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Family Star
was founded in 1988 by a passionate group of inner-city Denver
parents and educators determined to stop the decline of their
community and provide their young children with a healthy
future. Together, they closed down a crack house across the
street from the local elementary school. Neighborhood
residents were recruited to become teachers and trained at the
rigorous Montessori Institute. This building, reclaimed and
renovated was named "Family Star" and opened its doors in 1991 with
classrooms for infants and toddlers. The program was so
successful that Family Star received one of the first Early Head
Start grants in the nation, allowing us to open our second site on
Federal Blvd. in 1997. Today, we provide a year-round
bilingual Montessori education to children 8 weeks to 6 years
old. We have the ability to accommodate 140 children at any
given time at our two Denver locations.
Family Star is governed by a
Board of
Directors, a dedicated group of volunteers who oversee our
mission, policies and ensure financial solvency. We
employ approximately 60 staff members at our two
locations.
Ginny Trierweiler, Ph.D., Executive
Director Sonia Bauduy, MSW, Program & Early Head Start
Director Richard Stevens, Finance Director Jennifer
Hinderliter, MPA, Development Director Deborah Silvis, Education
Director Chad Jones, Lead Project Manager Gerri Stirlacci,
LCSW, Mental Health & Disabilities Coordinator Patsy Bruce,
Resource/Community Partnerships Manager Maggie Peters, Health
& Nutrition Coordinator Annelise Nugent, NW Education
Supervisor Stephanie Van Fleet, NE Education
Supervisor To contact us, please call (303) 477-7827 or
email info2@familystar.net Directress/Lead Teacher
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When applying for a position, please submit either a completed
employment application or a resume and cover letter. Download
our Employment
Application.
Download our 2008 Form 990 Download our 2008 Audited
Financial Statements
Download our 2008 Annual
Report Download our 2007 Annual Report
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