Annually at each of its campuses, Colorado Mountain College selects outstanding employees for Faculty and Staff of the Year.
For 2018-19, CMC’s full-time and adjunct Faculty of the Year are:
- K Rhynus Cesark, Aspen, full-time; art
- Polly Pollard, Aspen, adjunct; English as a second language
- Jeremy Deem, Breckenridge and Dillon, full-time; outdoor education, sustainability studies, history
- Kristin Barrett, Breckenridge and Dillon, adjunct; sustainability studies
- Erin Allaman, Ph.D., Leadville and Chaffee County, full-time; teacher education
- Cindy Harman, Leadville and Chaffee County, adjunct; science
- Joanne Yantz, Online Learning, adjunct; English and education
- Bob Von Achen, Ph.D., Rifle, full-time; English
- Julie Walpole, Rifle, adjunct; elementary education
- Jeff Myers, D.V.M., Spring Valley and Glenwood Springs, full-time; veterinary technology
- Gretchen Hayduk, Spring Valley and Glenwood Springs, adjunct; English composition, developmental education and business
- John Saunders, Ph.D., Steamboat Springs, full-time; wilderness studies, sustainability studies
- Tim Opyt, Steamboat Springs, adjunct; history
- Kimberly Carmitchel, Vail Valley at Edwards, full-time; psychology
- Paola Baglietto, Vail Valley at Edwards, adjunct; conversational Spanish
The full- and part-time Staff of the Year are:
- Anne Maclean, Aspen, full-time; enrollment services
- Jenn Besser, Breckenridge and Dillon, full-time; college counseling
- Annie Peterson, Breckenridge and Dillon, part-time; administration
- Frank Martin, Central Services, full-time; marketing
- Shirley Helmer, Central Services, part-time; administration
- Mollie Sorenson, Leadville and Chaffee County, full-time; administration
- Jennifer Speight, Leadville and Chaffee County, part-time; TRIO Student Support Services
- Paula Chelewski, Rifle; health science
- Seth Andersen, Spring Valley and Glenwood Springs, full-time; photo and media lab
- Annmarie Deter, Spring Valley and Glenwood Springs, part-time; continuing education
- Laura Egger, Steamboat Springs, full-time; administration Nadine Bouchard, Steamboat Springs, part-time; enrollment services
- Paula Hauswirth-Cummings, Vail Valley at Edwards, full-time; college counseling
- Kevin Cote, Vail Valley at Edwards, part-time; learning lab