Program Division
The Program Division provides centralized oversight for program operations across the Colorado Department of Higher Education, leading department-wide compliance and monitoring while administering scholarship, student success, outreach, and grant-funded initiatives. Through programs such as COSI, FosterEd, EmpowerEd, and ETV, the division supports students, families, K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, and community partners, advancing educational opportunity, student success, and responsible stewardship of public and private resources across Colorado.
Staff List
- Armendariz, Cynthia, Chief Program Officer
- Annan, Crystal, COSI Senior Director
- Bouayad, Amina, COSI Federal Program Manager
- DelMonte-Gladstone, Mariana, COSI Program Manager
- Esquibel, Twyla, Director of Outreach
- Fowler, Teresa, Postsecondary Options Navigator
- Gebre-Michael, Phyllis, Postsecondary Options Navigator
- Granados, Jacqueline, COSI Program Manager
- Grendahl, Alison, COSI Program Manager
- Lucero, Jennifer, Outreach Navigator
- Nittmann, Katie, Postsecondary Options Navigator
- Rivera-Shon, Waleska, Postsecondary Options Navigator
- Snow, Marie, COSI Program Manager
- Vogel, Sophie, CASFA Program Manager
- Walsh, Shannon, Postsecondary Options Navigator
Contact the Program Division Team at: