Blue Heron Elementary School

Kimberly Eloe

Executive Director, Communications

720.810.9923
[email protected]

As Executive Director of Communications, Kimberly oversees the communications strategy and initiatives for the district and leads the communications department, while assuming responsibility for designing and recommending appropriate communication tools in support of Jeffco's mission. She provides daily support to our superintendent, leadership team, as well as school leaders. Kimberly manages all media requests and leads crisis communications support across the district.

Debi Ward

Executive Administrative Assistant

303.982.6840
[email protected]

Debi provides direct administrative assistance to both Lisa Relou and Kimberly Eloe, as well as support to the entire Communications team. She manages the budget, sets schedules, assists with Human Resources duties, manages the department phone and email correspondence, while ensuring all inquiries land in the appropriate place within and outside of our department.

Kerri Barclay

Manager, Strategic Communications

303.982.6818
[email protected]

Kerri’s role includes supporting the development and execution of the district’s proactive communications plan, with a focus on Jeffco Thrives 2025 and other high-level initiatives. In addition, her work focuses on assisting school-based and district leaders with their communication needs. She supports Kimberly and our schools with crisis communications, partners with various departments and outside vendors on key initiatives, and leads various district-level projects.

Maggie Wells

Senior Communications Specialist

303.982.6510
[email protected]

Maggie's role focuses on the creative, design, and branding efforts for Jeffco. In addition to managing the district's social media platforms, she designs visual content and materials for departments and schools, provides marketing and communication consultation upon request, supports district-level communication projects, and facilitates various cross-departmental partnerships.

Rob Whitfield

Multimedia Communications Specialist

303.982.1384
[email protected]

Rob's focus is to tell the district's story through various multimedia channels. Visiting schools and district events throughout the school year. His photography and videography content showcases the work being done throughout Jeffco and the incredible staff doing it, as well as amazing student moments. Rob’s creations both inform the community and enhance the level of community engagement.

Tawny Vessey

Communications Specialist

303.982.6709
[email protected]

Tawny assists with creating content across our various communication channels, as well as manages the district’s various internal and external newsletters, including the Leadership Memo, TeamJeffco Brief, Community Update, and more. Tawny works alongside Maggie in supporting our schools and departments with various marketing needs – playing a critical role in supporting communications projects and initiatives across the district.

Samantha Silver

Digital Media Communications Specialist

303.982.4959
[email protected]

Sam’s role focuses on providing Jeffco families, staff and community with clear, timely and engaging content through our web platforms. This includes managing the public-facing website at jeffcopublicschools.org, the internal website for Jeffco employees, and supporting over 130 school websites across the district with content, design and accessibility measures.

Quynh-Chi Ho

Digital Platform Program Manager, Information Technology (IT)
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