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Bruce Berning

Physical Education

Professional:

I received my teacher certification degree from the University of Denver in 1994 in Elementary Education. I have been teaching P.E. at DCS Montessori School since 1999. From 1995 through 1999 I taught grades third through sixth. Before becoming a school teacher, I earned a Masters degree and worked for seventeen years in Parks and Recreation Administration.

Personal:

My wife Jackie and I have been married for 35 years and we have two sons, Matthew, 23 and Kevin, 17. I have lived in Castle Rock for 25 years and Colorado for 30 years. I have lived in Arizona, Maryland and grew up in Indiana.

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Phone: 303-387-5642

Lorraine Cooper

Music

Lorraine Bronson Cooper graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO in 1978. She holds K-12 teaching licenses in both Missouri and Colorado. She completed Level I Orff Certification from the University of Northern Colorado in 1995, and has taken many hours of post-graduate courses from CSU, UNC, USC and Regis University. She has 17 years of teaching experience in both the public and private sector. She is an active member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter – American Orff Schulwerk Association and served as the organization’s Treasurer for a three year term. Lorraine spent 19 years in the corporate sector working for Standard & Poor’s with most of her tenure in the Custom Business Unit designing custom programs for investment bankers and money managers.

Mrs. Cooper’s passion is health and nutrition. She maintains an active and thriving nutrition business where she educates clients for optimum health and wellness and coaches others to build businesses of their own. Her desire is to eradicate malnutrition around the world and she donates profits from her business toward that end. She was born into a military family and lived in Africa, Japan and many states in the USA. Her parents retired in Littleton, Colorado, where she makes her home today. She enjoys spending time with her husband of 25 years, her grandson and family, her retired racing Greyhound and three birds. She enjoys walking and hiking Colorado trails, cooking and gardening. Her spiritual life and family life are most important to her and she creates ways to celebrate every aspect of those each day.

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Phone: 303-387-5644

Maria Hannigan

Technology

Maria Hannigan is a K-12 Technology teacher with a true passion for lifelong learning. She has been a teacher in various capacities since 1992 when was an English teacher in Japan. She began her teaching career in the states in 2006 at Castle View High School as a Technology teacher in the E-Media Business Academy. Maria holds a Secondary Education License with endorsements in K-12 Instructional Technology, Business and Marketing. She also holds a Professional Career and Technical Education Credential in Business. Maria is a member of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) and the NBEA (National Business Education Association). Maria earned a B.A. in Communications, Public Relations from Glassboro State College, (now Rowan University) in New Jersey and a M.A. Education, Secondary – Business/Marketing from the University of Phoenix. Prior to teaching, she worked as a Public Relations Coordinator at Harrah’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City and a Public Relations Manager for the Academic software distributor, Academic Distributing, in Dewey, Arizona. It was during her time at Academic Distributing that she gained tremendous experience regarding educational software development. She became submerged in software technology for education and her love of the Internet grew. In 2000, Maria incorporated her Web Design and Development & Internet Marketing company, Barefoot Creative Design, LLC , and was able to work and stay at home with her children.

It's not all about Technology. In her free time, Maria enjoys the beautiful outdoors of Colorado and neighboring states. Maria and her family enjoy hiking, biking and camping the summer away. Maria has 4 children, 2 Chocolate Labrador retrievers, and a loving husband of 18 years. When she can, Maria and her family travel to their home state of New Jersey to spend time with relatives. She always brings her cell phone, laptop, camera, GPS, and several other tech savvy gadgets. It’s difficult to take the technology away from the tech teacher.

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Phone: 303-387-5668

Castle Rock, CO