1. Jamie B. Skaronea
3260 W. 53rd Ave.
Denver, Colorado 80221
jbskaronea@gmail.com
Home 303 458-6128 Cell 720 936-5456
Objective:
To further my life-long personal and professional passion and dedication to work and improve equity and access
to holistic services for underserved communities. I strongly believe that effectual progress can be realized through
the leveraging of available resources, the development of diverse collaborative partnerships, and the involvement
of the community in a direct and authentic manner.
Qualifications
Resided in the Berkeley Neighborhood for 25 plus years
Provided student and family case management and support services in conjunction with county and state
Department of Human Service agencies, school-based Social Workers, Psychologists, Community
Liaisons, & Health Team members in twenty-two schools servicing 10,000 preschool – 12th grade
students and their families
Established a district-wide system of data collection to identify and enroll at-risk children
Developed, maintained, and expanded community and state partnerships to provide wrap-around
services for underserved families and youth
Instructed/consulted administrators about McKinney Vento Homeless Act legislation, and how to achieve
family self-sufficiency and well-being goals and objectives through resource/referral and support service
practices
Wrote for and was awarded a total of over $400,000 in grants to support underserved target populations
Intermediate oral Spanish ability
Working knowledge of successful community development and health practices and models
Provided community and professional development trainings for professionals in the Denver metro area
Professional Experience
Service Coordinator, Adams County School District 50 (2001-Present)
Homeless Liaison, Adams County School District 50 (1997 – 2000)
Part-time Professional Experience
Research and Development, Unite for Literacy (2007 – 2009)
Administrative
· Protected student and family legislative rights to full school participation
· Developed district-wide initiatives to support Title X; McKinney Vento Homeless and At-Risk program
grants
· Awarded a Tony Grampsas Youth Services grant to expand Hidden Lake High School young parenting
program
· Coordinated and evaluated districtwide academic and community outreach programs that serve high-need
target populations
· Awarded and developed after-school programs under 21st Century grants awarded in a competitive
process
· Created and executed home book provision programs to serve homeless preschool-1st grade students
and families. In the past 4 years, projects have provided over 28,000 books for young children
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· Implemented a plan to support district, school, and classroom creation, production, and distribution of
storybooks.
Supervision
· Recruited and trained community volunteers and Regis work study staff and service learners to achieve
program goals
· Supervised Americorps workers to provide literacy support
· Managed a district electronic eBook library containing over one hundred locally authored children’s books
· Hired, trained, supervised, and evaluated McKinney Vento Homeless Education Liaisons
· Over-site to maintain district resource delivery support systems
Community Outreach and Development
· District homeless enrollment procedures served as a statewide model for best practices in student
identification and support services
· Developed a comprehensive professional family resource guide and informational web link utilized by
non-profits and governmental agencies throughout Adams County
· Produced, maintained and expanded partnerships including Kids First Health Care, Regis University
service learning & work study programs, Colorado Department of Education, Unite for Literacy, Denver
Metro shelter care programs, ADCO Community and Career Center, Food Bank of the Rockies, Hunger
Free Colorado, Head Start, Adams County Housing Authority, CSU Extension Programs
· Maintained working relationship with metro and statewide school district Homeless Liaisons
· Collaborated and provided transportation services for students in collaboration with McKinney Vento
Homeless Liaisons in all Denver metro school districts
· Collaborated to establish and provide eBook home libraries for Denver’s 5 By 5 Project and Denver Great
Kids Head Start Program
Educational Degrees
· University of Colorado, Masters of Arts in Education, Educational Equity and Cultural Diversity, (2012)
· Regis University, Bachelor of Arts, Communication Theory (2006); graduated Magna Cum Laude
Professional Affiliations and Community Service
· Human Services Network of Colorado member
· Co-coordinate and member of the Adams County Educational Homeless Task Force
· Serve on the Advisory Council for Adams County Cold Weather Care
· Invited to serve on the Mile High Connects Advisory Council
· Invited to serve on the Denver Foundation Visioning Committee for the Homeless Public Will Campaign
· Member of the Fall 09 Denver National Homeless Education Conference planning committee
· Served on Growing Home Shelter Care Board of Directors
· Volunteered on the Berkeley Neighborhood Association Planning Board
