, Co, Oahu, HI, NYC, and Seattle WA. She began working for Vision HCP in 2005, and in the North Fork office, as the Learner Coordinator, in 2008. As the North Fork's Learning Coordinator she is responsible for enrollment and coordination of learning activities and processes.
| Melinda Merriam
-ACADEMIC COORDINATOR-
Is our Highly Qualified English professional here at the North Fork Vision Offices. She not only works with our Learners to improve their reading and language skills at all grade levels but is a vital asset to the organization as our Academic Coordinator. The Academic Coordinators position is responsible for the oversight of quality of the academic growth of our Learners and testing to provide documentation of such growth.
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Jane Vigueria
| Andee Rose-Small
- Office Manager/Resource Consultant-
Andee has worked for the North Fork Vision Program since September of 2009. She has studied at Mesa State College in the areas of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Political Science. She and her Husband, Darin Small have run Mountain High Carpet Cleaning in the Delta County area since 2002. Andee, has been a resident here in the North Fork area since October of 2001 and really enjoys the area and people of Paonia. Originally graduating from Fruita Monument High School she has lived in Colorado for most of her life and loves the outdoors and her Family. She is the Mother to two boys Killian and Chase and step-mother to Cody and Nikki Small. Chase and Nikki are both full-time Learners in the North Fork VISION HCP, Nikki is will be graduating this year and will continue with her schooling in Early Childhood Education after doing so.
Andee's primary role at NF VISION HCP is to help in any possible way around the office and to our families. She can often be very resourceful in helping to solve dilemmas and find resources and would love to be of service to you in any way she can help. In 2010 she became a Resource Consultant for the program and assists the learners in maximizing their educational experience as well as helping to support them and their families with finding curriculm, staying motivated and on track throughout the academic year.
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