School Staff
We have exceptional teachers and a fine support staff. All of our staff are residents of Guffey or nearby small towns and are thoroughly dedicated to the children and the school. Our classroom teachers are all Colorado Certified Teachers with extensive classroom experience and a love of children that is boundless! The strength of each individual teacher is multiplied by the fact that the whole staff works in harmony to meet the educational needs of students.
Pam Moore, School Administrator/Principal
As the Administrator/Principal of a small rural school I wear many hats. One moment I'm helping in the classroom and the next solving a plumbing problem. You have to be willing to roll with the punches, and not let the little things get you down. Seeing the smiling faces of the Guffey students keeps me charged.
Email: pmoore@guffeyschool.org
Alexi Alfieri, 3-8th Grade Teacher
Alexi Alfieri has worked as an ice cream scooper, a weather girl, a professional calligrapher, a camp counselor, a tutor, a receptionist, an accountant, and staff for a children's group home. Her teaching assignments have all been in rural areas, multi-age classrooms, and charter schools. She has marched with a 45 pound xylophone across the Oregon State University football field, stayed up all night under a full moon on the coast, jumped off a 30 foot bridge into a river, developed a vanilla latte addiction in Seattle, been stranded inside a house for three days during a blizzard while staffing five emotionally disturbed children, ridden the length of a San Juan Island on her bicycle in a fierce rainstorm, moved from the Northwest to Colorado with little more than her toothbrush, snowboarded the best powder that the Rocky Mountains has to offer, scuba dived in the Florida Keys, discovered the Best Dog in the World at the Divide pound, and married into a family of wildly charming Italian men. At the time she was awarded Student Teacher of the Year in the state of Washington, she had decided the last thing she wanted to do was teach. But this is her sixth year at Guffey School and her ninth year of teaching. And she loves her work.
Email: aalfieri@guffeyschool.org
Lynda MacDonald, K-2nd Grade Teacher
Lynda MacDonald received her Bachelor's degree in education with concentrations in math, science and environmental education. She later earned her Master's degree in education from the University of Phoenix in Colorado Springs. Lynda has taught one year in Minnesota and 12 years in Guffey. When she was not teaching, Lynda spent her time traveling extensively throughout the United States and around the world. She now enjoys spending time with her family. Lynda likes teaching in Guffey because the small class sizes allow for the flexibility to individualize education for each student as needed.
Email: l.macdonald@guffeyschool.org
Phyllis Schimpf, Reading and Science Teacher, Preschool Director
Phyllis is a third generation Colorado native, a graduate of Palmer High School in Colorado Springs, and has lived in the Guffey area (at least part-time) since 1975. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Associates degrees in biology and art from Rocky Mountain College in Billings, MT; completed the Alternative Licensure Program at University of Colorado in Colorado Springs; and is currently taking courses to complete her Masters degree in elementary education. Phyllis is the proud mother of two GCCS students, Kayla and Tyler, and is the leader of the Cloverbuds (ages 5-7) for the Whispering Aspens 4-H club. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family and assorted animals, playing her clarinet, flute and saxophone, camping, and swimming.
Email: pschimpf@guffeyschool.org
Ruth Miller, Preschool Group Leader
Email: rmiller@guffeyschool.org