About DCTA
Who We Are
DCTA has nearly 4,000 members representing educators throughout Denver Public Schools. We are all dedicated professionals working to create the Schools Denver Students Deserve. Our leadership includes four elected Executive Officers, 16 board members and countless members serving on committees and special teams to work on behalf of all DPS educators.
What We Believe
DCTA believes public education is the gateway to opportunity. The following six core values guide our work, define our mission and inform everything we do together:
Equal Opportunity
We believe public education is the gateway to opportunity. All students have the human and civil right to a quality public education that develops their potential, independence, and character.
Professionalism
We believe that the expertise and judgment of education professionals are critical to student success. We maintain the highest professional standards, and we expect the status, compensation, and respect due all professionals.
A Just Society
We believe public education is vital to building respect for the worth, dignity, and equality of every individual in our diverse society.
Partnership
We believe partnerships with parents, families, communities, and other stakeholders are essential to quality public education and student success.
Democracy
We believe public education is the cornerstone of our republic. Public education provides individuals with the skills to be involved, informed, and engaged in our representative democracy.
Collective Action
We believe individuals are strengthened when they work together for the common good. As education professionals, we improve both our professional status and the quality of public education when we unite and advocate collectively.
Vice President: Moira Casados Cassidy (she/her)
School line: 720-423-6000
Email: moiraccassidy@gmail.com
- Patrick Jiner (he/him)
- Rae Jones (they/them)
- Alex Edwards (he/him)
- Heather Abreu (she/her)
- Katherine Kopp (she/her)
- Jennifer Honka (she/her)
- Amy DeFusco (she/her)
- Beverly Thurman Baldwin (she/her)
- Amanda Escheman (she/her)
- Dez Baldonado (she/her)
- Robert Armagost (he/him)
- Alicia Lee Rhodes (she/her)
- Jen Holtzman (she/her)
- Amy Kallinchuk (she/her)
- Joel Mollman (he/him)
- Jackie Falcon (she/her)
Itinerant Sector Directors
- Michelle Horwitz, SLP (she/her)
- Mary Lintz, OT (she/her)
Northeast UniServ Director: Alex Borenstein (they/them)
Phone: 720-514-9085
Email: Aborenstein@coloradoea.org
Southwest UniServ Director: Faviola Armendariz (she/her)
Phone: 720-334-8308
Email: Farmendariz@coloradoea.org
Southeast UniServ Director: Emily Wytiaz (she/her)
Phone: 248-346-5240
Email: Ewytiaz@coloradoea.org
Communications Director: Angelina Ursetta Reed (she/her)
Phone: 720-663-7618
Email: AUrsetta@coloradoea.org
Partnerships and Affiliations
DCTA’s recognized education leaders, including classroom teachers and specialized service providers, are proud to be affiliated with a number of organizations, including the 40,000-member Colorado Education Association (CEA) and the 3.2 million-member National Education Association (NEA).
