Kids First Health Care at Thornton High School

Ms. Sotelo has worked at Kids First for more than three years. She currently serves as the Clinic Operations Manager. In this role, she coordinates the dental programming at BHS, THS, and ACHS; manages various IT projects; and assists with administrative tasks. Previously, she worked as a certified medical assistant for nine years and has experience in family practice, orthopedics, aesthetics, and pediatric practices.

Ms. Perz joined the staff of Kids First Health Care as a nurse practitioner in 2019. As the nurse practitioner at Thornton High School (THS), she provides a variety of health care services, including acute care, annual physicals, asthma care, and reproductive health services, to THS and Bollman Technical Education Center (BTEC) students. She graduated from University of Colorado School of Nursing in May 2019 with a Master of Science, Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner degree. She also has an active RN license for the state of Colorado.

An employee of Community Reach Center, Ms. Gabriel joined the THS clinical team in December 2019. In 2013, Ms. Gabriel graduated from George Washington University with a Master of Art Therapy degree. She is a registered art therapist and a licensed professional counselor, who provides mental health services to THS and BTEC students.

Ms. Estrada joined the Kids First team in February 2020. As a medical assistant, Ms. Estrada assists with a variety of medical tasks, including recording patients’ medical histories, taking vitals, running labs, and more. In 2013, she graduated from Westwood College and earned her medical assisting certificate. Prior to joining Kids First, she worked at Partners in Health Family Medicine and Clinica Family Health. She is bilingual in English and Spanish.