Alison Kelman

Organizational leader and educational administrator offering 30 years of experience as Principal and School Leader for elementary school leadership. Exercises honed competencies in development, implementation and execution of performance-enhancing programs. Outstanding skills in parent communication, conflict resolution and staff management. Known for consistently supporting faculty and staff as advocate leader.

• Archdiocese of Denver Catholic Schools Administrators Association Member
• Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) Administrators' Association Member
• Phi Delta Kappa
• National Catholic Educational Association Member
• 52 Hike Champion
• Published musician (piano, guitar and voice)

General Teaching Council for Scotland Registration #811042

British Columbia College of Teachers Member

• Compelling and innovative delivery of public and collegial presentations as public speaker, teacher, school president and school principal
• Strong engagement and collaboration with stake-holders on goal setting, school operations and financial planning (annual budget)
• Empowered staff members and other professionals to collaborate on school vision, to problem-solve and develop and prioritize critical educational goals
• Implemented new school safety protocol using guidelines from http://iloveuguys.org/ foundation
• Implemented service projects for staff and students
• Formed a visionary group of staff students and parents to plan strategy for philanthropic projects
• Formed a professional group to design a program called "Caring Communities" specific to the needs of character and community building at Christ the King Roman Catholic School
• Provided leadership for the re-design and renovation of office/staff room space to comply with security standards
• Implemented a vision for Environment Education at Christ the King and gathered a strategic group comprised of energized students, educators and parents to install green space on the grounds of Christ the King School
• Collaborated with architects and experts in natural learning environments to re-design campus
• Raised sufficient funds around the vision to complete Phase 1 of 5 of "Campus Green" to add green space and expand school garden
• Collaborated with superintendents' office and marketing experts to re-define the vision for Christ the King School
• Collaborated with CU Boulder on re-design project at Christ the King
• Provided vision and networking leadership for colleagues through Principals' Associations
• Collaborated on and presented professional development opportunities for staff in-house and system wide

• Alternate Licensure Program, Archdiocese of Denver, 2010, 2012
• Safe Environment Training, Archdiocese of Denver, 2010
• Called To Be Teacher Retreat, CISVA Teacher Formation, 2003
• Companions on the Journey Retreat, CISVA Admin Formation, 2001

• Mr. Richard Thompson, Superintendent of Schools, Archdiocese of Denver (retired), (303) 715-3200, Richard.Thompson@archden.org
• Fr. Daniel Leonard, Pastor, Christ the King Roman Catholic Church, (303) 388-1643, DLeonard@christthekingdenver.org
• Holly Goodwin, Superintendent, Diocese of Colorado Springs, (719) 636.2345, HGoodwin@diocs.org
• Sr. Sheila Seng, Former teacher and colleague, Christ the King Catholic School, (303) 522-9487, sheilaseng@msn.com
• JoAnn Ehrlich, Teacher, Christ the King Roman Catholic School, (303) 329-9916, jehrlich@ckrcs.org