Administrative Support
Christy Bernat
Marketing and Communications
E-mail christy.bernat@catalysths.org
Phone (303) 604-6512
Christy holds a BS in Biological Sciences and Secondary Teacher Certification from Colorado State University. She creates marketing tools and strategies for Catalyst and loves helping the school thrive and grow. Christy has an eclectic background, including many years in medical and ecological research in both the US and Africa. She has also explored her passion for writing and creative communications in the world of small and large corporations. She managed collaborative teams of graphic designers, artists, musicians, and video production crews to produce a wide range of marketing and broadcast materials. As the mother of two vibrant teenage boys, she has been immersed in learning how to support bright, unique kids who don’t fit the ‘normal’ mold. Christy finds it wonderful to bring all of these experiences together as a member of the Catalyst High School team.
Leslie Levinson
Financial Manager
E-mail leslie.levinson@catalysths.org
Phone (303) 604-6512
Leslie has a M.P.A in Public Administration from Drake University and a B. S. in Social Work from the University of Iowa. As Financial Manager she rules the back offices, assuring the smooth flow of funds into and out of Catalyst. Her special areas of interest include resource development and business operations of non-profit programs that address critical issues in the community. Prior to assuming her responsibilities with first fund raising and then financial management here, Leslie was the Operations Director for Emergency Family Assistance Association. She has over 25 years of experience working in human services non-profit management, program management, and community and resource development.
Sierra Platte
Outreach Associate, Fundraising
E-mail sierra.platte@catalysths.org
Phone (303) 604-6512
Sierra is a native of Boulder who has recently returned to the area, where she can balance her passion to teach with her love of family and being in the great outdoors. She received her Bachelor Degree from San Diego State University, where she majored in Spanish and minored in Social Work. Sierra’s pursuit of Spanish stems from her desire to discover and facilitate true understanding and respect for cultural differences. Her vision for teaching Spanish as a second language is to break through traditional educational barriers and to bridge the cultural gap by helping students become actively engaged in learning about Spanish speaking cultures, as well as the language. In addition to covering grammar, vocabulary, and sentence structure, Sierra’s students will join her in lively conversation, engage with native Spanish speakers during field trips, play games, create art and music and, of course, prepare FOOD! She has spent a great deal of time in past years in Central America studying, traveling, cooking and surfing. Now Sierra is looking forward to being back in Colorado, where she can camp, fish, bike, hike, become part of the Catalyst community, and continue her education. After all, we can never stop learning!
Brenda Von Star, FNPC
School Nurse
E-mail brenda.vonstar@catalysths.org
Phone (303) 604-6512
Brenda is a Family Nurse Practitioner who started her career as a Navy Hospital Corpsman during the Vietnam War. After discharge from the Navy, Brenda attended and graduated from nursing school in Oregon. She moved to beautiful Colorado in 1973 and worked at several Denver metro area hospitals over the next six years. She earned her Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from CU Denver Health Sciences Center in 1979. She is trained to see all age groups and is authorized to prescribe medications, see acute problems (i.e. colds, fevers, sprains/strains, simple lacerations), do preventive exams (physicals) and manage chronic problems.
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