Meet the Team
![Smiling woman with brown hair and blue eyes](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Laura-Hess-200x300.jpg)
![Emily Scott - Director of Special Education](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Emily-Scott_-263x300.png)
![Amanda Ferguson - Assistant Director of Special Education](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Amanda-Ferguson-1-294x300.png)
Amanda Ferguson
Assistant Director of Special Education
Erie HS, Frederick HS, Longmont HS, Mead HS, New Meridian, Niwot HS, Silver Creek HS, Skyline HS, St. Vrain Virtual HS
![Alyse Fieldgrove](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Alyse-Fieldgrove-300x298.png)
Alyse Fieldgrove
Assistant Director of Special Education
Erie Elem., Longmont Estates Elem., Niwot Elem., Northridge Elem., Prairie Ridge Elem., LEAD 3rd Floor Program – MSS, OOD Programming
![Photo of Eric Neessen](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Eric-Neessen-1-226x300.png)
Eric Neessen
Assistant Director of Special Education
Altona MS, Blue Mountain Elem., Columbine Elem., Fall River elem., Rocky Mountain Elem., Launch ED, Homebound, LSACE
![Meredith Pogonyi - Assistant Director of Special Education](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Meredith-Pogonyi-265x300.png)
Meredith Pogonyi
Assistant Director of Special Education
Burlington Elem., Centennial Elem., Central Elem., Coal Ridge MS, Highlands Elem., Spark! Discovery PK, Timberline PK, Thunder Valley K-8, ECSE & ECE Classrooms, Child Find Teams
![Nathalie Tuhari-Katz - Assistant Director of Special Education](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Nathalie-Tuhari-Katz-Brick-Background-300x292.png)
Nathalie Tuhari-Katz
Assistant Director of Special Education – Westview Middle School, Flagstaff Academy and St. Vrain Montessori
![Benjamin Yamato - Assistant Director of Special Education](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Benjamin-Yamato-2-300x270.png)
Benjamin Yamato
Assistant Director of Special Education
Black Rock Elem., Erie MS, Grandview Elem., Indian Peaks Elem., Mead Elem., Mead MS, Red Hawk Elem., Sunset MS, Trail Ridge MS
![Photo of Stephanie Zechmann](https://www.svvsd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Stephanie-Zechmann-1-300x300.png)
Stephanie Zechmann
Assistant Director of Special Education
Alpine Elem., Eagle Crest Elem., Legacy Elem., Lyons Elem., Lyons MS/HS, Soaring Heights PK-8, Timberline PK-8