WHO WE ARE
Peak Education disrupts the status quo by closing opportunity gaps in our community.
We believe that every student deserves to reach for their full potential and that all willing learners are capable of doing so. We work to create change at every level, including working directly with our student’s families, schools and the greater Colorado Springs community.
ABOUT OUR STUDENTS
Student Demographics
MEET OUR TEAM
Chief Executive Officer
Carlos Jiménez
Director of Development
Claudia De Santiago
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
Grace Miller
Director of Programs
Vennita Browning
Director of College Counseling
Jasmine Rainey
Associate Director-
High School Programs & College Success
Francis Roberson
Sr. Director for Strategic Initiatives
Pedro Ramírez
Operations Manager
Nataya Sanchez
College & Financial Aid Advisor
Tam Doane
Basecamp College Counselor
Nancy Whitley
Basecamp College Counselor & Consultant
Jessica Desantis-Berg
PEAK ED 2022-2023 BOARD MEMBERS
Cassie Gannett, Ph.D., Board President | District 2, School Principal
Todd Matia, Board Vice President | Harvey Investment Management, Inc.
Rick Mueller, Board Secretary | Peak Investment Advisors
Rick Gillit, Board Treasurer | Farmers Insurance
Porschae Brown, Alumni Board Member | District 11, Educator
Carrie McKee, Board Member| Rocky Mountain PBS
Sylvia Mendez, Ph.D., Board Member | UCCS, Professor
Evelyn Spencer, Board Member | Kinder Morgan Inc.
PROGRAM DATA
We currently serve just under 400 students at our partner schools in Districts 2, 3, 11, and 14 in the Pikes Peak Region as well as an additional 27 students who are enrolled outside of our partner schools.
Middle Schools:
Carmel Community School
Fox Meadow Middle School
Janitell Junior High School
Manitou Springs Middle School
Mann Middle School
Mountain Vista Community School
North Middle School
Panorama Middle School
Sand Creek International School
Sproul Junior High School
PARTNER SCHOOLS
High Schools:
Harrison High School
Manitou Springs High School
Mitchell High School
Palmer High School
Sierra High School