Scott Thomas LAT, ATC
Director of Sports Medicine
Thomas Jefferson High School
Scott Thomas started at Thomas Jefferson High School as the athletic trainer in 1999 and became a biology teacher at Thomas Jefferson starting in 2000. While remaining the athletic trainer and a teacher at Thomas
Jefferson, he officially became the new Director of Sports Medicine for the Denver Public Schools starting in 2017. He graduated with his bachelors in biology and kinesiology in 1996 from the University of Colorado,
Boulder. While at CU he did a year and a half as the athletic trainer at Fairview high school where he gained his passion for high school athletic training. After leaving CU, Scott was the assistant athletic trainer for the
Colorado Rapids for 2 years before coming to Thomas Jefferson High School.
Scott considers himself “native-ish” of Colorado, spending the past 39 years in Colorado, and has a great passion for the outdoors. He spends much of his free time in the great outdoors of Colorado skiing, rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking with his wife and 2 dogs. When not pursuing their outdoor passions he and his wife pursue their other passion for traveling the world.
Lisa Smith LAT, ATC
Denver East High School
Lisa is a true Colorado native and grew up in Lakewood. She did her undergraduate at Western State, graduate work at DU, and earned a doctoral degree in Education in 2010.
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She has been a certified athletic trainer since 1990. For the past twelve years, she has been at East High School. In addition to being an ATC, she also teaches five science classes. She has been the recipient of the Angel Award in 2011, and also received the Excellence in Colorado High School Athletic Training award in 2012 - 2013.
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In her free time she enjoys mountain biking, gardening and most importantly, family.
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Denver East High School
Mercedes Stanley
Manual/bruce Randolph
Daniel Purifoy LAT, ATC
George Washington High School
Daniel Purifoy has been a Certified Athletic Trainer for over a decade and is well-versed in diagnosing and treating sports related injuries in young athletes. Coach Daniel Purifoy is a four time All-America NCAA Diver whose energy and enthusiasm for the sport of diving is unmistakable. He has been the head coach at Colorado Athletic Club and George Washington High School for nine years mentoring young athletes who have gone on to compete at collegiate levels.
ROB LAt, ATC
North High School
AMIE Kern LAT, ATC
South High School
Amie received her BS in Athletic training, from George Washington University in Washington DC, in 2008. She played soccer there for 4 years, and was captain her senior year. As an athletic trainer she has worked with DC public schools, Catholic University, GW women's lacrosse and DC United.
In 2010 she applied to Graduate schools in States she had never been to, and ended up at UCCS where she achieved a Masters in Sports Medicine. While there she also played a 5th year of soccer, and was a graduate assistant ATC for Men's basketball, XC and track and field.
In 2015 she graduated with an Associates Degree in Massage therapy, with certificates in Lymph drainage, sports massage and Neuromuscular technique
For a while she couldn't find a job in CO, and got her first “adult job” Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL. She loved Chicago, but hated living there after 2 years in Colorado. So she moved back to CO/Denver and 2011 became ATC at Denver South High School.
In 2012 she started working men's rugby with the Denver Highlanders, got the call up to work USA women's rugby summer 2012. She has continued working USA rugby since. This is what led her to pursue her associates in massage therapy.
In Spring 2015, she left South to become medical coordinator at University of Denver for the men's and women's rugby teams. After attending the 2017 Women's rugby World Cup in Ireland as team massage therapist and assistant manager where the USA finished 4th in the World, she opened up her own office for massage therapy.
Now she is in a place to work USA rugby, continue to build her private practice for massage and attend and build the sports medicine care for Denver South student athletes. South and the DPS sports medicine team was her family in 2011-2015, and all have been beyond supportive of her when she returned back here in 2019. She couldn't ask for a better group to be around at the right times in my life and, she is excited to return to South a little older, smarter and to continue to develop as a professional
She became at ATC because she was always injured as a 3 sport athlete in high school and always found it fun to learn from my HS athletic trainer. She got to hang out with the college students and be a HS student assistant all 4 years around football, which she loved every second of and propelled her into college. She loves learning about how the body gets injured, and how key bracing and rehab can get athletes back. She said “The body is pretty cool and allows us to do cool things with it.”
Helen Latham LAT, ATC
Denver West High School
Helen started as an athletic trainer at Denver West High School in the 2017-2018 school year. She grew up and went to college in Ohio. She played soccer and basketball, when in high school and played soccer in college as a goalie.
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She Obtained her BS in Athletic Training from Marietta College, in the class of 2011, and her MS in Athletic Training from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania, in the class of 2012.
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Prior to working for DPS she worked at Lock Haven University as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer, for the 2011/2012 school year. She primarily worked with women's volleyball, women's basketball and outdoor track and field. She then went to work at Atrisco Heritage Academy High School, as the Head Athletic Trainer and Sports Medicine Teacher from 2012 -2014. Then Lahainaluna High School from 2014-2017. Finally she found her way to Denver West at the beginning of 2018.
She decided to become an athletic trainer because she wanted to become a doctor when sh was growing up. Then she realized that she wanted to also stay involved in sports. Athletic Training was perfect for both!
Her professional Credentials Include:
BS in Athletic Training 2011
BOC Certified Athletic Trainer 2011
MS in Athletic Training 2012
State of Colorado Licensed Athletic Trainer 2017
Luis Conteno-Gonzales LAT, ATC
Far Northeast
He is originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco in Mexico, but he grew up in Colorado for most of his life. He earned my bachelors in Athletic Training in May 2021 from Metropolitan State University of Denver. He plans to earn my Masters in something related to the sports medicine field, to be able to work with Division I or Division II college athletes or even professional athletes. He enjoys all sports, but mainly soccer. He loves to play soccer and watch the sport with friends. He would love to work professional soccer one day, but for now, he is very excited to begin his athletic training career at Denver Public Schools working with high school athletes. He hopes to become a great athletic trainer at Far Northeast High School!
Heidi Moore LAT, ATC
Lincoln High School
Elisa Ried LAT, ATC
Northfield High School
Sam McReynolds LAT, ATC
John F Kennedy High School
I’ve lived in Colorado my whole life and attended Green Mountain High School in Lakewood. I have worked in child care and medical billing, but was inspired to be an athletic trainer because I was an athlete growing up and I now have 3 boys who will play any sport they can. I received my associates degree from Red Rocks community college then went on to get my BS in Athletic training at Metro State University in Denver where I also received my Athletic Trainer certification. I hope to continue my education in the future and earn my EMT certification as well as a Masters degree.
Kristen Ivy MEd, Lat, ATC, EMT
Continuing Education Director
Kristen Ivy (aka “Ivy) moved from Georgia to Colorado in 2013, and immediately took a position with Denver Public Schools. Ivy graduated with her Bachelors of Athletic Training from North Georgia College and State University, then obtained her NREMT Certification locally through Red Rocks Community College. After starting with DPS she developed a relationship with Metropolitan State University-Denver and became a preceptor, instructing student interns in her DPS clinic. In 2015 she began teaching Athletic Training classes on campus at the University, and has since adapted an Introduction to Sports Medicine to a high school course.
At this time Ivy is completing a Masters of Education so that she can grow her teaching practice in addition to her Sports Medicine duties.
Ivy’s current home school is Abraham Lincoln High School where she teaches one section of Introduction to Sports Medicine, hosts 3-4 Metro Student Interns, and is the Sports Medicine provider. She continues to teach classes at Metro in the mornings. High school sports are her favorite coverage with Football ranking highest on her list of sports she enjoys being a part of.
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In her off time, Ivy enjoys spending time with her family on their mini-farm near Castle Rock. They love camping, hiking, spending time with their animals, and gardening.
Emilee Morgan Med,LAT, ATC
On Call ATC/Media Director
Emilee Morgan started in DPS at JFK in fall of 2016. She moved away from that position to pursue a full time teaching career at CEC Early college and teaches Sports Medicine and First Responder. She is now an on call athletic trainer and media director for DPS Sports Medicine. She graduated with her Bachelors in Athletic Training from the University of Northern Colorado. She then went on to work in the Division I College setting at Northern Arizona University for two years, and obtained her Masters in Educational Leadership. Here, she had the privilege of working with the Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s tennis teams, and was able to experience the travel and pressure of division one sports.
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In her free time Emilee enjoys spending time with her husband Mike and Daughter Sophie, and her family. She is also an avid runner and loves to workout.
