HUB COORDINATORS:
Sherry Freehill – PALS Director & Hub Coordinator – [email protected]
Sherry Freehill has worked in science education for more than 50 years. Her career experiences include teaching in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia, Colorado, and Grenada. She was Science Facilitator for Project CONNECT, a statewide Systemic Initiative Project, in Harrison District 2, and Science Supervisor for Colorado Springs District 11. She was named Director of Peak Area Leadership in Science in 1997.
Tammy Johnnie – Hub Coordinator & PALS Treasurer – [email protected]
Tammy earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mineral Engineering Chemistry from Colorado School of Mines in 1972. She worked for thirty years at Hewlett-Packard Company, first in the Safety, Health and Environmental Department and later as the science liaison to school districts. She worked seven years for the StepUp elementary science grant. Tammy is currently a substitute teacher for Colorado Springs School District 11. She also volunteers regularly at the Falcon Homeschool Academic Program.
Sandy Smith – Hub Coordinator & Web-master – [email protected]
Sandy currently teaches science part-time at Falcon Homeschool Academic Program in District 49. Sandy earned her BA in chemistry from Colorado College, her teaching certificate from UCCS, and a MA in secondary science education from Adams State College. She taught high school science for 16 years at Harrison High School (D2), for 11 years at Palmer High School (D11), and for 3 years part-time at Sand Creek High School (D49). Sandy had a wonderful experience working at BSCS for several years writing curriculum and doing professional development. She also spent 9 months with the StepUp elementary science grant working on assessment. Sandy LOVES teaching chemistry to anyone. She has enjoyed working with high school students and with science teachers from all grade levels. LEARNING is awesome and Sandy is happiest when she is learning and sharing that love of learning with others.
Nancy Hampson – Hub Coordinator – [email protected]
Nancy earned her BS in Zoology at Colorado State University and her MA in Education from Lesley College. She retired from Colorado Springs D#11 after teaching secondary science and math for 35 years. Nancy is an occasional substitute in District 49 and serves on the board of the Pikes Peak Regional Science and Engineering Fair.
Robin Walters – Hub Coordinator – [email protected]
Robin recenly retired from full-time teaching after 31 years in the classroom, including 18.5 years at Harrison High School (D2) and 11 years at Sand Creek High School (D49), where she is continuing to teach biology part-time. She earned a BA in Biology in 1985 and MAT in Secondary Science Teaching in 1991, both from Colorado College. Throughout her career, she’s taught almost every science subject except physics! Primarily, though, her focus has been biology, anatomy & physiology, and AP biology. Robin loves learning and sharing new things with others, and so has attended and taught a great amount of professional development. In fact, she feels that teachers are the second most fun people to learn with…the most fun being teenagers, of course!
HUB HOSTS:
Rebecca Hibbard – Former PALS Treasurer & PALS Hub Coordinator, Science Teacher @ Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School (D12) – [email protected]
Rebecca currently teaches 7th and 8th grade Science at Cheyenne Mountain Junior High. She earned an undergraduate degree in biology from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, OR and went on to study middle school science through the MAT program at Hamline University in St. Paul, MN. Her first love is biology and the life sciences!
Katrina Parks – Space and STEAM Teacher @ Home School Academy (HSA, D20)
Jane Wilson – Science Teacher @ Falcon Homeschool Academic Program (D49)
Beth Kochevar – Science Teacher @ Sand Creek High School (D49)