Gina Curler, M.A.

I have been on the search for more creative, innovative options for education since high school, when I wrote my college application essay about how school dampened my natural love of learning. The essay got me into Colorado College, which was most recently voted the most innovative college by U.S. News & World Report. After having my love of learning reignited, I went on to work on a PhD in Anthropology from UW Madison. I have over 15 years of experience in the nonprofit world, ranging from working for Colorado College's Development department, to the Center for Field Assistance and Applied Research at the Peace Corps in Washington, D.C. (her only governmental stint), to Assistant Producer at Wisconsin Public Radio's "Here on Earth." Just over a decade ago, I moved to Fort Collins to create humans (future Compass students!) and to help my husband found No Barriers, a non-profit dedicated to providing transformative experiences for people facing adversity. In my role of being "married" to No Barriers, I have worn many hats, from creating fundraising strategies, to program and curriculum development, to frankly, stuffing envelopes...Most recently, I have been involved with redeveloping the No Barriers Field Campus in Red Feather, and in creating scholarships for Lincoln Middle School students to travel to Costa Rica. When not entrenched in raising children or starting Compass and No Barriers, I enjoy ceramics and playing cello.