She is passionate about preserving the wilderness and open space in Colorado. Ramona Gonzales is Project Director for a national demonstration project through the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention evaluating seven truancy reduction projects. In addition to this national program evaluation, she leads the evaluation of three truancy reduction projects in the state of Colorado through the Department of Criminal Justice. She also collaborates with the Colorado State Department of Education on the evaluation of over forty Expulsion and Suspension Prevention programs across the state. Ms. Gonzales has doctoral training in Developmental Psychology and Research Design and Statistics.
Previous research includes exploring issues in adolescent development.
Her passion outside of work is cooking and creating special desserts. Heidi McCaslin Rural County Project Manager Heidi is currently the Project Manager for the Rural County Project and Community Consultant for Early Childhood Connections for Infants, Toddlers, and their Families. Before coming to the Foundation, she worked for the city of Boulder's Division of Children, Youth and Families in a variety of positions trying to increase the affordability and accessibility of child care in the community. She is active on the Colorado Association for the Education of Young Children board, and is a Validator for the National Association for the Education of Young Children. She has a bachelor's degree in Human Development and Family Studies with an emphasis in Early Childhood Development.