Ann Marie Gallo (2022 -present)

Ann Marie Gallo has been Early Childhood Partner’s Supervisor of the Family Resource Center since January 2022. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities with a Bachelor of Arts degree in German and Foreign Studies. She went on to get certified in Teaching English as a Second Language from the Canadian Global Institute. She has taught ESL in Austria, Venezuela, New Zealand, and Qatar. Nationally, she has taught in Minnesota, California, and Colorado teaching ESL to people from all over the world who came to the United States fleeing their countries to escape war, persecution, violence, natural disasters, poverty, and those in search of a better life. Her diverse work and education background, family circumstances as well as her travel experiences, have all empowered her as a culturally diverse, bilingual resident of Eagle County, qualified to assist and support our families navigate any crisis that might arise regardless of the complexity. In Eagle County, Ann Marie taught ESL at Colorado Mountain College, as well as taught Spanish and English as a Second Language at Eagle County Schools and Stone Creek Charter School as well as taught Kindergarten at Edwards Elementary School in the bilingual, Spanish track. She has worked with children and families while at Eagle County School District with Head Start, The Salvation Army, EurAuPair, St. Clare of Assisi Catholic School/Parish and The Vail Valley Foundation. Ann Marie has received training in Standards of Quality for Family Strengthening & Support, Circle of Security International Facilitator of Early Intervention Program for Parents and Children, Nurturing Fathers, Community Interpreter Training, Working with Survivors of Human Trafficking, Motivational Interviewing and Liberation Psychology as a Therapeutic Approach.