Membership
There are currently over 250 stakeholders from across Colorado participating in CSSI meetings. CSSI participants include educators, school and district leaders, students, parents, mental and behavioral health experts, security experts and school resource officers, school nurses, school counselors, state officials, community leaders, business owners and others.
CSSI’s work is guided by the input of the CSSI Steering Committee who volunteer their time and expertise.
CSSI Steering Committee members in 2023:
Berrick Abramson
President, Confluence PSG
Sandy Austin
Executive Director, BIONIC
Amie Baca-Oehlert
President, Colorado Education Association (CEA)
Beau Cambpell
School Resource Officer, Clear Creek School District
Yunuen Cisneros
PEBC
Finessa Ferrell
Social Emotional Learning Specialist, CEI
Michele Forstot-Nadel, Psy.D
Licensed Psychologist
Chris Gdowski
Superintendent, Adams 12 School District
Chris Harms
Director, CO Office of School Safety
Jana Locke
Deputy, Executive Director, CO Department of Public Safety
Wendy Loloff Cooper
CEO, Generation Schools
Karla Loria
Superintendent, Adams 14 School District
Chris Meyer
Sr. Advisor for Children, Youth & Families, CO Behavioral Health Administration
Bret Miles
Executive Director, CO Association of School Executives
Christina Monaco
Executive Director, Field Services, CO Department of Education
Michelle Murphy
Executive Director, CO Rural School Alliance
Andrea Pulskamp
Health & Safety Implementation Coordinator, CO Department of Education
Frank Reeves
Fmr Superintendent, CO Rural Alliance / PEBC
Sue Sava
President & CEO, PEBC
Dan Schaller
President, CO League of Charter Schools
Alissa Skinner
Senior Vice President, Alpine Bank
The Safer Schools Initiative was created to address the full spectrum of levers & issues affecting school safety.