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Contact the Board: tpaakboard@ncaak.org

The TPAAK Board of Directors is the governing group for the Academy. Their regular public meeting is the second Wednesday of every month at 5:30pm at TPAAK. Additional meetings are occasionally scheduled and all meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting on the outside of the CIO’s door in the front lobby. Meeting dates are subject to change.

The TPAAK Board’s role is that of governance, policy, oversight and strategic planning. TPAAK has contracted with the Mosaica education group for general management of the school and its curricular design.

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TPAAK Founder (not on the board)

Annette W. Riesel is founder of the school. Since 1998, she has co-founded three charter schools: TPAAK; a K-12 school in Brighton, Colorado; and Northeast Academy Charter School, where she was principal during its start-up year. Ms. Riesel taught in a private K-12 boarding school for 6-1/2 years when she first moved to Colorado in 1974. In addition, she taught at Aims Community College for 3-1/2 years. After a career change, she was a partner in a group of community newspapers along the front range for 17 years before returning to the field of education.

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Julia Bauer is a parent of two students at TPAAK. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from the University of Illinois and a Master of Arts in anthropology from the University of Chicago. Prior to moving to Fort Collins over ten years ago, she excavated Native American campsites in Illinois, lived with modern-day food foragers in Paraguay and excavated an ancient city in Chihuahua, Mexico. Since moving to Fort Collins, she has been “just a mom”. In her spare time she teaches cultural anthropology and forensic anthropology at Front Range Community College and volunteers wherever she can at TPAAK.

She can be reached at jbauer@chillico.com

Dawn Cyr is a parent and active volunteer at TPAAK, serving on the Library Committee, as a classroom helper, and as needed with various PTLO efforts. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in Communication Development from Colorado State University. For more than 11 years she worked with Loveland publisher Penton Media, and she has been an editor and project manager. Dawn is currently the content manager for Fort Collins marketing firm Proven Systems, where she oversees the writing team, writes, edits, and develops content.

She can be reached at sqldawn@hotmail.com

Barry Eastman is a parent of three children who lives in Loveland and currently serves as a Vice President at FRII in Fort Collins. He is also a financial analyst as a broker/agent for businesses and families. He is active in church, Cub Scouts and coaching soccer.

He can be reached at tommyboy@frii.com

Matt Fries is a parent of a TPAAK student. Matt has lived in Fort Collins for over 40 years and has owned and operated several small businesses here. Matt is actively involved in many aspects of the Fort Collins community.

He can be reached at matt@ietoday.com

Dr. Michael Hughes is a parent of 3 children at TPAAK. He received his undergraduate at Utah Valley University and went on to pursue his doctorate degree in Chiropractic from Parker College of Chiropractic. He is a licensed chiropractor in the state of Colorado. He also runs a pre-paid legal services and identity theft marketing agency across North America. In addition, Dr. Hughes specializes in working with other business owners consulting them on how to build a successful home-based business.

He can be reached at dr.mikehughes@gmail.com

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