Department Chair:  Rosemary Breckenfelder,
Early Childhood Education
E-Mail: Rosemary.Breckenfelder@pueblocc

       I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in Early Childhood Education from Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Massachusetts in 1976. I earned my Masters Degree in Education from Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1997.I grew up in Falmouth, Massachusetts, but have lived in Pueblo, Colorado
since 1983. I love the West, but I miss the ocean and the colors of a New England fall. Yes, I still have an accent, but it is not as strong as it used to be.
     I absolutely love my job at PCC and enjoy meeting students from all over the state. I love teaching and never expected that someday I would teach at a college. I have served as a van driver, preschool teacher, and a Center Director in California, Texas, Germany, Colorado Springs and Pueblo. I worked for School District 60 for 7 years as a Site Coordinator and High/Scope trainer. I came to PCC in August of 2002 and I am beginning my 7th year of an amazing adventure!
     Please call me at 719-549-3204 if you would like more information about Early Childhood Education or about our transfer program to Adams State College. If you would like information about transferring to Ft. Lewis College in Durango, CO please call Lisa Barrett at 719-970-247-2929 ext.7218.

Faculty:  Melinda A. Milkowski   
Phone:  719-549-3138
E-Mail:  Melinda.Milkowski@pueblocc.edu

Hi, my name is Melinda A. Milkowski. I am married and have four wonderful children! I teach full time at Pueblo Community College in the Early Childhood Education Department. I have taught ECE classes at PCC for 11 years now. I have a Master’s degree in Elementary Education and a minor in special education.      As my background is in early childhood education, I have worked in the field of early childhood as a teacher for preschoolers, a kindergarten teacher, a director of a child care facility and also as a developmental specialist. I love teaching at PCC and working with students who want to attain a degree or certificate in Early Childhood Education.   ECE Instructor: Becca Trefry Phone: (970)247-2929 E-Mail: Becca.Trefry@pueblocc.edu        Becca Trefry has been teaching early childhood classes for Southwest Colorado Community College since 2009.  She is originally from Connecticut and moved to Durango in 2003.  Becca has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Boston College and a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education from Lesley University.  She has been working at Durango Early Learning Center, a non-profit early childhood center, serving children 18 months through five-years-old, since 2003.  Becca has been the lead teacher in the toddler, three to four-year-old, and pre-kindergarten classrooms at DELC and currently serves as the summer camp director.

           

Director of Student Academics: Lisa Barrett                                      Phone: (970)247-2929                                      FB 206                                    E-Mail: Lisa.Barrett@pueblocc.edu

    Lisa Barrett, M. Ed. Has 25 years of professional and academic experience in the field of education with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education.  Lisa is currently the Director of Student and Academic Services for Southwest Colorado Community College in Durango, Colorado. Lisa also teaches as an adjunct for the college in Early Childhood Education.  Lisa has worked for Pueblo Community College/Southwest Colorado Community College for 4 ½ years.  Before coming to the college, Lisa worked as the Resource and Referral agent for the southwest corner of the state.  She also worked for Qualistar as an evaluator of the ECERS, ITERS and FDCRS.   
     Lisa graduated from The University of Northern Colorado with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education.  She taught in the Denver area for the next 15 years.  She moved to Durango in 2001 with her husband and 2 daughters.  She then returned to school in 2006 to complete her Masters from Lesley University.  She has continued to be an advocate for the children of La Plata County as a member of the local Kiwanis Club, and is the President-elect this year.

Cindy Hunt,     My name is Cynthia C. Hunt.  I began working for Pueblo Community College in the summer of 1998 and have worked at both the Pueblo and Fremont Campus on and off ever since.   My background in Early Childhood spans three decades and includes work as a teacher in community sites with toddlers, preschoolers and school-age children.  I have also helped design and implement Early Childhood family support and family literacy programs.      In recent years I have worked as an Early Childhood Special education and assist with evaluation of the birth to three populations.  I am a lifelong learner who hopes to inspire that in my students.  I hope to cultivate a culture of educators who understand and support enriching and engaging experiences for young children.
Amy De Prospo Davlin, Ed.M. Amy has ten years of professional and academic experience in the field of early childhood education. Amy is an adjunct faculty member at the Southwest Colorado Community College where she instructs early childhood education. Amy served as the executive director of Riverhouse Children’s Center from July 2009 to July 2011 and as the executive director of the Children's Museum of Durango from August 2006 to August 2008. Amy has three years of teaching experience in Preschool and Kindergarten environments, three years of teaching experience in Infant and Toddler environments, as well as four years of ongoing supervisory and administrative experience in both corporate and nonprofit child development settings. Additionally, Amy holds a Level 5 Early Childhood Credential and a large center director qualification in the state of Colorado.       Amy graduated from Harvard University in June 2009 with a Master of Education. Amy was a member of the Human Development and Psychology cohort and her studies were concentrated upon early childhood development. Amy was afforded the opportunity to study and conduct empirical research under the guidance of professors Howard Gardner and Paul L. Harris. In June of 2009, Amy declined acceptance into Columbia University to pursue a doctorate. Instead, she opted to return to her home in Durango, pledging a personal and professional commitment to improving circumstances for young children in this unique rural community.
Vangi McCoy's adult life has been devoted to education. Since obtaining her elementary education degree at Arizona State University, she has taught everything from preschool to college.  When living Alaska, she started her own successful early learning center that she owned and operated for nine years.  After moving to Colorado nine years ago, she obtained her Master's degree from the University of Denver as a Buell fellow.       She served as a member of the Lt. Governor's Taskforce for P-3 Professional Development and has been an Early Reading First Coach and an Incredible Years Consultant, working with many early childhood classrooms in SW Colorado.       Currently, she serves as the Coordinator for the Montelores Early Childhood Council, is on the Dolores School Board and in her spare time, for the past two years, teaches early childhood education courses at Pueblo Community College in Mancos, Colorado.  She is the mother of four adult children and the grandmother of an adorable four year old.              My name is Sabine Moosbrugger, and I am originally from Germany. I have lived in Pueblo since 1992 and taught at PCC as an adjunct instructor since 2001. I earned a B.A. in English and Spanish and a B.S. in Liberal Studies (Elementary Education) from the University of Southern Colorado (now CSU-Pueblo) and a M.A. degee in Education (Culture, Literacy and Language) from Adams State College. I was a site director in the YMCA's child care program for 7 years, taught 3rd grade for 3 years, and have been a high school German teacher since 2006. Every other summer, I take a group of high school students on an exchange trip with our German partner school. I have also taught art and German classes for children at the Sangre de Cristo Arts and Conference Center.       I love working with people of all ages and enjoy teaching ECE classes. I learn as much from my students as they learn from me. I hope to meet all of you in an ECE class at PCC at some point in time.