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LCSD1 hires Sue Chatfield as Executive Director of Human Resources
LCSD1 hires Sue Chatfield as Executive Director of Human Resources
Following approval at the April 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Sue Chatfield has been hired as Laramie County School District 1’s Executive Director of Human Resources.
Chatfield will replace Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Vicki Thompson, who is leaving at the end of this school year. She will officially start her contract on July 1. In this reconfigured position, she will oversee the district’s Human Resources Department.
Chatfield has worked in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office since 1998 when she began her career with a legal externship for the civil division of the attorney general’s office, as well as a legal externship for the Hon. Kenneth E. Stebner, 2nd Judicial District.
In 2000, she was hired served as senior assistant attorney general representing the Department of Family Services. In 2012, she became senior assistant attorney general in tort litigation where she defended civil lawsuits.
Since 2014, she has served as senior assistant attorney general in tort litigation for personnel and licensing.
Chatfield has 11 years of experience working with human resource managers and management teams to implement a variety of management strategies on conflicts in the workplace, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), discrimination complaints, fitness for duty issues, disciplinary actions, involuntary work reassignments and wage disputes.
During this time, she has collaborated with directors, human resource managers and elected officials on multiple cases, as well as policy development and rules. Chatfield obtained favorable outcomes in 100% of the administrative hearings in both licensing board and personnel casework.
Chatfield holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in English from the University of Nebraska. She obtained her juris doctorate degree from the University of Wyoming and is licensed to practice law in the State of Wyoming.
The decision to recommend Chatfield to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.
LCSD1 hires Brodie Epler as assistant principal of Central High
LCSD1 hires Brodie Epler as assistant principal of Central High
Following approval at the April 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Brodie Epler has been hired as the assistant principal of Central High.
Epler currently serves as the student support administrator and dean of students for South High, a position he began in fall of 2022. In this role, he has facilitated initiatives such as Freshman HOPE; Honorable, Enthusiastic, Responsible and Determined (HERD) Skills Labs; Advisement; and freshman transition.
Prior to his position at South High, Epler was a behavior intervention specialist at Alta Vista Elementary from fall 2021 to summer 2022. He was a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary from fall 2019–spring 2021 and was a sixth grade teacher at Goins Elementary from fall 2014–spring 2019.
Epler has coached girls basketball at South High since fall 2016 and has been the head coach since 2021.
He gained principal internship experience in 2020–2021 at Meadowlark Elementary, Johnson Junior High and Cheyenne Central High; and at Torrington High School and Torrington Middle School.
Epler has served with and participated in the LCSD1 Principal Development Program, LCSD1 Multi-Tiered System of Supports Leadership Series, South High School Leadership Team, South High Crisis Management Team and more.
Epler received his bachelor’s degree in elementary education and master’s degree in educational leadership from the University of Wyoming.
The decision to recommend Epler to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.
LCSD1 hires Jennae Horne as assistant principal of McCormick Junior High
LCSD1 hires Jennae Horne as assistant principal of McCormick Junior High
Following approval at the Apil 7 Laramie County School District 1 Board of Trustees meeting, Jennae Horne has been hired as McCormick Junior High’s assistant principal., pending approval at the April 7 Board of Trustees meeting.
Horne has been a fifth-grade teacher at Pioneer Park Elementary since 2018 and has taught a variety of grades in summer school since 2021.
Prior to her time at Pioneer Park, she worked as a fourth-grade teacher for Wyoming Virtual Academy in Niobrara School District.
Horne started her career as a paraprofessional at Sunrise Elementary in 2007. She taught sixth grade at Deming/Miller Elementary from 2008–2013.
Horne has served on school committees and taskforces focused on curriculum development, textbook review, fundraising and anti-bullying efforts.
She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from the University of Wyoming, her master’s degree in teacher leadership from Walden University and her principal licensure certification from Liberty University.
The decision to recommend Horne to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.
Jeff Hatcliff hired as McCormick Junior High principal
Following approval at the March 17 Board of Trustees meeting, Jeff Hatcliff has been hired as McCormick Junior High’s principal. He will replace Principal Tina Troudt, who is retiring at the end of this school year.
Since July 2022, Hatcliff has served as assistant principal at Central High School. In that role, he has assisted the head principal as the school’s educational leader, conducted walkthroughs and staff evaluations, and participated in new staff hiring interviews. He has overseen the Special Education and Social Studies Departments and provided guidance to students regarding personal, academic, vocational and behavioral concerns.
During the summers of 2023 and 2024, Hatcliff was a high school summer school principal where he assisted in developing the master schedule and oversaw the instructional aspects of summer school.
Hatcliff was an educational consultant for the Special Programs Division at the Wyoming Department of Education from 2021-2022. Prior to moving to Cheyenne, he worked at Wilber Clatonia Public Schools in Wilber, Nebraska from 2017-2021. At that district he served as an assistant principal, activities director, transportation director, district assessment coordinator and technology director.
From 2011-2017, he was a social studies teacher and coached football and basketball at Gretna Public Schools in Gretna, Nebraska. He also taught social studies and coached at Sidney High School in Nebraska from 2006-2011.
Hatcliff holds a bachelor’s degree from Doane University, Crete, Nebraska; a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Doan University, Lincoln, Nebraska; and a master’s degree in education from the University of Nebraska Kearney.
The decision to recommend Hatcliff to the Board of Trustees was based on a thorough hiring process, which included an interview and recommendations from a diverse selection committee.